November 12, 2009 – 11:47 am
Did you know that women who eat large amounts of mushrooms and drink a whole bunch of green tea are at a lower risk for developing breast-cancer? Seems a little strange, I know, but a recent study, done by the International Journal of Cancer, attests to this information; and if anyone really knows, well hey, [...]
November 4, 2009 – 10:38 pm
President Barack Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency. He has told his health secretary to suspend federal guidelines at hospitals and speed the process of treating infected people. In other words, he has directed Health and Human Services chief Kathleen Sebelius to bypass federal rules when opening alternative care sites, such [...]
November 4, 2009 – 4:35 pm
Well the question remains will the Democrats be able to push their new health plan and while the fat lady has still not sang, the signs are making it look very unlikely. The estimated amount of Americans under the age of 65 who would sign up for the public option plan rather than a private [...]
November 2, 2009 – 11:59 am
Last week House Democrats passed a 1,990 page legislation measure which will extend health care to millions who cannot afford coverage. It imposes large restrictions on private insurance companies and presents a government-run option, for those in need, or who opt for such. Later this week the full House will vote on the bill, whose [...]
October 26, 2009 – 12:38 pm
I don’t know about you guys, but I am a passionate drinker. That means, when I have a delicious meal, or some time to relax, I enjoy it with a nice alcoholic beverage. Maybe I will sip on a Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale while I read the paper; or perhaps I will enjoy [...]
October 21, 2009 – 9:56 am
Yesterday morning, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a three page memo to the federal government, advising them on new guidelines for states which have medical cannabis patients, who are protected by law. The administration, which is in favor of physician-prescribed medical marijuana, has finally decided to take action. “Compassionate care use” of this particular narcotic [...]
October 7, 2009 – 12:16 pm
Scientists have expanded the lifespan of rats by shutting down the production of S6K1 protein. All I have to say is, thank goodness. Now rats will live even longer! The most important implication is that we won’t have to replace them as often when we test things on them and such. Yes, I’m joking. I’m [...]
October 4, 2009 – 1:37 pm
If you need a heart transplant, or will need one in the next few decades, you’ll probably be in better shape in the near future, assuming you can wait a while. That’s because Sujoy Guha, an Indian biomedical engineer has conjured up a new artificial heart at a cost of about $3,000. That’s about $47,000 [...]
September 29, 2009 – 4:18 pm
I thought maybe we’d take a slightly different direction today. That is, a Western medicine one. Those who read this blog regularly probably assume, and rightly, that I do have an alternative medicine slant, this being an organic blog and all. However, I do still believe in Western medicine.The way I see it, the two [...]
September 24, 2009 – 2:45 pm
It’s official. An experiment run out of Thailand has come out with a moderately successful HIV vaccine that prevented infection in 31 percent of patients. It was the world’s largest AIDS vaccine trial that included more than 16,000 Thai volunteers. My question is, did they also volunteer to be infected? How did this work exactly? [...]
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