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Kayden Stephenson: Cystic Fibrosis Among Famous People & Celebrities

Kayden Stephenson: Cystic Fibrosis Among Famous People & Celebrities. If you watched the Oklahoma auditions episode of American Idol, you’d have seen Kayden Stephenson. We hope he makes it to the live rounds on Idol and that he’s crowned the shows winner this year.

Okay, maybe its too early now to be speculating on who should win but the guy can sing and is cute and charming. And he’s only sixteen years old. We want him to give that Bieber guy a run for his money.

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Jeremy Kyle Testicular Cancer Survivor

Jeremy Kyle Testicular Cancer Survivor. Let’s add Jeremy Kyle to our list of famous celebrities with testicular cancer who survived their affliction.

The excitable British television host who’s famous for shouting words like “You are ….. NOT the father of her baby” and “Get off your lazy backside and get a job” has been diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly before Christmas. Following the diagnosis, he immediately had surgery and chemotherapy and is now recuperating.

How did the 47-year-old father of four discover his testicular cancer? He noticed a lump and decided to have it checked. Says a friend who talked to the Daily Mail: Continue reading “Jeremy Kyle Testicular Cancer Survivor”

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Does Propecia Cause Impotence?

Does Propecia Cause Impotence? Our friends who use Propecia to treat male pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia) in men might be concerned with recent media reports suggesting that the drug can cause impotence.

Does it really do that? You bet it can. In fact, erectile dysfuntion & impotence are listed among the medication’s side effects. [See: Propecia Side Effects]

Moreover, a new research study has come out to suggest that these sexual-related side effects are not just temporary but can be persistent and long-lasting.

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Nexplanon vs Implanon: Which is Better – Differences and Similarities

Nexplanon vs Implanon: Which is Better – Differences and Similarities. Our friend Pam wants an effective method of birth control. She says she’s undecided between either Nexplanon or Implanon because she isn’t sure about which one is better.

Turns out she is not the only one “debating” the choice as can be seen in the following questions we came across the internets.

From Yahoo! Answers: “Nexplanon VS Implanon birth control? So im considering getting one of the 2, but ive heard terrible side affects with implanon and havent heard much about nexplanon(im guessing b/c its new?) So my question(s) are: How was/is implanon for you, side affects? How was/is nexplanon for you, side affects?”

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OraQuick in Home HIV Test: Correct Usage, False Negatives, & Accuracy

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved OraQuick in-Home HIV Test, the first ever over-the-counter test that allows people to determine whether they are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the privacy of their own home. This will make it easy for you and me to know whether we are infected with the deadly HIV, but how reliable is this test?

OraQuick is extremely accurate when conducted by professionals but it does become less reliable when done by do-it-yourselfers who are the main target of the OraQuick in-Home HIV test. According to the New York Times, researchers have found that the home test is “accurate 99.98 percent of the time for people who do not have the virus”. This means that about one in 5,000 people would have a false positive test. In other words, OraQuick in-Home test will say that said person is positive for HIV even when s/he in fact does not have the disease.

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Do Painkillers Cause Miscarriage?

Do common painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) cause miscarriage? A recent study by a group of medical researchers in the United States found no evidence that links miscarriages with use of over-the-counter painkillers during early pregnancy.

“Our findings suggest that use of nonprescription over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy does not put women at increased risk of spontaneous abortion,” note the researchers in their conclusion.

They arrived at said conclusion by interviewing nearly 3000 pregnant women who were part of the Right from the Start cohort study about their medication exposure as well as their pregnancy outcomes.

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