Monthly Archives: September 2009
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Scientists may have discovered a novel way to treat erectile dysfunction using the venom of a deadly spider.
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The morning after pill or postcoital will be available in pharmacies without a prescription from this coming Monday. Thus, the Government intends to facilitate access to this pill all women of childbearing age who need it, remembering that should only be used in situations that require urgent, especially when other contraceptive methods fail or in unprotected sex.
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Posted: September 25, 2009Views: 53
For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result.
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A combination of heat therapy and chemotherapy helps cancer sufferers live a longer, cancer-free life compared to patients receiving chemotherapy alone.
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Posted: September 22, 2009Views: 58
Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.
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Posted: September 20, 2009Views: 45
New studies show that many people spread swine flu for a week or more after symptoms first appear, and doctors say coughing may be a better sign than fever for telling who is contagious.
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A topical cream for erectile dysfunction shows promise in animal testing and could become an alternative for men who can't tolerate the pill form of the drugs, U.S. researchers report.
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The importance of this new gene that induces death in tumor cells, discovered by researchers at the University of Granada, is that its use for cancer can decrease the dose of drugs, most aggressive, which is currently used, so that would be an improvement in the effectiveness of cancer treatments.
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Posted: September 17, 2009Views: 50
Dozens of Houston students at the Alief Montessori Community School have been told not to return to school after four children came down with flu-like symptoms.
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Nearly hidden in your midsection, the six inch long pear shaped pancreas lies behind your stomach connected to your small intestine. It's a location that makes a cancer diagnosis difficult.