Most Say the Flu Vaccine Shortage Caused ...

Everyone remembers the headlines: “Half of U.S. Flu Vaccine Withheld,” “Communities Agonize Over Flu Vaccine Distribution,” “Doctors in Frantic Quest for Flu Vaccine.”

A few months after the vaccine crisis began in 2004, a survey by The Quigley Corp.,...

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Mold Allergies – Learn About The ...

Mold allergies are one of the main health problems that affect people of all ages. There are thousands of molds, although some of them do not cause any allergies at all. In fact there are only about 12 different kinds of molds that can cause a serious allergy. It is possible that mold might be...

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Mental Illness: Getting Our Minds Around The ...

A recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that many people know little or almost nothing about the warning signs, causes and effective treatments for mental illnesses-even though in any given year, one in five Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental...

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Mental Exercises For Alzheimers: Boost Your ...

Mental Exercises For Alzheimers: Boost Your Brain And Maximize Your Memory

Use it or lose it! Mental exercises for Alzheimers are not only a powerful preventative measure, they can tone and build the brain and memory of an Alzheimers sufferer the way physical exercise tones and builds the...

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Meningitis and Encephalitis: What’s ...

“Meningitis” and “encephalitis” are two words that pop onto most people’s radar screens from time to time, and usually in some scary context, like hearing of a cluster of cases in their child’s school, or reading media reports of epidemics occurring nationally...

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Medication And Therapeutic Activities Can ...

Medication And Therapeutic Activities Can Make An Important Difference In The Lives Of People With Alzheimer’s Disease

Many people understand that getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and treatment with an FDA-approved prescription medication may help slow the...

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Medical and Surgical Treatments Available ...

Few drug-based treatments of obstructive sleep apnea are known despite over two decades of research and tests.

Oral administration of the methylxanthine theophylline (chemically similar to caffeine) can reduce the number of episodes of apnea, but can also produce side effects such as...

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Marriage Counseling: Using Games to Reduce ...

Marriage is one of the most enjoyable but also one of the most painful experiences that people undergo. It carries with it the whiff of romance and eternal bliss, but sometimes you get a pack of thorns instead.

How Do You Ensure Your Marriage Is a Bed of Roses and not Thorns?
One of...

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Managing HIV Wasting

The latest statistics indicate that as many as 950,000 Americans may be infected with HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS. Even with advances in HIV treatments that have helped improve the lives of those with the condition, HIV wasting remains a significant problem.

One such person is...

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Major Discovery: How Carcinogens Cause Cancer

The current belief in medical research holds that most cancers are caused by exposure to carcinogens, and that carcinogens cause cancer by damaging DNA. However, the huge effort and billions of dollars invested by the NIH, private foundations, and pharmaceutical companies in searching for...

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Lung Cancer: What Women Need To Know

There’s encouraging news for women in the fight against lung cancer. Although the incidence of lung cancer in women increased rapidly after World War II as more women began to smoke, that trend may finally be reversing. Recent studies show that lung cancer cases in women have leveled off...

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Lune de Miel en Mer

Il est loin du temps du Titanic, avec sa carapace majestueuse, sa luxure, son confort, ses services bord! Dtrompez vous, les paquebots de croisires existants de nos jours ne font que reprendre l’ide du Titanic, avec des matires plus simples mais d’avantage confortables et fiables....

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