Ukraine H1N1 Outbreaks
A local doctor says lessons can be learned from Ukraine’s experience with the swine, or H1N1, flu virus. According to the World Health Organization, Ukraine’s Health Ministry has recorded 250,000 flu-like cases of illness as of Nov. 2, with 70 deaths due to respiratory illness. WHO researchers have identified H1N1 as the More...
bone marrow donation
An Elmira resident is organizing a bone marrow drive in honor of her young cousin who passed away from leukemia. The first step of the drive is to find bone marrow matches for those in need. The More...
Flu Shot Finder Is Now Available On Google
Google, which has over the years launched several features and tools for web browsing, now has come up with a new application called “Flu Shot Finder“. It has come to the news that the Health More...
Biggest Loser Shay Sorrells
Biggest Loser Shay Sorrells grew up the youngest of three girls. She was in the foster care system from age five to 18. As far as Shay can remember, she has been overweight. In the last 10 years More...
health care reform moves to Senate
The US House of Representatives passed the over 2,000 page healthcare reform bill, called the “Affordable Health Care for America Act.” Washington (CNN) — The House of Representatives More...
Is the H1N1 vaccine safe?
THE H1N1 influenza (often erroneously called Swine flu) that initially surfaced in the United States in mid-April 2009 has already infected millions of Americans, 20,000 of them requiring hospitalization, More...
locked-in syndrome
Locked-in syndrome is a condition in which a patient is aware and awake, but cannot move or communicate due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for the eyes. More...
The Cookie Diet
Eat Cookies to Lose Weight! The cookie diet by Dr. Sanford Siegal has dieters everywhere pretty excited. Experts are not as thrilled with this latest diet fad, and have called the diet unhealthy. More...
Milk Steak Recipe
Recipe Of Milk Steak Prep time 15 Min. Cook time 20 Min. Ready in 35 Min. Servings 4 INGREDIENTS * 4 (4 ounce) cube steaks * 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided * 1 3/4 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided * More...
Grains of Paradise
Grains of Paradise come from West Africa, where they grow on a leafy plant and are easily harvested. The name comes from Medieval spice traders looking for a way to inflate the price – it was claimed More...