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There are few topics in the medical and legal worlds more controversial than doctor-assisted suicide. Slowly, however, opinion on the subject appears to be changing. Now, a New Mexico judge has determined that doctors may legally prescribe drugs specifically designed to help their patients die. That decision was made by New Mexico judge Nan Nash, […]
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A new report from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) says that alcohol consumption results in roughly 80,000 deaths in the Americas (including North, South, and Central America) each year. The report is based on a recent study completed by PAHO/WHO advisors Vilma Gawryszewski and Maristela Monteiro and is currently available to read […]
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A remarkable new surgical procedure could provide more women a chance to give birth. Recently, Scadinavian surgeons were able to carry out nine successful womb transplants, thereby giving women born without a uterus — and those who have lost their uterus to cervical cancer — the opportunity to have children. This kind of surgery has […]
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An outbreak of the dreaded H1N1 influenza virus that started in Missouri late last month now appears to be spreading to Kansas. Right now the death count stands at nine, though reports suggest that total could increase substantially in the next few days. Unlike many illnesses of its kind, the H1N1 impacts every age group, […]
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Having diabetes is a major struggle, with patients often complaining that keeping tabs on their blood glucose levels feels like a part-time job. And in this economic climate, the last thing any of us needs is a job that doesn’t pay. That’s why Google is working on a high-tech contact lens that can monitor bodily […]
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