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I am doing a story on how clinical trials work and am looking for people who have taken part in clinical trials.
If you or someone you know has been a part of a trial, please give me a call at 395-7510 or e-mail me at ehagedorn@bakersfield.com.
I'm looking for good and bad experiences, so...
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There's a story in the New York Times today about an implantable heart that has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
More shocking than the fact that the device has been approved is the fact that it was approved despite a meager and terrible track record.
"The...
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Chinese and Vietnamese connoisseurs are butting heads with food inspectors over some Asian delicacies.
Bakery and restaurant owners say sitting these pastries out for hours, and sometimes days, helps maintain texture. Inspectors say this allows bacteria to grow.
According to the L.A....
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The high cost of prescription drugs has led many people to seek cheaper meds across the border. If you buy drugs from Canada or know someone who does, you might want to reconsider those purchases.
The drugs you pay for might not be the ones you get, according to the Food and Drug Association....
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A year and a half ago I weighed 240 pounds(i am 6' 1"). I didn't really think much about it and never saw myself as a fat ass. My knees and hips hurt all the time, but so did my shoulders and neck. Nothing surprising as I have lived a very action packed life and have worked and played hard...
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For everyone who doubts global warming, pay attention. Global warming is not a "myth" that some people think it is. Glacours are retreating, ice is melting, and the weather is getting worst. Some people think that global warming is real, but we can't do anything to...
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I'm currently at Stanford University for an international symposium on valley fever. Valley fever is primarily a lung disease that is caught when the fungus Coccidioides is inhaled. It's endemic to the lower San Joaquin Valley and parts of Mexico and South America. I wrote a story, published in...
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As kids bring home their supply list for school, you might want to add one more thing to it: a check-up. Making sure all your child's health issues are in check can eliminate a potential cause for worry, helping your child concentrate better in the classroom.
Many parents might have already...
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A 16-year-old cancer patient got his wish today to forgo chemotherapy.
According to an Associated Press story, the family’s attorneys and social services officials reached a consent decree, which said that Starchild Abraham Cherrix, who is battling Hodgkin’s disease, will be...
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Do you have different colored fibers coming out of your skin? This is just one symptom of Morgellons, a possible urban myth of a disease that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into.
Here's some information from a story the San Francisco Chronicle did in June:...
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Plan B, the morning after pill, is getting closer to over-the-counter status nationwide. The maker of Plan B, Barr Pharmaceuticals, said yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration promises to speed up the process. Here's a story about the recent developments, done by MSNBC.
Plan B has...
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I don't think much has been written about this in the United States, but it's something that is being talked about among researchers.
In March, human trials started on TGN1412, a drug designed to treat chronic inflammatory conditions and leukemia, by the German firm TeGenero in England. Eight...
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On Friday, I had lunch with some people at Option Care, a specialty pharmacy near Meadows Field. The topic of conversation was hepatitis C, a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. Option Care does a lot of hep C education for patients and their families, the group said. Along with...
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About a week ago, Babytalk, a magazine usually found in OB/GYN and pediatrician offices, found itself in controversy over its cover of a baby breastfeeding.
Rather than potentially offending people by showing the cover in this blog, here's a link to the pic with a story by CBS News about the...
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Congrats! You just found the Californian's health and medicine blog.
On this blog, you'll find interesting stories that are all the buzz in medicine, fun facts, sources for debate, some health stories from the newspaper and, from time to time, other random bits of goodness.
I must admit I'm...
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Wow! Thanks for reading my babble! I wish I could have that kind of a response to my ha ha Internet campaigns. Well, thanks for reminding me, it's true snopes has some good info. Thanks for that-twice.
Just for fun and to use up the offending carbonated beverages tried a little research on my...
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