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My Fight With Bladder Cancer [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2008-01-07 19:47:00 My personal fight with bladder cancer since 2000. From diagnosis, to surgery, a urostomy pouch, chemotherapy and remission. Perhaps my fight can inspire those who are also fighting this disease. Additional website resources can be found in the Cancer category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory . More About: Health , Fight
Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death [Highlight HEALTH]
2008-01-07 17:03:00 With all the recent discussion and debate by the presidential candidates regarding healthcare issues, I thought a study published last month in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians was quite timely. The study, titled Association of Insurance with Cancer Care Utilization and Outcomes, presents evidence that lack of adequate health insurance coverage is associated with ... More About: Health , Healthcare , Health Insurance
Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death
2008-01-07 17:03:00 With all the recent discussion and debate by the presidential candidates regarding healthcare issues, I thought a study published last month in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians was quite timely. The study, titled Association of Insurance with Cancer Care Utilization and Outcomes, presents evidence that lack of adequate health insurance coverage is associated with ... More About: Health , Health Insurance , Death
Breast Plastic Surgery [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2008-01-07 00:22:00 Welcome to the mind/body/spirit approach to Breast Plastic Surgery , featuring honest and informative commentary on a variety of breast health and improvement topics. We offer a full range of free articles about breast augmentation, reduction, reconstruction and mastopexy, as well as non-surgical breast aesthetic treatments. Additional website resources can be found in the Women's Health category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory .
Medical Tourism [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2008-01-06 18:14:00 The Medical Tourism blog discusses topics related to low-cost medical treatment and surgery at international hospitals, clinics & surgery centers, and also provides information on overseas board certified doctors, surgeons and medical specialists. Favorite destinations for patients looking for low-price medical treatment overseas is India, Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica & Singapore. By going abroad, you can realize a medical treatment savings of 60-80% over US medical prices. Common procedures include plastic & cosmetic, orthopedics (knee, hip, shoulder replacement surgery), cardiac and bariatric (lap band, gastric band, gastric bypass). Additional website resources can be found in the Medical Tourism category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory . More About: Health
Dr Shock MD PhD [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2008-01-06 15:46:00 Dr Shock is a pseudonym for a psychiatrist working in a University Hospital. His main topics of interest are the treatment of depression and electro convulsive therapy. Additional website resources can be found in the Mental Health category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory . More About: Rect
Medical Web Site Design [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2008-01-05 18:08:00 Aurora Information Technology offers medical website design services and Internet marketing programs using Bitrix CMS. Additional website resources can be found in the Services category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory . More About: Health , Design , Medical , Site
The Best of Highlight HEALTH 2007 - The Year in Review
2007-12-31 07:00:00 As 2007 comes to a close, I would like to thank you for your readership. Just over one year ago, I launched two websites, Highlight HEALTH and the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory. Here at Highlight HEALTH, my goal was to write about biomedical research I found interesting and to make it easier for people to ... More About: Health , Review , Year , Year in Review
The Best of Highlight HEALTH 2007 - The Year in Review [Highlight HEALTH]
2007-12-31 07:00:00 As 2007 comes to a close, I would like to thank you for your readership. Just over one year ago, I launched two websites, Highlight HEALTH and the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory. Here at Highlight HEALTH, my goal was to write about biomedical research I found interesting and to make it easier for people to ... More About: Health , Review , Year , Year in Review
patientINFORM.org [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
2007-12-29 17:06:00 patientINFORM is a free online service that provides patients and their caregivers access to some of the most up-to-date, reliable and important research available about the diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases. Additional website resources can be found in the Services category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory . More About: Health , Rect
The Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Dashboard Widget
2007-12-26 07:59:00 To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Highlight HEALTH, I’m pleased to announce the release of the Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Dashboard Widget , which provides one-click access to the latest posts on the Highlight HEALTH Network. The widget is designed for use on the Apple Dashboard. Highlight HEALTH Network RSS widget screenshots The front of the widget, ... More About: Health
The Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Dashboard Widget
2007-12-26 07:59:00 To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Highlight HEALTH, I’m pleased to announce the release of the Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Dashboard Widget , which provides one-click access to the latest posts on the Highlight HEALTH Network. The widget is designed for use on the Apple Dashboard. Highlight HEALTH Network RSS widget screenshots The front of the widget, ... More About: Health
The Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Dashboard Widget [Highlight HEALTH]
2007-12-26 07:59:00 To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Highlight HEALTH, I’m pleased to announce the release of the Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Dashboard Widget , which provides one-click access to the latest posts on the Highlight HEALTH Network. The widget is designed for use on the Apple Dashboard. Highlight HEALTH Network RSS widget screenshots The front of the widget, ... More About: Health
The Highlight HEALTH Network
2007-12-23 19:48:00 Just in time for the holidays, Highlight HEALTH and the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory now offer an aggregated news feed. The Highlight HEALTH Network is currently an aggregation of content from two news feeds: Highlight HEALTH The Highlight HEALTH Web Directory: New Additions The aggregation of both feeds allows readers to easily keep up with the latest articles on ... More About: Health , Heal
The Highlight HEALTH Network [Highlight HEALTH]
2007-12-23 19:48:00 Just in time for the holidays, Highlight HEALTH and the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory now offer an aggregated news feed. The Highlight HEALTH Network is currently an aggregation of content from two news feeds: Highlight HEALTH The Highlight HEALTH Web Directory: New Additions The aggregation of both feeds allows readers to easily keep up with the latest articles on ... More About: Health
