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Heroin vaccine won’t ‘cure’ what ails addicts

Angela Garcia LA Times My aunt Marion is in the hospital dying of liver and kidney failure, the result of her 20-year struggle with heroin use. I was told of her imminent death the same day news broke about a … Continue reading

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Cancer diagnosis raises risk of heart attack and suicide, study says

Amina Khan LA Times Within the first week of being diagnosed with cancer, patients were 12.6 times more likely to commit suicide and 5.6 times more likely to die of a heart attack. Cancer can kill long before malignant tumors … Continue reading

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Ten Steps to Optimum Health – Part 1

Dr. James Chappell Natural Society For over 40 years, I have been a voracious reader. Back in the day, I subscribed to 25 journals or more each month. In addition, I tried to read two or more books per month. … Continue reading

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Sex gap: Men get 32 of 35 cancers more often than women, study shows

Source: LA Times Men are at higher risk of getting 32 out of 35 cancers, according to an international study, which further suggests that the greatest reason for the gap lies in biology. “Simply being male is responsible for a … Continue reading

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Being glued to your cell is a problem, experts say

Source: LA Times Would you rather give up your toothbrush or your cellphone for an entire week? A whopping 22 percent of people said they’d forgo brushing, according to a national survey in August by TeleNav Inc., a mobile app … Continue reading

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Killer bird flu? What’s behind the controversy over bird flu research

Source: LA Times “Engineered Doomsday.” “Mutant Bird Flu.” These may sound like the names of disaster movies, but they are headlines on recent news reports about experiments involving the H5N1 influenza virus. The H5N1 virus is known as a “bird … Continue reading

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A vaccine for allergies could reduce symptoms

Amber Dance LA Times An immunologist in Canada is working on vaccines that might reduce allergies more quickly and safely than such current therapies as allergy shots. The first vaccines being tested are for ragweed and cat allergies. Allergy sufferers … Continue reading

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FDA approves meningitis vaccine for 9-month-old infants

Source: LA Times A meningitis vaccine already in use has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for children as young as 9 months old. The two-dose vaccine, Menactra, which produces antibodies against a strain of meningococcus bacteria, was … Continue reading

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