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Melanie Haiken, Contributor. From Forbes
A couple of months ago I took my teenage daughter to the doctor for an ear infection, and came home with a prescription for the antibiotic Cipro. I’ve taken it before myself, and thought nothing more about it – until I read the fine print in the insert that said [...]
By Todd Beamon and Kathleen Walter Newsmax
Ralph Reed, chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, told Newsmax TV over the weekend that “when it comes to common-sense restrictions on abortion, the American people are with us.â€
“When you talk about common-sense restrictions on abortion — parental consent and notification, waiting periods, bans on partial-birth abortion, bans [...]
“In Selected Patients, Good Results With Reconstruction Using Patient’s Own Tissuesâ€
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Jan. 29, 2013 For some women undergoing mastectomy, surgeons can use a “nipple-sparing” technique to achieve a more natural-looking reconstruction using the patient’s own tissues, according to a report in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal [...]
Most overweight patients show lasting weight loss one year after abdominoplasty
Undergoing abdominoplasty (“tummy tuck”) may lead to significant and lasting weight loss for many patients—especially those who were overweight or obese before surgery, reports a pilot study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of [...]
Programme will deliver clean drinking water to communities in need
Unilever, through the Unilever Foundation, in partnership with PSI (Population Services International) announces the launch of Waterworksâ„¢, a non-for-profit programme that will provide safe clean drinking water to communities in need around the world. Waterworksâ„¢, which operates through a ground-breaking Timeline application developed jointly with Facebook, [...]
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – It’s a history-making move that signals a significant step forward for Health City Cayman Islands – and a milestone for the planning process in the Cayman Islands.
Both Planned Area Development applications for the innovative medical tourism hospital and its associated facilities have been approved by the Central Planning Authority. Health [...]
Renovation will be starting at the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority on Monday 28 January in order to make room for the new 3.0 Tesla MRI machine. The MRI will be the highest quality in the region.
A portion of the dialysis parking lot will be blocked during construction, however, additional parking will be available at [...]
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News
The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.
Prof Dame Sally Davies said bacteria were becoming resistant to current drugs and there were few antibiotics to replace them.
She told a committee of MPs that [...]
Becky Striepe
How are you faring this flu season? If you’ve managed to dodge the ick that’s going around so far, high five! Here are a few ways that you can make you chances of coasting through flu season unscathed even better and avoid the flu naturally!
Since I’m pregnant, I’ve been feeling a little bit pressured [...]
Two related stories regarding the claims made for pomegranate juice.
Pomegranate juice has been hyped to do many things: fight cancer, increase fertility, boost sex drive, reduce erectile dysfunction, stave off heart disease, even guard against Alzheimer’s disease.
The potential health benefits of pomegranate juice are attributed to antioxidants called polyphenols. (Antioxidants are thought to guard [...]
