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‘Tis the season for sinus infections, but next time you get one, you might want to forgo the often unpleasant experience of taking antibiotics. A new study from Washington University in St. Louis, which appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that antibiotics did not reduce symptoms of the most common type of sinus infection (called rhinosinusitus) any faster than a placebo did. More »
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Do you wear contact lenses? According to new data, your eyes are probably cesspools of disgusting ocular germs because you can't be trusted to keep them clean. And that probably irritates the heck out of your optometrist. More »
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There may be a few people lingering out there still claiming that women are the weaker sex, but science has proved them wrong yet again. As if women's superhuman power to endure pain were not enough, now a new study has found that we also have superior immune systems when compared with men. It all boils down to X-chromosomes: More »
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It's been thirty years since the discovery of the AIDS virus, and while they've included immeasurable tragedy, there are some reasons to be optimistic. More »
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Researchers say in rare cases sleeping with pets could lead to contracting chagas disease, cat-scratch disease, or even bubonic plague! Time to get Fluffy her own bed, even though no one you know has ever gotten sick this way. More »
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• Merck and Co reported today that Gardasil may protect men from HPV-caused infection and More »
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It's time to start praying to whatever higher being you align yourself with: Naomi Campbell is in the hospital. With an infection. In Brazil. The supermodel is being treated by a gynecologist and an infectious disease specialist and has also undergone some sort of surgery to remove a cyst. In the name of Karl Lagerfeld, what the hell is wrong with her reproductive system? No seriously. Tell us. We have no idea, and WebMD ain't helping this time. [Guardian] More »
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