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Food insecurity adds to health problems in HIV
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who don't have reliable access to nutritious food are more likely to end up in the hospital than those who regularly get enough to eat, a new study from San Francisco suggests....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Chemical Industry, Medical Specialization, HIV Treatment, HIV
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Breakfast with beef
Summer break is over and school is in full swing with extracurricular actives before and after school. Even though our schedules may be hectic, let's not forget about taking time to prepare a delicious breakfast. Breakfast is often called the most...Tags: Tacos, Potatoes, Foods and Beverages, Sour Cream, Onions
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Designer antibodies, nanoparticles, bacteria
When you pop a pill in the future, don't expect old-fashioned results. Thanks to new advances in the lab and a deeper understanding of the human body, drugs are becoming highly personalized and precisely targeted. And the hope is they'll also be more...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Harvard University, Chemotherapy, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Lymphatic System
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Fighting diseases with genetic therapy
Genes make us who we are — in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by...
Tags: Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Health and Safety at School, Cardiologists, University of Pennsylvania, Chemotherapy
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Researchers say order of introducing food to babies plays no role in developing food allergies
When Elyse Anders had her first child five years ago, her doctor recommended withholding seafood, peanut products and strawberries from her infant son's diet to avoid food allergies. But when she had a daughter three years later, the advice had changed...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Breastfeeding, Medical Specialization, Strawberries, Allergies
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Peanut allergies seen on the rise: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of children with peanut allergies in one Midwestern county has tripled in the past decade, according to a new study that adds to evidence nut allergies are getting more common in the developed world. Researchers...Tags: Allergies, Peanuts, Mount Sinai, Northwestern University, Vaccines
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Weaning is stressful on calves
Late summer is always an interesting time on the beef farm. In cow-calf herds where cows deliver their calves in the spring, fall is the time to wean the calves. If you've ever lived near a beef farm, or maybe even driven past one after weaning, you'll...Tags: Entertainment, Pneumonia, Farms, Music, Virginia Tech
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Seek advanced therapies for severe dry eyes
The Medicine CabinetQ: I've been diagnosed with recurrent corneal erosion. My eyes are dry all the time. One eye doctor suggests putting small plugs in the ducts that drain tears from my eyes, which should make the tears stay in my eye longer and make my eyes moister. I...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Tooth Decay, Dentistry and Dental Health, Dry Mouth, Boston
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EatingWell: 7 simple ways to detox your diet and your home
Premium Health News ServiceNobody knows just how much of a risk toxins in our food really pose. Most of the associations between chemical exposures and disease are just that--associations. But we're exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of chemicals, and the effects of some...Tags: Breast Cancer, Water, BPA Contamination and Investigations, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Plant-powered diet helps you - and the planet!
Premium Health News ServicePower your life with plants for optimal health. That's what Sharon Palmer, R.D., encourages you to do in "The Plant-Powered Diet: The Lifelong Eating Plan for Achieving Optimal Health, Beginning Today" (The Experiment, 2012). Palmer, a registered...Tags: Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Nutrition, Cancer
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Moon blindness
Moon blindness, otherwise known as recurrent uveitis, can be a devastating disease of the equine eye. The term moon blindness comes from the ancient belief that the disease was associated with the changes of the lunar cycles. The "recurrent" or...Tags: Eyes and Vision, Inflammation, Livestock Farming, Physical Conditions
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Veterinarian unleashes pets' innate healing systems
Dr. Barbara Royal consults at every Chicago zoo, has administered acupuncture to elephants and zebras, scrubbed oil from otters and tagged wild owl nests. She's treated arthritic camels, tarantulas with torn skin, and a starving spider monkey. But...
Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, Animal Science, MRSA, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Michigan Avenue
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