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10 Myths About Autism
Health & Wellness  (tags: Autism, Mental Health, Myths, Facts )

Sophie
- 1 day ago - nursepractitionerschools.org
Autism and its lesser-known relatives in the autism spectrum of disorders has found itself on the receiving end of a generous amount of attention lately. With straight facts and compelling evidence,
Modeling Human Drug Trials -- Without the Human
Health & Wellness  (tags: Human Drug, Trial, health, Modeling, science, research, disease )

Sophie
- 3 days ago - wired.com
In 1997, the UK Department of Health launched a study to determine whether a popular cardiovascular drug, atorvastatin, could reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes in diabetic patients.
World AIDS Day: Punitive Laws Threaten HIV Progress
Health & Wellness  (tags: AIDS Day, prevention, Human Rights, universal access, 1st Dec, law, sex workers, global )

Sophie
- 9 days ago - hrw.org
HIV prevention efforts - and the promise of antiretroviral therapy as prevention - are being undermined by punitive laws targeting those infected with and at risk of HIV, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of World AIDS Day.
10 Common Myths About Eating Disorders
Health & Wellness  (tags: Food, Health, Diet, eating disorders )

Sophie
- 9 days ago - physicaltherapyassistantschools.org
General confusion and ignorance regarding eating disorders further isolates and shames sufferers who already feel misunderstood, escalating their anxiety levels and increasing the risk of serious injury.
Obama Orders 30,000-Troop Boost in Afghanistan
Health & Wellness  (tags: swine flu, clinic, health, private provider, H1N, vaccine )

Sophie
- 8 days ago - dailynews.com
Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief.
Too Much Physical Activity May Lead to Arthritis, Study Suggests
Health & Wellness  (tags: Physical Activity, Arthritis, knees, abnormality )

Sophie
- 8 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis,
10 Surprising Foods That Lower Your Immune System
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Immune System, Flue, Food )

Sophie
- 15 days ago - pharmacytechniciancertification.net
An easy way to do this is to avoid the surprising and not so surprising foods that lower your immune system. They are listed below, along with a few myths regarding it.
500 Succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis in India This Year
Health & Wellness  (tags: Japan, Encephalitis, health, communicable disease )

Sophie
- 14 days ago - themedguru.com
To add to the woes of a country grappling with a host of existing killer diseases, the Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a communicable disease, has claimed over 500 lives in the combined states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar this year.
Another Cancer Drug Too Dear for Britain: Bowel Cancer Victims Denied Life-Prolonging Care That's Free in Europe
Health & Wellness  (tags: Cancer victims, care, health, drug, Europe )

Sophie
- 16 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Bowel cancer sufferers are to be denied a life-prolonging drug on the NHS which is available to patients across Europe and beyond.
British Doctor 'Travelled to Alaska for Child Sex After Arranging to Meet Boy, 6, in Internet Chatroom'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Child sex, research doctor, internet, chatroom )

Sophie
- 16 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
A British research doctor working for a pharmaceutical company has been arrested in Alaska in an internet sex sting. John Felton, 45, allegedly thought he was going to meet a perverted father and his two young children.
 
 
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