The Genetics of Panic Disorder
2007-12-19 19:18:00 A study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Medical Genetics suggests that lymphoblast gene expression may be used to identify biomarkers for panic disorder. Researchers at the University of Iowa evaluated gene expression profiles in lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) cultured from patients with and without panic disorder and found specific disorder- ... More About: Panic Disorder , Panic
The Genetics of Panic Disorder [Highlight HEALTH]
2007-12-19 19:18:00 A study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Medical Genetics suggests that lymphoblast gene expression may be used to identify biomarkers for panic disorder. Researchers at the University of Iowa evaluated gene expression profiles in lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) cultured from patients with and without panic disorder and found specific disorder- ... More About: Health , Highlight , Panic Disorder , Panic
DNA Amplification by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
2007-12-12 15:56:00 What does the diagnosis of hereditary diseases, the detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases, personalized DNA sequencing, DNA cloning, genetic functional analysis, genetic fingerprinting and DNA-based phylogeny have in common? The all employ a widely used molecular technique called polymerase chain reaction or PCR. The idea was conceived by Kary Mullis in the early 1980s and ... More About: Amplification , Chain , Reaction , Polymer
HEALTH Highlights - Monday, December 10th
2007-12-10 11:00:00 12 Tips for a Happier Holiday Season » Dr Shock MD PhD Dr. Shock offers 12 tips for a happier holiday season. The Acetaminophen Blues » Secundum Artem N.B. discusses the difference between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen. Medicine 2.0 Wiki: Benchside to Bedside 2.0 Rahul Shetty of Constructive Medicine 2.0 has created a wiki on Medicine 2.0 to ... More About: Health , Highlights , Monday , December , Heal
American Obesity Rate Levels Off
2007-12-06 15:38:00 The Washington Post published a story late last week about obesity in the United States. The story discussed the results of a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here’s the article’s opening statement: The obesity epidemic that has been spreading for more than a quarter-century in the United States has leveled ... More About: Obesity , American , Rate
Social Networks and Health - The Research and the Reviews
2007-12-04 07:16:00 I’ve been increasingly interested in health-focused social networks. Why? Because several recent scientific studies have found that real-life social networks are quite relevant to health. Indeed, a study published earlier this year in the New England Journal of Medicine evaluated a large social network of over 12,000 people over 32 years to assess the person-to-person ... More About: Social , Health , Reviews , Research , Social Networks
World AIDS Day
2007-12-01 17:05:00 Today marks the 20th observance of World AIDS Day, an annual worldwide event established to increase awareness and education of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 2007, an estimated 33.2 million people were living with HIV worldwide. In North America, Western and Central Europe, the total number of people living with HIV ... More About: Aids , World Aids Day
Saline Nasal Irrigation More Effective than Spray for Chronic Sinus Symptom
2007-11-29 18:43:00 According to a new study in the latest issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery, saline irrigation treatments show greater efficacy versus saline spray for providing short-term relief of chronic nasal and sinus symptoms. In the United States, 29.5 million people 18 years of age and older are affected by sinusitis ... More About: Effective , Spray , Sinus , Irrigation , Saline
New Common Cold Virus Variant Deadly
2007-11-26 07:05:00 Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a new virulent strain of the common cold virus, adenovirus, has caused 10 deaths over the last 18 months [1]. The virus, identified as adenovirus serotype 14 (Ad14), is a rarely reported strain of adenovirus that can cause severe and even fatal respiratory ... More About: Virus , Cold , Common , Deadly , Common Cold
Tryptophan, Trust and the Thanksgiving Turkey
2007-11-22 21:33:00 After feasting on your Thanksgiving dinner today, a specific word may come to mind: tryptophan. Tryptophan is an amino acid found in high levels in turkey. The main reason for the association between tryptophan and drowsiness is that tryptophan is a chemical precursor to melatonin, a neurotransmitter that plays a role in regulating the circadian ... More About: Turkey , Trust , Hank , Turk
The Link Between Biology and Energy
2007-11-18 06:42:00 We’ve talked previously about bioethanol and its impact on health. According to Juan Enriquez, Chairman and CEO of Biotechonomy, a life sciences research and investment firm, and a member of the management team at Synthetic Genomics, a company dedicated to commercializing synthetic genomic processes and naturally occurring processes for alternative energy solutions, bioethanol is not ... More About: Biology , Energy , Link , Biol
QuitWinLive - The Great American Smokeout
2007-11-15 18:23:00 Today, the American Cancer Society (ACS) celebrates the Great American Smokeout, an annual event in the U.S. to encourage Americans to quit smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2006 one in five U.S. adults smoked [1]. The Great America n Smokeout challenges those people to smoke less or quit ... More About: The G
Common Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Promote Metastasis
2007-11-14 16:12:00 A study published in the journal Cancer Research last month suggests that the principle treatment for advanced prostate cancer may actually encourage prostate cancer cells to metastasize [1]. Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine focused on a gene called Nestin, which encodes an intermediate filament protein. Intermediate filaments are cytoskeletal or scaffolding ... More About: Promote , Prostate Cancer , Common , Metastasis
Merck HIV Vaccine Increases Risk of HIV Infection
2007-11-10 23:54:00 Merck has been testing a candidate HIV vaccine in two large phase II clinical trials; the STEP study in North and South America, the Caribbean and Australia, and a parallel study called Phambili in South Africa. STEP was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II test-of-concept clinical trial. Started in December 2004, enrollment in the ... More About: Vaccine , Infection , Merck , Risk
Elsevier?s Approaches to Public Access of Biomedical and Cancer Research
More articles from this author:2007-11-05 16:57:00 Elsevier, a leading publisher of over 400 medical and scientific journals serving more than 30 million scientists, students and health and information professionals worldwide, has initiated a beta test program called Patient Research . The program gives patients, family members and caregivers access to medical articles to help them understand their health issues. Typically, access to ... More About: Cancer , Public , Cancer Research , Access 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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