Herbal supplement as a cocaine addiction reliever
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is sold over the counter as an herbal supplement known for its antioxidant effects. A new study finds that this herbal supplement can be effectively used to fight cocaine addiction. Cocaine is highly addictive and a small reminder can trigger huge cocaine cravings even if...
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Number Of Dementia Cases To Rise Drastically
Dementia represents a group of symptoms that are so severe that may interfere with a person’s daily functioning and includes the loss of intellectual functions like thinking, remembering, and reasoning. The most common representative of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Dementia can be caused by a...
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Boy endures 128 face operations
Pfeiffer syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull. Pfeiffer syndrome prevents further growth of the skull and affects the shape of the head and face. In addition, the thumbs and big toes usually become broader and shorter than normal....
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New device to help spinal cord injury patients walk
Patients with spinal cord injuries, whose recovery is not expected, finally have something to hope for. Researchers from University of Toronto developed a new device that stimulates the muscles and helps in increasing walking abilities in those patients who suffered spinal cord injuries. A...
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Common Cold May Result In Cancer In Children
Newcastle University led study about the risk factors of childhood cancer and came to some interesting conclusions. Apparently, leukemia and brain tumors may be caused by relatively minor ailments like a respiratory virus or even a mild flu. This finding does not apply to all children as a rule...
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FDA Warns on Bird Flu Remedy Claims
Nine companies, among which are Sacred Mountain Management Inc., BODeSTORE.com, Melvin Williams, Iceland Health Inc., PolyCil Health Inc., PRB Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chozyn LLC, Vitacost.com and Healthworks 2000, have been warned about the making false claims regarding flu products and given 15 days...
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Dieting Makes People Miserable
Dieting industry may suffer great loss if the word comes out: Fat people are happy people. According to a new study, slim people are no happier or more content with their lives than huge people. On the contrarary, the lives of slim people are filled with mental suffering and woes and they are more...
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Mom's Attitude Affects Teen's Dieting
A new research on dieting shows that children may value their mothers’ thoughts about weight and that their visions are often influences by their mothers’ views. Those teenagers who believe that their weight was important to their mothers were more likely than other teens to be preoccupied by...
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Mother dies refusing cancer aid to save her unborn child
A Filipino mother, who found out she had cancer after becoming pregnant sacrificed her life for her unborn baby by refusing an abortion and chemotherapy. The 37-year-old Bernadette Mimura lived in the northeast England, with her British partner, Adam Taylor, survived long enough to see the birth of...
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HIV Kit Giving Errant Results
The standard HIV test takes at least five hours to process and sometimes as long as overnight as they need to be sent to laboratories and the results may not be available for days. There are two rapid tests, a blood and an oral test, both made by OraSure Company. The oral test is simple to use. A...
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