Whether or not herbal supplements are of any benefit medically is an important question that can be investigated by well thought-out studies that are done honestly and with a scientific approach, but that issue is secondary to the question of the accuracy of product labelling of herbal supplements. A recent study from Canada, employing DNA …
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My daughter is a devotee of the Dr. House show. She enjoys the medical mystery that underlies each episode and Hugh Laurie, the curmudgeonly star of the show. In talking to her recently about the program, it reminded me that the fellow who advises the show on the various medical maladies that House and his …
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In a recent study of twins, by a group of research-based plastic surgeons, smoking was seen to significantly impact facial features of aging. This series of pictures is an interesting demonstration of what they noticed SMOKING & NON-SMOKING TWINS So….if you want to stay young….here is another reason to give up the cigarettes. As little …
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