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Anorexia Nervosa: The Grim Facts
The statistics regarding anorexia nervosa are very grim. Girls and women, boys and men, are still coping with anorexia nervosa in ever increasing numbers.
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Skipping Insulin Shots Fatal
Among women with type 1 diabetes, those who took less insulin than prescribed had a threefold risk of mortality. This was found among women with eating disorders.
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What 2009 Florida Manatee Survey Results Mean
Are there more manatees in Florida or did the weather play a role in this year's count? How does the high mortality rate in 2008 factor in to deciding the species' status
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American Forests Are Dying
Trees and forests are critical to the ecology. Many know of the growing impact on the environment from the deforestation of Brazilian rainforests.
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Lung Reduction Surgery Too Risky for Some
The National Emphysema Treatment Trial has stopped enrolling certain high risk patients in their program, following research findings which show an extremetly high mortality rate. Learn who shouldn't have this surgery and what it means for the emphysema patient.
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Emergence of a Resistant Form of Aspergillus
European scientists have investigated the prevalence and spread of azole resistance, an effective anti-fungal, in Aspergillus Fumigatus isolates.
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The Infant Mortality Crisis
1 out of 4 Sierra Leonean children are losing their lives to easily preventable diseases driving home the urgent need for education and economic development.
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American, Canadian, British Health Care Systems
The US, Canada and the UK take very different approaches to providing health care to their citizens, both in funding and dispensing of care.
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Sea Creatures 101: Sea Turtles: Loggerheads
Loggerhead sea turtles are one of 7 species of sea turtles known to us. They have recently been classified as "endangered". Find out more about the Loggerhead in this article.
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Good Drugs, Bad Drugs
Is there such a thing as a 'good' drug vs. a 'bad' one from a spiritual perspective, or is the interpretation primarily political?
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Philippine National Development
A growing GNP, relative political stability, and commitment of resources to social development are yielding progress toward the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals.
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Breast Augmentation and Suicide
In recent years there have been six studies investigating the relationship between cosmetic breast implants and suicide. Here's what they found.
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Breast Cancer
All women are at risk of getting breast cancer and as you age your risk increases. On average one in seven women will get breast cancer over a 90 year life span.
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GREAT BLUE HERON
Not far from my house is a waterfront area complete with canal and hiking trail. In summer months, a Great Blue Heron makes this area its' home.
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Head Injuries in Older Adults
The aging brain combined with common medications makes older adults more vulnerable to traumatic brain injury with more severe consequences.
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Income Disparity and the Mississippi River
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Surprising Starvation Facts
Researchers are revealing surprising discoveries about malnutrition and starving children worldwide - also known as "child wasting." Is this a new psychological disorder?
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The Battle Continues After All These Years
This article briefly examines the reproductive and abortion rights of American women as well as the possible implications a conservative presidential administration could have on those rights.
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The Bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad
War correspondent Asne Seierstad describes life in Kabul Afghanistan.
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The Gladiators of Pompeii
Graffiti and other archaeological evidence tell us a great deal about the lives and life expectancy of Roman gladiators in Pompeii.
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The Risks of Liposuction
The risks of liposuction or cosmetic surgery can go beyond money or hospital time. Women who suffer or die after liposuction pay a huge price for weight loss surgery.
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Happy New Year - Snippets from the NY Times and San Antontio Breast Cancer Symposium
Research presented at SABSC, a NY Times article about healthcare and a politically correct holiday greeting.
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Anthrax in Cattle
Humans acquire anthrax through contact with infected animals or animal products - in areas where livestock infection is uncommon, human infection is rare.
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Avian Flu Pandemic
Avian influenza A virus has the potential to evolve into a strain that can effectively be spread person-to-person.
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Blunt Abdominal Injuries in Child Abuse Cases
Abdominal trauma can have a mortality rate as high as 45%, making the abdomen the most common site of initially unrecognized fatal injury in traumatized children.
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Can Homeopathy Treat Swine Flu?
How Homeopathy Works as 'Vibrational Medicine' and Should be Included in Effective Treatment in a Swine Flu Epidemic.
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Foods High in MUFA Could Shrink Belly Fat
Excess belly fat may lead to dietary diseases such as Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes. Science has shown that eating foods high in MUFA reduces belly fat accumulation.
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Human Head and Body Lice in History
From the time the first louse bit a human being, we've put up with them, misunderstood them, hated, them, and used them. They've affected us in return.
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Influenza Pandemic Threat Underplayed?
When the swine flu virus cuts loose in the winter will public health authorities be ready?
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Obesity Paradox: Fat Not Risky
Being even a little obese is said to be unhealthy. But after accounting for blood pressure, fitness, and other factors, heavier people live longer, a new study found.
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Study Shows Nurse-Midwives a Better Option for Pregnant Women
Many hospitals subject pregnant women to unnecessary hi-tech medical intervention when they give birth, and ignore the benefits offered by certified nurse-midwives. Read more about how a nurse midwife is the best option for most pregnant women.
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Veganism's New Era
Vegan, what is one? No, what this is not about natives of Las Vegas, Nev. (even if they actually are called vegans.)
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What Does The Britsh Government Study Say?
Why does the British governemt say women who marry younger men will have a shorter lifespan? Is this an accurate protrayal of age gap relationships?
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Why Is Hand Washing Important?
Most of us take for granted the knowledge that hand washing is essential for good personal hygiene. But this wasn't always the case.
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Florida Manatee
In the news, reclassification of the Florida Manatee from Endangered to Threatened status.
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The Trouble With Tables
Over-reliance on standardized weight/height charts can be hazardous to your health. A caveat, an apology, and a new policy.
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Urban fiascos ready to happen
Trends in urban development, threats to sustainable development.
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Cancer Statistics 2005
American Cancer Society's statistics on cancer, released 2005
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International Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Information and resources for expat women on International Breat Cancer Awareness month.
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Battling Breast Cancer in the UAE
Due to minimal awareness and cultural taboos, Breast Cancer mortality rates in the UAE are significantly higher than rates in the US and the UK.
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Lung Cancer is a Devastating Disease
Lung cancer history shows the highest mortality rate of all existing cancers and it is also the most preventable cancer there is.
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Before You Vote...
The upcoming Presidential elections and diabetes.
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Ten New Year's Resolutions to Improve Fishing Results
10 New Year's Resolutions to improve fishing results.
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Eating Disorders and Attitudes
Doctors lack respect for their obese patients. Bulimics have an increased risk of suicide. The risks of other disorders have not been taken seriously enough.
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Canine Parvovirus Infection
Parvovirus is a highly infectious, potentially life-threatening disease that affects puppies and dogs, and is transmitted readily through contact with feces and vomit.
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Dengue
Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans.
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Elizabeth Gaskell: Cranford
Gaskell has long been overshadowed by other Victorian novelists, but with a new BBC production of Cranford currently on screen, now is the time to revisit her novels.
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External Tumors in Dogs and Cats
Tumors have been burned away by black salves and cut out by knives for centuries. In pets, new and old solutions compete for success.
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Faith in Our Lives
Faith, healing, depression, God, christianity
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Fever – A Story from a Devon Churchyard
This account of a fever that swept Littleham in 1871 comprises a compelling blend of 'social history, research and imaginative reconstruction'.
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