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Another alternative medicine treatment shot down Straightfromthedoc A study from the NEJM concludes that Echinacea is useless: The federally funded study wa...
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Palladone has been pulled from the market Straightfromthedoc Palladone, which is extended-release hydromorphone, has been pulled off the market, due to &quo...
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Should antibiotics be prescribed for the common cold? Straightfromthedoc Cold feet equates to more colds? Scientists say they have the first proof that ther...
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Dick Cheney's physical: An analysis Straightfromthedoc Cheney's Got a Gun animated music video - Great fun from The Bob rivers Show and Tooned In! [...]...
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On the horizon: An injectable hormone for weight loss Straightfromthedoc In the investigational stages is an injectable hormone with some favorable prelimin...
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On the horizon: A portable CPR machine Straightfromthedoc A portable chest compressor does CPR better than paramedics: "We're probably not compress...
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Salmonella found in the ice cream Straightfromthedoc Five people in Washington contracted Salmonella in the ice cream: Five people in Washington have contra...
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A new instant A1c kit was approved by the FDA at Straightfromthedoc A new instant hemoglobin A1c test was approved by the FDA, giving results in 3 minutes (wh...
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A case for cheap sunglasses at Straightfromthedoc Do cheap sunglasses protect the eyes as well as expensive ones? Yes, according to a report in the Boston Glo...
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FDA approves a new class of sleeping pill at Straightfromthedoc A new prescription sleep aid has won FDA approval: Rozerem, the first of a new kind of sleepin...
