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It would appear the number of thyroid cancer cases is increasing at a startling rate. However, a new study shows that diagnoses of the disease, rather than the disease itself, are growing. The thyroid is a hormone-producing gland in the neck. People between the ages of 25 and 65 and people with a family history […]
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Toronto surgeons recently brought Twitter followers with them into the surgery room, where they performed a coronary artery bypass graft on a 57-year-old patient. The goal: to raise awareness about heart health issues. Surgeons at Sunnnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto took to Twitter to tweet facts, photographs, and video clips associatedwith the bypass graft. […]
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The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medication engineered to treat low blood pressure. However, those taking the new drug could suffer some very serious side effects. The medication in question is called “Northera,” and it’s made by Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd, a North Carolina-based biopharmaceutical firm. Northera is designed to […]
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In an effort to devise strategies for combating America’s growing obesity epidemic, scientists are currently exploring the relationship between appetite, genetics, and environment. It’s well known that the children of this generation are heavier than the kids of previous generations. In a new report published this week by the Journal of the American Medical Assn. […]
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Lawmakers in Belgium have made it possible to legally end the life of a terminally-ill child. The new euthanasia law was overwhelmingly approved by Belgium’s House of Representatives, where the vote was 86-44 (with 12 abstentions). The law gives children suffering from painful terminal conditions the ability to, with their parents’ permission, request doctors assist […]
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