A little poke just might protect against the flu

November 4, 2011

It’s flu season, and the bug has begun to circle. Staff at Melissa Memorial Hospital said they haven’t seen any patients with major flu symptoms, but it is beginning to get on the minds of everyone. Family Practice of Holyoke has held its annual flu clinics, and many people have taken the first step to [...]

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Fat belly? No, I just had a 39lb tumour (From Oxford Mail)

November 4, 2011

Fat belly? no, I just had a 39lb tumour 6:00pm Thursday 27th October 2011 Print Email Comments(2) A grandmother has dropped seven dress sizes after Oxford surgeons removed one of the biggest tumours they had ever witnessed – a 39lb ovarian cyst. the benign lump, weighing the equivalent of 17 bags of sugar, caused Jayne [...]

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Headache Tree Is A Pain In The Brain – Science News

November 4, 2011

One whiff of a plant known as the headache tree can spur intense, excruciating pain — and now scientists know why.  an ingredient in the tree sets off a chain of events that eventually amps up blood flow to the brain’s outer membrane. Other headache triggers, such as chlorine, cigarette smoke and formaldehyde, interact with [...]

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Fumes, noxious gases choke Central Delhi, says study

November 4, 2011

The ever-increasing vehicular pollution in the Capital is taking a toll on the respiratory functions of the residents with central Delhi being the worst affected. A study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Specialties says the pulmonary functions – lung’s ability to breathe in and distribute oxygen in the body – of residents is [...]

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LinkedIn: Your Link to the Professional World/World of Professionals

November 4, 2011

Regina SarnicolaOpinion Editor MySpace is for kids, Facebook is for college students and for the professionals out there, LinkedIn offers a place for you too. started in 2003 out o f the co-founder’s living room, LinkedIn is the largest online professional network, with over 100 million users in over 200 countries. “LinkedIn offers a unique [...]

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Health and beauty

November 3, 2011

WHAT do the following have in common: Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, bill Gates, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali, Leonardo da Vinci, Kara Tointon, Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg? each one has achieved great success in their chosen field, despite having dyslexia. This week is National Dyselxia Awareness Week and the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is spreading [...]

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Bangkok Post : Come hell or high water: Flood survival guide

November 3, 2011

How do I know if my neighbourhood is likely to be affected by flooding and power cuts? How do I find out if I can get where I need to go? Official sources such as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (bangkokgis.com/flood, flood hotline is 1555), the Irrigation Department (hydrology.rid.go.th/wmsc/index.php, or call 1460), Flood Relief Operations Command [...]

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Health and fitness briefs

November 3, 2011

Brought to you by: Mercy Hospital Copyright ©2010. the associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. this material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.   Talk to focus on tobacco More Americans die each year from lung cancer than breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined, according to a news release from Integris [...]

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Deadly Disease Hitting Michigan Dogs

November 3, 2011

Font Size: A life-threatening bacterial infection has struck more than 20 dogs in the metro Detroit area within the last three weeks. This severe strain of leptospirosis is very deadly and particularly rare. “Since 2000, we’ve seen 20 or 30 cases in the whole state of this type of leptospirosis,” said Dr. Carole Bolin, director [...]

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Living with diabetes

November 2, 2011

Sharon McCarthy was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was only 16 months old. She gives a lot of credit to God for keeping her alive, because without her strong faith, she says she probably wouldn’t have her eyesight, her kidneys, her legs or her life. One thing is certain though: She would not [...]

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