In H5N1 - Posted 1 day ago

Thanks to Chen Qi for the link to this story in Science Daily: Common Cold Virus Came From Birds About 200 Years Ago. It deals with the history of hum...

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In Disease Proof - Posted 1 week ago

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine claims taking statins preventively can dramatically reduce the risk of heart attack in men and wome...

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In Men's Health Office - Posted 1 week ago

When men are young, they think they're going to live forever, nothing's going to get in their way. That's why young guys do stupid things. Because the...

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In Medgadget - Posted 2 weeks ago

Researchers at Mayo Clinic were able to show that magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a modality that looks at tissue stiffness, can identify early...

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In Planet Lactose - Posted 3 weeks ago

An article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Zeroing in on Gluten, offers a good basic overview on the subject of celiac disease, the better and more mod...

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In H5N1 - Posted 5 weeks ago

Via the Bangkok Post: Fowl new virus. Excerpt:An avian virus that is new to Thailand has been found in chicken farms in the central, western, and east...

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In Clinical Cases and Images - Posted 5 weeks ago

A 56-yo male with severe asthma and cirrhosis due to hepatitis C takes milk thistle (Silybum marianum) for his liver disease. He is on maximal asthma ...

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In DB's Medical Rants - Posted 6 weeks ago

A professor at Beloit College started a list of cultural differences between teachers and students. This year s list - Mindset list for the clas...

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In Allergy and Asthma Source - Posted 8 weeks ago

from FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Website www.ftc.govFTC Sweep Stops Peddlers of Bogus Cancer CuresPublic Education Campaign Counsels Consumers, ...

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In Straight From the Doc - Posted 8 weeks ago

A. BelaniIt is quite tricky to be lured into sellers of cancer treatments especially on the web. We as consumers must be vigilant in determining wh...

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