U.N. Secretary-General Ban visits women displaced by the flooding in Pakistan's Punjab Province on August 15, 2010. UN photo by Evan Schneider
Growing reports of cholera in Pakistan add urgency to funding appeals
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon called the flooding in Pakistan a “slow-motion tsunami” and the worst natural disaster he had ever witnessed. Ban today urged
Study: Moderate drinkers outlive both heavy and non-drinkers
Here's to your longevity health toasts! But keep it to just one or two. Moderate imbibers tend to live longer than tea-totalers, according to a study by ...
It's a hoot! Molly, the barn owl, has her own online show
"The Molly Show" is the real life version of the movie "The Truman Show." In the film, Truman had cameras focused on him 24/365 and captured ...Finland, Sweden may suspend H1N1 vaccinations after observing tiny uptick in childhood narcolepsy following vaccination
Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare yesterday said vaccination with Pandemrix, an H1N1 vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline, should be halted until a study of ...-
Social networks can warn of disease after disasters
by James Wilson, SciDev.net When a natural disaster strikes and there is an imminent threat of a disease outbreak, existing public health surveillance systems often
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WHO posts list of pandemic flu advisors with industry ties
After months of criticism that threatened its credibility, the World Health Organisation has released a list of the 15 international members of the Emergency Committee -
Post-traumatic stress disorder isn’t limited to humans
Gina came home after a six-month tour of duty in Iraq broken, trembling in fear of everything and suffering from severe PTSD. Gina was a
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Brutalized Afghan woman arrives in Los Angeles for reconstructive facial surgery
Months after being brutalized by her Taliban fighter husband -- with approval from the local Taliban -- a young Afghan woman arrived in Los Angeles McDonald’s violent ‘Happy Meal’ toy promotion the latest target of parents, health advocates
McDonald's Happy Meal promotions are under attack. It’s not just the negative impact fast foods are known to have on child obesity, say public health
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Mayo Clinic: Perfusion CT radiation dose may be halved without loss of image quality
A new protocol developed by the Mayo Clinic for reducing radiation exposure during diagnostic perfusion computed tomography (CT) brain scans could have a huge impact -
When done properly, CT scans involve very little risk, say medical physicists
Following reports of radiation overdoses from CT scans at eight U.S. hospitals, experts in CT safety gathered at a “CT Dose Summit” this spring in -
Hey, Kids! Send your face into space
NASA has a fun activity for the young and the young-at-heart to commemorate the space agency’s last two shuttle missions. To launch your face into space
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Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in U.S.
A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the August 1, 2010 Consumer genetic tests fall short on claims, accuracy
When the Government Accountability Office (GAO) went undercover and purchased genetic test results from four companies, the results were all over the map. The results-
Medical association warns against cutting funds for detecting diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks
The American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is concerned over the proposed elimination of funds for detecting and controlling outbreaks of vector-borne diseases
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Universities to offer weight loss class for credit
Obesity continues to be a public health concern across all age groups. Last year, 28 states saw an increase in obesity rates, according to the
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Lancet-Palestinian Health Alliance studies life under seige
How did Palestinian women who gave birth during Israel’s 2009 month-long seize of Gaza fare? What are the meal patterns of West Bank adolescents? How
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Using domestic spoons to give children medicine increases risk of overdose
Parents that use household teaspoons and tablespoons instead of calibrated medicine syringes when measuring out their children’s medicine could inadvertantly be giving their child an
Russians brood in public but Americans agonize in private
Despite having a reputation for brooding, Russians are a lot less depressed than Americans, according to research to be published in next month’s Psychological Science
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Mayo Clinic launches social media training hub for health care providers
With yesterday’s public launch of its Center for Social Media, the Mayo Clinic is embarking on a new project to advance its own online social -
A global public health policy based on science, not demagoguery
by Bonnie Bricker and Adil E. Shamoo. Edited by Erik Leaver As the swine flu threat level grew at the end of April, World Health Organization
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Green Power: Here if you can afford It
Green power is a government-endorsed, but not mandated, source of electricity for homes, businesses, automobiles, machinery and all kinds of appliances. The term “green power”
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The facts behind Israel's "Gourmet Gaza" claims
The IMEU offers the following facts and figures on Israel's blockade and how, after more than 1,000 days, it has affected life for the roughly
Center for Constitutional Rights files suit over “social isolation” experiments in prisons; prisoners keep arriving
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has filed a federal suit (Aref, et al. v. Holder, et al, pdf) challenging social isolation policies at two
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GAO: After spending $1 trillion in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. still lacks a strategic plan
Since 2001, the United States has spent over $1 trillion to “secure, stabilize, and rebuild” Iraq and Afghanistan and more recently, to address the terrorist
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Insurer UnitedHealthcare ends practice of dropping clients ahead of law
Private insurer UnitedHealthcare said it has ended its “limited” use of rescission, the practice of dropping patients from insurance coverage after they become sick. The -
Elderly American homelessness on the rise
Homelessness among people 65 and older -- the U.S. Census Agency’s definition of the elderly -- is on track to increase 33 percent by 2020,
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Advocates seek Congressional support for more research into autoimmune diseases
