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5 Cheap Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure »
Posted by: sarahturner 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
About 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure , but many people don't do a good job of controlling the problem because medications can ...
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From Marijuana to Ecstasy, Scientists Fight to Study Illicit Drugs' Medical Properties »
Posted by: idyll 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
"We have had some very dramatic results," Mithoefer said. "We have examples of people on disability for years who have now returned to work. The ...
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Knick Knack »
Posted by: sarahturner 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Humor
I love this joke. Some of you may be too young to get it but for the rest of you, please enjoy. Remember laughter is ...
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Awake patient reads aloud during brain surgery »
Posted by: Aidenag 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
It's called "awake craniotomy with mapping." It's much like standard brain surgery, with one critical difference: The patient is awake. If a tumor ...
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There is No “Partisan” in Medicine »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Neither party is willing to admit that the federal government has made promises that cannot possibly be kept, and incurred debts that cannot possibly be ...
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Groundbreaking Discovery May Lead To Stronger Antibiotics »
Posted by: ameliog 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A new breakthrough by University of Virginia researchers provides physicians and patients a potential new approach toward the creation of less resistant and more effective ...
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Breakthrough lets 'rewired' woman feel sensation in bionic hand »
Posted by: Neophile 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
A woman marine fitted with a "bionic arm" which is controlled by thought has begun feeling sensations in her missing hand.
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North Carolina Nurses Ignored Patient As He Died »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months ago in News
Nurses at the state's mental hospital in Goldsboro walked past a patient sitting in a chair for more than 22 hours without giving him ...
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All About Flu Shots »
Posted by: sarahturner 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Federal health officials are urging that more Americans than ever before get flu shots, including, for the first time, children age 6 months through 18 ...
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Five steps to getting a second opinion online »
Posted by: lovemorgul 1 week, 4 days ago in Health & Fitness
In August, just days before her daughter was to start her sophomore year of college, Dr. Lucy Sauer faced a troubling choice: Should her daughter ...
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Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees’ Health »
Posted by: Aidenag 4 weeks, 1 day ago in Politics
Fifteen days before the election, serious gaps remain in the public' s knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees. The limited information ...
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U.S. surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year: report »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Preventable medical errors during or after surgery cause 10 percent of surgery-related deaths and may cost employers nearly $1.5 billion a year ...
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Drinking fruit juice 'may stop medication working' »
Posted by: Aidenag 3 months ago in News
Drinking fruit juice dramatically reduces the effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer, heart conditions and high blood pressure, scientists say. Research has shown that ...
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Personalized Stem Cells One Step Closer to Reality »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
For the first time, scientists have proven that embryonic-like stem cells that are specific to both a person and to a disease can be manufactured ...
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Sincerity no substitute for evidence »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months ago in News
How many readers have gone to dinner parties and listened to otherwise intelligent people assert that alternative medicine can be just as effective as mainstream ...
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