Blog Digests Directory: Health and Wellness
Blog Digests Directory: Health and Wellness
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61.) Pamplemousse
PCOS - check. Infertility - check. IVF - check. 40 years young - check. Sick of babydust - fricking double check. Join a Scottish infertile as she slowly swirls down the plughole. Now with added donor egg flava.
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62.) the fisher queen
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63.) Food and Drug Administration
Press releases from FDA
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64.) Hepatitis Central
Hepatitis C News, Updates and Commentary.
Copyright 2006
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65.) NYT > Hepatitis
<p><strong>Hepatitis</strong> Inflammation of the liver, called hepatitis, can be caused by excessive alcohol use or the use of certain medications. However, hepatitis usually results from one of several viruses, particularly hepatitis viruses A, B, and C. The disease can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term).</p> <p>Hepatitis A is spread primarily by fecal contamination of food and water and through person-to-person contact. Inflammation lasts only a few weeks and may be asymptomatic, which makes its frequency difficult to estimate. People who have had the disease do not get it again. Vaccines are available to prevent the disease.</p> <p>Hepatitis B is generally transmitted via contact with the blood of an infected person during sex, during birth, or through contaminated needles and syringes. It can cause a chronic infection leading to cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. A vaccine is available, and medical groups recommend that all newborns be vaccinated. WHO estimates that some 350 million people worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis B.</p> <p>Hepatitis C is spread through exposure to infected body fluids. Major risks include unprotected sex and sharing contaminated needles. No vaccine is available. WHO estimates that 170 million people are chronic carriers. In the United States, hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and the main reason for liver transplants. (Source: <a href=http://www.nytimes.com/nytstore/books/reference/NSGESSK.html>NYT Guide to Knowledge</a>)</p>
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66.) A Hearty Life
Healthy hearts, healthy lives.
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67.) Diabetes Notes
Smart living with a dumb pancreas.
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68.) Eating Fabulous
Eat, drink and be fabulous!
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69.) Lively Women
Live Long, Live Well, Live Now
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70.) Dr. Wes
Musings in the life of an internist, cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist.
Copyright (c) 2006 MedTees.com
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