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Clostridrum Difficile Infections: Increased Threat
C. difficile or CDAD (Clostridium difficile associated diseases) are gastrointestinal infections caused by an anaerobic bacterium and usually acquired...
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Big Thanks to RNCentral.com for Top 50 Health 2.0 Blogs!
RNCentral.com honored Healthline's Health Experts network of bloggers in their Top 50 Health 2.0 Blogs.We are really happy to be recognized along with...
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Pine Bark Extract May Reduce Osteoarthritis Symptoms
I wrote an earlier post about the benefits of Pycnogenol - Pycnogenol Helps Relieve Menstrual Pain. A new clinical trial indicates the pine bark...
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48 US Deaths due to Hurricane Ike so Far: 4 Year Old Boy Succumbs to Carbon Monoxide
As search and rescue teams make their way through the swath of devastation left by Hurricane Ike, the death count is rising. One fatality is a four...
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Violence Prevention in the Wake of Disaster
Hurricane season is stressful to everyone and the disruptions in routine, unexpected expenses and loss of income are especially difficult for those...
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Measles & Mumps on the Rise in the US Again: Are Vaccines Safe?
The CDC reported 131 new cases of measles in the first seven months of 2008, none resulting in deaths but 15 resulting in hospitalizations. Despite a...
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So You Think You Want to Volunteer as a Disaster Responder?
That is wonderful news to the people who need help, but organizations like the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) want you...
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Surgery for Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
A jury in Kentucky awarded $5 million to the widow of a man who died following elective surgery for Parkinson's disease symptoms. While most of us...
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What Would YOU Do in a Disaster?
Amanda Riley, author of The Unthinkable, and reporter for TIME has dedicated her career to understanding how humans respond to disasters and how to...
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Thank You Laurie Edwards at Chronic Dose for Grand Rounds Vol. 4 No. 50
Author/blogger Laurie Edwards at Chronic Dose hosted Getting Educated Medical Grand Rounds this week. Thanks for including my post Have the Olympics...
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HIV Infections in NYC Three Times National Rate
4800 people, most of them men who had sex with men (MSM) contracted HIV in NYC in 2006. NYC is considered the epicenter of the HIV epidemic, with...
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Hurricane Katrina Death Tally 1000 - Half of them Elderly
With a new hurricane bearing down on New Orleans and the surrounding area, a new report from Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness finally...
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Have the Olympics Inspired You to New Fitness Greatness?
While the US Olympic athletes brought home a record number of Olympic medals, statistics point to continuing rise of obesity in our country. If...
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First Medication for Huntington's Chorea Approved
Huntington's disease is a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative disorder marked by disabling chorea. Chorea is a symptom of the disease, manifesting in...
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Achilles Tendon Injury Fells China's Hero Liu Xiang
While the US is riding high on the stunning achievements of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, China's 1.3 billion fans are mourning a fallen hero, Liu...
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Rush Remedy Heals People and the Planet
Rush University Medical Center has come up with an exciting way to go green - recycling unused medical supplies. In a program called Rush Remedy,...
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John Edwards, the Self-Diagnosing Narcissist
Narcissist Personality Disorder (NPD) is no joke. If you remember your Greek mythology, Narcissus was a beautiful young man who fell in love with his...
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Bernie Mac dies of Sarcoidosis Complications
Everyone who has ever laughed at a Bernie Mac joke was saddened to hear of his premature death at age 50 this weekend, due to complications of...
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Unraveling the Threads in the Amerithrax Case
The FrederickNewsPost.com reports that Jean C. Duley filed a restraining order against her patient, Bruce Ivins, PhD., because an FBI agent suggested...
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Viruses Behaving Badly
Filoviruses can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in primates and humans. It was first recognized in 1967 in an outbreak in laboratories in Germany and...
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