Rogers County Health Department providing antibiotics today for meningococcal disease (The Oklahoman)

March 16th, 2010 by Fatindivid


The Rogers County Health Department is providing prophylactic antibiotics today to those who may have been exposed to meningococcal disease.State health officials are contacting those who need the protective injection.A seventh Oologah-Talala student has contracted the disease, state health officials confirmed. Read more from this Tulsa World article.

ED, Heart Disease May Be Deadly Duo (MedicineNet.com)

March 16th, 2010 by IvorySauer82


Title: ED, Heart Disease May Be Deadly Duo Category: Health News Created: 3/16/2010 9:59:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2010 9:59:28 AM

Using new approach, Mayo Clinic researchers find level of gene alters risk of Alzheimer’s disease (EurekAlert!)

March 15th, 2010 by MikeWink


Using sophisticated techniques that scan the genomes of patients, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found that a gene appears to either help protect against development of Alzheimer’s disease, or promote the disorder depending on the level of gene in the brain.

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak feared (UPI)

March 15th, 2010 by Andrianq


CUDAHY, Wis., March 15 (UPI) — Health officials in Cudahy, Wis., say they suspect thousands of people may have been recently been exposed to Legionnaires’ disease.

The Complete pH Cleansing Diet

March 14th, 2010 by IvorySauer82


One of the most important principles in the pH miracle diet is the concept of cleansing your body of the acidic materials that are built up within. The ph miracle diet is a cleansing diet