• External hemorrhoids and internal hemorrhoids

    Updated: 2010-11-30 14:47:19
    Know the two kinds of hemorrhoids: external hemorrhoids and internal hemorrhoids know once and for all that your hemorrhoids are classified according to the location of inflammation. If it is found inside the anus in the pectin ate zone of the internal hemorrhoids is considered. This is the most common type of hemorrhoids and is characterized [...]

  • Honey May Help Nighttime Cough

    Updated: 2010-11-29 15:32:49

  • Postcode Lottery or Postcode Democracy?

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:00:00
    Today the Department of Health in England publishes an Atlas of Healthcare Variation, which shows how outcomes for asthma vary in different parts of the country. This is timely. Earlier this week, Deputy PM Nick Clegg argued that we should celebrate greater local decision-making as ?postcode democracy? and not condemn it as a postcode lottery.

  • AP, Science News, etc: Signs that lakes are warming, too. (How could they not be?)

    Updated: 2010-11-24 20:01:11
    NASA researchers who looked at satellite data say some of the worlds large, deep lakes are doing what the air and the ocean have been doing lately: getting warmer. Their analysis, in the American Geophysical Union’s journal Geophysical Research Letters, is boosted by press releases from both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and the [...]

  • Reuters, etc: If the Arctic ice does fade, polar bears will have another big problem. Grizzlies.

    Updated: 2010-11-24 19:16:09
    Some wildlife biologists at UCLA tried to write up a serious study of the ability of polar bears to change habits and compete for food in an ice free summer arctic on dry land. But to look at some of the (scant) coverage of their paper in the journal PLoS One, it’ll be like that [...]

  • Effective treatment for thrombosed hemorrhoids

    Updated: 2010-11-24 14:38:45
    Effective treatment for thrombosed hemorrhoids naturally and from home If you’re reading this article most likely to suffer from these painful thrombosed hemorrhoids. Although one must recognize in advance that is the most difficult to handle with respect to hemorrhoids that should not be cause for concern or fright. A frotunadamente a while there is a [...]

  • Sci Dev.net: Two stories (reports really) on climate, crops, and new foods

    Updated: 2010-11-23 19:55:47
    After long failure to look at the latest from the non-profit agency to the developing world, SciDev.net, I took a look and found two stories that resonate nicely without express overlap. These are from a news service that is a genuine service, providing stories on science and closely related topics that, as the outlet’s name [...]

  • Symptoms and treatment of osteoporosis in men and women

    Updated: 2010-11-20 09:04:24
    Osteoporosis arises due to a decrease in bone mass in the skeleton, causing a deterioration of bone tissue resulting in weaker bones (the bones are less compact) and making them more prone to fracture. Osteoporosis is the main cause of broken bones in women after menopause and some elders in general. Osteoporosis symptoms Osteoporosis itself does not cause [...]

  • Osteoporosis Treatment

    Updated: 2010-11-20 09:00:32
    Once diagnosed, the main form of treatment is the use of medication to prevent or delay the continued loss of bone or more rarely, increase bone mass. Medical treatment is most commonly prescribed hormone replacement therapy. Prescribed estrogen with or without progestins, at low doses with the idea of recovering the lost endogenous hormone levels with [...]

  • Diagnosis of hemorrhoids should be about typical symptoms

    Updated: 2010-11-17 14:27:53
    Diagnosis of hemorrhoids should be about typical symptoms – For the diagnosis of hemorrhoids should be about typical symptoms, blood and secretions to defecate, with an external anal inspection or examination rectoscopico, confirming the presence of dilation of the rectum. Analysis should be performed to verify the presence of anemia. As the rectal bleeding is the [...]

  • Natural Standard Fibromyalgia Review Published

    Updated: 2010-11-16 15:33:10

  • Job Strain and Heart Health

    Updated: 2010-11-15 20:13:12

  • ACAAI: Lung Tests Help Assess Asthma in Young Patients

    Updated: 2010-11-15 17:00:24
    PHOENIX -- Testing lung function in young asthma patients may help paint a better picture of how well their disease is controlled, a researcher said here.

