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Can We Contain Aids In Five Years?

Can We Contain Aids In Five Years?

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21 Feb 2010
Professor Brian Williams is a South African expert. He said if the majority of the world was tested for HIV and the infected were treated, ...

Hope For Peanut Allergy Sufferers

Hope For Peanut Allergy Sufferers

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21 Feb 2010
There is some promising news for sufferers of peanut allergies. A British doctor is beginning the largest study on the potentially deadly allergy. Dr. Andrew ...

FDA asked to recall Avandia

FDA asked to recall Avandia

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20 Feb 2010
Avandia is a strong medication, used to control insulin sensitivity and symptoms of type 2 diabetes. The New England Journal of Medicine announced on May ...

 
Progesterone Saving Lives After Brain Injury?

Progesterone Saving Lives After Brain Injury?

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20 Feb 2010
Good news may be right around the corner for people who suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Researchers believe that TBI's can be cured by the ...

U.S. Senator Lautenberg Diagnosed with Stomach Cancer

U.S. Senator Lautenberg Diagnosed with Stomach Cancer

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19 Feb 2010
Senate Democrat, Frank Lautenberg has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, according to his office. While the 86-year-old New Jersey Senator is expected to make a ...

PARE Gives New Hope For Cancer Treatment

PARE Gives New Hope For Cancer Treatment

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19 Feb 2010
A team of researchers at John Hopkins have developed a new test that determines whether a cancerous tumor is returning in a patient and when ...

 
Breakthrough Can Genetically Fingerprint Cancer

Breakthrough Can Genetically Fingerprint Cancer

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19 Feb 2010
A international team of doctors and scientist lead by Victor E. Velculescu, MD, PhD, have announced a breakthrough tool in the battle with cancer. The ...

Optimism may lead to a healthier heart, studies show.

Optimism may lead to a healthier heart, studies show.

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18 Feb 2010
The European Heart Journal recently published the findings of a study that shows that if a person is a natural optimist, they may have a ...

Country Living Isn’t As Healty As We Thought

Country Living Isn’t As Healty As We Thought

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18 Feb 2010
A report release Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute shows the unexpected result that suburban counties, not ...

 
Ibuporfen Can Significantly Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Ibuporfen Can Significantly Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

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18 Feb 2010
Regular users of the headache medicine ibuprofen, have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease according to a new study. More than one million people ...

Risk of Heart Disease Can Be Reduced By Happy Mood

Risk of Heart Disease Can Be Reduced By Happy Mood

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18 Feb 2010
Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center have recently released new findings that show being in a happy mood can actually reduce a person’s risk ...

Being happy really does help your heart

Being happy really does help your heart

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18 Feb 2010
According to a new 10-year study released this week in the European Heart Journal, an individual's general state of mind and overall mental health is ...

 
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