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REACTHEAT HEAT BAUME (Menthol, Capsicum Annum Extract) Cream [Rejuventus]

2012-01-31T00:52:08Z

Updated Date: Jan 30, 2012 EST

FRESH DECOR COCONUT CREAM (Ethyl Alcohol) Liquid [SAFEWAY INC.]

2012-01-31T00:52:08Z

Updated Date: Jan 30, 2012 EST

DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATEtablet, Film Coated [Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.]

2012-01-31T00:52:08Z

Updated Date: Jan 30, 2012 EST

REACTICE REACTIVATING ICE BAUME (Menthol) Cream [Rejuventus, Inc.]

2012-01-31T00:52:08Z

Updated Date: Jan 30, 2012 EST

At Annual Check-Ups Patients Receive Half Of Recommended Preventive Health Services

2012-01-24T01:08:36Z

More than 20 percent of U.S. adults receive periodic health examinations (PHE) each year, yet new research shows that patients who have an annual routine visit to their doctor may not receive recommended preventive screening tests and counseling services that could benefit their health...

Should Every Patient Have a Unique ID Number for All Medical Records?

2012-01-24T01:08:36Z

Proponents say health-care ID numbers would facilitate information sharing among doctors and improve care. Critics say they would create a system that no one trusts. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

How Protein In Teardrops Annihilates Harmful Bacteria

2012-01-24T01:08:36Z

A disease-fighting protein in our teardrops has been tethered to a tiny transistor, enabling UC Irvine scientists to discover exactly how it destroys dangerous bacteria. The research could prove critical to long-term work aimed at diagnosing cancers and other illnesses in their very early stages...

Lighten the Load You Put On Your Back

2012-01-24T01:08:36Z

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If you live a frenetic life, juggling job, kids, schools, social and more, you may regularly find yourself lugging around lots of different things, large, small, heavy and light. Has it started to bother your back? I know it has for me (except when I'm careful about my limits). Well now there's a solution - the PacSafe Stashsafe Hip Pack 100.

Toddler Who Battled Painful Skin Disease Dies in Mother's Arms

2012-01-17T07:20:29Z

The tiny toddler whose struggle against a devastating disease inspired thousands has died. Tripp Roth, who was diagnosed with junctional epidermolysis bullosa at birth, died Saturday in the arms of his mother, Courtney Roth, who had chronicled her life with Tripp in the popular blog, "EBing a Mommy."

Glaucoma Measurements Can Be Affected By Contact Lenses

2012-01-17T07:20:29Z

A study about how wearing contact lenses affects glaucoma measurements has been named the top presentation at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine's annual St. Albert's Day research symposium. First author of the study is Marie Brenner, a fourth-year student at Stritch School of Medicine...

Stem Cell Implants Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injury In The Lab

2012-01-17T07:20:29Z

For years, researchers seeking new therapies for traumatic brain injury have been tantalized by the results of animal experiments with stem cells. In numerous studies, stem cell implantation has substantially improved brain function in experimental animals with brain trauma. But just how these improvements occur has remained a mystery. Now, an important part of this puzzle has been pieced together by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...

The 12 mums who have bared their bumps - after the death of a baby

2012-01-17T07:20:29Z

The campaign called ‘Count the Kicks’ aims to help raise awareness of medical conditions during pregnancy which can lead to the tragedy of stillbirth.