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Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. People contract it from drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food. It may be the biggest disease threat to survivors of disasters because it progresses rapidly. It can kill an individual in less than a day.
The infection leads to severe diarrhea — leading to […]

This is yet another disease that can be spread through contaminated drinking water, although it can also be caused by a parasite living in one’s gut. The vast majority of cases are caused by bacteria.
Dysentery results in diarrhea in which there is blood and pus. In rare cases, it can kill individuals within 24 hours.
However, […]

Breast cancer patients with too little vitamin D are much more likely to die or have their malignancy spread than those with enough of the nutrient, concludes a new Canadian study that adds to a growing body of evidence on the vitamin’s health benefits.
The Toronto-based researchers note, however, that excessively high volumes of vitamin D […]

The pharmacists for emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B will likely be coming out from behind the pharmacy counter, a move the Canadian Association of Pharmacists is not happy about.
The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities accepted a recommendation this week to change the way the drug is sold, allowing it to be freely […]

Do you know vitamin D, vitamin D big help for body health. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium thereby making bones stronger. Certain foods such as cow’s milk and margarine are fortified with vitamin D and inexpensive supplements can help boost the body’s vitamin D levels.
A deficiency in children can trigger rickets, a bone […]

Low vitamin D can make risk problem breas cancer, breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D may have an increased risk of recurrence or death from the disease, a new study reports.
The findings which are expected to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, to be held May […]

Dr. Robert Williams, who retired as vice-president of medical services in 2006, also told the Cameron inquiry that he still carries the burden of what went wrong with flawed hormone receptor tests, in which more than 300 patients received erroneous results that may have affected their treatment.
“I could never forget it. It’s with you all […]