Flu bug's bite felt in region From New Brunswick Home News Tribune Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy and Old Bridge has not seen a surge in flu cases, but emergency room officials have reported a slight increase in gastroenteritis-type cases. In Middlesex County, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick reported six cases in the last two weeks. In Middlesex County, call (732) 565-3788 to schedule an appointment at the county's public clinic.

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Dynavax Names Martin E. Sanders, MD Executive Vice President ... From PRInside.com (Pressemitteilung) Sanders will direct Dynavax's product development programs, including pre-clinical, process development, clinical, and regulatory activities. Marty has worked on products across a broad range of therapeutic categories, including rheumatology, allergy, immunology, dermatology, oncology and infectious disease. Dynavax's TLR9-based technologies, both in managing the development of our advanced product candidates and other areas where this powerful technology has the potential to reprogram the...

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Neti pots offer simple solution to nasal woes From Macon Telegraph Because she works for Whole Foods Market, Lukin didn't have to go far to find a neti pot. For Dr. David Khan, an associate professor of internal medicine specializing in allergies and immunology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the neti pot's popularity is another case of "what's old is new again." When Dr. John Van Wagoner broaches the topic of neti pots and similar therapies with his patients, they often look worried. If your water comes from a well, consider boiling the...

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Neti Pots Offer a Simple Solution to Nasal Woes From RedOrbit AS THE AGES' For Dr. David Khan, an associate professor of internal medicine specializing in allergies and immunology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, the neti pot's popularity is another case of "what's old is new again." If your water comes from a well, consider boiling the water or switching to distilled water to avoid bacteria. Alena Miles, marketing manager for the institute's neti pot line, says her neti pot has kept her healthy for 10 years. WHAT IT'S LIKE TO USE A NETI POT For her...

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What Evolutionary Biology Offers Public Health From RedOrbit By Nesse, Randolph M Evolution is the foundation of biology, and biology is the foundation of medicine and public health, so you would think that evolutionary biology has already been applied to every possible aspect of health. There are few evolutionary biologists in schools of medicine or public health, so news about advances in this field is often slow to arrive. The evolutionary reasons why we remain vulnerable to cancer are better separated into aspects of modern environments, and...

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