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The Promise and Power of RNA »
Posted by: Beau7890 1 week, 1 day ago in Science & Technology
RNA interference, or RNAi, discovered only about 10 years ago, is attracting huge interest for its seeming ability to knock out disease-causing genes. There are ...
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A Former Jehovah's Witness Speaks Out »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
"When I was a very young girl, I was a little fanatical religious zealot. I had mystical and spiritual experiences on an intermittent basis. I ...
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Scientists Decode Set of Cancer Genes »
Posted by: lovemorgul 1 week, 5 days ago in Health & Fitness
For the first time, researchers have decoded all the genes of a person with cancer and found a set of mutations that may have caused ...
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Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Health & Fitness
Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients. The results trouble medical ethicists, who say more ...
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Obesity drug pulled over suicide risks »
Posted by: monicachenoa 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Health & Fitness
Doctors have been told to stop prescribing the anti-obesity drug rimonabant, whose brand name is Acomplia, because it poses a risk of psychiatric disorders and ...
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Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer »
Posted by: lovemorgul 1 week, 6 days ago in Health & Fitness
Taking folic acid or other B vitamin supplements won't lower your risk of cancer, new research shows.
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Stanford gets $75 million for stem cell center »
Posted by: Deidre 1 month, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Atherton philanthropist and Business Wire founder Lorry Lokey is donating $75 million to the Stanford University School of Medicine to help build what may be ...
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Prescription drug injuries and deaths reach record levels »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 3 weeks, 5 days ago in Health & Fitness
The number of deaths and serious injuries associated with prescription drug use rose to record levels in the first quarter of this year, with 4 ...
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Is There a Headache Cure? »
Posted by: stoneball 2 months, 1 week ago in Family
No one enjoys having a headache, and so all the headache sufferers out there are obviously keen on finding a headache cure, or headache pain ...
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Aspirin vs. Marijuana »
Posted by: beckyminx 1 day, 11 hours ago in Family
When Bayer introduced aspirin in 1899, cannabis was Americas number one painkiller. Until marijuana prohibition began in 1937, the US Pharmacopoeia listed cannabis as the ...
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UT Pathologists Believe They Have Pinpointed Achilles Heel of HIV »
Posted by: Nowalive 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
HOUSTON— (July 3, 2008)— Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston believe they have uncovered the ...
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Regrets After Prostate Surgery »
Posted by: idyll 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Family
One in five men who undergoes prostate surgery to treat cancer later regrets the decision, a new study shows. And surprisingly, regret is highest among ...
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Detoxification: New Environmental Concerns Necessitate Action »
Posted by: idyll 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Millions of Americans use detoxification to improve their optimal health and well being. But the wisdom of detoxification has an underbelly, one not discussed in ...
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Inside the vaccine-and-autism scare »
Posted by: idyll 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
A pediatrician traces the rise of the anti-vaccine movement that falsely linked thimerosal with autism and turned parents away from the most lifesaving medicine in ...
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The NEW medicine: monopolize and make BIG bucks from the sick »
Posted by: quackpot 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Nonprofit medical centers are big business these days. Carilion Health System, in Virginia' s Roanoke Valley, had profits of more than $100 million last year ...
