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In the runny-nosed winters of my childhood, one of the highlights of getting sick was being dosed with a soup spoon of grape-flavored Dimetapp. When …
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Making sure to take regular breaks from sitting throughout the day, even if they only last a minute, could help your waistline and heart, according …
Democracy tied to health improvements in developing countries, new research suggests
Free and fair elections and a democratic government are linked with decreases in adult mortality in developing countries, a new study has found.
Stanford expert weighs in on new guidelines for statin use
As you may have read, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently released a new set of guidelines for lowering cholesterol, along …
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Social learning in a medical photo-sharing app for doctors
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Grant from Li Ka Shing Foundation to fund big data initiative and conference at Stanford
Researchers at the School of Medicine and Oxford University are currently developing ways to mine the vast amounts of biomedical data housed in public databases …
Harvard Medical School launches H1N1 influenza iPhone app
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