Contributor ReportsHow to choose the right toothpaste for you?
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getbetterlife 
Shenzhen :: China | updated Mon Nov 30 00:50:04 -0800 2009 | health-news
Toothpaste, which is also called dentifrice, is generally comprised of: 75% humectants and water, 20% abrasive, 2% foaming and flavoring agents, 2% pH buffers, 1.5% coloring agents, binders, and pacifiers, 24% fluoride. Brushing with toothpaste (particularly toothpaste with fluoride) helps...
ReachWhy is sex good for us?
Posted by:
prabirghose
Sydney :: Australia | updated Mon Nov 30 03:04:22 -0800 2009 | health-news
Researchers continue to baffle us by selecting really out-of-the-way subjects to find out answers to odd questions. A study carried out in Wales over the last 10 years has come up with 10 reasons on why sex is good for...
H1N1 Vaccine Miscarriages?
Posted by: chenqi
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated Mon Nov 30 03:06:14 -0800 2009 | health-news
U.S. health authorities have made pregnant women one of the highest priority groups for getting the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, but is it actually safe for pregnant women and their babies? Well, the truth is that miscarriage reports from pregnant...
Libya reports first death from swine flu virus
Posted by: chenqi
Tripoli :: Libya | updated Mon Nov 30 03:06:14 -0800 2009 | health-news
Tripoli - Libyan health officials said Monday the country had recorded its first lethal case of the pandemic swine flu virus. The first victim was a 40-year-old pregnant woman, who experienced side effects common with the A(H1N1) virus, also known...
25 new swine flu cases in Algeria
Posted by: chenqi
Algiers :: Algeria | updated Mon Nov 30 03:06:14 -0800 2009 | health-news
ALGIERS, Nov 30 (KUNA) -- Algerian authorities on Monday reported 25 new swine flu cases bringing the toll to 299 including three death cases. The health ministry said in a statement 11 of the cases were registered in the capital,...
Swine flu kills mum, 24
Posted by: chenqi
London :: United Kingdom | updated Mon Nov 30 03:06:14 -0800 2009 | health-news
A DISTRAUGHT five-year-old girl will have to grow up alone after swine flu claimed the life of her mum at the age of just 24. Samantha Cooper died three years after her brother, whose life was also tragically cut short...
Experts change HIV 'drug advice'
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated Mon Nov 30 02:33:05 -0800 2009 | health-news
Experts say the advice is based on the most up-to-date information available and will cut infection rates and save lives. But it will mean many more people needing treatment, which will cost more money and time...Demand The World Health Organization...
Is there a 3rd wave of H1N1 in the cards for this winter? Who knows?
Source: Macleans
Ottawa :: Canada | updated Mon Nov 30 01:11:08 -0800 2009 | health-news
The current wave of H1N1 activity may have peaked in all provinces and territories, the Public Health Agency of Canada says in its latest assessment on the state of the pandemic. But if transmission of the virus is indeed on...
Info sought on Mainland dog flu reports
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chenqi
Beijing :: China | updated Sun Nov 29 22:15:59 -0800 2009 | health-news
The Centre for Health Protection and the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department will follow up on the reports that some Mainland dogs tested positive to human swine flu virus, Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow says. Speaking to...
What happens next when current swine flu vaccine no longer works ...
Posted by:
AnneHart
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 20:19:21 -0800 2009 | health-news
A new mutation of the swine flu, H1N1, a variant, in which the virus uses D225G as a receptor binding domain, causes bleeding in the lungs. Another H1N1 mutation results in the resistance to treatment with antiviral medication. With flu...
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