Diseases

How Much Do The Top Causes Of Death Cost?

24/7 Wall St. | Baxter B. Allen, MD | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Cdc, Injuries, Wages, Cause of Death, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alzheimer's, Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Business News

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its estimated causes of death for 2010. The 10 leading causes of death in the...

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What's the Big Deal About a Fatty Liver?

Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver, Dr Julie Chen, Integrative Medicine, Fatty Liver, Fatty Liver Diet, Personal Health, Liver Disease, Diseases, Fatty Liver Disease, A Fatty Liver, Fatty Liver Treatment, Healthy Living News

When you see that "fatty liver" diagnosis on your ultrasound report, see it as an indication that you need to make sure your cholesterol and sugar levels are okay and that you keep your weight and lifestyle as healthy as possible.

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Disease Outbreak Risks: More Students Skipping Required Vaccines

AP | By MIKE STOBBE | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Public Schools, School Shots, Video, Student Vaccines, Childhood Vaccination Rates, School Vaccines, Child Vaccinations, Childhood Vaccinations, Vaccination Exemption Rates, Vaccine Exemptions, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Education News

ATLANTA -- A rising number of parents in more than half of states are opting out of school shots for their kids. And in eight states, more than 1 in 2...

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State Rep. Larry Brown to the HIV-Positive: You Can All Go Rot!

Alex Blaze | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economics, Money, Lesbian, Keynes, Aids, Blame, Hiv, North Carolina, Diseases, Gay, Larry Brown, Politics News

Well, with all the states facing budget crunches and looking for something to cut, someone in this homophobic society was bound to come right and say ...

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Jimmy Carter Inches Towards Stunning Accomplishment

AP | MAGGIE FICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jimmy Carter, Sudan, Diseases, Jimmy Carter Guinea Worm, Guinea Worm, Guinea Worm Carter, Carter Guinea Worm, Site:www.huffingtonpost.com 2010 Jimmy Carter Guinea, Impact News

ABUYONG, Sudan (Associated Press) — Lily pads and purple flowers dot one corner of the watering hole. Bright green algae covers another. Two women c...

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BLOG WATCH> Anatomical Illustrations From Edo-Period Japan At Pink Tentacle

pinktentacle.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anatomical Illustration, Illustration, Art, Monk, Edo Period, Book Art, Spooky, Diseases, Japan, China, Japanese Art, Pink Tentacle, Medicine, Anatomy, Arts News

Here is a selection of old anatomical illustrations that provide a unique perspective on the evolution of medical knowledge in Japan during the Edo pe...

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Long Before Earthquake Destruction in Haiti, A Drinking Water Crisis

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Purification, Dirty, International Action, Children, Knight Foundation, Malaria, Knight Center for International Media, Unhealthy, Corroded, Springs, Clean, Drilling, Lack, World Health Organization, Water-Borne, Miami, Uganda, Kampala, Die, Dysentery, Pan American Health Organization, Earthquake, Drinking, Haiti, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Port-Au-Prince, Diarrhea, Water, Well, Cholera, Crisis, Typhoid, Diseases, Bacteria, World News

As the rebuilding of Haiti gets underway, billions of dollars are going to be spent. Some of those dollars, perhaps a billion or more, should be dedicated to cleaning up the country's drinking water.

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Dust Storms Spread Deadly Diseases Worldwide, But May Ease Effects Of Climate Change: Researchers

The Observer | John Vidal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia, Desertification, Diseases, Africa, Flu, Sahara, Health, Influenza, Climate Change, Asthma, Drought, Desert, Storm, Dust Storms, Health Effects, Emissions, Valley Fever, Epidemiology, Dust, Deforestation, Environment, Green News

Huge dust storms, like the ones that blanketed Sydney twice last week, hit Queensland yesterday and turned the air red across much of eastern Australi...

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Only the Freshest Stem Cells Will Do

Beth Kohl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frozen Waffles, Nih, Embryonic Stem Cells, President Obama, Bush Stem Cells, Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cell Research, Science, Stem Cell Research, Diseases, Politics News

Frozen embryos, like waffles or fish or my old Dell, are only good for so long. You can't just keep them in the freezer forever with the assumption that, once you need them, you can scrape them off and use them.

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Victoria Jackson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cosmetics, Diseases, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease, Nmo, Medicine, Healthy Living News

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Are On The Rise

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rise in STDS, Stds, Health, Rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Diseases, Sexual Transmitted Disease, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Are on the Rise, Style News

ATLANTA — Sexually spread diseases _ for years on the decline _ are on the rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting a record, government heal...

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