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The benefits of testosterone pellet therapy
Pellet therapy has been around since the 1930s–the concept is probably about the same age as Premarin, but much like…
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Researchers have used patients’ own cells to grow urinary tubes in the lab and have successfully used them to replace…
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Understanding good vs. bad carbohydrates
Is there such a thing as a good carbohydrate? In short, yes, says author Barbara J. Rolls, chair of the…
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Cherries may no longer be for just topping off ice cream sundaes; in a new study of people with gout,…
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The two things that have brought Michael and Roslyn Lieb closer together couldn’t be more different: Parkinson’s disease and dance,…
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NYC Mayor considers bill that could ban smoking inside apartment buildings
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday plans to propose legislation that would require residential buildings to adopt written policies on where…
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Of all the medicinal plants used in India’s 5,000 year old tradition of ayurveda, ashwagandha, Withania somnifera, is the most…
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Serious injuries triple for headphone-wearing pedestrians
BALTIMORE – Serious injuries involving pedestrians wearing headphones have more than tripled since 2004, a U.S. study showed. Researchers from…
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NY Pilot Program Expands Organ Recovery to At-Home Deaths
Families choosing whether to donate a loved one’s organs usually have days to grapple with their decision, all while the…
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