Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andi Berger Researchers at Salk Institute may have found a pill that will trick the muscle that its working out, in their study in laboratory mice. They identified two...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Marcus Miranda As reported in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week...
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As of July 25, 2008 eDrugSearch.com's Healthcare 100.com The World's Top Blogs on Health and Medicine list included Straight From The Doc at #55. My other blog here at Creative Weblogging -...
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Previous studies have already shown that most epilepsy drugs when taken during pregnancy poses risk of birth defects in the unborn child. The very reason why most women with epilepsy are advised...
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People living with a medical condition know how wearing a medical ID helps a lot - adults, kids, athletes, students, men and women alike. Whether the condition is food allergy, asthma, diabetes,...
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Dimebon is a drug once used in Russia as antihistamine. Now, initial trials conducted by a team from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston using the drug against Alzheimer's disease has shown...
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Okay...before you all laugh. New reports are claiming that one consequence of global warming is more kidney stones for Americans. ;-) © thynkyr Adam Voiland wrote in the Health section of the U.S....
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Pioneering heart surgeon, Michael E. DeBakey died on Saturday (July 11) in Methodist Hospital Houston at the age of 99. Who is Dr. Michael E. DeBakey? father of modern cardiovascular surgery invented...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 12, 2008
The US News and World Report has released its Best Hospitals Honor Roll for this year based on specialties ranking. Here is the list: Best Hospitals Honor Roll 1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore (30...
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The FDA is requiring a Boxed Warning in the product labeling of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs concerning the increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture. Fluoroquinolones are drugs approved...
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© St0rmz According to a recent rabbit study - published in the journal Nutrition - supplementation of lycopene may be as effective as statins (cholesterol lowering drugs) in reducing the formation of...
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The first generic versions of Risperdal (risperidone) tablets has recently been approved by the FDA. A product of Janssen - Risperdal - is an antipsychotic drug used for the treatment of...
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Almonds - known for its high Vitamin E (and other minerals) content - now has been identified to have prebiotic properties. © goosmurf According to the Institute of Food Research, almonds could help...
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