Though silver has been perceived as having medicinal properties since ancient times, it was only a few of those properties that were in fact real. In modern medicine, however, researchers are finding important medical benefits from the use of silver.
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A Sliver of Silver Treating What Ails Us
November 7th, 2010 
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Comments OffDoctors Putting The Bed Rest Prescription To Bed
October 31st, 2010 admin As a standard prescription to promote healing, bed rest long has been regarded by patients and doctors alike as an important part of the healing process. However, the value of being on one’s back is now very much losing its appeal.
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May 26th, 2010 admin With roughly 1 in 10 people affected by migraines on a regular basis, many people know the suffering associated with the disorder. Though often dismissed as a bad headache, migraines do in fact pose a considerable economic problem for both individuals and society as a whole.
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May 18th, 2010 admin With the ability to change a life in only a few moments, a stroke is a highly destructive force that is the second leading cause of disability in first world nations. For those who survive new rehabilitation techniques offer the best hope.
Read the rest of this article »Atrial Fibrillation’s Small Heart Flutter Causes Big Costs
January 10th, 2010 admin Though having an irregular heartbeat from Atrial Fibrillation is not a direct threat to one’s health, the secondary conditions that can result are dangerous. In fact, secondary factors make this small fluttering of the heart very expensive to health systems worldwide.
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September 30th, 2009 admin While few people actually look forward to cold weather and feeling cold, medical science has found a number of uses for dropping the temperature of the human body. From the research findings, a number of medical devices are now being deployed in hospitals.
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May 23rd, 2009 admin Though salt was once valued like gold, today it is only valued in this way at an individual level. Collectively we eat 50% more salt than we should and are suffering the consequences of our ongoing indulgence with high rates of high blood pressure.
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