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New Study Redefines How Plaques Grow in Heart Disease

  The growth of deadly plaque inside the walls of arteries may not happen as scientists bel…

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Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) And Emotional Memories

  . What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and how does it differ from other types of dement…

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Girl Battling Brain-Eating Amoeba Continues To Fight

  The 12-year-old Arkansas girl who was infected with a rare brain-eating parasite is showi…

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8 Ways to Deal With Antibiotic Resistance

  Antibiotic Resistance: Why the Urgency?   Antibiotic resistance has been declare…

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Study: 'Scared straight' Anti-Drug Campaigns Dont Work On Users Because They Usually Know MORE About Risks Than Non-Users.

  Drug and alcohol users can't be 'scared straight' because they already know m…

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Is Secondhand Smoke Really That Risky?

  Really, how much secondhand smoke does a nonsmoker get anyway? If a person who smokes a p…

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The Psychological Challenges Cancer Patients Face

  Medical practice is eternally fascinating because of its essential nature as both a scien…

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The Teenage Sisters Who Shed All Their Skin Every DAY Due To Condition That Makes Their Skin Grow Six Times Faster Than Normal

  . Emma and Stacey Picken have the rare skin condition lamellar ichthyosis . They lose a…

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JOHESU: NIC Landmark Judgement on Skipping of CONHESS 10

Background: In a reaction to series of circulars from the federal ministry of health on non-skippi…

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'A gangrenous gastric band cost me my appetite': Woman must set an alarm to remind her to eat after surgeons were forced to remove 90% of her stomach

. Jo Rust, 47, had majority of stomach removed after her gastric band broke . She had dropped fr…

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Medical Myth: Does Sugar Make Children Hyperactive?

Dread birthday parties because of the effect cakes and drinks will have on your child? Evidence…

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Would You Trust A Doctor In A T-Shirt?

A senior British doctor has complained that junior members of her profession are getting too scruf…

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Promising New Device Detects Disease With Drop of Blood

An NJIT research professor known for his cutting-edge work with carbon nanotubes is overseeing the…

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Stroke drug can 'boost quality of life'

Patients given a clot-busting drug within six hours of a stroke are more likely to have a good qua…

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Chemical Probe Confirms That Body Makes Its Own Rotten Egg Gas, H2S, to Benefit Health

A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly: The poisonous &quot…

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You Can Get Cancer Through Dry Cleaning

For the average white-collar worker, getting your clothes dry-cleaned over the weekend is the firs…

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On Medical Tourism

I cry when I am happy: I cry when I am sad   I cry for Nigeria: It makes me happy and sad…

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Smoke from One Mosquito Coil Equals 100 Cigarettes — Study

Nigeria, like most other third world tropical countries, still suffers from malaria. According to …

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Sugar Overload Can Damage Heart

Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researc…

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African Pepper, Goat Weed Endorsed For Cancer Treatment

More researches have validated the use of African pepper (Xylopia aethiopica) and goat weed (Agera…

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