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1 When Did You Get Your Last Tetanus Shot?
Antioxidants
2 The Skinny on: Antioxidants
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3 Brazilian Model dies from Anorexia; Don't let it be you
Gym
4 Sitting Naked in the Locker Room, Not So Pretty
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5 Part 2: Are You in the "Pre" Phase of Disease? Prehypertension
STIs
6 STIs Explained: Gonorrhea
Sex
9 STIs Explained: HIV and AIDS
Sex
10 More Popular Than Gonorrhea?
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11 Heal Disease Without Medication
Poll
12 Are You Worried About Catching the Bird Flu?
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13 Another Virus to Worry About: Chikungunya
News
14 Health Headlines: Think You Know?
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The papers are abuzz with breastfeeding controversy, costly diseases, and Internet romance. Do you keep up on all the current health news headlines? Take my quiz to test your knowledge. But if you don't know, don't worry. We'll be sure to explain all of the latest happenings to you in the end! Take the Quiz Read more
As of late, West Nile Virus was the only virus we worried about here in the States that could be contracted by mosquito bites, but it looks like there's a new virus that could be flying our way — Chikungunya. The mouthful of a virus has spread across Africa, India, the French Island of Reunion, and there have also been cases found in Italy and France since 2005. Health officials are worried Read more
Authorities (other than Amanda Peet) are blaming parents' fear of autism for a recent surge in measles. The rate of measle infections this year beats every other year since 1996. Parents increasingly opt out of vaccination because they believe vaccines cause autism. Most of the measles cases this year involve people who were unvaccinated, or unsure if they had been vaccinate. Two-thirds of the Read more
Do you remember getting a tetanus shot as a kid? They were so painful. When explaining why a tetanus shot is important, people always mention stepping on a rusty nail. Apparently rusty nails aren't the only things to worry about. Tetanus is a disease caused by bacteria that live in dust, animal waste, or soil. If you get a cut, burn, splinter, puncture, insect bite, or any other break in your Read more
A British woman will soon give birth to a baby guaranteed to be free of hereditary breast cancer. Out of 11 embryos, five were free of the breast cancer gene, and two were implanted in the mother. The father had the gene, and his sister, mother, grandmother, and cousin all had cancer. Now, the breast cancer-causing gene has been purged from the couple's lineage. Of course the baby will be Read more
Disease caused by worms and parasites, which negatively impact child development and contribute to heart disease, disproportionately infect America's poor. Dr. Peter Hotez, who works for George Washington University and the Sabin Vaccine Institute, studied nine parasitic diseases affecting 10 million Americans. His research found that the diseases occur predominately in "people of color living in Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the risk of a global AIDS pandemic among heterosexuals has decreased. Of course this assessment does not apply to Africa. Dr. Kevin de Cock, the head of the WHO's department of HIV/Aids said: It is very unlikely there will be a heterosexual epidemic in other countries. Ten years ago a lot of people were saying there would be a generalized Read more
The bird flu (known as H5N1) has been in the news a lot, and recently a case of human-to-human transmission was confirmed in China. A father caught it from his son, and unfortunately the son passed away. The father took antivirals and participated in an H5N1 vaccine trial and luckily has survived. Flu experts worry that this human-to-human transmission may cause the virus to mutate, sparking a Read more
Medicine is not always, well, the best medicine. Don't get me wrong, I am all for fixing what ails you, even if it takes a pill but medication can be pricey and have unpleasant side effects. The latest issue of the Harvard Health Letter takes a look at seven common conditions and gives insight on how to manage them without taking medication. Here are some tips that are useful for everyone: Read more
Since things are heating up everywhere these days, I thought it might be the time to tell you to cool down a little bit and play smart. Yep, it is time to fill you in on a fairly common STI (sexually transmitted infection - it not a disease since it is curable), Trichomoniasis. Tricky to say maybe, but not tricky to prevent! STIs are considered 100% preventable if you abstain from sex, but Read more
