In Diabetes News from dLife.com - Posted 1 week ago

November 24, 2008 (EurekAlert) - Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birt...

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In Allergies - Posted 2 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Guillermo Perales GonzalezThey say to every cloud is a silver lining. Next time you're having a bout of allergy attacks...

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In Cancer Commentary - Posted 4 weeks ago

The news was grim last January. Actor Patrick Swayze had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Nurses like me, who have worked with people with cance...

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In Cancer Commentary - Posted 4 weeks ago

Some months are much busier than others when it comes to health issues and raising awareness. November is one of the busier ones.Here is this month ...

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In Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin - Posted 9 weeks ago

More than 85 percent of the known causes of cancers are environmental, not genetic. Normal cells undergo apoptosis, a process in which each cell lives...

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In Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Posted 10 weeks ago

I'm honored to co-guest-host this week's Grand Rounds. Without further ado, here's Dr. Val Jones.Welcome to the historic, 5th year anniversary of Gra...

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In Disease Proof - Posted 10 weeks ago

This report is a no-brainer, but still worth a mention. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital have det...

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In Purple Medical Blog - Posted 10 weeks ago

DIAGNOSED WITH BLADDER CANCER TWENTY YEARS AGO AND DRAMATIC SURVIVAL RATES IN CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA YET THE CANCER MANHATTAN PROJECT STILL SEARCHES FOR T...

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In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 12 weeks ago

Before we begin, I just wanted to mention this, Steve Jobs said this morning at the start of an Apple event in San Francisco, Fortune reports. T...

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In Disease Proof - Posted 12 weeks ago

If you go to the beach, you ll see plenty of sun-toasted people just itching to get skin cancer. Here s the problem with that, a new study claims ...

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