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[30 Aug 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Forrest Bird: Inventor of modern medical respirator

Forrest Bird (born June 9, 1921)

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[14 Aug 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
Disabling ‘fat enzyme’ lets you eat anything and never get flabby

Ever wonder why some people never gain weight? They don’t diet, they have never seen the inside of a gym, and they are constantly eating fast food. According to scientists, those guys may have been born without the “fat enzyme.”

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[13 Aug 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Predictive Texting not radiation affects children’s brains

Children who used their phones more frequently, especially for predictive texting (the service that automatically complete words) finished tests sooner but with more incorrect answers, researchers said.

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[6 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
WHO to release H1N1 vaccine on September

World Health Organization (WHO) is set to release the first set of vaccines to fight H1N1 virus or more commonly known as “Swine Flu”. WHO said that the vaccines should be approved and ready for use in some countries by September this year.

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[8 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Easter Island drug boosts lifespan

Scientists have developed an ‘anti-ageing’ pill created from a chemical found in the soil of Easter Island—a Polynesian land mass in the South Pacific famous for its monumental statues.

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[15 Jun 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Red yeast rice: A substitute for patients who can’t tolerate statins?

A new study suggests that red yeast rice, an over-the-counter dietary supplement sold at pharmacies and health-food stores, may provide a treatment alternative to patients who cannot tolerate therapeutic statin doses.

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[11 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
WHO set to declare flu pandemic

The World Health Organization is set to announce a swine flu pandemic after confirmed cases of H1N1 virus continue to climb worldwide.

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[5 Jun 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Green tea Coke to launch in Japan

The drink contains antioxidants called catechins, making the new Coke a good choice for health-conscious younger women.

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[22 May 2009 | No Comment | ]
DOH confirms first A(H1N1) case in the Philippines

The Philippine health department announced Thursday evening that there has been one A(H1N1) flu case confirmed in the country.

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[19 May 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
10-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam diagnosed with breast cancer

A fifth-grade student from California has become the youngest person in the United States to be diagnosed with breast cancer.