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Google Uses Search Results to Estimate Flu Activity
Google has launched a new service called Google Flu Trends that uses search activity to estimate flu activity in your state. They say it could act as an early warning system for a severe outbreak. So why bother with estimates from aggregated search queries? It turns out that traditional flu...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Study: Women's Hands Have More Bacteria Than Men's
The BBC reports that a new study has found that women harbour more types of bacteria on their hands than men Women have a greater range of different types of bacteria on the palms of their hands than men, US research suggests. The study also found that human hands harbour far higher numbers of...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Treating Itchy Eyes With OTC Eye Drops
This video from Fox News discusses some of the OTC drugs that help with eye itching and irritation caused by allergies. In the video Dr. Manny says he likes a recent drug called Pataday that treats your eyes. It's a one drop once-a-day treatment as opposed to other eye allergy drops that need to...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Virginia Drugstore Refusing to Sell Contraceptives
CNN says a new drug store in a Virginia strip mall is refusing to sell any contraceptives of any kind. They are doing this because of religious beliefs. You can also read an here about the Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy (DMC Pharmacy) in Virginia. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds
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Published a month ago

AOA Warns Halloween Eye Wear Can Damage Eyes
The American Optometric Association (AOA) is warning consumers about the risks of wearing decorative contact lenses without a prescription from an eye doctor. These non-corrective lenses are especially popular around Halloween. According to the AOA, only a proper medical evaluation from an eye...
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Published a month ago

Super Lice Frustrate Parents and Leave Kids Itchy
Super lice are real. The nasty little critters have developed immunity and cannot be killed easily with today's commercial lice killers. MSNBC has an article about super lice. Researchers have been warning for years that head lice in the U.S. and around the world are developing immunity to the...
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Published 2 months ago

Britain Adds Graphic Labels to Cigarette Packs
The image on the right is one of the new graphic images the UK is going to require on cigarette packs to deter people from smoking. You can see another image here which shows a man with what appears to be a horrible throat tumor. The pictures, which show cancerous lungs and throats as well as...
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Published 2 months ago

John McCain Takes Stricter Stance on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Wired reports tha Senator John McCain has taken a stronger stance against embryonic stem cell research lately. Wired says McCain would even "criminalize a promising branch of stem cell research." In his statement, McCain at first claimed to support ESC research. However, he said "clear lines...
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Published 2 months ago

What Should You Keep In Your Medicine Cabinet?
Dr. Mallika Marshall shows Chris Wragge on the CBS News HealthWatch segment what some of the essential over-the-counter medicine products are. This might be helpful to keep in your medicine cabinet. Some of the drugs Dr. Marshall mentions includes Sudafed, Bendadryl, Claritan, Acetominiphine,...
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Published 3 months ago

Study Finds No Measles Vaccine and Autism Link
A new study has found that there is no link between the measles vaccine and Autism. Lipkin and colleagues searched for traces of genetic material linked to the virus in intestinal tissue taken from 25 children with autism and gastrointestinal problems. They compared the samples to those from 13...
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Published 3 months ago

3-D Brain Surgery
3-D is no longer just a special effect tool for the movies. Brain surgeons are starting to use 3-D technology for brain surgery. The technology should help surgeons operate more easily on brain tumors. The video from CBS talks about a patient who had a brain tumor that was partially blocking his...
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Published 4 months ago