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Paying for the Displeasure of a Colonoscopy
Colonoscopies are the butt of many a bad joke—and pun. No wonder: Just reading about what getting one entails is enough to make me squirm.
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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Saturday, 10 January 2009
Rodent of the Week: New hope for leptin
Leptin is an appetite-suppressing hormone that was discovered in 1995 and set the obesity-treatment field on fire as a potential drug to help people lose weight.
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Saturday, 10 January 2009
US panel backs first drug from DNA-altered animals
By Susan Heavey ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - A US advisory panel recommended approval of what would be the first drug made using genetically engineered animals on the US...
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Friday, 09 January 2009
Folic Acid Important for Healthy Pregnancies, but Many Women Dont
By Faiza Elmasry Women of child-bearing age are urged to get an adequate daily amount of folic acid, a form of vitamin B. Health experts say it reduces the risk of birth defects.
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Friday, 09 January 2009
Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
Doctors are now recommending that women and their obstetricians wait until the 39th week of pregnancy before scheduling elective cesarean sections.
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