Turkey is a good source of glutamine, an amino acid used by cells to protect against infection. And, like other protein sources, it boosts immunity. Eat turkey often during cold season to keep protective cells functioning at their peak....
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The first survey of a broad age range of women finds that more than 25% are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Survivors of pediatric cancer face nine times the normal risk for developing sarcoma—a cancer of the connective or supportive tissue at...
Implantable defibrillators save lives by shocking hearts back into a healthy rhythm, but that shock can cause physical and psychological trauma for...
The American Cancer Society estimates that over 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in 2007. The...
Training volunteers in the emergency use of defibrillators does save lives, even in I thinly populated rural areas, a new Italian study...
Drug-eluting stents improved the outcomes of patients who developed blockages in veins that had been surgically grafted onto the heart, according to...
Sitting still for hours is not the only factor that puts air travelers at risk for blood clots. The low-pressure. low-oxygen environment...
A carefully controlled study has proved the value of amiodarone for people who are having heart surgery. Amiodarone is a drug that...
Heart attack patients who received a transfusion for blood loss or anemia were three times more likely to have another heart attack...
Heart patients in the United States receive H more blood transfusions than heart patients in many other countries, which may indicate that...