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10 illnesses brought on by our addiction to modern technology
If you're the sort of person who spends more time texting than talking, be warned - you could even be doing it in your sleep. People leading busy lives are often unable to switch off at night and end up picking... Artificial brain '10 years away' - End of the human race?
" A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist has claimed. Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, has already simulated elements of a rat... 705 views | 38 recommendations | 9 comments
Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?
Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?Debbie Jeffries shows Correspondent Harold Dow the bag of marijuana she keeps in her freezer. (CBS) .hideit {display:none} (CBS) Debbie Jeffries of Rocklin, Calif., and her mother,... Google's New Flu Tracker: A Public Health Service
Just in time for flu season, Google has launched Google Flu Trends a Web site that uses flu-related searches to track influenza outbreaks.Health officials say the chief benefit of Google's Web site is the speed of... How to Prevent the Common Cold: Wash Your Hands
Contrary to popular belief, taking vitamin C every day does not prevent the common cold, nor does taking vitamin C promote recovery if the symptoms of a cold have already manifested. The beneficial...
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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896 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Marijuana As Wonder Drug
"Marijuana As Wonder Drug By Lester Grinspoon, Boston.com, 1 March 2007 The Boston Globe, © Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. Also published as: Marijuana, the wonder drug - International Herald Tribune A NEW STUDY* in the journal Neurology is being hailed as...THE ASSOCIATION OF HOLE IN THE WALL CAMPS JOINS IN REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND L...
In marking the passing of its founder, Paul Newman, the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps has issued the following statement: While greatly saddened by Paul's passing, the family of Hole in the Wall Camps...Parkinson drugs turned headmaster into paedophile
A headmaster with thousands of indecent pictures of children on his computer has been aquited after a judge ruled that the drugs he was taking to combat Parkinson's disease turned him into a paedophile."A former headmaster who amassed thousands of indecent images of children...Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Salmonella Typhimiriumis
More cases of Salmonella outbreaks, this time in Oregon and Washington states. The culprit this time around: Alfalfa Sprouts. It is believed that the infected sprouts were contaminated by farm animals grazing the... Tomatoes Get Bad Rap, Jalapenos may be salmonella culprit with 943 ill
Government health investigators had initially focused on some types of fresh tomatoes, which have been removed from menus across the country, but are turning toward jalapenos as sicknesses continue. "Recently,...
created by Albert Milliron | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1754 views | 52 recommendations | 26 comments
Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis
"NEW YORK - When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president of the American Medical Association when he fell ill months ago. And so did the mother of a soldier...An 8-inch nurse could save you
" IT’S what every patient wants – a private nurse to care for them at home instead of in hospital. Now that dream could become reality, sort of, for thousands of people suffering with long-term illnesses. They...
created by sweet east pearl | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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208 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Second safe injection site in Vancouver's West End slips federal radar
So far the federal government hasn't acknowledged a second, smaller safe injection site in Vancouver, but I'm sure a write-up in the Globe and Mail will up their profile.Meanwhile, East Vancouver's Insite is...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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4191 views | 7 recommendations | 9 comments
Americans Sick from Breakfast Salmonella-O's
Almost two dozen Americans have become sick due to salmonella contamination in packaged cereals."Cereal sold in the U.S. and found to be tainted with salmonella is suspected to have sickened at least 23 people,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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412 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Stressed parents lead to sick kids, study says
A new study suggests the negative effects of stress may be, in effect, contagious. Depressed and anxious parents have an effect on the health of their kids, according to the research.Seems to make intuitive...Top Members Today
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