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I just heard about a really cool idea.  If you join in, you can help the world without really trying and without spending a dime.  Interested?  Keep reading. How many times have you spent the night at a hotel, taken one shower and had your soap thrown away with 90% […]

I am familiar with Shakespeare’s quote from Henry VI, “The first thing we must do is kill all the lawyers.”  Although, one should note, the quote is often used to malign attorneys when Shakespeare actually meant it as a compliment – the characters in his play were planning a revolution […]

When my 47-year old friend from my college days had to have her hip replaced last year, because of wear and tear on the joint, I doubt very much that anyone said to her, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news.  The good news is the state-of-the-art in […]

Twelve years ago, the medical and scientific community was rocked when Lancet, the leading medical journal in the United Kingdom, published the results of a study led by Andrew Wakefield which had concluded that there was a direct link between autism and the childhood vaccine for mumps, measles and rubella […]

Those sneaky cancer cells lurking in blood work, which for years have gone undetected, are now directly in the cross-hairs of a new blood test invented by Boston-based scientists. The test is said to be able to detect one cancer cell in billions of cells from a typical blood test.  […]

The FDA recently approved Botox, a wrinkle-smoothing injection, for the treatment of migraine headaches. Drug maker Allergan has now been given the go ahead to market its drug to patients with a serious history of migraines. This announcement comes just one month after Allergan agreed to pay more than $600 […]