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NEW START (more)
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No needle, no pin-prick
The results of the project were published in the latest edition of Nature magazine: a research team led by Dr. Mark Prausnitz of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, USA and supported by the National Institutes ofJuly 21, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The health and walnuts
Walnuts contain a great deal of minerals. They include iron, copper, cobalt, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, and iodine. Many of them are antioxidants. In addition, walnuts contain unsaturated fatty acids, more than 20 amino acids, and vitamins A, E, B,July 2, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Colloidal silver
by Babu G. Ranganathan The best natural remedy against whooping cough, colds, and flus is the age old remedy of colloidal silver. The metal silver in its colloidal state can be safely consumed and used in the body. Bacteria and virusesJune 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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For grandmas and grandpas
By Arnaldo Lichtenstein Whenever I teach clinical medicine to fourth year students of Medicine, I launch the question: – What are the main causes that make grandpa or grandma have confusion? Some risk: “tumor in the head.” I say “No”. Others bet:June 23, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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USEFULLY (more)
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More childrens…hints a new study
But some past studies have found that the more children a woman has, the higher her risk of heart disease or stroke later on. And that relationship appears to be only partly explained by factors such as weight gain andJune 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The cholesterol level
Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels in some people, a new analysis of eight studies shows. But chocolate lovers shouldn’t take the news as license to indulge. Chocolate only helped people who already had risk factors for heart disease, andJune 3, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Caricature and Doctors
These caricatures deal with the high costs associated with health care. In the amusing caricature… The doctor’s bill for medicine and house calls is so long that it trails on the ground. The caricature mocks the sheer quantity of medicineMay 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The heart attack and sex
Surviving a heart attack can kill your sex life. But it doesn’t have to, and a new study shows doctors play a key role in whether it does. Patients were less likely to resume having sex if their doctors didMay 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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VOICE to HEALTH (more)
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The diet with high levels of fructose, sucrose
Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have discovered that a diet with high levels of fructose, sucrose, and of trans-fats not only increases obesity, but also leads to significant fatty liver disease with scar tissue. The study, which wasJune 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The answers about your health
Question : Can you get vaginal yeast infection by wearing G-strings? Yes, but this is not the only reason. “Wrong” underwear, regardless of the type, can easily promote growth of Candida fungus that causes the symptoms of aforementioned disease. The problemJune 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The link between depression and weight
People with depression are more likely to gain weight, but overweight people are not more prone to depression than their normal-weight peers, a new study suggests. Although there is a link between depression and weight gain, it is not exactly clearJune 13, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Why carbohydrates are important for your diet
Is it too late to shed those extra pounds before the beach season? No, it isn’t and yes you can enjoy a healthy, weight-watching diet and continue eating those carbohydrates, free from those dull, colorless regimes which leave you feelingJune 8, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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DIAGNOSTICS (more)
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The effects of omega-3
If you’re feeling depressed, you might feel better if you take fish oil supplements, a new study shows. Some patients in the study, but not all, got relief from the omega 3 fatty acids in the fish oil. The ones whoJuly 2, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The memory and diabetes
Diabetes can lead to a decline in memory, thinking speed, and mental flexibility in middle age, but controlling the blood sugar disorder might prevent some of these effects, new research from the Netherlands suggests. While the mental decline may be invisibleJune 13, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The new chemotherapy drug
Metastatic breast cancer patients who take a new chemotherapy drug made from a sea sponge may live about two and a half months longer, a new research shows. The drug, known as eribulin, is more effective than other chemotherapies, according toJune 8, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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In emotional word
Anxiety may modify depression for better or for worse, indicating a link between the two, U.S. researchers suggest. By using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), researchers at the University of Illinois looked at brain activity in subjects who were depressed andApril 2, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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PEOPLE (more)
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Long life
Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday. The statistics for 2009 compiled and published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed bothJuly 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Pregnant women and cup of coffee
A research review by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists had found that moderate caffeine consumption probably won’t increase the risk of a miscarriage or premature birth. Until recently, studies have had conflicting findings about the effect of moderate caffeineJuly 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The problems with erectile dysfunction
Some men like eating ample tasty meals and drinking in a cheerful company, others are regular smokers, while some work to rapidly build muscle mass, using hormones and anabolic. Such careless attitude to health, according to urologists, will inevitably reflectJuly 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The attention problems and TV
Long hours in front of the television, whether channel surfing or gaming, can make it difficult for kids to concentrate in school, psychologists say. While researchers are still divided on the issue, the findings are similar to most earlier work onJuly 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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RISK (more)
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The sexually transmitted diseases
Taking erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may enhance the possibility of developing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), a new study shows. But it’s the behavior that raises STDs rates, not the medication itself, according to the study jointly conducted byJuly 8, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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To avoid food poisoning
Summer is a wonderful season when we can finally go on vacation, camping or just enjoy being outside. Ruining these perfect days would be a shame. Meanwhile, the summer time is when food poisonings are most frequent. Food poisoning occursJune 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The burgers and risk of asthma
Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich in fruit and fish seems to stave off the risk, according to a large international study. ResearchersJune 8, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The vitamin K and diabetes risk
People who get plenty of vitamin K from food may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who get less of the vitamin, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 38,000 Dutch adults theyMay 30, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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The American Cancer Society speak
Overall cancer mortality rates continued to drop in the United States mainly due to enhanced prevention efforts and better treatment.
The drop in cancer mortality rates over the last 20 years has averted more than 767,000 cancer deaths, the ACS said in its annual Cancer Statistics 2010 report.
The overall death rate from cancer in the United [...]July 8, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The fear of flying – aviophobia
According to statistics, every third passenger has a fear of flying. This is not surprising. After all, fear is a manifestation of self-preservation instinct. Fear of air travel is as natural as fear of the dark or walks in the deserted streets at night.
If you think that only those who fly frequently suffer from aviophobia, [...]June 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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The tea and coffee
A new research suggests that people who drink tea or coffee in moderation are less likely to die of heart disease than coffee and tea abstainers, according to media reports Saturday.
The research team studied tea and coffee consumption among 37,514 people in The Netherlands, and followed the participants for 13 years to monitor heart disease [...]June 21, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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That tans are not healthy
For years and years now, millions of sun worshippers across the country would hit the beaches during summer to work on the perfect, golden tan. However, the advent of indoor tanning salons now allows Americans to sport a sun-kissed look year-round. And as more and more people pursue a perpetual summer-style tan, dermatologists have begun [...]
June 21, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Violent video games are like peanut butter
Violent videogames can increase aggression and hostility in some players but they can also benefit others by honing their visual/spatial skills and improving social networking ability, scientists said.
In a special issue of the journal Review of General Psychology published by the American Psychological Association, researchers said the games can also help to control diabetes and [...]June 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post













