Times of IndiaWeight loss tips: Calories versus fatTimes of IndiaCholesterol is produced by the body to help build cells and a membrane around the cell to protect it. Cholesterol is not fat per se, but it is a waxy chemical compound produced by the liv…
Students Part of Anti-Marijuana Group MMYVOnward StateThe group asserts not only that cannabis causes cancer, muscular dystrophy, influenza, diabetes, diarrhea, brain death, spinal collapse (among many other horrifying ailments), but also kills million…
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Siemens to Create Companion Diagnostic Test for In-Development Janssen …
MarketWatch Heart failure is generally a progressive disease characterized by the heart muscle’s inability to adequately pump oxygenated blood through the body. An estimated 23 million people around the world have been diagnosed with heart failure, a number that … |
Social media boosts organ donor registrationHealth24.comThe gains were made in May 2012 when the social-networking giant Facebook created a way for users to share their organ donor status with friends and provided easy links to make their status offici…
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HPV antibodies may help identify individuals at increased risk of HPV-related …
News-Medical.net In their study, at least 1 in 3 individuals with oropharyngeal cancer had antibodies to HPV, compared to fewer than 1 in 100 individuals without cancer. When present, these antibodies were detectable many years before the onset of disease. These … Blood test can detect HPV antibodies years before throat cancer developsIrish Independent Promising Biomarker for Predicting HPV-Related Oropharynx CancerScience Daily (press release) Blood tests could detect sexually-transmitted oral cancersReuters Nature World News –HealthCanal.com all 25 news articles » |
FoodNavigator.comHigh sugar consumption directly linked to heart failure, data suggestsFoodNavigator.comThe research suggests that glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) – a breakdown product of glucose – causes direct stress to the heart by altering muscle protein…
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Facebook’s Organ Donor Status Spurs Boost in Awareness
Bloomberg Organ donation has long been an interest of Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Menlo Park, California-based Facebook Inc. (FB) Demand for organs far outpaces the number of donors, with more than 118,000 Americans waiting for a life-saving … Facebook’s Organ Donor Feature Encourages More People to Get on the ListTIME (blog) Governor push for student organ donor programmeTimes of India Facebook Helped Boost Organ Donor RegistrationYahoo! News Medical News Today –The Hub at Johns Hopkins –Wired.co.uk all 74 news articles » |
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Solving The Organ Donor Shortage
WBUR Are lab grown blood vessels, hearts and lungs the answer to the nation’s organ donor shortage? We’ll look at the brave new science. Murnaghan Family. Sarah Murnaghan, center, celebrates the 100th day of her stay in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia … Scientists Developing Lab-Grown OrgansDesign & Trend |
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Nelson Mandela ‘doing very well’, daughter says
Times of India South Africa’s first black president was rushed to a Pretoria hospital on June 8 with a recurrent lung infection and remains in a serious condition although he is said to be improving. Mandela, who is due to celebrate his 95th birthday on July 18, has … |
Research shows laughing good for the soul, body and mindThe Sunshine Coast Daily… the University of Arizona has suggested that laughter yoga – an Indian tradition which mixes yoga breathing techniques and forced giggling sessions – could have the pot…