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Does your child have seasonal allergies or a cold?

(HealthDay) -- It can be difficult during the spring months for parents to determine whether their children have a cold or seasonal allergies, but an expert outlines how to tell the difference.

Health created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients who suffer dry eyes find relief from wide-diameter contact lenses

(Medical Xpress) -- Susan Loughman is among the tens of millions of Americans who suffer dry eyes. She has an especially bad condition, which makes it feel like there's sandpaper in her eyes.

Ophthalmology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

From degeneration to regeneration: Advances in skeletal muscle engineering

A study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Skeletal Muscle reports of a new therapeutic technique to repair and rebuild muscle for sufferers of degenerative muscle disorders. The therapy brings togeth ...

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prenatal intervention reduces learning deficit in mice

Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, according to researchers at ...

Medical research created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dangerous air quality alert issued for toxic mold

The Midwest is under an air quality alert for dangerous levels of mold. The Midwest mold count today is 60,000 – well over the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning.

Health created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Illnesses in Colorado children's hospital prompts discovery of contaminated alcohol pads

A small cluster of unusual illnesses at a Colorado children's hospital prompted an investigation that swiftly identified alcohol prep pads contaminated with Bacillus cereus bacteria, according to a report in the July issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0