  • ACAAI: Asthma Drug Safe, Effective in Blacks

    Updated: 2010-11-15 15:55:48
    PHOENIX -- The asthma combination medication budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort) is safe and effective in African-American patients, according to two studies presented here.

  • ACAAI: Obesity Linked to Asthma Among Allergic Patients

    Updated: 2010-11-15 00:19:02
    PHOENIX -- Obesity and "super-obesity" were significantly associated with asthma in a predominantly black group of inner-city patients who also had allergies, a researcher reported here.

  • Gout Cases on the Rise in U.S.

    Updated: 2010-11-11 07:00:00
    8.3 million Americans reported they had been told by their doctor they have gout.

  • FDA Approves Egrifta to Treat Lipodystrophy in HIV Patients

    Updated: 2010-11-11 07:00:00
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Egrifta (tesamorelin) to treat HIV patients with lipodystrophy.

  • CDC: Nearly 1 in 10 Kids Has ADHD

    Updated: 2010-11-11 07:00:00
    According to the CDC, one in 10 children and teens in the United States has a diagnosis of ADHD.

  • Knowing the problems of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

    Updated: 2010-11-10 10:12:59
    There are several risk factors, when added, increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease or diabetes No official figures exist to show that the magnitude of the problem, due to difficulties in diagnosis because not all people who are overweight or obese frequent medical checks are carried out in order to analyze this condition. However, it is [...]

  • New Egg Recall Due to Salmonella

    Updated: 2010-11-10 07:00:00
    Media reports link the Ohio farm to the owner of the farms behind the recent massive egg recall.

  • Few Teens Finish HPV Shot Series

    Updated: 2010-11-10 07:00:00
    Teens may be unprotected or underprotected from the strains of HPV linked to cervical cancer.

  • Arthritis Drugs Linked to Lower Odds of Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2010-11-10 07:00:00
    Preliminary research suggests that people who take drugs called TNF blockers for rheumatoid arthritis may potentially reduce their odds of developing Alzheimer's disease.

  • Revlimid (Lenalidomide) - updated on RxList

    Updated: 2010-11-09 07:00:00
    Revlimid (Lenalidomide) drug description - FDA approved labeling for prescription drugs and medications at RxList

  • Plavix Drug Combo OK for Heart Disease

    Updated: 2010-11-09 07:00:00
    According to new guidelines, the benefits of using a common class of heartburn drugs in combination with antiplatelet therapy in people with heart disease outweighs the risk for most people with a history of gastrointestinal (GI) problems.

  • Pill Cuts Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

    Updated: 2010-11-09 07:00:00
    According to findings from a late-stage study of more than 600 patients, an experimental pill may help to reduce pain and swelling and improve physical function in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

  • Gardasil HPV Vaccine Stopping Genital Warts

    Updated: 2010-11-09 07:00:00
    Widespread vaccination of girls with the Gardasil HPV vaccine has cut genital warts cases by 60% in young women -- and by 30% in heterosexual men.

  • How best to influence a school?

    Updated: 2010-11-09 00:00:00
    The question of whether schools are safe for children with asthma crops up regularly on this blog and in our discussion forums. The urgency of debate was ratcheted up earlier this year when an inquest found that his school?s neglect had contributed to Samuel Linton?s death.

  • CHEST: Kids' Mild Asthma No Barrier to Severe Attacks

    Updated: 2010-11-05 13:14:51
    VANCOUVER -- Near-fatal asthma exacerbations in children often arise in those with previously mild disease and are due to avoidable irritants, researchers found.

  • Know More About Obesity and Diabetes

    Updated: 2010-11-03 10:04:43
    One in seven people over 50 have impaired glucose tolerance, which consists of elevated blood sugar levels after eating. In most cases, this intolerance develops as a result of obesity and associated metabolic syndrome. If the person does not take concrete measures (weight loss, control their diet and exercising regularly) when you are diagnosed with this [...]

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