China says man dies of bird flu

December 31, 2011

A bus driver in southern China died on Saturday, December 31, after testing positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus. Health authorities said it was the nation’s first reported human case of the deadly disease in 18 months. The 39-year-old man died of multiple organ failure in the early afternoon after developing symptoms on December [...]

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Cold and flu season: fact versus fiction

December 31, 2011

I am often amazed at how many parents come into the clinic with misinformation about colds and the flu. Parents are inundated with caretaking advice, much of it from unreliable Internet sites and old wives’ tales. As we head into the sickliest time of the year, I think it’s important to educate parents about flu [...]

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CDC releases new TB treatment protocol

December 30, 2011

ATLANTA — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released new recommendations to treat latent tuberculosis infection. The new recommendations, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, provide guidance on how to administer a new 12-dose regimen for TB preventive therapy that will significantly shorten and simplify the course of treatment from about [...]

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GW Pharmaceuticals plc : Sativex Approval in Sweden

December 30, 2011

Sativex? approved in Sweden for the treatment of spasticity due to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Porton down, UK; 22nd December 2011: GW Pharmaceuticals plc (AIM:GWP) today announced that the Medical Products Agency in Sweden has granted regulatory approval for Sativex? (Delta-9-Tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD)) oromucosal spray as a treatment of moderate to severe spasticity due to MS [...]

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LinkedIn links up job seekers 

December 29, 2011

The Career Center launches its online presence this semester, using the social networking website LinkedIn.com to help students find jobs. “We are meeting students where they are,” said Debbie Darling, a Career Center industry specialist for humanities and social science. Darling hopes to connect with students via social networking sites like Twitter and LinkedIn. LinkedIn [...]

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This is somewhat embarrassing, isn’t it?

December 29, 2011

It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. perhaps searching, or one of the links below, can help. Try looking in the monthly archives. Select Month December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 may 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 [...]

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BERNAMA – Avoid ‘Sunburn’ If You Have Lupus

December 29, 2011

December 28, 2011 12:35 PM Avoid ‘Sunburn’ If you have Lupus By Zulkiple Ibrahim This is the second of two articles on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), also known as lupus, while lupus is a widespread disease, awareness of it among Malaysians lags behind many other illnesses. According to medical authorities, if there were greater lupus [...]

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PG&E SmartMeter draws customer rebellion

December 29, 2011

The SmartMeter, Dianna Glidden decided, had to go. Soon after she moved into her Santa Cruz home in September, she started feeling pressure in her head and buzzing under her skin. Glidden blamed her symptoms on transmissions from the property’s new wireless SmartMeter, which Pacific Gas and Electric co. had installed shortly before she arrived. [...]

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Adults, do you need a booster shot?

December 29, 2011

Time to check your health records: Kids aren’t the only ones who need their shots Infants, children and teens are not the only ones who need immunization. “Adults that are not current on immunizations put themselves and other people at risk,” said Dr. Yoon-Taek Chun of Pocono Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in East Stroudsburg. Following [...]

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Health & Happiness : Business connect Initiative

December 29, 2011

Team DNA DNA December 28, 2011 HAIR TRANSPLANT : PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR BALDNESS Hair loss is a common problem encountered across all ages and both sexes. most common cause of baldness in males is Androgenetic alopecia. most medical treatment with cater to this problem can only control hair fall with slight increase in hair growth [...]

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