Can you name an autoimmune disease? Apparently, only 13 percent of Americans can. That needs to change, according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
WHO calls avoidable maternal deaths ‘shameful’
The World Health Organization (WHO) today labeled as "shameful" the fact that 90 percent of maternal deaths in the Western Pacific Region could be avoided-
Airport scammers
Plenty of people have misgivings about full body scanning technology. Some doubt its effectiveness in preventing terrorist attacks, others believe it’s an invasion of privacy,
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Global wind power sees large increases in investment
China and the United States are currently heading a worldwide upsurge in the installation of wind power capacity to the surprise of some analysts. The
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Bush loyalists still touting, getting away with torture
Although the practice is roundly rejected by the international community and was banned by President Barack Obama the day he took office, some just won’t
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HHS and DOJ expand health care fraud ‘strike force’
U.S. health care fraud occurs so often and is so widespread that 10 cents of every dollar spent on health care goes toward paying for
Epic releases EMR app for iPhone
As is its custom, Epic Systems this month quietly released a long-awaited iPhone app for secure, mobile access to electronic medical records. Called Haiku, the
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The hazards of tossing labeled pill bottles in trash bins
Stealing from trash has become the great American pastime! Not only is it a headache for residents, it’s a pain to clean up the mess -
Stay-at-home dads - an afterthought
If there are any men who deserve to be remembered on Father’s Day, it’s the often maligned or overlooked stay-at-home dads. Not that dads, who carry
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"Pay to lose" means losing wins
Dieting for dollars! Now there’s an idea I can sink my teeth into while eating and drinking to it. More and more companies are offering their
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Gunned down in basic training
by Dr. Richard Darling, DDS Of course all those shots you got while in the service were meant to protect you from some really
Mother’s Day (for Peace)
Over the years, the feminist call for peace in Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 proclamation for a Mother’s Day for Peace became lost. Today, thanks to
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Old folks get no respect, even when they commit crimes
Somehow it's difficult, no! nearly impossible, to get upset over San Diego's "Geezer Bandit."Apparently the FBI isn't all that riled up about it either, because
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Pasadena’s Colorado St. Bridge known as “suicide bridge”
The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, California, has earned the unwelcome reputation of “suicide bridge,” and urban legend has it that it's haunted. Since its completion in 1913,
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Commentary: Reading stories on health can be detrimental to one's health
If you are a person who believes every health study you read even though you don’t know who paid for it or what ax they -
Livin' on the fault line
Did you feel it? That was the question that echoed through halls, malls, and everywhere people gathered in Southern California the day after the 7.2
Corporate complaints over loss of tax write-offs under insurance reform unfounded
No one said it would be pretty. But something had to change. Under the health insurance reform plan signed into law by President Obama on Wednesday-
SCOTUS ruling: Is Clean Water Act only valid for navigable waters?
The interim goal of the Clean Water Act (CWA) was swimmable and fishable waters by 1983 and the final goal was the elimination of all
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Be alert to the rise in medical identity fraud
We’ve all heard of identity theft, but until this headline, “Avoiding medical identity theft to be discussed” in the Pasadena Star News caught my eye,
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Will Bill Gates solve the world’s energy crisis?
As we all know, a quick look at the history of the world demonstrates that someone always has the happy knack of turning up with
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The Great Climate Debate commits suicide
I suppose that many of you are just as mystified as I am as to how the (albeit minimal) hopes of finally seeing some concrete
California is first state to legislate deep cuts in wait times to see HMO doctors
Waiting too long for a medical appointment? California will cut wait time to between 10 and 15 days. Unfortunately, it could take nearly a year
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Bathers warned to watch their step in Southern California coastal waters
They’re big. They’re flat. They hug the sandy bottoms of shallow coastal waters. They’re not know to attack people unless provoked, like say being stepped
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BP Texas refinery had huge toxic release just before gulf blowout
by Ryan Knutson, ProPublica. This story is part of an ongoing collaboration between ProPublica and FRONTLINE (PBS). TEXAS CITY, TEXAS -- Two weeks before the blowout -
Agreement reached in Gulf to prevent sea turtle burning deaths
NEW ORLEANS— An agreement reached Friday among conservation groups, BP and the Coast Guard will ensure measures to rescue sea turtles from
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Gulf sea creatures and birds struggle to survive spreading oil
Ocean creatures may be smarter than we think they are, or they’re following their instincts by migrating from the fetid waters of the Gulf of
EPA officials weigh sanctions against BP’s U.S. operations
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are considering whether to bar BP from receiving government contracts, a move that would ultimately-
Update: All efforts to save Lily the whale failed
Despite every human effort to save Lily the California gray whale, her body washed ashore late Friday afternoon. Weighing in at an emaciated 30 tons, the
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Prevalence of heartworm-carrying tree hole mosquitos growing
The San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles has suddenly become a worrisome spot for dogs and their owners. There has been a marked increase in -
California winegrowers face European gravevine moth threat
We all know certain moths love to munch on sweaters, and then there’s the European grapevine moth with a huge appetite for wine grapes that
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Honestly, how much oil is leaking into the Gulf?
