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Influenza Q&A with Dr. Payam Hakimi

Influenza is still in the news, be it H1N1 or the seasonal flu. But even when the flu isn’t newsworthy, we still need to be aware of it, particularly over the winter season. With the holiday...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, dr payam hakimi, flu plan, h1n1, influenza
Surgery Blood Clot Risk Higher Than Thought

Blood clots that form most often in the leg are a concern after surgery. This is one reason why nurses try to get patients up and about as soon as is possible after surgery. For those who...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, blood clots after surgery, deep vein thrombosis, dvt, pulmonary emboli
Health Canada Recalls Lot of Zaditen Tabs

PRESS RELEASE – Health Canada One Lot of Zaditen Tablets (for Asthma) Recalled Due to Potential Health RisksOTTAWA – Health Canada is advising consumers that Montreal-based Paladin...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, asthma drug, ketotifen recall, zaditen recall
Canadian Recall Slim-Fast Ready-to-Drink

Press Release SLIM-FAST READY-TO-DRINK MEAL REPLACEMENT SHAKE PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN BACILLUS CEREUS BACTERIAOTTAWA, December 3, 2009 – Unilever Canada Inc. has informed the Canadian Food...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, bacillus cereus, canadian food inspection agency, food recall, slim-fast ready to drink meal replacements
No Brain Tumors with Cell Phones: Study

Despite warnings to the contrary, the increasing use of cell phones has not resulted in an increase in brain cancer (glioma and meningioma), show the results of a study looking at 60,000 people...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, brain-cancer, cell phones, glioma, meningioma
Early A.M. Cigs Mean More Poison in Body

The earlier you light up your cigarettes, the higher the levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine you’ll have in your blood, regardless of how many cigarettes you have throughout the day,...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, cigarettes, cotinine, nicotine levels, smoking
Free Eye Exams for Eligible U.S. Seniors

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease associated that affects the central vision – in the middle of your eye. You can have wet AMD or dry AMD. People with AMD lose the...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, age-related-macular-degeneration, amd, free eye exams
Antiviral News on World AIDS Day

AIDS is anything but past – it’s a disease that is affecting millions of people around the world. But, because there are now antiretroviral medications that can help people with  HIV and...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, abacavir, amivudien, emtricitabine, epzicom
Stroke Belt Residents Have Higher Risk

We’ve heard of the Bible Belt in the United States, but did you know there is a Stroke Belt too? The belt is made of the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas,...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, bible belt, health authorities, stroke belt, stroke risk
Waking Up for the Bathroom & Sleep Apnea

Waking up to go to the bathroom is a familiar routine for many people. They wake up because they have to urinate. Or maybe not. Not if researchers from New Mexico are right. Their study, published in...

Started in Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, nocturia, sleep-apnea, snoring
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