A young woman’s wait; A precious commodity — a heart

January 15, 2011

Written by Macklin Reid Sunday, 02 January 2011 15:00 A heart. The small symbol on Kayla Trolle’s driver’s license announces a commitment — she’s chosen to be an organ and tissue donor. “They could use my regular organs,” she said. “My eyes…” Not the heart, though. they would not, in all likelihood, use Kayla’s heart. [...]

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Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Is “Fraudulent”

January 15, 2011

It’s unfortunate but true that sometimes the hard facts of science don’t turn out to be so grounded in reality after all. Scientific fraud is certainly not new, but manipulation of medical data is always troubling, and potentially deadly, for the public. That’s the case with a controversial 1998 paper published in the Lancet by [...]

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That’s What She Said: How to tell somebody you have an STD

January 15, 2011

my biggest fear in life, other than vomit and small clowns, is getting herpes. getting any STD, for that matter, but mainly herpes. just look at the statistics – it’s everywhere. they manage to warn you about the dangers of date-rape drugs and smoking cigarettes in middle school, but one thing that was severely overlooked [...]

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New Drug Shows Promising Results is Slowing Parkinson's Disease

January 15, 2011

In Health Watch:Most of the drugs on the market right now to treat Parkinson’s disease target the symptoms.But a new approach would actually slow down the progression of the disease.Wendy Rigby explains.in this lab at the UT Health Science Center, scientists are trying to find a new way to treat a disabling disease: Parkinson’s.Dr. Robert [...]

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3 High Blood Pressure Symptoms to Watch Out For

January 15, 2011

Stressing excessively in relation to high blood pressure will surely make matters worse. There are a lot things that may well cause this that can be quickly dealt with. the menopause is one of them. if this applies to you personally, you might want to confer with your doctor on the subject of menopause therapies [...]

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Symptoms Gonorrhea Throat

January 15, 2011

how do i know if i have herpes or gonorrhea? i have a sore throat, a swollen lip (kind of like a cold sore, it itches and kind of hurts) i accidentally touched my lip and then touched my eye and now my eye is swollen, red, and crusting. I just started noticing these symptoms [...]

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10 Serious Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

January 15, 2011

There’s more than joint pain to watch out for. Painful, swollen joints are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis. but for people with RA, it’s not the only thing to watch out for. A result of the body’s immune system attacking its own tissues, rheumatoid arthritis requires more than just managing the pain. Other symptoms that [...]

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Echinacea ineffective against colds — does anything really work? – Daily Dose – Boston.com

January 15, 2011

Like practically everyone else these days, I have a simple and seemingly never-ending cold. The antibiotics, of course, didn’t work since they fight only bacterial infections, not viruses. but my certain belief that the drugs wouldn’t work probably negated whatever placebo effect they would have conferred. Now I’ve lost my belief in the herb and [...]

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What Causes Lung Cancer

January 15, 2011

Lung expansion is the principal induce of neoplasm deaths in both women as well as organisation in the United States as well as around the world. Lung cancer has surpassed breast mildew as the heading ground of neoplasm deaths in women. In the United States in 2007, 160,390 people were projected to die from lung [...]

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Walgreens Announces Free Blood Pressure Testing at Stores and Take Care Clinics Throughout the U.S.

January 15, 2011

Initiative announced on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” today DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to the American Heart Association, one in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, making hypertension among the leading conditions that can be controlled or managed through early detection. Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) is now offering free blood pressure testing through Sunday at all [...]

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