Archive for the ‘General Health’ Category
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Article word count: 548 Publishing Free Articles Zone articles is subject to our Publisher's Terms Of Service Add to Favorites Email to a friend Publish this Article Print this article Article direct link email Article Author Report this articlePoliomyelitis is a communicable disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Transmission of the virus occurs by direct person-to-person contact, ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Many of us are troubled with body odor. Those of us who have body odor detest it and try various methods to fight that. The first thing all of us do is - use deodorants. Do deodorants remove body odor? No, they only mask it and as the deodorant evaporates ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
When we speak about transmission, we are finding out about how the virus enters the body. Both HSAV 1 and HSV2 can enter the body through tiny cuts in the skin (even microscopic) and through the mucous membrane. Our inside of mouth, inner genitals, anus, are all covered with ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Genital herpes is a non-curable disease and it is desirable what we try to reduce the risk of contacting it. As we know it is mostly spread by skin-to-skin contact mainly during sexual act. To minimize your exposure to HSV follow the following- 1. ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
What is a deodorant? A deodorant is a product that leaves a pleasant smell upon the skin. This smell masks body odor. A deodorant need not contain any active ingredient to stop perspiration. That is done by antiperspirants. What ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation has selected Yu-Ning Wong, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Fox Chase Cancer Center, as one of 13 clinicians to receive a 2008 Career Development Award. Career Development Awards are presented to physicians in their second, third or fourth year as full-time faculty members in ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Atrium Medical Corporation today announced that it is initiating a voluntary and precautionary recall of selected lots of HYDRAGLIDE Brand Heparin-Coated Thoracic Drainage Catheters. Limited lots of Atrium heparin-coated Hydraglide Thoracic Catheters were manufactured with heparin found to have been contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). The patient risk associated ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
A new prostate cancer vaccine may give hope to men with metastatic prostate cancer by enabling their immune systems to fight the disease. Researchers from the University of Iowa presented data src="http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinkbits.png" title="Add to BlinkBits" alt="Add to BlinkBits" />Hide Sites
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Building a machine that moves like a cockroach, salamander, fish or another creature is no easy task. Over 100 of the world’s pioneering engineers, biologists and neuroscientists who have contributed to building biologically inspired robots will be src="http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinkbits.png" title="Add to BlinkBits" alt="Add to BlinkBits" />Hide Sites
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Compared to humans, bacteria have a much tidier genome. The tiny microorganisms pack their genes closely together, and don’t carry around a lot of extraneous DNA, so-called junk DNA that fills in the gaps between genes. Some 90 percent of the complete genome sequence of the bacteria E. coli contains ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Despite daily use of doctor-recommended proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to control gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, nearly 40 percent of patients who take them continue to experience breakthrough, which is a return of GERD symptoms, such as acid regurgitation and heartburn. These breakthrough symptoms lead more than half of GERD ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
The results of an international survey presented by Bayer Schering Pharma shows that many people face the same fears and concerns when they are first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the survey, 71 percent of people with MS had at least src="http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/images/blinkbits.png" title="Add to BlinkBits" alt="Add to BlinkBits" />Hide Sites
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: MEMY) announced progress with several key development programs at its R&D Day meeting with the investment community. The Company reported new clinical data for MEM 1414, its lead PDE4 inhibitor, demonstrating the compound’s CNS activity in humans. In addition, the Company has nominated MEM 68626 as ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Pulmo BioTech Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLMO.OB) has announced details of the methodology and purpose of its Phase I Human Trials with its PulmoBind Molecular Imaging technology for the diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension.The work will be carried out by the Pulmo BioTech subsidiary, PulmoScience Inc., and the ...
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