Palmdoc LiveFriday, June 19, 20091:32AM - Father's DayA little something which landed on my clinic today. Thank you! Tuesday, May 26, 20096:51AM - Free Boob Jobs Offered To Nurses At Prague ClinicAN understaffed Prague clinic has signed up nurses by offering boob jobs, liposuction and tummy tucks as a bonus. Nurses, doctors and secretaries who sign up with the small private clinic for three years can choose their free plastic surgery. "It has been a success," Jiri Schweitzer, a manager at the Iscare clinic, said, adding the establishment Thursday, May 21, 200910:28PM - Excessive Cola Can Lead To Super-Sized Muscle ProblemsDoctors have issued a warning about excessive cola consumption after noticing an increase in the number of patients suffering from muscle problems."A number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralisation and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes" 10:27PM - What Fixes Low Testosterone Best: Meds or Porn?The makers of a testosterone supplement are launching a national campaign touting the youth-enhancing benefits of their product. But there may be a cheaper, less clinical solution to low hormone levels. 9:44PM - Lifestyle or Genes? Health Secrets of a 114-Year Old ManResearch on the bone health of one of the oldest people in the world raises the question of which has the most effect on the human lifespan: genetics, a healthy lifestyle or some combination of the two? Wednesday, May 20, 20091:54AM - Surfing While Sick Is OKA champion surfer has caught a break in more ways than one, with the Industrial Relations Commission in Australia finding that going surfing while on sick leave is not a sackable offence. Monday, May 18, 20091:51AM - How Human Genes Become PatentedCompanies that have acquired patents for genes have specific rights to their use, which may include diagnostic tests based on those genes, as well as future mutations that are discovered. Saturday, May 16, 20091:42AM - 10 Things Not to Say to a Guy After SexSo, we had sex. Awesome! But then you decided to go all John Madden and offer some post-game commentary. Follow Madden's lead some more, and retire from this perilous pastime. Tuesday, May 12, 20091:16AM - Your Blood Cells Are Crawling Inside YouWhite blood cells, the immune system's "soldiers" for your body, actually crawl along your blood vessels to find their way to infection and injury sites, new research shows. Monday, May 11, 20097:23PM - NursesNurses admiring a Palm Centro Saturday, May 9, 20091:58PM - The Five Most Bizarre X-RaysIt's a medical mystery that surgeons never got to the bottom of - how a woman patient ended up with a can of hairspray up her backside. Still, the x-rays were very amusing. Friday, May 8, 200910:56PM - The List: 5 Disease Outbreaks That Are Worse Than Swine FluSwine flu has infected 1,500 people worldwide and killed around 30, almost all in Mexico. But it is far from the world's most serious disease outbreak. Here are five you probably won't see on the evening news. Tuesday, April 28, 200911:44PM - Mexican boy could hold swine flu key4-year-old Edgar Hernandez Herandez was diagnosed with swine flu earlier this month, but is now recovering and could hold the key to the source of the virus. 4:15AM - OMG!! Are They For Real or Scare Mongering ???AN "ultra" scenario of swine flu would kill 142 million people and reduce growth by $US4.4 trillion.EVEN a "mild'" swine flu epidemic could lead to the deaths of 1.4 million lives and cost the global economy more than $US330 billion ($463 billion) in lost output. Friday, April 24, 20092:32PM - Cancer risk from nicotine gum higher than previously thoughtNicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer, research has suggested. 2:13AM - Viruses Could Kill Superbugs that Antibiotics Can'tThe trouble with bacteria is that they can evolve to outsmart antibiotics. A VIRUS that gobbles up the bacteria that cause debilitating ear infections could become the next weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria Wednesday, April 22, 20092:22PM - "I can clone a human being"A controversial fertility doctor claimed yesterday to have cloned 14 human embryos and transferred 11 of them into the wombs of four women who had been prepared to give birth to cloned babies Monday, April 20, 200910:34PM - Fat People Cause More Global WarmingStudy: Those who are overweight are each responsible for an extra ton of carbon dioxide pollution. Friday, April 17, 200910:09PM - 26-year-old man with body of a two-year-oldSurgeons have been astonished by the medical rarity of a 26-year-old man trapped in the body of a two-year-old toddler. Navigate: (Previous 20 entries) |
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