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Dallas Wiens Full Face Transplant Update

Michael Distado — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:27:36 +0000

Medicine has progressed greatly in the past years. This marks the one-year anniversary of the world’s full face transplant on Dallas Wiens in Spain. Wiens, who hails from Texas, had all his facial features burned off by a high voltage electrical wire in November 2008. The image of Wiens after the accident was horrifying. There [...]

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Guatemalans Sue US Over 1940′s Syphilis Infections

Floyd S. — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:52:50 +0000

Foreign relations have often been a problem for the United States. What have we heard of Guatemala in the United States, other than the occasional friend or co-worker who goes there for a mission trip? The Cold War greatly affected the United States relations with Guatemala, which remains extremely underdeveloped even in the present. In [...]

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Alzheimer Blood Test Near

Michael Distado — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:52:35 +0000

A testing technique that is able to recognize Alzheimer’s disease could be on the way, or at least that is what a number of experts are saying. This is just one step in a huge initiative going forward to create a way to test for the disease which affects many people all over the world. [...]

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Wanda Rodriguez Reunites With Her Father Victor Peraza After 40 Years

Aaron M. — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:20:06 +0000

Wanda Rodriguez Reunites With Her Father Victor Peraza After 40 Years – Losing a father at the start of your life can be tough. Especially if you don’t have any idea what happened to him, what his story behind leaving his family is. For this father to then return at the end of his life, [...]

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Bisphosphonates: Bone Drug Could Increase Cancer Chances

Zoe B — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:25:55 +0000

Bisphosphonates: Bone Drug Could Increase Cancer Chances – A common bone drug, bisphosphonates, which is used to treat osteoporosis, has been found to double the risk of cancer of the oesophagus in those who have been taking it for five years or more. Researchers who conducted the study admitted that the results produced from the [...]

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Socializing & Longer Life

Zoe B — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:59:34 +0000

Socializing & Longer Life – A new study has shown that maintaining strong social connections with friends and family could help you live longer. The same is said about socializing with work colleagues and neighbors. The study shows that you can increase your chances of survival by a huge fifty percent by maintaining these connections. [...]

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Medical Devices Problems

Zoe B — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:47:45 +0000

A study has shown that medical devices used at home are among one of the worst culprits of causing problems. One of the most common problems are contact lenses causing infections or damage to the eyes be being left in too long without being properly cleaned. It is reported that many children every year attend [...]

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Watching TV is Dangerous For Your Health

Zoe B — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:37:00 +0000

A new study has shown that watching television for long periods of time can significantly increase the risk of dying from all natural causes. Dr. Alpa Patel led the study which showed that the risk is increased for both men and women who sit for long periods of their leisure time in front of the [...]

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