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Luciole Press Blog: Category Archive for Health

TIME article: Is Tainted Milk to Blame for China's Infant Puberty Cases?

New superbugs spreading from South Asia

Very thought-provoking article: "Cloning, cruelty and how science sold out to greed"

Patient who endured heart, liver, kidney and lung transplants has now become as a doctor

Tokyo's oldest listed person, age 113, is missing

My mom has been suffering from bad falls. Here is some info if you are dealing with the same situation: "Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview"

CDC: 15 US deaths tied to rare tropical fungus now found in Pacific Northwest

Suicide tied to air pollution and asthma

What is Uveitis or Iritis? I just found out!

The Coming Birth Control Battle: Health-care reform spurs conservative activists to fight against coverage

Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web

TIME article -- Animal Rights: New Laws Take Movement to the Mainstream

Many people suffer from an allergy to the sun... (this is a lot how lupus feels/acts too, only it nevers improves if you have a slight tan, as it does in actinic prurigo)

EPA: the Clean Air Interstate Rule would overturn Bush-era plan; "measure requires 31 states from Massachusetts to Texas to reduce smog and soot-producing emissions"

Tiny, rare African Crowned Crane chick now has happy feet - thanks to a new pair of green slippers that straighten its toes

U.S. chicken McNuggets 'contain SILLY PUTTY chemical

Asking for good thoughts for my mother

Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death

Documents show vast cleanup of Plum Island, New York "since 2000 to remove vast amounts of waste and contaminants at site of top-secret Army germ warfare research"

Oscar the bionic cat: Pioneering surgery gives him two false back legs

Skin condition atopic dermatitis linked to cancer risk

International Energy Agency director general Nobuo Tanaka says BP oil spill was avoidable

Cystic Fibrosis: More patients not diagnosed until adulthood, "proving CF more complicated than thought"

Why Skin Cancer Is on the Rise

VA quietly giving benefits to Marines exposed to toxic water on Camp Lejeune

Australian 'angel' saves lives at suicide spot

Cord blood transplants a viable option in leukemia: "patients fare as well with stem cell transplants taken from a cord blood bank as they do from a well-suited adult donor"

Nutrients may be why some smokers avoid cancer

Obama faces rare defeat on health help for jobless

Beautiful story, great work everyone! "Galloping back to health: 17 horses left starving after years of abuse are given a new lease of life"

Seven people convicted over Bhopal (India) gas tragedy that killed 15,000 people 25 years ago

Drug boosts survival in major melanoma (skin cancer) study

Scientists begin 520-day Mars mission simulation

Egypt opens Gaza border -- for those already cleared (pre-cleared patients with medical emergencies and students with visas to study abroad)

Britain bans Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who linked autism to vaccine

Vietnam, US still in conflict over Agent Orange

Eating bacon, sausage, hot dogs and other processed meats can raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes by 42%

Abortion foes capitalize on health law they fought, using it to limit coverage by private insurers

Dramatic surge seen in kids hospitalized with MRSA: "Most infections were caught in the community, not in the hospital"

High-risk patients may be stuck paying high rates

Indian Mystic Prahlad Jani Claims Not to Eat for 70 Years

I am taking a business class, and the professor had us take the Jung typology test this week. I found it interesting; my result is INFJ

Obama says health care law already helps millions

'Germ Islands' Found Floating in Ocean

Deep beneath the Gulf, oil may be wreaking havoc

Bee numbers plummet as billions of colonies die across the world due to pesticides. Experts warn collapse of colonies will bring devastation as plants will not be pollinated

Study shows it only takes 5 minutes outdoors to boost mental health

Your Office Chair Is Killing You

Omega 3s may help cut colon cancer risk

Obama seeks court nominee who backs women's rights

Mexico rejects church criticism of sex education

Iceland volcano: Amazing pictures show apocalyptic scene as wall of black fog covers the country in darkness

Use of vitamin supplements 'can reduce long-term risk of contracting breast cancer'

Testing lung tumors tailors chemotherapy, matching tumors to targeted drugs to choose the best drug for an individual patient

Silk brain implant could aid spinal injuries, epilepsy

Experts differ on health risk of volcanic ash; World Health Organization warns Europeans to stay indoors if ash starts settling

Individuals with Rare Genetic Disorder (Williams Syndrome) Have No Racial Biases (but still have gender biases)

Behind Bullying: Why Kids Are So Cruel

FDA to review the safety of triclosan, a widely used antibacterial agent in soap, toothpaste and a range of other products

Study Sheds Light on What Makes People Shy

Words Really Can Hurt

California bill would expand pesticide safety program

Thousands of vets missing out on better benefits

Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks

Would partners of gay troops get benefits, too?

Up to a third of breast cancers could be avoided

Rep. Randy Neugebauer "apologizes for 'baby killer' remark during health care debate, but turns moment into a campaign fundraiser"

Congress approves historic health care legislation

Stop this insanity -- Tea party protesters shout racial and gay slurs at Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Barney Frank

In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past

Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care: "And I think now, isn't that ironic?"

Researchers: "AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness"

Removing Lymph Nodes May Boost Endometrial Cancer Survival

Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer

Scientists discover giant plastic rubbish patch in North Atlantic

What cats already know: "Naps Clear the Mind, Help You Learn"

Protect Your Heart at Every Age

Important: Report on Marines' water at Camp Lejeune omitted cancer causing chemical benzene. The environmental contamination is extreme!

Luciole Press is on hiatus until the next issue, to be published May 1 (important to read this)

Your hospital survival guide: The ingenious tricks that can save you from superbugs and other hospital disasters

US debt will keep growing even with recovery

More Homeless Americans Living in Cars and Campers

Walls of water overwhelm spectators at Mavericks surfing contest

Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city

Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

The Healing Power of Herbal Tea

US decision to freeze spending on HIV program sparks concern in Africa

Few remain in Centralia, Pennsylvania -- the coal town's underground mine fire still burns, as it has since 1962!

Great essay from Luciole's Emma-Jayne Saanen (send love to Dougal): "Would you lend a paw? Would you stop to help an injured animal?"

Winter blasted Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in need of HELP!

New book investigates mystery of Henrietta Lacks' "immortal cells" (the tissue sample has never died), which had "a groundbreaking impact on modern medicine "

Stone Age surgery discovered after 7,000-year-old man found with expertly amputated arm

Book profiles furry angel of death: Oscar the cat

Stunning recovery: Haitian girl pulled from debris 15 days after the quake

Advice to Young Brides 1894 (copyright 1894 The Madison Institute)

Gene discovery may help guide breast cancer care

Entombed by the Haitian earthquake: survivor buried for 11 days in coffin-like space beneath the rubble

If smokers with cancer quit, they double their survival chances

Haitians pray, cry for help in the ruins

Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children