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HEALTH / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience. Some of them are.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Fri May 25, 2007 @ 12:37pm neoform

Alter Net -- Selling anxiety sells medicine. Drug companies know this and profit by it. But are women benefiting as much as the industry's bottom line? The pharmaceutical industry spent much of its $4.2 billion direct-to-consumer advertising budget in 2005 on ads t.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Apr 26, 2007 @ 8:37am neoform

Live Science -- The bark of certain yew trees can yield a medicine that fights cancer. Now scientists find the dirt that yew trees grow in can supply the drug as well, suggesting a new way to commercially harvest the medicine. Scientists originally isolated the drug p.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 9:11am neoform

ABC News -- Designer "spare parts" for ruptured tendons and torn ligaments. Stem cell injections to heal and build muscle. Medical therapeutics that would allow star athletes to extend their careers by years, if not decades. Welcome to what some envision as the ne.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 1:34pm neoform

ABC News -- A growing number of people who head to chiropractors or acupuncturists to get relief for their aches and pains are now considering the same holistic treatments for their pets. While most veterinarians don't recommend that traditional care be replaced w.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Feb 17, 2007 @ 11:02pm neoform

USA Today -- There's an open secret in medicine: Patients lie. They lie about how much they smoke and whether they're taking their medicine. They understate how much they drink and overstate how much they exercise. They feign symptoms to get appointments quicker an.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Jan 26, 2007 @ 9:39am mrmdc

Miami Herald -- Available soon from City Hall: an official New York condom in a jazzy wrapper, perhaps one printed with a colorful subway map or some other city theme... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Nov 6, 2006 @ 1:29pm mrmdc

Associated Press -- Dr. Mollie Fry never thought telling her patients where to get the medicine she recommended for pain, depression and nausea would be a problem... Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Sun Nov 5, 2006 @ 10:37pm neoform

MSNBC -- Call it swimming against the tide of alternative medicine. It is a futile effort costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year... Read More