Yum...I love mediterranean food...looks like this is a better way to diet...or just eat good food..

Quoted: Traditional Mediterranean diets that include nuts and olive oil may help protect the heart in those at high risk for heart disease.

Ummh...this is amazing...a compound found in green tea helps protect t-cells from HIV...so far they have seen this in test tubes it would be amazing if this actually worked in humans...

Quoted: An antioxidant in green tea may block HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from attaching to an important molecule on immune system cells.

It used to be thought that having a pet as a child resulted in a decrease chance of allergies...but new studies show that newborns around cats develop eczema, dogs are still considered beneficial to a baby’s health...interesting.

Quoted: Newborns who share a home with a pet cat may be more likely to develop eczema as infants than other babies, a study shows.

Ewwh...yucky keyboards...regular cleaning helps

Quoted: The keyboards are home to several sorts of bacteria, but regular cleaning helps prevent germs from spreading.

SO COOL....a simulated birth...wow med students across the nation have this new robo-birth simulation that even incorporates complications with the mother or the child...I am very impressed....

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She can be programmed for a variety of complications and for cervix dilation. She can labor for hours and produce a breach baby or unexpectedly give birth in a matter of minutes.

She ultimately delivers a plastic doll that can change colors, from a healthy pink glow to the deadly blue of oxygen deficiency. The baby mannequin is wired to flash vital signs when hooked up to monitors.

The computerized mannequins emit realistic pulse rates and can urinate and breathe.

Another reason to have your cholesterol checked regularly...

Wow.... this is nutz...we have been learning about fetal malformations in our embryology course...approximately 80% of all spontaneous abortions are due to malformations during fetal development. It is so surprising that this baby survived with two growing fetuses inside of it!!!...Statistics show that this anomaly is very rarely seen… most likely because these pregnancies are usually naturally aborted… Very interesting.... thanks for dotting this katie.

So glad I got my flu shot...make sure you're taking Vitamin C...The flu season is at its peak...

Quoted: This year's flu season is peaking at a time it's usually coming to an end, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Wow this made me sad...Incest among nomadic families has resulted in an increase prevalence of rare genetic diseases. Genetic research is being carried out in the area to identify carries of these rare diseases to avoid possible match-ups with others that are carrying the same genetic mutation. The most interesting advance I thought was the genetic determination of a growing fetus, geneticists are already able to tell mothers that they are carrying a child that will not live past the age of 1 or 2. I was pleasantly surprised at how receptive the community has been to the genetic counseling; this only highlights how much they have already suffered. Thanks for dotting this article Shiwani.

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The findings are passed on to interested families who are given premarital genetic counseling and prenatal testing. More than 20 couples chose to end pregnancies over the past year, after doctors diagnosed in the fetuses terminal diseases that usually kill within the first few years of life.

But there are risks. In a small, closed society in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing carriers and their families, subsequently lowering their chances for marriage should word get out that a genetic disease runs in the family.