How to recognize ovarian cancer, known as the ‘silent killer’

May 6, 2012

Ovarian cancer is a disease in which malignant cells develop in the ovaries — two small hormone-producing organs on both sides of the uterus. the American Cancer Society estimated that there will be about 22,280 new cases of ovarian cancer and 15,500 deaths from ovarian cancer in 2012. It has been called the silent killer [...]

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World Asthma Day: Asthma Breathless Wheezing Life

May 6, 2012

Falak Jahan World Asthma Day is organized annually by the Global Initiative for Asthma to boost the global asthama awareness. Along with the health care professionals and public health officials round the globe, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is working to reduce asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality through evidence based strategies for asthma management, projects, and [...]

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How Researchers Came Up With Nutrition Requirements (It’s More Interesting Than You Think)

May 6, 2012

“Volunteers,” by which we mean prisoners, were deprived of nutrients and then given the bare minimum they needed to be restored to health. My Tuesday question from student readers of NYU’s Washington Square News: Question: how can we determine our individual caloric, vitamin, carbohydrates, fats and other intake requirements per day based on our own [...]

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Wolverines back in the playoffs

May 5, 2012

SAN BERNARDINO – Adam Quintana woke up Saturday not feeling well because of flu-like symptoms, but he knew he needed to pick up a win on the mound if San Bernardino Valley College was going to make the playoffs. The former San Gorgonio standout felt great, however, after going eight strong innings and allowing just [...]

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Fever alert at Collyhurst primary school as pupil is struck down with form of typhoid

May 5, 2012

A pupil at a primary school in Manchester has been diagnosed with a form of typhoid. The youngster, who attends Abbott Community Primary in Collyhurst, is said to be recovering well after being struck down by the rare illness. It is understood that the child goes to the school’s nursery, on Livesey Street, and doctors [...]

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Therapy sees Parkinson’s sufferers dancing away symptoms

May 5, 2012

When Surang Janyasing was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease five years ago she was devastated. The 55-year-old mid-ranking police officer knew that the disease cannot be cured, and that she would be on medication for the rest of her life, with the probability of deteriorating health. The main symptoms of Parkinson’s include stiffness of the muscles, [...]

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Trial transforms thyroid cancer treatment into safer and shorter session

May 5, 2012

The results  of a large Cancer Research UK trial have set a new gold standard for treating thyroid cancer, reducing radiation doses to just one third of the current level, according to research in The new England Journal of Medicine. The HiLo trial of 438 patients at hospitals across the UK, led by researchers at [...]

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What is tuberculosis?

May 4, 2012

Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that spreads between people via coughs and sneezes. Jorge Parada, medical director of infectious disease at Loyola University Health System, noted that TB is the most common infection in the world and the second leading cause of death due to infectious disease, after HIV/AIDS. CausesWhen a person [...]

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Why this year’s tick season will be really bad

April 29, 2012

This little critter, a common brown dog tick, is looking for a snack. Don’t let it be you! By April HussarSELF.com Picnics, hikes, afternoons in the garden — all wonderful ways to take advantage of the warmer weather. but keep in mind that along with fresh air and exercise, you’re also potentially exposing yourself to tiny, [...]

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Bat breaks lose on Atlanta-bound flight, prompting CDC rabies report

April 29, 2012

(Credit:AP Graphics Bank) (CBS News) On August 5, 2011, 50 passengers and three person flight crew on an Atlanta-bound flight were in for a shock, when an unexpected passenger joined them on board: a potentially rabid bat. Vampire bat rabies death prompts warning from health officialsRabies miracle? California girl survives dread disease without vaccine A [...]

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