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Medical Doctors vs. Medical 'Googlers'
In Straight From the Doc - Posted 50 weeks ago
Liz of Healthbolt have raised a important issue about what doctors think about medical 'googlers'.Medical 'googler' is defined as a person who researc...
Tags: skin
New GFCF Resources on About.com
In Planet Lactose - Posted 50 weeks ago
While we're waiting for the results of a huge five-year study of a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet to come out of The University of Rochester Med...
Tags: autism children diet kids
More Reactions to Allergy Reaction Reactions
In Planet Lactose - Posted 50 weeks ago
On Sunday I wrote about the contentiousness of allergy issues in Our Reactions to Allergy Reaction Reactions. I noted that parents of children with se...
Tags: allergies allergy anaphylaxis children food allergies
SUPERBAD: The Superbug, not the Teen Movie
In Eye On Vision - Posted 50 weeks ago
More publicity regarding MRSA, the so-called 'Superbug'. Yes, it is bad publicity.Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (abbreviated MRSA, prono...
Tags: pink eye
Health Blog Gene of the Day: KIF6 for Statins, Heart Attacks
In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 50 weeks ago
Another day, another gene variant linked to deadly disease. Today s Gene of the Day is KIF6, a common form of which appears to increase the risk of ...
Tags: heart attack
Vytorin Prescriptions Decline Amid Scrutiny
In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 50 weeks ago
Last week s Vytorin trifecta of unflattering study data, media scrutiny and congressional investigation hit prescriptions of the cholesterol combo p...
Tags: cholesterol
Vytoringate: Congress Investigates Exec s Stock Sale
In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 50 weeks ago
Congress is pressing Merck and Schering-Plough for information on the timing of executive stock sales in the wake of the delayed release of results fr...
Tags: cholesterol heart disease
How I make it easy to eat well
In Limes & Lycopene - Posted 50 weeks ago
Kate has asked a follow up question to my What I eat series. This was the two weeks at the end of last year when I posted a pictorial diary of what ...
Tags: diet protein
Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official
In H5N1 - Posted 50 weeks ago
Via The Telegraph: Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official. Excerpt: Poultry samples from Haringhata block in Nadia tested positive for bird flu today...
Tags: bird flu flu
Vietnam: H5N1 confirmed in man s death
In H5N1 - Posted 50 weeks ago
Via Xinhuanet: Media: Vietnamese man dies of bird flu _English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7477105.htm Media: ...
Tags: bird flu flu h5n1
Eight Glasses of Water a Day: No Health Benefit
In Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin - Posted 50 weeks ago
Eight glasses of water a day will just give you a lot of extra trips to the bathroom. Drinking extra water does not flush out toxins or offer any o...
Tags: constipation diet exercise nutrients nutrition
Invasive Diagnostic Testing after Reassuring First Trimester Screening for Aneuploidy?
In Fruit of the Womb - Posted 50 weeks ago
Attached is a comment from a reader who has written to me before because of a history of recurrent early pregnancy losses. She is now pregnant, has su...
Tags: pregnancy
Branswell: WHO launches bird flu virus tracker
In H5N1 - Posted 50 weeks ago
Her byline isn't on this Canadian Press story, but it must be hers: WHO launches bird flu virus tracker after facing protests over transparency. Excer...
Tags: bird flu flu h5n1 influenza
West Bengal: Over 2000 complain of fever, govt says it means nothing
In H5N1 - Posted 50 weeks ago
What did the Indian media do before H5N1 came along? The flood of stories never slackens. Nor does the spat between New Delhi and the West Bengal stat...
Tags: bird flu flu h5n1
Turkey: More on the Saz outbreak
In H5N1 - Posted 50 weeks ago
Via Today's Zaman: New bird flu case reported in Turkey. Excerpt:Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated on Monday that se...
Tags: bird flu flu h5n1 pandemic
Weight Loss Scams Top List of Scams in 2007
In FitSugar - Healthy, happy you. - Posted 50 weeks ago
The ConsumerAffairs.com's Top 10 Scams of 2007 has recently been released and you may (or may not) be surprised to learn that Weight Loss Scams tops t...
Tags: eating healthy weight loss working out
Food Allergy Support! New Free Message Board is Up and Running!
In Allergy Moms Blog - Posted 50 weeks ago
Food allergy moms, looking for a place to post your questions about school, safe, food allergy friendly foods, travel, news, food allergy research, ev...
Tags: allergy running
Cervical Cancer Death Rates in Ireland Increase Significantly
In Cancer Commentary - Posted 50 weeks ago
In Ireland, the rate of cervical cancer deaths increased by 40%.Dr. Tracy Murray of the Irish Family Planning Association reported that it is not the ...
Tags: cancer cervical cancer
Spirit of the Marathon: Playing One Night Only
In FitSugar - Healthy, happy you. - Posted 50 weeks ago
I have said in the past that if you are aching for fitness inspiration, you should go watch a marathon. Well, if you can't make it to an actual race, ...
Tags: athletes fitness running sports
Bangladesh: Child patients cram hospitals
In H5N1 - Posted 50 weeks ago
Maybe the Bangladeshi authorities are suppressing news of B2B H5N1 outbreaks, but this story is far more alarming: Child patients cram hospitals as pn...
Tags: asthma children h5n1 jaundice pneumonia


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