St. Louis Health Examiners
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced what many are calling the biggest recall of baby cribs in history. There are more than 2.1...
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Bayer’s CONTOUR® USB meter, the first blood glucose monitor that connects directly to a PC or MAC - providing users with instant...
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Smoking and longevity…diametrically opposed to one another in the grand scheme of things. Unless you have lived in isolation for...
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The recent recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force have stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy. With Breast...
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The internet news, newspapers and television are full of stories about H1N1 (swine flu), recalls of food due to food-borne illness, MRSA in schools and deaths due to lethal or...
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At the onset of the winter season, people can endure transient bouts of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, lassitude, and sleep problems....
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The Spa Buzz announced yesterday it will unveil The Buzz Board, an online bid-style resource to offer spa and wellness products and...
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Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, which the National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines as a “very thick...
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The American Red Cross reminds us all to take some important steps to be sure our Thanksgiving holiday is happy and safe. Cooking fires...
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A survey released on November 24th shows that a majority of Americans are still uncertain about the safety of H1N1 swine flu vaccines, and...
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Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn
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With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.