Teens Use Tanning Beds to Look Good Desp…
May 16, 2011 by Todd Edwards
You're So Vain: New Survey Shows Teens Use Tanning Beds to Look Good Despite Knowing Health Risks For many teens and young adults, living in the moment is all about having fun, looking good and not worrying...
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New Data Show Lasting Effects and No Ser…
March 25, 2011 by American Academy of Pain Medicine
Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with the mild decompression procedure reported sustained improvements in pain Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with the mild decompression procedure (an alternative to open spinal surgery for many patients), reported sustained improvements in...
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Don’t Suffer in Silence with Toe Pain
August 1, 2011 by Todd Edwards
Toe deformities should be treated early, paper shows, and improper footwear can be to blame Rosemont, IL --- While deformities of the lesser toes (all toes other than the big toe) can be very painful, there are...
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Meditation Reduces Loneliness
August 13, 2012 by Mark Wheeler
Meditation significantly reduced expression of inflammatory genes Many elderly people spend their last years alone. Spouses pass and children scatter. But being lonely is much more than a silent house and a lack of companionship. Over time...
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Flu Antibody’s ‘One-Handed Grab’ May Boo…
September 28, 2012 by Dr Dali Edwards
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Sea Lane Biotechnologies have solved the co-crystal structure of a human antibody that can neutralize influenza viruses in a unique way The antibody recognizes the crucial structure that flu viruses...
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Helen B Taussig - a Founder of Pediatric…
December 25, 2011 by Todd Edwards
Helen Brooke Taussig is known as the founder of pediatric cardiology for her innovative work on "blue baby" syndrome In 1944, Taussig, surgeon Alfred Blalock, and surgical technician Vivien Thomas developed an operation to correct the congenital...
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