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Searching for Health Information Online Dangerous

Approximately eight million Americans search for health information online every day [1]. However, the information those health seekers are reading may not be very healthy at all. A new study by the...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: highlight health site, credibility, health search, hon, honcode
Overeating Fast Food Carbs Causes Signs of Liver Damage

A recent study evaluating the effects of fast-food-based overeating on liver enzymes and liver triglyceride content has been making the news this week. However, most media sources have been...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food and nutrition, alanine aminotransferase, alt, carbohydrates, cholesterol
ScienceCures: Today’s Science, Tomorrow’s Cures

Last month, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) launched a new website, ScienceCures.org, a voter education initiative aimed at raising the profile of federal...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: resources, aaas, advocacy, biomedical research, education initiative
Living Healthy Isn’t Cost Saving, It’s Cost Effective

There are a lot of good reasons for people to lose weight and to quit smoking. However, according to a new study published in PLoS Medicine, saving money on lifetime healthcare costs isn’t one...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: healthcare, cost effective, cost saving, healthcare costs, healthy living
Presenting Highlight HEALTH 2.0

I’ve written previously about my desire to explore the use of web 2.0 in health and medicine. Two months ago, I created a page on the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory to index articles that...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: highlight health site, fitness 2.0, health 2.0, health focused social network, health resource
Chiropractic Adjustments and Artery Dissection: Is Your Neck in Safe Hands?

Cervicocerebral arterial dissections are increasingly recognized as a cause of stroke, particularly in young people. The term “cervicocerebral arterial” refers to the arteries in the neck...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: health news, arterial dissection, artery, artery dissection, carotid
Top 6 Most Important Cancer Advances of 2007

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently published its third annual Clinical Cancer Advances report, Clinical Cancer Advances 2007: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment,...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: diseases & conditions, bevacizumab, breast cancer, cancer death, cancer drug
HEALTH Highlights - January 14, 2008

The Gene Genie Gone Awry? | Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You The Gene Sherpa discusses false positives and educational shortcomings of most physicians with respect to genome...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: health highlights, biology, bpr3, chemistry, exercise
Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death

With all the recent discussion and debate by the presidential candidates regarding healthcare issues, I thought a study published last month in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians was quite timely....

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 12 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: healthcare, breast cancer, cancer, cancer death, cancer prevention
The Best of Highlight HEALTH 2007 - The Year in Review

As 2007 comes to a close, I would like to thank you for your readership. Just over one year ago, I launched two websites, Highlight HEALTH and the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory. Here at Highlight...

Started in Highlight HEALTH • 1 response • Last response by ptrikha1 (4189) • 12 months ago
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