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What is Tay-Sachs Disease?
Hearing the words "progressive degenerative genetic neurological disorder" is a shot to the heart. That's exactly what I felt like had happened. I had been fatally wounded, and I hadn't even seen the sniper. Being told by a (now, in my mind) nameless faceless doctor that my seemingly otherwise healthy ten-month old daughter was terminally ill…
Hot Pockets Recalled Because They Might Have Diseased Animal Meat
Today in the worst news ever, Nestl USAs Prepared Foods Division has announced a recall of my very favorite frozen treat.Why? Because Hot Pockets Philly Steak & Cheese sandwich might, MIGHT be made with the meat of “diseased and unsound animals.” Oh God, I ate one last night. The sandwiches (if that’s what you want to call a frozen hunk of crust, meat and cheese with a hot lava center) were recalled because …
Women and Heart Disease: Getting the Right Health Care
Did you know that Sudden Cardiac Death and cardiovascular disease is the number onekiller of women in the US second only to ALL cancers COMBINED? The prevalence of coronary artery disease in women is similar to that in age-matched cohorts of men – yet women tend to be under-served and under-treated.