Tag: public health
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January 10, 2008 03:42 PM EST --
Like all mammals, baby humans get their nutrition from their mother's milk. And like all other mammals, once they are weaned, humans cannot tolerate milk.
Well, let me re-phrase that . . .
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October 24, 2007 12:03 PM EDT --
VICKS VAPORUB...TRY IT, IT WORKS
In a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us how the soles of the feet can absorb oils. Their example: Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you . . .
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September 10, 2008 06:52 AM EDT --
Red Bull Can Give You a Stroke
Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase your risk of heart attack or stroke. The effect was seen even in young people.
The caffeine-loaded . . .
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June 13, 2009 07:36 AM EDT --
For years I traveled all over the globe in my work. Because I worked in public health I took for granted that everyone else who was traveling did what we did….looked for & followed the . . .
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May 04, 2009 08:32 PM EDT --
I just went to the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health to check out the infectious disease epidemiology for the swine flu
Confirmed Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection In US as . . .
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April 30, 2009 10:50 AM EDT --
There is much discussion recently about the "Swine Flu", or H1N1, as it is classified by the CDC. This strain of influenza originating in Mexico, and is now being reported in isolated cases . . .
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August 21, 2007 12:32 PM EDT --
Did you know that you can receive a call or a text message on your mobile phone reminding you to take your medication? To learn more go to 877-636-6898 or go to
http://www.memotext.com
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January 06, 2008 06:45 PM EST --
Short Index Fingers + Arthritis
Did you know that the length of your fingers can indicate your probability to develop arthritis according ta new study. This study has found that people with shorter . . .
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December 17, 2007 07:37 PM EST --
While promoting my book Where We Stand, ( www.wherewestand.net ) which takes an optimistic view of the environmental health of our planet, I am always asked "What about China ?" In fact, . . .
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April 10, 2007 07:15 AM EDT --
Medical Tourism
Commentary from Caribbean Net News:
By Sir Ronald Sanders
Many of the state owned and operated hospitals in the Caribbean are in poor condition. Notwithstanding competent . . .
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December 28, 2007 07:52 PM EST --
1. Medical Myth: Drink at least eight glasses of water per day.
Reality: There's no evidence that you have to drink that much water to assure adequate fluid intake -- and drinking too much water . . .
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November 15, 2006 06:23 AM EST --
Cola Causes Bone LossStudy: Scientists Link Cola Consumption to Osteoporosis Risk in Women over 60
ABC NEWS Medical Unit
Oct. 6, 2006, Some women drink diet cola to help keep the weight off, but a new . . .
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November 01, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
MRSA: What It Is Or is Not
What is MRSA?
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph infection that is resistant to methicillin and other commonly used antibiotics . . .
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December 12, 2006 11:15 AM EST --
The recent outbreaks of E. coli from spinach and green onions are enough to make a person consider giving up on eating raw produce. But there is an easy way to prevent these outbreaks from happening. The . . .
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October 19, 2007 09:17 PM EDT --
Terry Shaw, author of “The Way Life Should Be” has provided us with some entertaining anecdotes of his journey through the world of the newly published author of fiction. As a recently . . .
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June 30, 2007 03:56 PM EDT --
Potential Cure For HIV Discovered
Mira Oberman
Jun 28, 2:39 PM ET
In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from . . .
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May 03, 2008 06:37 AM EDT --
World Malaria Day brings renewed call to combat disease
April 25, 2008
Associated Press
AP - NYC; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the first World Malaria Day on Friday with . . .
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August 31, 2007 01:38 PM EDT --
Shingles Vaccine for VA Patients
Information from a VA Press Release
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- A vaccine for shingles, which U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs researchers helped develop, is available . . .
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October 12, 2006 05:42 AM EDT --
Foolish Vaccine Exemptions
New York Times Editorial . . .
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May 23, 2006 09:08 AM EDT --
There was a news report last night about a baffling rat problem on the upper west side of Manhattan, an affluent, comfortable neighborhood, the kind of place where one would least expect to have problems . . .
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