More Honduran cantaloupes recalled

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded a voluntary recall of Honduran cantaloupes because of possible salmonella contamination.


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Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse

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A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical ...

Mindfulness meditation slows progression of HIV, study shows

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CD4+ T lymphocytes, or simply CD4 T cells, are the "brains" of the immune system, coordinating its activity when the body comes under attack. They are also the cells that are attacked by HIV, the devastating virus that causes ...

Booming business helps patients navigate medicine

Jul 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- After three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She'd lost faith in her doctors, and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer.

Researchers identify gene responsible for rare childhood disease

Jul 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
The chromosomal abnormality that causes a rare, but often fatal, disorder that affects infants has been identified by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, who happened to treat two young ...

Genetic mutation identified for eye complaint

Jul 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
An international research collaboration including research teams from the Children's Hospital in Boston (USA), King's College London and the Peninsula Medical School, has identified a gene that, when mutated, causes Duane ...
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