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Face transplant a big emotional adjustment: psychologist

The US woman who received a full face transplant will deal with unique challenges as she learns to adjust emotionally to her new face, says a psychologist.

Tattoo-like patch breakthrough in patient monitoring

WASHINGTON - One day monitoring a patients vital signs like temperature and heart rate could be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch, sort of like a temporary tattoo.

Depression may increase stroke risk in women

AP file Clean up your diet by shopping the perimeter of the grocery store -- thats where youll find most of the whole, natural foods.

Cancer Docs Abuzz About New Leukemia Treatment

This microscopy image provided by Dr. Carl June, Aug. 10, 2011 shows immune system T-cells, center, binding to beads which cause the cells to divide.

Heart Disease Risk Greater for Female Smokers

A woman smokes a cigarette in Arlington, Virginia on June 12, 2009. The US Congress passed an anti-smoking bill today ... Read Morethat gives the US Food and Drug Administration a large role in oversight of production and marketing of tobacco products.

UN Says Cholera Epidemic In Somalia

by AP World Health Organization officials said Friday that famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease.

CMS to Enhance Access to Care for Severe Mental Illness

August 12, 2011 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the application process to states who want to be involved with a new project, designed to increase resources and quality of care for patients with serious mental ...

29 New Genes Linked to MS

Note that genetic variants within the major histocompatibility complex have already been implicated in multiple sclerosis. Note that this genome-wide association study identified 102 candidate polymorphisms, ...

Teen First U.S. Death by Vampire Bat

A Mexican teen became the first person in the United States to die from a vampire bat after he contracted rabies from the bite. A Mexican teen became the first person in the United States to die from a vampire bat -- and the Centers for Disease Control ...

Government Knew About Bacteria at Plant

Salmonella Was Spotted in Arkansas Plant and in Stores as Early as 2010; Legal Rules on Bug Prevented Recall Until Aug. 3 By BILL TOMSON Federal officials said they turned up a dangerous form of salmonella at a Cargill Inc. turkey plant last year, ...

Are tanning bed addicts like junkies?

A team of scientists has concluded that individuals who use frequently use tanning beds might be acting on an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger.

Fetal genetic testing: A troubling technology

Scientists have been making rapid progress in identifying which of your genetic traits may be associated with the risk of getting a wide variety of diseases.

Organic Farms May Keep Bacteria at Bay

Given how the cracks in our food system have recently expanded into troubling chasms - remember the ground turkey Salmonella scare, and the emergence of an antibiotic-resistant Salmonella strain - health experts are once again fretting about farms and ...

DRACO: A Broad-Spectrum Antiviral for HIV, Hep and Other Viruses

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Lincoln Laboratory have developed and demonstrated a novel broad-spectrum antiviral approach, called DRACO—which stands for double-stranded RNA activated caspase oligomerizer—that may prove to ...

Ahead of the Bell: Analyst sees low Complera hopes

By AP Expectations are low for Gilead Sciences Inc.s new, once-per-day HIV treatment Complera, according to a Jefferies survey of physicians.

Brave young mom joins weekend cancer walk

Mike and Beth Heras with their three children (left to right) Kate, John and Emma, with Lucy the dog in Ladner, on July 28. I never thoughtI could get breast cancer, because I was so young, she ...

Heterosexual HIV Rates Higher Among Poor, Jobless

Explain that a survey of heterosexuals found that low socioeconomic status was independently associated with an increased rate of HIV infection.

High levels of toxic PBDE found in pregnant California women

A study released Wednesday found the highest levels ever reported among pregnant women worldwide of toxic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), flame retardant chemicals largely banned in California in 2004.

For breast implants too, 80 is the new 50

For some elderly women, beauty regimen now includes visits to the cosmetic plastic surgeon. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? “There is nothing between 60 and 70.

Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk begins

BY DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure kicked off today, sending participants on their 60-mile walk taking place through Sunday.
 
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