We don’t have a clue. For two weeks oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico from the BP (“Beyond Petroleum,” formerly British Petroleum) offshore
Water-related conflicts set to escalate
Population growth, urbanisation, increasing pollution, soil erosion and climate variations are all reflected in the management and adequacy of the world’s waters. The situation is
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BP had other problems in years leading to Gulf spill
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica BP, the global oil giant responsible for the fast-spreading spill in the Gulf of Mexico that will soon make landfall, is -
Chemicals meant to break up BP oil spill present new environmental concerns
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica The chemicals BP is now relying on to break up the steady flow of leaking oil from deep below the Gulf
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No relief in site as oil spill reaches Louisiana shoreline
Oil from an open ocean well has reached the Louisiana shoreline, and British Petroleum and government officials acknowledge it may take up to three months -
California Geological Survey adds 50 faults to seismic maps
Updated for the first time in 16 years, the California Geological Survey added 50 new and previously known faults to its fault line maps. By updating the
Oil continues spilling into Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it would set fire to the growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to prevent
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Dalai Lama helps scientists understand meditation's affect on health
The Dalai Lama joins neuroscientist Richard Davidson in a public dialogue on the intersection of science, meditation and health on Sunday, May 16, at the
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Thai diet a good step toward balanced health
Many people are aware of the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet but how many have considered the healthy aspects of the Thai diet? The authentic Thai
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Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu honored for modeling compassion
“Given the political and social climate in the United States and around the world, a little more compassion and forgiveness could go a long way
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Boundryless Energy
Boundryless Energy Warren Grossman Look at the “white space” surrounding an image. See background, not picture. When others have pain or despair, See beyond symptoms. See
Beyond the Campfire
By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to think about ourselves as human beings on this planet and what we
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May 3 is the international day for laughter
Laughter is good for you. The old saying, “Laughter is the best medicine,” has now been backed up by scientific and unscientific research. So many people
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Nuns see upsurge in free health clinic visits
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet have operated St. Mary’s Health Clinics with a network of nine neighborhood clinics throughout the "twin cities" of
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Public embraces holistic healing, conventional medicine follows
Ruth Ann Plourde suddenly interrupted the workshop as her class was trying to recreate the graceful but agonizingly slow T’ai Chi forms she’d taught moments
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A relationship journey to wholeness
Image: CC DerrikT "Relationships are work because they relate to creating a third entity and they are not about personal benefits." -- Bernie Siegel MD Pam
Heal your body by giving voice to your soul: An interview with John Fox
John Fox is a certified poetry therapist, an adjunct associate professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and author of two
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PBS to air 'Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine' this summer
A growing body of medical studies, including one recently published in The Oncologist journal, demonstrate that writing helps patients change their thoughts about their illness
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Divine Will
Our snow white cat, Will, drops his leather mouse at my feet, begging me to throw it so he can do the chase, and return
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Energy healer David Nelson explains Qigong to a novice
Back in 1984, Minnesota medical device and technology companies, health plans and insurance companies, hospitals and consultants of all kinds, formed a trade association, named it
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Tips for finding the best hospital for neurology treatment
The most important factor to consider when seeking neurology treatment at a hospital is whether it specializes in the disease for which you seek treatment.
