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Herbal Medicines: Toxic Side Effects and Drug Interactions
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New Cancer Treatments: Scientists Have Programmed Bacteria to Kill Cancer
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Dreams Do Come True: from Dreamer to Doctor
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Red Cross Apologizes for “Racist” Pool Safety Poster That Depicts Mostly Black Children Misbehaving
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Herbal Medicines: Toxic Side Effects and Drug Interactions
The simple fact that herbal medicines are drugs is underappreciated or not understood at all by most people. They include good drugs, bad drugs and completely useless drugs, but they are drugs nonetheless, and therein lies a lot of grief.
Read MoreNew Cancer Treatments: Scientists Have Programmed Bacteria to Kill Cancer
Scientists are successfully experimenting with a creative approach to treat cancer by genetically programming bacteria to invade tumours and destroy cells from within. In a study published this week in the journal Nature, authors showed programmed bacteria given to mice
Read MoreHere’s Why We Should Research Alternative Therapies
Acupuncture, chiropractic, herbal medicines, massage, and other therapies known collectively as complementary and alternative medicine, are big business in Australia, as elsewhere. About two-thirds of Australians use such products and practices over the course of a year. Nonetheless, the debate
Read MoreExercise Can Improve Cancer Recovery and Reduce Healthcare Costs
One in every two males and one in every three females in Australia will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. Between 2008 and 2009, Australia spent an estimated $4,526 million on diagnosing and treating cancerous and non-cancerous
Read MoreDreams Do Come True: from Dreamer to Doctor
In Bertie County, in a small southern town in eastern North Carolina called Powellsville, there is a community leader quietly going about his day meeting the medical needs of a community he never knew until his passion for service outweighed
Read MoreRed Cross Apologizes for “Racist” Pool Safety Poster That Depicts Mostly Black Children Misbehaving
The American Red Cross has issued an official apology after one of its pool safety posters went viral on social media for being what many say is racist. The poster in question is designed to teach children how to follow
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