• Risks: Allergic to Peanuts, Even in Transfused Blood0

    If you are allergic to peanuts and you're about to receive a blood transfusion, you may want to pay attention to this:  It's possible that, if the blood donor ate peanuts before donating the blood, you could actually experience an allergic reaction.  The New England Journal of Medicine has published a letter citing the story

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  • FDA approves new HIV drug from Johnson & Johnson0

    An exciting advancement in HIV treatment!  Edurant, the name of the drug approved by the FDA, is intended for use by those individuals who have been identified as being HIV+ but have not had any medical treatment.  Patients take the pill daily, and this prevents the virus from reproducing, which will reduce the levels of

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  • Oz- some sales: Shops’ Mehment mania0

    Apparently when Dr. Mehment  Oz speaks (on The Doctor Oz Show), a lot of his viewers are listening.  As soon as he mentions that a particular food or supplement is Good For You, it's reported that health food stores and supermarkets are seeing an immediate- perhaps temporary- increase in sales of the products he is

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  • The nose knows: Allergy season here with a vengeance0

    Here's some unfortunate news related to climate change: The odd and severe weather we’ve been experiencing since last fall has put us in a vulnerable spot in terms of this year's allergy season.  And we can no longer escape to a location free of pollen and its effects on us, as this explosion has hit

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  • Movie trailer marriage proposal is this year’s true blockbuster0

    We found a twist on the movie circuit: Matt wanted to marry Ginny, so he made a movie short leading in to his proposal.  He convinced a local movie theater in GA to run his movie as the trailer before the main movie.  Watch the actual film he made, and simultaneously watch Ginny’s reaction in

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  • Can your family survive on 1 income?0

    What are the financial risks when one parent leaves the workplace? And how can you reduce those risks with proper planning? In today's economy, families are all too often forced to become 1 income families because one parent loses a job. Alternatively, one parent often chooses to stay at home. This article explains how careful

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