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Leprosy-Linked Genes Identified
Health & Wellness  (tags: Leprosy, Health, illness, Disease, Research )

Alisa
- 11 hours ago - cbc.ca
Leprosy is a progressive disease that left untreated can damage the skin, eyes and nerves. It is characterized by lesions on the skin, which for centuries made lepers the object of revulsion.
Women More Prone to Wrinkling
Health & Wellness  (tags: women wrinkling, Women, illness )

Alisa
- 7 hours ago - dnaindia.com
A new study has confirmed that women wrinkle more easily than men. The researchers have attributed women's wrinkles woes to fewer sweat and sebaceous glands, fewer blood vessels, and a different muscle structure.
Clues Found Why H1N1 Virus Kills
Health & Wellness  (tags: Swine Flu, H1N1 Virus, research, Medicine )

Alisa
- 10 hours ago - hindustantimes.com
An international study has found a molecule in H1N1, or swine flu, patients whose levels determine the severity of the illness or even death.
CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update
Health & Wellness  (tags: HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB, health, disease, treatment, research, medicine )

Sophie
- 1 day ago - ww2.aegis.org
The CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention provides the following information as a public service only. Providing synopses of key scientific articles and lay media reports on HIV/AIDS,
DNA Sequencing Can Be as Cheap as IPod?
Health & Wellness  (tags: DNA code, research, interesting, human genome )

Zee
- 1 day ago - zeenews.com
Your very own `Book of Life`, some 30,000 genes that make up your genome, could hold vital secrets to perfect health and your well being.
CJD Victim 'Had Different Gene'
Health & Wellness  (tags: CJD victim, genetic Group, Health, News )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A 30-year-old man thought to have died in January from vCJD belonged to a genetic group that had not shown any signs of the disease, scientists say.
Smoking Just 15 Cigarettes Harms Your DNA, Finds Cancer Study on Gene Mutation
Health & Wellness  (tags: Smoking, DNA, Health, Gene Mutation, Lung Cancer )

Alisa
- 3 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
Smokers experience one mutation to their DNA for every 15 cigarettes they smoker, according to a study that mapped out the genetic blueprint of a lung cancer patient.
Women Have 'More Sensitive Touch Thanks to Small Hands'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Women, touch, sensetion, sweat pore density )

Leslie
- 3 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The sense of touch is more sensitive among women than men because their fingers are smaller, a study suggests.
Hospitals 'Are Wrong to Ban Flowers as a Health Threat'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Flowers, Patients, Germs, Hospitals, News )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - dailymail.co.uk
Hospitals that ban flowers in an attempt to stop infections spreading are actually slowing patients' recovery, researchers have found.
10 Most Famous "Medical Miracles" of All Time
Health & Wellness  (tags: Medical Miracles, Medicine, Doctors, Illness, Health )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - onlinebsn.org
Medicine has come a long way within the past two centuries, but sometimes accidents, illnesses and deformities can confound even the most educated and experienced doctor.
 
 
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