What are some symptoms for allergies to mosquitoes?

February 11, 2011

usually when i get bit by mosquitoes I get a huge thing that looks like an enlarged mosquito bite, I know it's not a spider bite because it usually gets smaller after like an hour. and I was wondering if I might be allergic to mosquitoes. Just about everybody is allergic to mosquito bites, the [...]

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SLU research implicates natural toxin as triggering Parkinson’s disease

February 11, 2011

Public release date: 10-Feb-2011 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Carrie Bebermeyerbebermcl@slu.edu314-977-8015Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS ? in new research from Saint Louis University, investigators have found evidence that a toxin produced by the brain is responsible for the series of cellular events that lead to Parkinson’s disease. the study, published in PLoS One, [...]

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Dramatic Improvement in Parkinson Disease Symptoms Following Intranasal Delivery of Stem Cells to Rat Brains

February 10, 2011

ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2011) — Successful intranasal delivery of stem cells to the brains of rats with Parkinson disease yielded significant improvement in motor function and reversed the dopamine deficiency characteristic of the disease. The promising findings, reported in Rejuvenation Research, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, inc. highlight the potential for a [...]

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What are the symptoms of Schizophrenia/Borderline Schizophrenia?

February 10, 2011

My friends and I have been researching Schizophrenia, and one of my friends came to me and said, "no offense, but it seems like you almost have Schizophrenia!" so I was looking at the page she sent me and it did actually seem like I was Schizophrenic, or at least borderline. can someone please tell [...]

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Second cholera case in Mass. diagnosed; 4 others suspected – White Coat Notes – Boston.com

February 10, 2011

A young woman complaining of diarrhea — one of the hallmarks of cholera — was treated in the emergency room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital earlier this week and given oral rehydration, said Erin McDonough, spokeswoman for the Boston hospital. Preliminary testing found that the woman, who was not identified because of patient confidentiality laws, [...]

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Robots Rebuilding Bladders

February 10, 2011

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Bladder cancer. we don?t hear much about it, even though it ranks fourth in cancer diagnoses for men and eighth for women. Now doctors are using a new robot to help patients get rid of the cancer and rebuild their lives.Elk, deer, goat, turkey, bear, boar?These trophies represent a passion for [...]

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Veterans Struggle with TBI

February 10, 2011

More than 25,000 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are enrolled at the VA Medical Center in San Diego. An estimated 20 percent of those vet have some level of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Credit: Courtesy of Julian Cook Above: Julian Cook before he left the military in Feb 2010 You would never guess, looking at [...]

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Hospital Sets Up Flu Checkpoint For Visitors

February 10, 2011

Rush University Medical Center is screening visitors for flu symptoms; if you’re clear, you get a sticker like this. (CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) – The flu is widespread in Illinois, prompting one Chicago hospital to take extra precautions to keep patients and employees free of the virus. At rush University Medical Center, visitors are asked if [...]

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Warren County woman’s dogs to compete at Westminster dog show

February 10, 2011

Published: Saturday, February 05, 2011, 7:45 AM     Updated: Saturday, February 05, 2011, 7:54 AM BLAIRSTOWN — there are dog people, and people who are not dog people. Dog people do things that non-dog people will never understand. like spend $25,000 for medicine and blood transfusions to save a pet’s life. But even a dog [...]

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What are the signs and symptoms of a stomach ulcer?

February 10, 2011

For a while now, I have been lactose intolerant; but i still eat dairy almost daily, and it usually just causes me to have diarrhea. More recently, every time I eat something(especially a large meal) I get terrible stomach pains. also, I used to be able to drink quite a bit of alcohol, and have [...]

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