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10 Year Old Girl Wakes from Brain Surgery, Sings Usher Song

10 Year Old Girl Wakes from Brain Surgery, Sings Usher Song

A 10 year old Canadian girl – nicknamed the “singing girl” during previous treatment at Ottawa’s Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)...

 
 
Haiti Battles Cholera Epidemic, 292 Dead

Haiti Battles Cholera Epidemic, 292 Dead

An outbreak of cholera in Haiti has resulted in 292 people killed and over 4000 infected. The epidemic is the latest disaster to hit the Caribbean nation since the...

 
 
6-Week Old Baby is California’s Tenth Whooping Cough Fatality

6-Week Old Baby is California’s Tenth Whooping Cough Fatality

Whooping cough (pertussis) has claimed its tenth victim this year in California – all ten fatalities were babies. It is predicted that continued occurrences...

 
 
Research: Gene Therapy to Treat Depression

Research: Gene Therapy to Treat Depression

According to recent findings in Science Translational Medicine, gene therapy may be able to cure depression by targeting a region in the brain that suffers from...

 
 
Children with Autism Less Able to Sustain Previous Lies

Children with Autism Less Able to Sustain Previous Lies

Queens University in Kingston, Ontario Canada recently conducted a comprehensive study to examine the ability and willingness for children with autism to lie. Conducted...

 
 
Study: Eating Greens May Beat Breast Cancer in African-American Women

Study: Eating Greens May Beat Breast Cancer in African-American Women

In a study conducted by the Slone Epidemiology Center at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), it has been reported that African-American women who eat...

 
 
FDA Approves New Weapon in War Against Opiate Addiction

FDA Approves New Weapon in War Against Opiate Addiction

The Food and Drug Administration added another treatment for patients suffering from an addiction to opiates -  drugs that include heroin and powerful prescription...

 
 
Dentists Donate Services to Domestic Violence Victims

Dentists Donate Services to Domestic Violence Victims

Forty miles North of Chicago, Dr. Shapira and Dr. Amidei – General Practitioners in Dentistry and Partners at Delany Dental Care for the last 26 years –...

 
 
Tickle Lipo Claims Less Painful Liposuction

Tickle Lipo Claims Less Painful Liposuction

Tickle Lipo, or more commonly known as Nutational Infrasonic Liposculpture (N.I.L), is a form of liposuction that tricks the body into thinking that it is not in...

 
 
Evidence Herbal Supplements Can Treat Anxiety

Evidence Herbal Supplements Can Treat Anxiety

Passion Flower A recent study has revealed evidence which supports herbal supplements containing kava or passionflower  may be able to treat anxiety. The study...