Treatments for uterine fibroids tested in new study

February 4, 2011

The five-year randomized clinical trial will compare two treatments for fibroids – benign growths in the womb sometimes causing swelling of the stomach, severe discomfort and heavy menstrual bleeding. Fibroids can grow if left untreated and can reduce the chances of a woman becoming pregnant. Hysterectomy is the most complete solution but means women can [...]

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Health Canada: Exact(TM) Multi Greens Powder and Capsules Recalled as They May Pose Serious Health Risks to Canadians with Milk Allergies

February 4, 2011

Press Release Source: Health Canada On Wednesday February 2, 2011, 3:14 pm EST OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 02/02/11) – The issue: “Exact™ Multi Greens Powder” and “Exact™ Multi Greens Capsule” are being voluntarily recalled by Pharmetics inc. because of an allergy risk to people with milk sensitivities. The natural health products are labelled as not containing [...]

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What are the differences in pregnancy symptoms on and off birthcontrol?

February 4, 2011

If your on birthcontrol , and say you do happen to get pregnant…would the pregnancy symptoms you experience off birth control be the same if you were ON birthcontrol?

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40 Years of Living With Ulcerative Colitis

February 4, 2011

I’ve had UC, theoretically speaking, since I was 4 years old, I was finally diagnosed with it after spending months in and out of the hospital (mostly in), countless drug cocktails orally and intravenously to the point where my veins all collapsed (not so much fun), ridiculous procedures that did nothing but almost kill me [...]

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The Great Male Meltdown

February 4, 2011

Could Dean Gallo have beaten the disease if he’d had the bone scan and PSA test immediately after the backaches started, instead of six months later? “One thing I know is that he would have been dead a lot earlier if he hadn’t had the tests when he did,” says Betty Gallo. “But six months [...]

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Hepatitis blood test service launched

February 4, 2011

Published at 13:17, Tuesday, 01 February 2011 TWO south Cumbrian pharmacies are offering blood tests for hepatitis B and C. The test, which is a finger prick, dry blood spot test, is open to anyone at participating venues in Barrow and Ulverston. The samples are then sent away to a lab for testing. At-risk patients [...]

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Can a bang to the head worsen Parkinson's disease?

February 4, 2011

My grandad who has Parkinson's had a fall about 3 months ago and hasn't had much strength since but also his symptoms of Parkinson's seem to be worse. Maybe he suffered a concussion? did you get him checked out by doctors? Yes. He should go tell his doctor about it, and if he doesn't you [...]

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Celiac Disease Symptoms? New Saliva Test May Help Diagnose Children Suffering With The Disease

February 4, 2011

A new report in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, says that a saliva test for Celiac disease has been found to work almost as well as a blood test in diagnosing the disorder. Celiac disease is caused by a reaction to the gluten protein found in wheat, barley, [...]

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symptoms of gonorrhea: Twitter Alludes To WikiLeaks And #Egypt In Call For Freedom Of Expression

February 4, 2011

probably sick of countless press emails asking for an official stance on the countless controversial hyper-mediated events like WikiLeaks and the Tunisan and Egyptian uprisings now being amplified through Twitter, co-founder Biz Stone and Twitter General Council Alexander Macgillivray have co-written the polemic “The Tweets Must Flow” essentially arguing that freedom of expression is a [...]

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Do doctors want you to Google your medical symptoms? « Men and Health: It’s a guy thing

February 4, 2011

To use a search engine or not to use a search engine? in today’s techno-crazy world, it’s simple to go to your favorite search engine, type in a symptom and get enough printouts to wallpaper a mansion. no doubt more people are going to Google, Bing, Dogpile, etc., when they’re experiencing a headache, sore throat [...]

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