May 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Diseases

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'Old Fashioned' Diseases That Are Making A Comeback

Posted 05.01.2013 | OWN

Read More: Whooping Cough, Gout, Mumps, Measles, Infectious Diseases, Old Diseases, Old World Diseases, Common Diseases, Old Time Diseases, Diseases, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Own-Healthy, OWN News

By Corrie Pikul Here's what you should know about four retro diseases that are still around -- and a fifth that's back with a vengeance. 1. The ...

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What 'Breathprints' Can Tell About You

| Posted 04.04.2013 | Science

Read More: Body Signature, Video, Fingerprints, Breath Signatures, Breathprints, Breath, Disease Detection, Diseases, Cancers, Unique Breathprints, Medicine, Science News

By Beth Skwarecki What makes your body different from everyone else's? Maybe you're thinking fingerprints or the DNA that you leave on everything yo...

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Have Deadly Viruses Finally Met Their Match?

Posted 03.21.2013 | Science

Read More: Dna, Chemistry, Video, Ebola, Parasites, Infectious Diseases, Biology, Virus, Genetics, Drugs, Diseases, Rabies, Science News

By: Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 03/21/2013 12:05 PM EDT on LiveScience A single compound could stop several viruses, including ...

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Antibiotic Apocalypse Looms, Health Official Says

Posted 01.25.2013 | Science

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, Staphylococcus Aureus, Superbug, Video, Diseases, Antibiotic Resistant Disease, UK Chief Medical Officer, Contagious Diseases, Science News

By: Marc Lallanilla, Life's Little Mysteries Assistant Editor Published: 01/25/2013 11:24 AM EST on LiveScience A prominent British health official...

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Why Doctors Can't Make You Well

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.24.2013 | Healthy Living

Read More: Public Health Campaigns, Prevention, Health and Wellness, Personal Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Sick Prevention, Disease, Healthy Habits, Preventing Illness, Diseases, Sick, Illness Prevention, Disease Prevention, Illness, Healthy Living News

"I am well" means much more than the absence of active disease. What the public -- and most doctors -- hasn't found out is that the cause of illness is becoming more and more murky.

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Real-Life Werewolves, Bodysnatchers, Zombies?!

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 10.31.2012 | Science

Read More: Werewolves, Capgras, Rare Syndromes, Halloween, Video, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Syndrome, Halloween Costumes, Cotard Syndrome, Talk Nerdy to Me, Zombie, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Science News, Diseases, Delusion, Hypertrichosis, Science News

Bodysnatchers, werewolves, zombies--oh my! Did you know that many of the Halloween horrors we know and love have scientific roots? It's true--there ar...

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Study Shows Why Disfigured People Are Shunned

| Posted 07.25.2012 | Science

Read More: Video, Faces, Health, Facial Defects, Science, Health News, Evolution, Psychology, Science News, Diseases, Disease-Avoidance, Facial Disfigurements, Science News

By Joseph Bennington-Castro Whether we realize it or not, most of us have a knee-jerk reaction when we see someone with a facial disfigurement, such...

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How Much Do The Top Causes Of Death Cost?

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

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 | Healthy Living

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 | Home

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 | Politics

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 | Impact

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 | Arts

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 | World

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 | Green

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 | Politics

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 | Healthy Living

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