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Teens to take embarrassing ailments to Second Life doctors
guardian.co.uk — Spanish health authorities launched a virtual portal through Second Life designed to help young people too embarrassed to speak to a doctor about sexually transmitted disease or a drug problem. "This idea started as a way to connect real health professionals and adolescents and to give internet users a reliable space to get health advice."More… (Health)
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77 Cases of Hepatitis Spread through used Syrignes at Clinic
nytimes.com — Nevada health officials said Thursday that they had identified 77 new cases of hepatitis C among patients treated at a Las Vegas endoscopy practice, in one of the country’s largest outbreaks of the liver disease.More… (Health)
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‘Mad Pride’ Fights a Stigma
nytimes.com — Elyn recounts the florid visions she has experienced during her lifelong battle with schizophrenia, dancing ashtrays, houses that spoke to her, and hospitalizations where she was strapped down with leather restraints and force-fed medications...their talk is part of a conversation about mental illness, “extreme mental states...Members of the mad More… (Health)
petsheep‘Don’t Even Know What to Test For’ watch!
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Boy, 2, suffers from Children’s Alzheimer’s
telegraph.co.uk — Taylor Smith, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, has been diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type C, also known as Children’s Alzheimer’s. The disease means that the toddler is likely to develop signs of dementia before he becomes a teenager, although the symptoms can appear at any time...More… (Health)
vick3iiTeen Survives 25,000-Volt Shock That Burned His Clothes Off
foxnews.com — A 16-year-old in England somehow survived a 25,000-volt electrical shock from an overhead power line that burned his clothes off of his body.More… (Health)
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10 High-Tech Health Breakthroughs Coming Soon to Your Body
popularmechanics.com — Medicine of the future will make even today’s broad-based therapies obsolete. Breakthroughs such as cancer-hunting nanoparticles, virus-busting lasers and featherweight heart monitors have begun to usher in a new era of targeted treatment...More… (Health)
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Health Secrets of a 114-Year-Old Man: Lifestyle or Genes?
dailygalaxy.com — Researchers look into the secrets of one of the oldest people in the world. What causes long life?More… (Health)
WriterSD2nd Largest US Physicians Group Endorses Medical Marijuana
naturalnews.com — Transcending political controversy and stigma surrounding the subject, the second largest physician group in the country, the American College of Physicians (ACP), has endorsed the use, reclassification, and further study of medicinal marijuana.More… (Health)
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Can you suffer from chronic tiredness?
medicalhand.com — Learn what chronic tiredness is and how you can manage it.More… (Health)
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The Poison Ivy Cure... and 9 other Weird Uses for Vodka
thedailygreen.com — The Strong Spirit Can Help You Save Money and Reduce Chemicals.More… (Health)
msaleem10 natural ways to save your teeth
featuresblogs.chicagotribune.c… — Whoever thought being British could actually help SAVE your teeth?More… (Health)
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Breastfeeding Associated With Increased Intelligence
sciencedaily.com — The largest randomized study of breastfeeding ever conducted reports that breastfeeding raises children's IQs and improves their academic performance, a McGill researcher and his team have found.More… (Health)
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5 Diseases Flourishing Thanks to Global Warming
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]divinecaroline.com — Mosquitoes and other insects have long been harbingers of disease, but global warming is allowing them to venture into the newly warmer areas and spread once uncommon ailments to unfamiliar locations.More… (Health)
stignordasIs the CDC Ignoring Scientific Evidence?
naturalnews.com — In many states, citizens and scientists are accusing the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) of failing to make the connection between public health problems and industrial sources of pollution -- even in the face of scientific evidence!More… (Health)
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