Living With Heart Disease

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Living With Heart Disease
 

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Health care updates, March 19: Safety and approvals

by Raquel

SAFETY UPDATES
National Poison Week
This week is National Poison Week in the US. This annual health observance has been in place since 1962. We will deal with this topic in detail next week. In the meantime, here are some resources for you to check out:

Poison Prevention by the CDC
Medications disposal

FDA Issues Final Rule Restricting Access [...]

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Cancer in the headlines, March 19: clinical trials and screening updates

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TWO BIG CANCER TRIALS FAIL
Trial # 1:
Avastin, Roche’s bestselling cancer drug failed to meet primary endpoints in a key Phase III prostate cancer trial. Roche’s daughter company Genentech announced the trial results showed that Avastin does not extend survival in patients with late stage prostate cancer. Just last month, the industry was also disappointed [...]

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Living with Diabetes: The British Diabetic Association Guide for those

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In the British Diabetic Association’s Guide for those treated with insulin you will find all the answers you need to understand and take control of your diabetes. Knowing about diabetes is the key to coping with it. Dr John Day, an outstanding authority in diabetes and an experienced doctor, clearly explains all the [...]

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The MS Cure, Part I: Is MS an Autoimmune or a Vascular Disease

by Raquel

There’s uproar about a supposedly effective treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Patients have their hopes up and are demanding for it whereas health experts are asking for prudence and patience while they examine the evidence and test the hypothesis behind the treatment. In this series, I will try to bring you the latest about [...]

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What you might not know environmental carcinogens

by Raquel

When we talk about things environmental, we think of air and water. And when we talk about environmental carcinogens, we think of man-made toxic chemicals in the things that we eat and drink and the air we breathe. This way of thinking is basically right. But there is more to environmental carcinogens than what [...]

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FDA changes its tune about BPA

by Raquel

The story of BPA aka bisphenol A takes an unexpected yet welcome turn last Janaury when no less than the US FDA admitted that BPA may be bad you and for your family.
Yes, this is the same FDA that in October 2008 issued the following statement:
“Consumers should know that, based on all available evidence, [...]

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The fountain of youth is calorie-poor

by Raquel

For thousands of years, people have been searching for the fountain of youth. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham now think they may be on the verge of discovering the proverbial fountain and this fountain is low in calories.
Is it that simple? Reducing your calories means increasing your life span?
The researchers studied [...]

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Salt and your heart health Part III: What the skeptics have to say

by Raquel

 Now, it wouldn’t be fair if we don’t tell you what the other side has to say, the other side being the few who are not fully convinced that salt reduction in our diet is warranted for. Thus, this third part is dedicated to what these skeptics have to say.
When I wrote about the [...]

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The Human Egg Cell Raffle

by Raquel

No, it’s not a joke. There’s going to be a raffle on March 17, 2010 and the grand prize is a human egg cell. Is this a publicity stunt or a god-sent blessing for infertile couples?
Who is involved?
Two fertility clinics are involved. The first one is the London-based Bridge Centre. The second one is [...]

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Henry Vaughan (golden Age Of Spiritual Writing)

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Henry Vaughan (golden Age Of Spiritual Writing)
 

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Does mom’s flu increases baby’s schizophrenia risk?

by Raquel

Flu and pregnancy had a hot topic since the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza last year. Health authorities lament the fact that the public has been very sceptical of the H1N1 flu vaccine and only very few of the high-risk individuals which included young children and pregnant women were vaccinated.
Researchers at the University of [...]

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A new less-for-more exercise regime: you have time for this!

by Raquel

Too busy to exercise? Well, Canadian researchers at the McMaster University think this is not a valid excuse anymore.
There are many exercise regimens out there and there are those especially developed for the fast-paced, always on the go professional. Something can that fit in in between meetings, something that you can do while telephoning [...]

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The Biopolitics of Breast Cancer: Changing Cultures of Disease and Act

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DIVp style= class=MsoNormalFor nearly forty years, feminists and patient activists have argued that medicine is a deeply individualizing and depoliticizing institution. According to this view, medical practices are incidental to people’s transformation from patients to patient activists. The Biopolitics of Breast Cancer/Iturns this understanding upside down./pp style= class=MsoNormal /pp style= class=MsoNormalMaren Klawiter analyzes [...]

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Health care updates, March 12: Transplantation wonders

by Raquel

Record-setting kidney swap saves 13 lives
It reminded me of a certain episode of Grey’s Anatomy but this one is for real. The big kidney swap last December was a ground-breaking as well as record-breaking endeavour.  A total of thirteen patients underwent kidney transplants that involved 26 surgical operations. The kidney exchange was especially [...]

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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Events

by Raquel

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in the US and several events have been scheduled to observe this health observance.
Put on Your Running Shoes for S.C.O.P.E.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is urging your participation in SCOPE – short for Sprint for Colorectal Oncology Prevention and Education. SCOPE started in 2006 and [...]

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Quitting for a good reason, quitting for family

by Raquel

There are those who managed to quit and there are those who can’t just leave it alone. The US President Obama is rumoured to still succumb to the nicotine urge every now and then. However, there are some success stories among celebrities. Let us take a look at what inspired them to quit and [...]

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The most common causes of allergies

by Raquel

Great Britain has the highest incidence of allergic diseases in the world. And health experts do not know why. In a BBC report, pediatric allergy expert Dr. Adam Fox explains the most common causes of allergies.
Food
Food allergies are on the rise, health experts report. And nuts are the most likely culprit, most especially peanuts. [...]

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Ovarian Cancer 2: Biology, Diagnosis And Management

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Ovarian Cancer 2: Biology, Diagnosis And Management
 

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Cancer Books |

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Colon cleansing: remedy or health hazard?

by Raquel

There has been a lot of hype about colon cleansing lately. There are those who claim that cleansing the colon can help prevent and cure a wide range of conditions from acne to acid reflux and arthritis, from allergies to asthma and colon cancer. Colon cleansing, too, has become a very popular way of [...]

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