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ONE: Ghana — A Most Excellent Adventure
Share Tweet Seeing the starving kids on television does not prepare you for seeing it up close and personal. Standing outside the door of the in-patient room we were about to enter I took a deep breath to still [...]
5-18, 2012 7:36
83-year-old gave blood 57 times and becomes oldest person in UK to donate kidney to a stranger
Share Tweet A widower, 83, has joined the ranks of less than 100 ‘altruistic donors’ in the UK who have donated an organ to a stranger while alive – and is now the oldest (File pic). Health | Mail [...]
5-18, 2012 6:49
When Cancer & Pregnancy Collide
Share Tweet No sushi. No caffeine. No alcohol. No Ibuprofin. Minnie Narth could recite everything she’d heard she wasn’t supposed to have while pregnant. But as she entered her third trimester, her body was in desperate need of something [...]
5-18, 2012 5:16
Chemotherapy During Pregnancy: Yes, It’s Possible
Share Tweet Editor’s Note: As the nation marks National Women’s Health Week, PBS NewsHour will share the stories of three women — and their doctors — who refused to allow a cancer diagnosis interfere with a successful pregnancy. These [...]
5-18, 2012 3:43
‘Good’ cholesterol’s heart benefits challenged
Share Tweet Having naturally high levels of “good” cholesterol doesn’t lower the risk of heart attacks as believed. CBC | Health News [...]
5-18, 2012 3:43
Restaurant Claims Prompt Push for Standardized ‘Gluten-Free’ Labeling
Share Tweet The launch of “gluten-free” pizza that still should be avoided by people with full-blown celiac disease has prompted a physicians group to call for the standardization of the labeling of gluten-free foods. Health Blog [...]
5-18, 2012 2:57
Jamie Oliver: Jamie Oliver: Why Aren’t We Mandating Food Education?
Share Tweet The Food Revolution and Food Revolution Day is about empowering people through education or, frankly, just inspiring people to be more street-wise about food, where it comes from and how it affects their bodies. Read more: Healthy [...]
5-18, 2012 2:10
Dumbbell Skier Swing
Share Tweet Hold a pair of dumbbells at your sides and stand with your feet hip-width apart. push your hips back and bring the weights slightly behind you, then quickly thrust your hips forward and squeeze your glutes as [...]
5-18, 2012 0:37
Kenya AIDS|
Share Tweet Kenya AIDS AIDS awareness poster from the "Russian hospital" in Kisumu, Kenya. Interestingly, even the priest is suspect of having HIV. [...]
5-17, 2012 23:50
Dr. Hung, Susan, and Alan|
Share Tweet Dr. Hung, Susan, and Alan Dr. Hung, a surgeon and oncologist is pictured here with Susan Hayes, president and CEO of Interplast, and Dr. Alan Harmatz, a surgeon and Interplast board member. In the background, you can [...]
5-17, 2012 23:50
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