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It’s time for another great Grand Rounds – a round-up of all the best health posts in the blogosphere. This week’s host is down under at Pharmamotion – a very unique website in Argentina. Pharmamotion is a repository of audiovisual demonstrations of pharmacokinetics and other health topics. Way cool! This week’s Grand Rounds has a […] There’s a neat new study that looked at people who get recurring mouth ulcers – and found that a small number have gluten sensitivity. What’s more, after these people were identified with blood tests, then biopsies, then stopped their gluten exposure, they had a marked improvement in their ulcers. Image via Wikipedia Here are the […] It’s been a big week for celebrity sorrow. As you’re contemplating the loss of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, be sure to head over to SFGate to check out the Doc Gurley health tips we can all learn from celebrity health coverage. 1) First, there’s Farrah’s Gift: Outing the Tumor That Dare Not Speak Its […] A well-designed recent study showed just how important sleep is to your blood pressure. Other studies in the past have revealed an association between time-spent-sleeping, and high blood pressure, but none of those studies actually measured a person’s sleep (they were, instead, based on self-report) and almost none looked at blood pressure over time. Image […] This week’s Grand Rounds is over at ACPInternist. Since the AMA is in the news so much this week, it’s good to head over and visit the ACP (American College of Physicians) to remind yourself that there are several important (and large) doctor organizations in this country. The American College of Physicians has some great […] Here’s a great, medically accurate article about sex myths – safe sex and sexual health. Kudos to author Amanda MacMillan at Health.com for a job well-done. The article points out that many people – especially teens – rely on websites for sex information. Unfortunately, a lot of that online info is wrong. Check out the […] |
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