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Study Finds Niacin Is Better Than Zetia At Reducing Artery Clogs

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that Niacin (produced by Abbott and sold as Niaspan) is more effective than the new blockbuster drug ezetimibe (produced by Merck and sold as Zetia) at reducing artery-clogging deposits caused by high...

created by Yuliya Talmazan | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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Barbara McPherson

Drug-resistant Malaria Sparks Alert

The emergence of a strain of drug-resistant malaria parasites in Cambodia has sparked an alert among health care providers. Malaria is a major killer claiming more than a million each year. For those...

created by Barbara McPherson | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Smog Exposure Linked to Early Death

A large study has demonstrated for the first time that long-term exposure to smog significantly increases the risk of dying from lung disease. The risk of dying from respiratory disease is more than three times...

created by Rachel Nixon | 36 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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Poker Chip Thief Caught at Mohegan Sun, Connecticut

With the economy what it is people can not even afford to gamble. So one 50 year old man took drastic action and got himself arrested, charged with larceny, hospitalized and charged a $500 bond, all for $182 in...

created by harringtola | 41 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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Computer Science Geek

The New England Journal of Medicine Questions Distributing HPV Vaccines

This article states that the New England Journal of Medicine has posted articles questioning the distribution of GARDASIL, manufactured by Merck & Co. Inc and Cervarix, manufactured by...

created by Karen Hatter | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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ScienceDave

Study: Seniors Still Engaging in Sex

A survey recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Lindau et al., 2007. A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States , 357(8): 762-774) shows the elderly aren't afraid...

created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE STUDY REVEALS THAT OBESITY WORKS LIKE A SOCIA...

A recent study from the good folks at the New England Journal of Medicine has revealed that the spread of obesity functions much like an online social network. An article in last week's New York Times has amplified both the size and scope of the NEJM study. Seemingly every...

created by DrGooch | 2 years ago
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IPods and thunderstorms don't mix, doctors warn

It's bound to make people think of iPods as a danger, even though in order to experience this type of injury you must simultaneously be hit by lightening. Nonetheless, be warned -according to the New England...

created by kate | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Chance98

Shilpa, Christie, a Prince, a President and lots of Prime Numbers

It's Friday which means it's not only the end of the week, but it's also time for the "Friday Blog Buzz round-up." In this particular little piece, I look at some of today's most talked about, [Yahoo'd] buzz...