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'Lubricating pump' to treat osteoarthritis of the knee
For several years, doctors in Canada have used a new therapy called
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Use fungi against prostate cancer
Extracts from a fungus called Phellinus linteus that have been used for hundreds of years in East Asian medicine can be used to combat prostate cancer, US researchers sa…
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Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia occurs when the skeleton does not perform calcification (also called mineralization) as usual. Rickets in children are also a manifestation of this conditio…
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FDA approves shingles vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the first adult shingles vaccine for adults. The agency stated that the vaccine called Zostavax is used…
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Add a terrible disease to humans
A mysterious disease called Morgellons seems to be caught only in sci-fi movies that are spreading across the United States and 15 other countries. People with this dise…
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Lunch makes people sleepy
Researchers have found that sugar in food, also called glucose, can prevent brain cells from making signals that help us stay awake, said Denis Burdakov at the Universit…
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Menstruation: things every woman needs to know
From puberty to menopause, menstruation is a part of a woman's life. Why have menstrual blood? Why is dysmenorrhea? ... This natural phenomenon every woman should know.
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When to iron and folic acid?
Folic acid, sometimes called folate, is vitamin B9. Iron is a mineral (or trace element) that is essential in the process of creating red blood cells in the body.
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Disorders of blood lipid treatment may not take medication
Hypercholesterolemia is also known as dyslipidemia, but many people often call it a dyslipidemia (RLMM). This is a fairly common disease, a concern of many people. RLMM…
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Preventing meningitis caused by meningococcus
Recently, the occurrence of cases of meningitis, including cases of meningococcal bacteria, also called meningococcal meningitis (VMNMC) in some southern provinces, has…
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What am I doing with the kid has diarrhea in a long time?
Called prolonged diarrhea when this condition lasts more than 14 days. The disease often leads to severe malnutrition and easy death. When children have long diarrhea, t…
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Young children recognize numbers very early
Researchers at Duke University, USA, have done research to prove that Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and of course humans, too, have very early recognition of numbers.…
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Discover new compounds that can fight cancer
Scientists at the US National Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins University have discovered a new compound called CDDO-Im that is resistant to liver cancer in animals.
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Vaccine is available 2
The vaccine called Twinrix TM, which can protect people injected with two hepatitis A and B infections, was introduced yesterday by Glaxo - SmithKline.
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Cure flu for children with herbal medicine
Children are often prone to flu, the term oriental medicine is called a cold. It is possible to treat this disease with easy-to-find leafy plants such as grasses, bamboo…