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Swimming in water that contains too much bacteria from sewage and other sources is a well-known risk for getting sick. But playing in sand next to that water may be even riskier, a new study finds. Writing in The American Journal of Epidemiology,

"This virus will kill 1 million Americans," declared the U.S. in 1976. The panic then has a lot to teach us today.

1. Math. The greater Mexico City Metropolitan area has a population of 22 million people according to Wikipedia. Many millions of them live in crushing poverty, poor health and with poor sanitary conditions. 1,000 "cases" (which is higher than the so-f

What is the flu? Influenza (the flu) is a serious contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Millions of people in the United States get the flu each year. Most people are sick for about a week. Some people (especially young children, pre

Fibromyalgia pain afflicts an estimated 6 to 12,000,000 Americans. Unfortunately, most physicians are absolutely clueless about pain management, and fibromyalgia is no exception. Although three new medications have been FDA approved for fibromyalgia pain

Below is a listing of the more common treatments used in treating CFIDS/FMS. I would use this list as a record of your treatments and have it with you for follow-up/phone visits. Put a line through the number in front of any treatment you stop and note th

Nociceptive stimuli may evoke brain responses longer than the stimulus duration often partially detected by conventional neuroimaging. Fibromyalgia patients typically complain of severe pain from gentle stimuli. We aimed to characterize brain response to

Frequent questions and their answers. The best defense right now? Stay on top of the news, or if you've had enough, turn it off and read this...

There was a time when red meat was a luxury for ordinary Americans. Now a new study of more than 500,000 Americans has provided the best evidence yet that our affinity for red meat has exacted a hefty price on our health and limited our longevity.