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In the United States in the mid-1990s, more than fifty thousand people were dying from HIV and now that number is down to approximately thirteen thousand due in part to condom distribution and education campaigns.  Now there is a new deadlier killer on the horizon and that is Hepatitis C and one that they are [...]

Dogs are indeed man’s best friend. A recent medical study has shown that having dogs is very beneficial to pregnant women. According to the research conducted by the University of Liverpool in the U.K., pregnant women who own a dog are 50 percent more likely to do a 30-minute exercise everyday. The researchers said having [...]

Who says playing video games will not offer other benefits aside from entertainment and fun? A recent medical study, has shown that playing video games for 40 hours could help cure patients suffering from cataracts. Doctor Daphne Maurer, of McMaster University in Canada, said playing video games for 40 hours in four weeks could help [...]

Dr. Paul Volkman, age sixty-four and an Illinois physician, has been sentenced by a federal judge in Ohio to four life terms after being convicted in the death of four patients from a drug overdose.  From 2003 to 2005, he had dispensed more Oxycodone painkiller medication that any other physician in the United States.  The [...]

Tom Holloway, age fifty-seven, of Niceville, Florida, is recovering at a burn center after an electric cigarette exploded in his mouth.  On Monday he was smoking the cigarette when it exploded, sounding like a firecracker had gone off in the house.  They are saying that a faulty battery that was inside the E-cigarette most likely [...]

Roche, the company that makes the prescribed cancer medication Avastin is warning patients and physicians about the counterfeit vials of this product that have been distributed.  This fake cancer drug does not contain the key ingredient that makes it work.  Avastin is used to treat cancers of the brain, colon, kidney, and lung and is [...]

It seems that in today’s society there are more and more people living to be a hundred years old or old but what is their secret to reaching that milestone?  Is it genetics?  Are they doing something different in the way they live and eat?  Here are some of the answers to those many questions [...]

It may come as a surprise to many that, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), fewer than 50% of Americans see a dentist each year.  In addition to this, 33 million Americans live in areas that are underserved by dental health professionals, and 5 years ago, almost two-thirds of retirees did not have adequate dental coverage. [...]

Torrance, CA, January 25, 2012 – A healthy diet might be the most important tool you have for balancing your metabolism. Most people know enough to get the junk food and artificial ingredients out of their diet for the New Year but improving the metabolism also involves “putting the good things in.” A daily regimen [...]

Many people think that a heart attack “just” happens and that the first sign is chest pain going down the left arm. This is not always the case because there are many symptoms that may happen days, even weeks, that are leading up to a heart attack. These symptoms can be different in men, older [...]