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According to the CDC , 27 children died from the H1N1 virus during the week of November 21, the largest increase in pediatric deaths since reporting began in April. Around 200 children have died from H1N1 since reporting began, and...

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...

A Swedish study of over 1 million men at age 18 is showing that the old 'dumb jock' theory may be wrong - a strong link was found between cardiovascular fitness and intelligence. However, there was not a similar link...

Researchers at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen are trying to answer the question: “can tomatoes prevent heart disease and strokes?” Studies have shown that countries were people eat a lot of tomatoes have lower rates of heart disease and strokes. Scientists...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the difference between HIV and AIDS is that AIDS is the final infection resul.ting from the progressive disease that starts with the HIV virus entering the bloodstream. HIV belongs to...

Eighty percent of American internet users, or some 113 million adults, have searched for health information on the internet, according to the ebizMBA site ( the e-business knowledge base ) . But only 15% of health seekers actually check the...

Beware of too much advice to drink a gallon of water, distilled or not, a day from health professionals that may not have been trained enough in what causes water drinking fatalities. If you drink more than 20 ounces of...

A former beauty queen from Argentina has died after complications from a cosmetic surgery to her buttocks. Solange Magnano, 38, died of a pulmonary embolism on Sunday three days following a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires. The procedure involves solution injections...

The inherent desire of women to prove their superiority over Nature proved to be disastrous for a former beauty queen of Argentina. The 38-year old Magnano wanted to improve the shape of her derriere and opted for cosmetic surgery in...

You notice a small wrinkle by your eye, a sign of age;or your breasts are too small and you can't wait til they grow;or you're not happy with any part of your body and you want Heidi Klum's body. All...