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Interview with an Alzheimer's expert, Part I: How far are we from a treatment?
5.3 million Americans have AD and 1 person every 70 seconds is diagnosed with the disease. There are many questions that need to be addressed ...
Send a message to Eli Lilly: Stop Milking Cancer!
The compound It goes by many different names: recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), artificial growth hormone, Posilac. But its main purpose is ...
Check your child's BMI!
Have you ever calculated your child’s body mass index (BMI)? I mean, we do check our children’s weight from time to time – that is ...
The big egg recall: how to avoid salmonellosis
There is something foul in your egg (at least in the US) and it is called Salmonella. The current figures indicated that half a billion ...
Statins to go with your Big Mac and soda?
“A double cheeseburger with an extra portion of statins as topping, please.” No, this is not a joke. A group of British cardiologist think it ...
H1N1 Flu Pandemic: Is it over?
It started with a bang and ended with nary a whimper. It didn’t even make the headlines. On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, the World health ...
Anti-stress strategies: how to keep stressors at bay
Kids. Work. Relationships. These are things that can give color to our lives. They can also be a source of stress. Research has linked stress ...
Folate and lung cancer
As scientists continue to unravel the genetics of cancer, other researchers are also discovering ways of using these information in preventing or slowing down cancer. Take ...
Surgical wonders and innovations
Here are the latest advances in surgery and implantation. Doctors perform brain surgery via eyelid A brain tumor usually requires a very invasive surgery, a procedure that ...
Don't let the heat stop you from being active
Heart health and extreme heat do not go well together. And this summer, we are experiencing a heat wave. Under such circumstances, we cannot blame ...Posts tagged as:
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