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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Coincidence". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your ... Read Full Story

Herbal medicine's secret exposedTaiwanese scientists have identified a bioactive compound in ginger that effectively treats bacteria-triggered diarrhoea, the main cause of infant death in the developing world. Hsiang Chien-Yun and colleagues at the China Medical University in Taichung have discovered that zingerone, the active molecule, blocks the bacterial toxin responsible for the diarrhoea from being taken up by the gut.'Ginger has been used as a traditional med... Read Full Story

The Anorexia Billboard Stopping Traffic!  © 2007 Andreas Solaro / Getty Images This ad is sponsored by Italian fashion label Nolita. A new ad is raising eyebrows in Italy! With piercing eyes and jutting shoulder bones, an emaciated, naked young woman stares down from a billboard just erected in the center of Milan, Italy. The woman, a French actress, says she's been anorexic for 15 years and weighs a startling 64 pounds. She's posing naked for Italian fashion ... Read Full Story

US polygamist leader found guilty Mr Jeffs was a fugitive for nearly two years before his arrest in Las Vegas The leader of a US polygamist sect has been convicted of being an accomplice to rape for arranging the marriage of a 14-year-old girl to her older cousin. A court in Utah found Warren Jeffs, a self-proclaimed Mormon prophet, guilty of two c... Read Full Story

Read Full Time World News Atricle here... Friday, Sep. 21, 2007 By JEFF ISRAELY/ROME Pope John Paul II in 2003 Patrick Hertzog. In a provocative article, an Italian medical professor argues that Pope John Paul II didn't just simply slip away as his weakness and illness overtook him in April 2005. Intensive care specialist Dr. Lina Pavanelli has concluded that the ailing Pope's April 2 de... Read Full Story

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of more than 100 types of viruses (see Question 1). Most HPV infections go away on their own (see Questions 1, 4, and 5) HPVs are the major cause of cervical cancer. HPVs may also play a role in cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, and penis, and some cancers of the oropharynx (see Question 3).Although there is no cure for HPV infection, the warts and lesions these viruses cause can be treated (see Question 10). Researchers at the National Cancer Ins... Read Full Story

E-Health Insider Primary Care :: Practices told to update own NHS Choices details Read Full Story

Hand Washing Dips in the US: Study According to new research, only 77% of men and women observed in public restrooms washed their hands with soap and water -- a 6% decline from 2005. However, a recent phone survey reported that 92% of participants claimed they always wash up after using public facilities. The percentage of men observed washing their hands fell from 75% in 2005 to 66% in 2007. As Reported by CBS News / WebMD Now Please wash your hands... Read Full Story

The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, battling to control the spread of superbugs like MRSA, will in future ban the signature long-sleeved white coats, favoured by doctors. The ban which is part of an NHS shake-up aimed at tackling hospital superbugs will also include watches, jewellery such as rings and bracelets, and neckties. The "bare below the elbow" dress-code has been unveiled by Health Secretary Alan Johnson, and applies to every doctor, nurse and therapist. The aim i... Read Full Story