February 21st, 2012
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Electronic cigarettes are known to be the modern way of smoking. Most devices now offer a superb smoking experience – an even better one compared to smoking tobacco cigarettes – and has a lot of extra benefits to offer. Before you switch to an electronic cigarette, however, there are a few things you need to know first.
If you still think that electronic cigarettes are expensive, you obviously haven’t seen the latest starter kits from top manufacturers. High quality starter kits are now being sold at affordable prices. Since you get refill cartridges included in the starter kit, you can start using the electronic cigarette right away. The c Read more…
While a focus on HIV prevention and treatment among women and children has reduced infection rates among these populations, “men have received considerably less attention in the epidemic and receive less targeted HIV prevention and treatment programs,” Edward Mills of the University of Ottawa and colleagues write in a PLoS Medicine essay,adding”Targeting men in prevention and treatment … may have a large impact on mortality, new infections, and the economic impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa.” They note that in Africa, fewer men than women access antiretroviral therapy (ART), and men “typically have higher mortality,” seek care later in the disease, and “are more likely to be lost to follow-up.”
Released: 12/9/2011 9:45 AM EST Source: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Newswise BOSTON – Cancer of the liver – rare in the United States but the third-leading cause of cancer death worldwide – can result from environmental exposures or infections like chronic hepatitis, but the link is poorly understood.
Now, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a mechanism in mice that triggers inflammation in the liver and transforms normal cells into cancerous ones. In ad
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A forward head posture (FHP) is characterized by anterior positioning of the spinal portion behind the neck. This abnormal positioning causes increasing discomfort over time as the weight of the head pulling forward causes strain to the muscles around the neck, spine and even the shoulders. While a forward head posture is not really a disease, it is a major postural imbalance. Whatever the cause of the imbalance, we do not tend to pay much attention to the problem until ultimately the wrong posture becomes our “normal” posture. Read more…