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2 Low-Cost Drugs May Prevent Strokes

A three-year study of 170,024 patients has found that two low-cost medications – one for lowering cholesterol and one for lowering blood pressure – taken for two years reduced their risk...

HPV Vaccine Not Cause of U.K. Girl’s Death

Whether you agree with the new HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines or not, one has to be fair about the news that comes out about it. Last week, it was widely reported that a 14-year-old British girl...

Nasal Flu Vaccine Soon in Parts of U.S.

If you’ve been waiting for the H1N1 (swine flu) nasal flu vaccine, FluMist, it will be available next week in some parts of the United States, but in limited quantities as this is the first...

Celiac Disease Awareness Month: October

Celiac disease, or celiac sprue disease, is becoming more known over the past few years. Whether it’s because it’s becoming more common or it’s being diagnosed more frequently, we...

Sleep Perception Different in Men and Women

Elderly men and women have differing perceptions of how they sleep, say researchers. Women who feel they don’t sleep all that well actually do have a better quality of sleep than they think,...

Sudden Infant Death Awareness Month

The death of a child is one that most parents can’t imagine. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is like a monster hiding in the closet; we don’t like to believe it’s there, but...

Winner of Smart But Feeling Dumb

I recently read and reviewed the book Smart But Feeling Dumb by Harold Levinson and really found it an amazing resource for parents and people with dyslexia. I learned a lot from it, and was happy...

October is National Down Syndrome Month

Among the health issues being noted in the month of October is Down syndrome, or trisomy 21. Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that results in physical and mental challenges for the child born...

Cancer Cookbook – What to Eat

Eating well when you’re ill is extremely important. The problem is, when you’re ill, likely the last thing you want to do is eat. The less you eat, the weaker you get and a vicious cycle...

Heat Helps When Treating Tumors

Here’s some good news when it comes to treating cancer. German researchers have found that using heat to help treat tumors helps chemotherapy work better. Apparently when the tumors are...