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Study: Genetic Mutation May Cause Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — According to study, United States researchers have uncovered a link between genetic mutation and Parkinson’s disease. It was published in the latest issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, said that the researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine made the discovery in experiments using genetically engineered mice. The mutation eliminates the normal function of a gene called LRRK2, resulting in inherited (familial) Parkinson’s, the most common form of the disease, according to the researchers.> > Read More Study: Genetic Mutation May Cause Parkinson’s Disease is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →

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Revealed… the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Excerpt: “Many of those are also used in products such as household cleaners, and have been linked to a number of health problems from allergies and skin sensitivity to more serious hormonal disturbances, fertility problems and even cancer. Parabens, for example, which are designed to preserve the shelf-life of your cosmetics, are one of the most widely used preservatives in the world, and are found in shampoos, hair gels, shaving gels and body lotions. But their use is becoming increasingly controversial – a range of different studies has linked them to serious health problems including breast cancer, as well as fertility issues in men.

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Suzanne Somers Claims Chemo Killed Patrick Swayze

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

American Graffiti actress Suzanne Somers has revealed that she believes Patrick Swayze would still be alive if he had used alternative medicine to treat his cancer instead of chemotherapy. The Three’s Company star, who herself rejected chemotherapy when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1991, claims that it was the medicine, not the pancreatic cancer, that killed the Dirty Dancing actor.

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45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health insurance: new study

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A study published online today estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002

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Smart implants may alleviate neurological conditions

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

SMART implants in the brains of people with neurological disorders could eventually help develop treatments for people with Parkinson's disease, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder.

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The New York Times Discovers Penis Pumps

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

While America’s medical debates rage on, many of its significant members, of all colors and sizes, limply, quietly weep to themselves: penises.

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Barack Obama — Plains Indian Giver

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Barack Obama , Politix Barack Obama tried not to poke out his eye while awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Joe Medicine Crow-High Bird — the last living Plains Indian war chief — on Wednesday.The 95-year-old Crow Nation historian and WWII vet received the … Permalink

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Nanobees sting tumors to death

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Microscopic “nanobees” that literally sting tumours to death have been successfully used to fight cancer. Researchers in the US unleashed swarms of the tiny artificial particles on human breast and skin tumors in mice. Each spherical “nanobee”, measuring just three millionths of an inch across, was armed with a cancer-killing toxin found in bee venom

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Does your doctor judge you based on your color?

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

John Reid, a retired businessman, came home from a Caribbean cruise a few years ago with an infected toe as a souvenir. As a diabetic, he knew it was serious, so he went to the emergency room near his home in New York City.

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