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Regular Visits to Dentist Prevent Heart Disease in Women

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

Believe it or not, but the risk of heart disease can be greatly reduced in women who take good care of their dental health and regularly visit the dentist. However, this is not the same for men. This is proven … Continue reading →

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Medical Tourism goes under the microscope

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

Medical tourism is yet a fairy new subject to be researched by the academic world. Many countries promoting medical, health and wellness travel currently don’t even have the right tools to calculate the number or health tourists visiting their country … Continue reading →

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Doctors Need to Put Greater Effort into Helping Patients take Better Health Decisions

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

Twelve years ago, the then 16-year-old boy Brian Zikmund-Fisher stood in front of the toughest choice of his life: Die from a blood disorder within a few years, or endure a bone marrow transplant that could cure him, OR kill … Continue reading →

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Chemotherapy Patients may Benefit from Ancient Chinese Medicine

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

An old traditional Chinese medicine is said to reduce the intestinal side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients. This is done by stimulating gut cell division and reducing inflammation in the body. The new findings were presented in Science Translational … Continue reading →

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Weight Loss Surgery Improves Women's Sex Lives

Posted on June 29, 2010 by admin

Close to 70% of women who have weight loss surgery see improvements in their sex lives within six months after surgery. This is claimed in a new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & … Continue reading →

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