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Medicine Facts
What Is Botulism?
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium…
Is Heartburn a Heart Burn?
Heartburn is a bad name for a complaint that has nothing to do with the heart. TV ads call it acid indigestion. It's a…
Civets Lesson
Recently a Chinese television producer fell ill with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, better known as SARS. He is the…
The Placebo Effect
To test new drugs, researchers usually divide their subjects into two groups. One group receives the experimental drug.…
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- A Little OCD In Me And Thee?
- Eating Disorders
- Encephalitis and Meningitis
- How Much Coffee Will Kill You?
- Is Heartburn a Heart Burn?
- It's Hay Fever Season!
- The Incredible Capacity Of The Immune System
- The Placebo Effect
- There's No Such Thing as a Safe Suntan
- What is Asthma?
- What Is Autism?
- What is Headache?
- What Is High Blood Pressure?
- What Is Narcolepsy?
- What's So Bad About Cholesterol?
- Why Is Blood Pressure Two Numbers?
- Your Friend, the Fat Cell