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Stony Brook Study Shows Use of Cardiac CT On Emergency Patients With Chest Pain Reduces Unnecessary Hospital Admissions
Dr. Michael Poon Presents Findings at American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting
Meditate to reduce stress
While most people are aware that meditation can help us to relax, a group of UniSA researchers hope to prove that a daily dose of meditation can do much more....URI scientist discovers 54 beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup
Five have never been seen in nature before...International Diabetes Federation Announces New Position Supporting Surgery to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Patients
NEW YORK — Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation (IDF) position statement presented by leading experts at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes in New York. ...Acupuncture is equally effective with simulated needles
Simulated acupuncture - sometimes referred to as placebo - is just as beneficial as real acupuncture for treating nausea in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University in Sweden. ...Discovery in liver cancer cells provides new target for drugs
Richmond, Va. – Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) have discovered a novel mechanism in gene regulation that contributes to the development of a form of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Currently, there is virtually no effective treatment for HCC, and this breakthrough identifies a promising new target for therapeutic intervention. ...Children with More Severe Eczema Less Likely to Outgrow Milk, Egg Allergy
SAN FRANCISCO – Unlike peanuts or seafood, allergies to egg and milk are often outgrown. But new research presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) sheds even more light on food allergy outcomes, suggesting that children who have more severe atopic dermatitis, or eczema, are less likely to outgrow their milk or egg allergy. ...Blackcurrant research reveals health benefits
New research shows blackcurrant extracts have a beneficial effect on gut health, reducing the activity of some metabolites of pathogenic bacteria that can cause colon cancer....Benefits of Exercise for Arthritis Sufferers
Loyola Center for Fitness expert gives tips on getting started ...Therapy Pups Help When Students are Dogged by Stress
UC Riverside uses therapy dogs to help student be successful as finals week approaches....
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
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07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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