Bangkok Post : The magic of touch

February 5, 2011

It may sound surprising that a simple touch or a massage can ease certain illnesses, but it’s essentially true. For countless generations of people, a loving touch or a massage has been utilised as a traditional healing method by many different cultures because it is safe, efficient, cost-effective, and has no side effects. Santi Juntawan, [...]

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Official: Whooping cough cases in area an ‘epidemic’

February 5, 2011

(2 of 2) He said it’s “unquestionable” the rise in people infected with whooping cough is connected to more people not getting vaccinated. he also said officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state public health officials do not see the jump in a vaccine-preventable disease as a coincidence. In the [...]

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Tourette’s wedding registrar Mike Sullivan to have microchip implant in brain

February 4, 2011

‘I try to control it at weddings’: Mike Sullivan is the only registrar in the country with Tourette’s syndrome for years he has been trying to avoid sticking his tongue out, squeaking and wobbling his head while he conducts wedding ceremonies. But for Mike Sullivan, the country’s only registrar with Tourette’s syndrome, help is at [...]

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Deadly German church attack swordsman is missing

February 4, 2011

4 February 2011 last updated at 08:33 ET Share this page German police have been searching for an escaped Sri Lankan mental health patient who made a deadly samurai sword attack on a Stuttgart church in 2005. The 30-year-old failed to return to the bad Schussenried psychiatric hospital after being let out on leave. He [...]

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Does any body think there is a relation between Ulcerative colitis and having sex for males?

February 4, 2011

I'm a 30 years old man. Since 3 years ago Im dealing with Ulcerative colitis. I have noticed that In the periods that I have sex with my girlfriend I have attacks while all the symptoms disappear when I dont have sexual relationships. Has anybody seen same signs? generally, stress & diet can cause the [...]

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Arizona shooting tragedy: Traumatic event leaves unseen scars

February 4, 2011

TUCSON – the survivors’ physical wounds are healing. But the path to recovery for Tucson residents is far from over. For those who were there, knew someone who was there or even have in the past suffered from prolonged anxiety or depression, a gunman’s Jan. 8 attack outside a Safeway near here may play like [...]

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About 16,600 cases of cancer occur annually in Ghana – GHS

February 4, 2011

About 16,600 cases of cancer occur annually in Ghana – GHS February 04, 2011 Accra, Feb. 4, GNA – It is estimated that 16,600 cases of cancer occur annually in Ghana, the Cancer Control Division of Ghana Health Service (GHS) said on Friday.      It said this yielded an age-standardised rate of 109.5 cases per [...]

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Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.

February 4, 2011

That statement comes from the CDC website. so if HPV will clear on its own, then why is there a vaccination? Think the government is using people as guinea pigs. HPV does not Always Clear On Its own…. Certain HPV types are classified as "high-risk" because they lead to abnormal cell changes and can cause [...]

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Don’t let frostbite sneak up on you in winter play

February 4, 2011

Its typical consequences aren’t nearly as severe for Sierra enthusiasts as those of the avalanche or blizzard, but frostbite is an ever-present danger of the snow season. Frostbite’s symptoms may be subtle at first: a slightly painful, prickly or itching sensation; skin that turns red, white, pale or grayish-yellow; numbness; and clumsiness due to joint [...]

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What Is The Rabies Disease

February 4, 2011

Rabies is a disease humans may get from being bitten by an animal infected with the rabies virus. Rabies has been recognized for over 4,000 years. Yet, despite great advances in diagnosing and preventing it, today rabies is almost always deadly in humans who contract it and do not receive treatment. Rabies can be totally [...]

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