Medics Tell Winter Bug Sufferers To Stay Away

December 17, 2010

People suffering with flu-like symptoms or the norovirus are being advised to stay away from hospitals and GPs this winter. Skip related content The warning by health experts and medical staff comes after an increase in the number of flu cases being reported across the UK. One hospital in particular, The Princess Royal University Hospital [...]

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Stay safe from STDs

December 17, 2010

No one wants an STD — sexually-transmitted disease — and state health officials encourage safe sex practices for prevention and testing for at-risk behavior. Statewide, a total of 561 cases of early infectious syphilis were reported for the first nine months of 2010, slightly lower than the same time last year. In North Carolina, one [...]

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Al Ahli Hospital opens lithotripsy unit

December 17, 2010

Text size     DOHA: Al Ahli Hospital has opened a lithotripsy unit for treating patients suffering from kidney stones. Explaining the lithotripsy procedure, Dr Abdussalam Elmusbahi, Consultant and Head of Urology Department at Al Ahli Hospital, said: “Lithotripsy is a fast, painless and non-invasive way of breaking down renal stones. in Extra-corporeal Shock Wave [...]

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Delay Driving After Foot or Ankle Surgery, Experts Urge

December 17, 2010

ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2010) — Patients recovering from a right foot injury or surgery should think twice about how soon they want to begin driving again. According to a new study from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), it takes much longer to brake when the driver is wearing an immobilization device — [...]

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Adult Dyslexia Symptoms

December 17, 2010

Dyslexia was virtually unknown, unrecognized and certainly not understood up until approximately 25 years ago. Practically everything that we know about it we have learned very recently. Dyslexics learn differently. their eyes see the world the same but their brains appear to interpret the signals from their eyes differently than those of non-dyslexics. It’s not [...]

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Mistletoe Help in Cancer Fight (From Stroud News and Journal)

December 17, 2010

Mistletoe Help in Cancer Fight 12:10pm Wednesday 15th December 2010 Print Email Share Comments(0) Christmas is the time for mistletoe. But Linda Hulls has a use for mistletoe that has nothing to do with decorations – she injects it into her body to help fight lung cancer. Harriet Hernando reports. WHEN Linda Hulls was told [...]

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Hospital Performs Area’s First Robotic Surgeries on Oral Cancers

December 17, 2010

The first transoral robotic surgeries in San Diego have been performed at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and all three patients who underwent those procedures are recovering well, said the surgeon who is leading up the effort to help patients beat early-stage oral cancer. Advances in robotic surgery prompted the hospital to look for ways [...]

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Therapy for incurable childhood diseases is in sight

December 17, 2010

Public release date: 8-Dec-2010 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Dr. Paul -kiel.de49-431-880-2216Kiel University This release is available in German. Alpha-mannosidosis is a rare childhood disease which causes symptoms such as mental retardation or hearing loss and is linked to a lower life expectancy. A European research team headed by Professor Paul Saftig from [...]

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What are the first symptoms of cancer?

December 17, 2010

A friend of mine told me that right after she eats she gets really sick and her stomach hurts really bad. I told her that this is not s symptom of cancer but she doesn't believe me. (I think is bulimia but certainly not cancer). could you guys tell me what are the first symptoms [...]

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What are the symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

December 17, 2010

someone told me that I might have multiple sclerosis and to look it up online, and I did look it up, but all I could find had a ton of medical terms that I don't understand. so please, explain the symptoms in simple terms. The symptoms can vary from person to person, sometimes the symptoms [...]

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