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New Blood Test Can Track Viruses You’ve Been Exposed to

| June 5, 2015 Comment

New Blood Test Can Track Viruses You’ve Been Exposed to – The blood test can become an important tool for tracking disease patterns in populations. Stephen J. Elledge, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and his team developed a a new test that can detect using just a […]

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Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Don’t Take Medications as Prescribed

| May 27, 2015 Comment

Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Doc’t take Medications as Prescribed – A new study from UK shows that almost 40% of patients who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not take their medications as directed. Researchers from the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology at The University of Manchester gathered data from a questionnaire, and found that […]

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Yolanda Foster’s Family Support with Lyme Disease

Yolanda Foster’s Family Support with Lyme Disease

| May 8, 2015 Comment

Yolanda Foster’s Family Support with Lyme Disease – This Mother’s Day will be particularly special for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) star Yolanda Foster, who is being treated abroad amid an ongoing battle against Lyme disease. Yolanda told in an interview “I am currently at a clinic in Germany for treatment, so I […]

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Germs in Digestive Tract Can enhance Body’s Immune System

| April 13, 2015 Comment

Germs in Digestive Tract Can enhance Body’s Immune System – Researchers at Duke Medicine hypothesized that treating laboratory rats with worms, would suppress their immune systems. Previous studies have shown that worms subdue inflammatory diseases like asthma and allergies, so researchers thought that introducing diverse worms and germs in lab rats would make their immune […]

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US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

| October 8, 2014 Comment

US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus – NBC News reported on Wednesday, the American doctor who was successfully treated after contracting Ebola, Dr, Kent Brantly, has donated blood to an NBC freelance cameraman who has also been diagnosed with the virus. Doctors from the Nebraska Medical Center contacted Dr. […]

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Recalled Yogurt May Pose Health Risk to All Consumers

| July 9, 2014 Comment

Recalled yogurt may pose a health risk to all consumers, according to a new study. In September 2013, Chobani Greek yogurt was recalled when it was found to have been contaminated with a fungus, Murcor circinelloides, and many consumers fell ill. Initially, it was believed that only those with a weak immune system were affected, […]

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Does Cold Weather Give You a Cold?

Does Cold Weather Give You a Cold?

| July 4, 2014 Comment

Does Cold Weather Give You a Cold? How likely is it that you’ll catch a cold directly from cold weather? We’ve all heard that this is possible, but is it really? Watch this video for more information. Expert: Constantine Hatzis, Ph.D. Australian Defense Force Medical Officer Transcript No. Being cold does not directly give you a […]

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Healthy Gut Bacteria May Help Reduce Obesity and Diabetes

| June 26, 2014 Comment

Healthy gut bacteria may help reduce obesity and diabetes rates, according to a new study. There are 160 species of intestinal bacteria which are part of our immune system and protect us from various diseases. The digestive bacteria or microbiota can be used to determine the risk of diabetes and obesity, and may be used […]

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Two Promising Skin Cancer Drugs

| June 4, 2014 Comment

Two promising skin cancer drugs are generating a lot of excitement in the healthcare community. The two experimental drugs, pembrolizumab and nivolumab, work by blocking the pathway cancers use to disguise themselves from the immune system. In a trial of 411 patients with advanced melanoma, the medication, pembrolizumab, helped 69% of the patients survive for […]

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