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Migraine: A Constant Nightmare

If you were to ask 100 people on the street who has never suffered a headache, you probably won’t see anyone raising their hand. But, if you ask them who See details

Is More and Newer Care Better?

It’s one of the most popular sayings in the world, one that perfectly renders the underpinnings of modern economics: “you get what you pay for.” But does this saying apply See details

When It Comes to Diabetes, It’s Not All About Genes

Building on the same technique used to map the human genome; researchers from Stanford University were able to identify chemical substances—in the water, soil, or in buildings around us—that can See details

National HIV Testing Day: Know Your Status

There are currently more than one million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, but one in five doesn’t know they carry the virus. See details

Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Severe Asthma Attacks

A new study from researchers at Harvard’s School of Medicine reveals that vitamin D insufficiency increases the risk of suffering severe asthma attacks in children—which is particularly bad news for See details

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Excessive Soda Consumption

Can you imagine eating 22 teaspoons of sugar straight from the bowl? Believe it or not, that’s the amount of added sugar, o...

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A Smoke-Free World

It has a rap sheet that is the envy of most plagues known to man. It is one of the usual suspects when doctors search for c...

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Healthcare Reform and Insurance Premiums

Almost a month after the passage of the most sweeping health care legislation in four decades, experts are still not sure o...

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Osteoporosis: A Growing Danger for Hispa

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the cost of treating bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (a dise...

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Can Babies Learn While Asleep?

Researchers at Columbia University in New York believe newborn infants have the capacity to learn while they’re asleep.

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Telemedicine

Imagine that one of your kids becomes ill in the middle of the night. Unless there’s a doctor in the family, you might have...

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