A recent special U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled that there was no link between autism and vaccines. Since the Supreme Court has just announced today that it will decide if vaccine manufactures can be …
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Who knew? An on-line article from Time/CNN recently reported on several studies that counter the long-held belief that running is bad on the joints and leads to early osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
OA is frequently …
Surveillance records released recently by Massachusetts health authorities showed an overwhelming link between hospitalization and underlying asthma – more so than other chronic illnesses like cardiac, kidney and endocrine disorders.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise. …
If you had a choice between dying an agitated, painful death or dying while being sedated to stop the agitation and pain, which would you prefer? I’ve worked in the nursing home setting for many years …
Vitamin K is crucially important in enabling our blood to clot. It was originally identified by a Danish scientist who called it “koagulationsvitamin” referring to its ability to coagulate (clot), the blood.
Vitamin K is synthesized …
As of December 10, 2009 the CDC is reporting the 7th consecutive week of national decreases in the number of doctor visits for flu-like illnesses. The CDC measures several key indicators: the number of medical …
Further proof that our neurons and muscles can be trained to do “the impossible”.
This theory has been around for awhile but it recently has gained more credibility thanks to work of Tom McDade of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. In a study released 12/9/09 entitled, “Early Origins of …
Stem cells, the precursors to all differentiated cells, can now be modified to improve healing rates. Daniel Anderson at MIT engineered stem cells with a gene that promotes blood vessel growth. Because tissue repair requires …
Who knew? A breastfeeding mother who expresses her milk during the day and then gives it to her infant that evening may actually be depriving that baby of a good night’s sleep. Apparently, sedatives are …
My father has lost his balance and fallen serveral times and when I watch him get up and try to navigate a narrow space his balance seems worse. So I asked him the other day, …
Yesterday, I had surgery to remove a neuroma in my foot. It was my second operation because, well, my first surgeon mistakenly believed it to be between my 2nd and 3rd toes and so removed …
This is the latest information (week ending 6/20/09) on the H1N1 (Swine) Flu Pandemic in the U.S. For further information go to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the U.S. government.
