New Cancer Drug Uses Body's Own Cells To Blast Cancer
Cancer patients have seen their tumours blasted into submission by a new drug which harnesses the power of their own immune cells. The 'serial killer...
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Next Time You are Sick, Take out the Vinegar
Mairi Beautyman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green
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I recently was laid up with tonsillitis, which came with a very high fever -- it actually reached 105.4 (go to the hospital if your fever stays this h...
It's Like a Free Lunch -- But Without the Calories
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living
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"It's a little bit like a free lunch without the calories," says Dr. Ronald Evans, lead researcher of the Salk group. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... exercise in a pill! Wait -- we've been promised this before...
Lebron's Ankle Sprain Isn't Too Serious, But Yours May Be
Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living
While basketball fans let out a sigh of relief when it was reported that Lebron James' ankle sprain was minor, for many weekend warriors and part-time athletes, ankle sprains can be much more serious.
Sustainable Health Care Reform
Ezekiel Emanuel | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
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The Guaranteed Healthcare Access Plan proposes to repair the health care system by giving all Americans a voucher to select a standard benefits package offered by insurance company.
Genes at the Crossroads
Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living
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Human behavior isn't complex the way a game of chess is, or the way the wiring is in a computer, for example. Human traits cannot be ascribed to one gene or even a large group.
Scientists Clone Cancer-Sniffing Dog: Pets Are Next
Huffington Post | Posted 06.16.2008 | Home
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In South Korea, scientists have been cloning animals with desirable traits and genetic alterations. Last year, researchers cloned cats that glow under...
Let's Get Serious About Promoting Breastfeeding
Melissa Bartick | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living
Breastfeeding saves lives and money. Yet most women do not even meet their own breastfeeding goals, not to mention those set by the government.
The Vitamins are Coming! The Vitamins are Coming!
Doug Bremner | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living
There is now a large body of research, including studies with tens of thousands of patients, that shows that vitamins do not prevent heart disease or lengthen your life.
An Update On Pine Straw
Doug Bremner | Posted 05.13.2008 | Living
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about pine straw and the division in the state of Georgia. Anyway I got some interesting feedback from our South Georgia/North Florida contingent about the topic of pine straw.
Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?
Doug Bremner | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living
Half of all Americans take prescription medications. Eighty one percent take some type of pill. 100,000 die every year from a prescription med that they either didn't need or that was not properly prescribed. What is going on here?
Is it Good for You? Ask the Crowds
Trisha Gura | Posted 03.13.2008 | Living
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Is it a smart idea to trust the masses when dealing with your health? How effective is crowdsourcing at increasing our medical knowledge, especially when the medical studies are lacking?
Just Work: An Open Letter to CNA/NNOC Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro
Michaela Silver | Posted 03.12.2008 | Living
This week, healthcare workers in Ohio saw their dreams of forming a union derailed after the California Nurses Association bombarded workers with wildly false and misleading leaflets.
The Clinton Health Care Fallacy
Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics
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Clinton isn't really for universal health care, or she would be advocating a socialized system not unlike Canada's, Great Britain's, or France's: free and accessible medical care.
Overdose and Heath Ledger, Part III: Shame About Addiction Should Not Obscure Truth About How Drugs Kill
Maia Szalavitz | Posted 02.07.2008 | Living
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It's conceivable that Ledger had an incompetent doctor, but the more parsimonious explanation, given his history of recreational drug use, is that he was not following doctor's orders at all.
Wake Up and Smell the Sugar Pill -- or Don't and Let It Work!
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 01.15.2008 | Living
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Here's a little secret that millions probably don't realize: Benadryl works by virtue of its placebo effect. That's right: it's all in your head so to speak.
Seven Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
Fox News | Posted 12.24.2007 | Living
Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair gr...
Why Can't Docs Be More Like Dogs?
Peggy Drexler | Posted 12.09.2007 | Living
The difference between service dogs and doctors -- besides medical school, internships, residencies, proud parents and opposable thumbs -- is total and absolute concentration on the patient.
From Doulas to Doctors, Women Are Still Dismissed
Joyce McFadden | Posted 12.04.2007 | Living
Three of my cases this year have focused on trauma created by the failure of doctors to listen to, and communicate with, women in situations of fear and distress.
The Future of the Body (Part 3)
Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.30.2007 | Living
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The brilliant success of mainstream medicine in many areas has led to an attitude of "I'll do what I want and let them fix it later."
Medicine for the Body (Politic)
Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living
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What is the calling of a physician in today's world? What must integrative medicine address to care for peoples' health?
Panel Says Children Under 6 Should Not Get Cold Medicines
Washington Post | Rob Stein | Posted 10.19.2007 | Home
A special panel of federal advisers voted overwhelmingly today that popular cough and cold medications should not be used in children younger than age...
Release 0.9: Health2.1 -- Afterthoughts on the Wonderful Health 2.0 Conference
Esther Dyson | Posted 09.23.2007 | Business
Companies are empowering consumers (or patients) giving them the tools to talk to one another, to question their doctors, to monitor their own conditions.
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