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Monitoring neurological effects of H1N1 vaccine and other neurology news
AAN collaborating with CDC on H1N1 vaccine safety monitoring The American Academy of Neurology and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking neurologists to report
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Researcher says brain replica feasible in 10 years and other neurology news
Professor and neuroscientist Henry Markram of the Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland believes scientists could have a brain model that replicates the functions of the
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Neuro Scans
Women, pregnancy and epilepsy About 500,000 U.S. women of childbearing age have epilepsy and many of them take medications to control seizures. An analysis of several
Neuro Scans
Stem cell ban lifted but researchers must remain vigilant to protect scientific integrity Earlier this month, President Obama through executive order lifted the ban on federal-
Neurology Scans
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) urges Senate to include $10 billion for NIH in economic recovery plan Support increased federal funding for scientific research? The SfN says
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Neurology Scans - a new Flesh & Stone feature
The field of neurology intersects with so many aspects of research, culture, business and politics that it seems important to pass along some of the interesting finds that might not
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The funniest man on wheels
This story begins as a nightmare. Brian Shaughnessy walked in for surgery on his spine when he was 24 years old. He never dreamed, nor
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Artist takes life-affirming action after cancer
Connie Allen was 43 when she discovered a latent talent. “I woke up one morning and did a portrait,” said Allen. No one was more
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Farewell, Mikael the Mime
Mikael Rudolph, a mime, actor, dancer, teacher and political activist, passed away Fri., Feb. 26, at his home in Minneapolis. He was 51. I first met
The Cane Mutiny
I was reluctant to use my cane even after I bought it. I figured I might need one eventually so I chose a plain black
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Art competition seeks artists touched by cancer
Adult artists touched by cancer are invited to take part in the 2010 Oncology On CanvasSM Expressions of a Cancer Journey competition and exhibition sponsored
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Illuminating Health Care for All
“Jeff's right that when it comes to our health care grid, America resembles a developing country,” commented George Trone, PhD, managing editor at The Yale
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Poem: Pre-existing Conditions -- Jeff McCallum
Pre-existing Conditions Cultures where the aged and dying, The toothless and slow wander off, Trek as purposefully as their unstable gait allows Toward the wilderness, the elephant burial ground To
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Jesse Springer returns as Science Idol
Jesse Springer, graphic designer and part-time editorial cartoonist in Eugene, OR, took the honors in this year's Science Idol contest. Springer won with
H1N1 (swine flu): 'Menace or media hype?'
Now that the country has mostly moved beyond H1N1 stage 4 or 5 alerts from the WHO, nonstop breaking news flashes, knee jerk outbursts from politicians (er, scratch
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Mime uses humor to put cancer in its place
When the brother traveled to Italy to bolster his sister after she was hospitalized with a stroke, it seemed inconceivable that they’d soon both be
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Embrace the Wheel - poems by Roy M. Nuzzo, MD
Embrace the Wheel On the grit of mortality It is heavy. Lightened by goodness You float. Empty hands let it roll. Break for innocence. Renewed as a child. Embrace the wheel, but make it sing
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Where do Minnesota robins go in the winter?
I was surprised to look out my window this morning and see a flock of six or seven robins on my step. Why? Well, first,
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Rectal cancer rates are rising in young individuals
A new analysis has found that while colon cancer rates have remained steady over the past several decades among people under the age -
Tired teens prone to depression
Sleep-deprived high school students are three times more at-risk for depression compared to their peers. Researchers report most teens in the U.S. do not get -
Gulf Coast oysters unsafe (but not for the reason you think)
Gulf coast politicians are tripping over themselves to assure consumers that seafood from the Gulf is safe to eat. And to be sure, some shrimp -
A message from Seize BP about the Obama administration's new position on BP
The Obama administration has just announced a major shift in its handling of BP and the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. For six weeks the
Study confirms link between depression, abdominal obesity
A new study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) confirms the relationship between depression and abdominal obesity, which has been linked-
Israel attacks on aid ships called aggression
RICHARD FALK Falk is professor of international law emeritus, Princeton University and Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories for the United Nations Human -
Study sheds light on how marine animals survive stress
For marine iguanas living in the Galapagos Islands, an El Niño can be deadly. Some die from starvation while others survive. Scientists have
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Empathy: College students don't have as much as they used to
AUDIO: Research shows that today's college students are less empathic than students were before 2000. Click here for more informati Today's college students are not -
And the Envelope, Please: The 2010 Xtreme Eating Awards Go To…
Nutrition Action Healthletter Exposes 9 Caloric Heavyweights WASHINGTON—Would you top a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizza with six Taco Bell Crunchy beef Tacos? It’s official: Twin Cities nurses authorize largest strike in U.S. history
ST. PAUL (May 19, 2010) – Twin Cities nurses made history Wednesday by voting to authorize the largest nursing strike in U.S. history,
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Aggressive approach to childhood cancer worth risks, review finds
Neuroblastoma is among the most common of childhood cancers and fortunately, some children will get better spontaneously. Yet for children with high-risk disease -
New campaign: Estrogen Therapy I.Q. (ETIQ) kicks off to improve access to credible facts about menopause and advances in estrogen therapy
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) announced the launch of Estrogen Therapy I.Q. (ETIQ), a campaign devoted to improving access to -
Physical activity reduces the effect of the obesity gene in adolescents
The FTO gene is obesity's main ally. Several studies are now attempting to reveal the factors that play a key role in fighting against it.
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FDA approves a cellular immunotherapy for men with advanced prostate cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Provenge (sipuleucel-T), a new therapy for certain men with advanced prostate cancer that uses their own Global report: Prohibition, drug law enforcement drive violence, gun offenses and homicides
Liverpool, England and Vancouver, British Columbia (April 27, 2010) – A comprehensive study released today by the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP)
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