Dr. Ruth – Sexually Speaking: What Every Woman Needs to Know
January 17, 2012Famed Sex Expert, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, publishes a new book titled "Sexually Speaking: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Sexual Health." In it, she covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from the best way to ensure you get proper treatment from your gynecologist, to the top ten tips for shaving your pubic area. This book should be a must read for all women who wish to keep themselves sexually healthy. To buy the book, visit...
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Silent brain infarctions not an independent risk factor for recurrent stroke
January 27, 2012NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with a recent non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke who are found to have a silent brain infarction (SBI) on MRI are not at significantly increased risk of second strokes compared to similar patients without SBI. That finding, reported in the February issue of Stroke, comes from a substudy of patients enrolled in a multinational trial investigating the prevention of recurrent stroke. Dr. Hans Christoph...
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Increased risk of bleeding complications when aspirin discontinued close to combined bypass and valve surgery
January 26, 2012NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of aspirin within 5 days of combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, compared with earlier discontinuation. “Physicians should weigh the risk of bleeding vs. the benefit for aspirin use prior to CABG + valve surgery,” Dr. Leslie Cho from Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio told Reuters Health in an email....
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First-void urine not needed for Chlamydia testing
January 12, 2012NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While first-void urine specimens have been used traditionally to test for Chlamydia trachomatis, newer DNA detection methods produce reliable results using midstream specimens, a New Zealand group reports in the January/February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. “The clinical practice implications of these results are important: urine culture and C trachomatis testing may be considered on a single...
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Daily Alms Giving in Luang Prabang, Laos
January 11, 2012The daily, regimented ritual of giving alms to the monks in Luang Prabang, Laos is a culturally and visually striking event that is not to be missed. Hundreds of monks parade past alms givers, receiving food for their single daily meal. Tourists are welcome to kneel beside locals, bearing gifts of sticky rice and fruit, to give to the monks as they file past. The event is a unique glimpse into a world where traditional tenets Buddhism are...
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PPI therapy does not improve asthma control in children
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Silent brain infarctions not an independent risk factor for recurrent stroke
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