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Bleeding Disorder Patients Warned

A small number of patients with a bleeding disorder have experienced a potentially life-threatening loss of red blood cells, the FDA and the manufacturer and distributor of a medicine that treats the disorder warned Friday. Patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura, or ITP, should imm…

Rotavirus vaccines cut infant deaths

Two new experimental vaccines have been shown to be effective to prevent severe childhood diarrhea caused by rotaviruses, US studies showed on Wednesday. According to new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine, the vaccines, Rotateq and Rotarix, by drug-makers Merck and GlaxoSmith…

Abdominal Chemotherapy Extends Lives of Ovarian Cancer Patients

For women with advanced ovarian cancer, adding doses of chemotherapy delivered directly into the abdomen can help them survive up to 12 months longer, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Traditionally, women received only tumor-removal surgery foll…

Obstetric Complications Associated With Later Eating Disorder

Perinatal complications for the mother or baby may increase the risk of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa for children during their teens, reported investigators here. If the mother was anemic during pregnancy, had diabetes, or placental infarction, the child has an increased risk of an…

Faulty Breast Stem Cells May Cause Tumors

Defects in a newly identified breast stem cell that drives the formation of breast tissue may lead to tumors, according to an Australian study with mice. Under normal circumstances, this breast stem cell will produce healthy tissue. But genetic errors in the stem cell, perhaps combined wi…

Marijuana now legal for chronically ill

The Rhode Island House of Representative voted 59-13 to legalize marijuana for medical purposes and stated that it's not criminal when someone use marijuana under doctor's recommendation to relieve their symptoms. Overriding the governor’s veto, the Rhode Island House of Represent…

Meditation: Why Meditation And How Does It Help

The stressful lives we lead today take their toll on our health. Mental stress and physical fatigue drain us of our positive energy leaving us depleted physically, mentally and emotionally. Considered to be part of alternative medicine, meditation is fast gaining popularity amongst conven…

Benefits of Coral Calcium

The benefits of coral calcium are many, which is the main reason why coral calcium supplements are widely used by people around the world. First, it is important to understand that there are two distinct types of coral calcium being sold on the market today: land-mined coral calcium and m…

Hair Fall - A Common Thing In Everyone's Life

Hair, a sign of beauty and care has always been very important in everyone's life. Be it male or a female it needs to be taken care very diligently. To avoid hair fall there are different remedies which can be used and some very age-old concoction of herbs which would be very benefici…

Treating strep throat the old way isn't working anymore

When it comes to treating strep throat, older types of antibiotics are increasingly less likely to kill the germ that causes millions of sore throats, fevers and missed school days for children each year. Yet recent studies show that as many as 90 percent of children treated for strep sti…