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Are you washing your hands well enough to kill H1N1 germs? You might be surprised.

Doctor Rachel Kuperman, a Pediatric Neurologist at Oakland Children’s Hospital says epileptic seizures -especially in children - can be triggered by video games. In particular games with flashing lights, especially red and blue and repeated patterns like in the popular game guitar hero.

Roughly 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes.

About 60 percent of people with diabetes have some degree of peripheral neuropathy, or peripheral nerve damage.

Traditionally, high levels of glucose and/or poor control over glucose levels have been thought to increase risk for peripheral neuropathy.

Researchers have recently found high levels of triglycerides may play a role in the development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Three small test kits… One big hope for preventing cancer.

According to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, about 400,000 Americans have MS and 10,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Women are affected about three times more often than men. The condition can occur at any age, but most patients are between 16 and 60 when they are diagnosed.

Major cancer groups have been discouraging teaching of breast self-exams. Some women who develop breast cancer felt guilty that they didn’t find it in self-exams.  Large studies found that self-exams were not effective.  Healthy body weight and physical activity can help prevent breast cancer

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated mammography guidelines
New recommendation: No routine screenings for women 40 -49; instead talk to doc
For women ages 50 to 74, mammography screenings every two years
American Cancer Society, other experts don’t agree with new guidelines

Dennis Hopper, an actor and filmmaker has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is being treated in a special program at the University of Southern California.

The USDA and the organic certification organization, CCOF, have specific standards for foods with an organic label. A product that claims to be 100% organic must have all organic ingredients, be processed organically and be free of non-organic agricultural ingredients. The label, Organic, means that at least 95 percent of the ingredients in the product are organic. Products with the label, Made with Organic Ingredients, contain at least 70 percent of organic ingredients.

A loud door bell, a ringing alarm clock, an irritating car horn… even a scary movie or a difficult test. The stuff of life for most of us, but the cause of death for others.

new studies suggest that low cholesterol may not deserve its bad reputation, earned from a series of studies in the 1980s that said people with low cholesterol might be at risk of cancer.  In fact, cholesterol may drop in people with undiagnosed cancer, meaning that low cholesterol may be a result—not a cause—of cancer.

Every year, 4 million people end up in the emergency room or a doctor’s office because they got the wrong medicine or the wrong dose. The Institute of Medicine says one-and-a-half million of these mistakes are preventable.

Whether it’s morbid curiosity or a determination to change the future, the death clock site is one of the most popular internet destinations these days.

If we rely on technology for documenting, sorting and storing information—creating digital diaries, or “lifestreaming”—what will become of our minds?

When dehydration occurs, it’s important to restore the levels of fluids and electrolytes. Mild cases of dehydrations can sometimes be treated with oral rehydration solutions. In more severe cases, or when a child can’t keep liquids down, fluids must be restored intravenously.  A product, called hylenex recombinant, is easing the ability to rehydrate sick kids. Hylenex is made from hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid, an enzyme that holds cells together, like glue, and enables tissue to become a natural barrier).

Doctors now know that sudden emotional stress can cause severe, but reversible, heart muscle weakness ... which mimics a classic heart attack. they call it: broken heart syndrome.

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.

AccuLift is an advanced facial rejuvenation procedure performed with the AccuSculpt 1444 laser. Minimally invasive, it takes less than 30 minutes in most cases and is performed under local anesthetic. It was developed in order to meet the needs of patients who want immediate, significant, and lasting results with minimal downtime.

AccuLift is an advanced facial rejuvenation procedure performed with the AccuSculpt 1444 laser. Minimally invasive, it takes less than 30 minutes in most cases and is performed under local anesthetic. It was developed in order to meet the needs of patients who want immediate, significant, and lasting results with minimal downtime.

A radio without any knobs. A bathroom where a clear display wirelessly streams vital statistics on your health. And a user interface that takes brain waves and translates them into commands for a computer. Check out these sweet products of the future, some of which may actually hit retail shelves soon.