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XLPharmacy

Jacksonville, North Carolina
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'Trojan Horse' Therapy Kills Cancer Cells by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer 'Trojan Horse' Therapy Kills Cancer Cells Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakt ... Read on »
10 Myths/Facts on Blood Pressure by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health 10 Myths/Facts on Blood PressureMyth: 120/80 is normal blood pressure. Fact: No longer. A good reading is now defined as less than 120/80. Myth: If I had high blood pressure, ... Read on »
10 Things about Swine Flu you should know by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Swine Flu: 10 Things You Should Know The global swine pandemic sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500 since it emerged in April. Worldwide, it has infect ... Read on »
A new blood test for Breast Cancer is underway! by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health A new blood test for Breast Cancer is underway! ABOUT BREAST CANCER: Breast cancer is a type of cancer in which cells in the breast become abnormal and grow and divide uncontr ... Read on »
Aging and Skin Rejuvination - Retin A by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Who doesn't want better looking skin. A couple of our staffers spent years in the sun, and now have the age spots that go with it. The rest of us just get to here their daily ... Read on »
Alzheimer's Detection Breakthrough by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Aging & Senior Health Alzheimer's Detection Breakthrough - The thought amazes us yet to think that a simple blood test could detect whether a person might develop Alzheimer's disease. The test is ... Read on »
Birth Control Choices by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Birth Control ChoicesWith many women still searching for the perfect birth control method, there has been a host of new studies comparing the contraceptive skin patch or vagin ... Read on »
Colon Cancer Tied to your Gut Reaction by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Colon Cancer Tied to your Gut Reaction A medical doctor at the University of Pittsburgh has compiled evidence confirming that what people eat provides the link between diet a ... Read on »
Genital Herpes FAQ by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Genital herpes is a highly contagious infection usually spread through intercourse with a person with infected sores, but it can be passed through oral or anal sex as well. It ... Read on »
Good Intercourse - Minutes...Not Hours! by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Men's Health Good Intercourse - Minutes...Not Hours! Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual ... Read on »
Gum Disease May Trigger Full-Blown AIDs by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in HIV & AIDS Gum Disease May Trigger Full-Blown AIDsResearchers at a Tokyo based Microbiology Department recently learned that an acid produced in the mouth because of gum disease stimul ... Read on »
HIV Breakthrough at Houston Med School by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in HIV & AIDS There is real hope that what’s happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV. Researcher holds test tubes with separated HIV infected blood. “We have found an inno ... Read on »
HIV Symptoms by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in HIV & AIDS HIV Symptoms HIV is one of the most widespread diseases of our times and is slowly taking the form of an epidemic. It therefore becomes important for us, that we become incre ... Read on »
Houston Lab disarms AIDS virus by XLPharmacy 3 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in HIV & AIDS There is real hope that what’s happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV. Houston researchers state that they have found an innovative way to kill the virus by ... Read on »
Live Longer and Love Every Minute by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Live Longer and Love Every Minute (ARA) - Today, Americans are living longer than ever before, enjoying more time for travel, family and hobbies. For today's seniors and baby ... Read on »
New Angle on HIV / AIDS by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in HIV & AIDS Scientists are now trying to work around direct attacks on AIDS that don't seem to be working and focusing on a new method of inserting a gene into the muscle that can cause i ... Read on »
New Device Warns of Pending Heart Attack by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Alarm Warns of Heart Attack Modern medicine finally has developed a gadget the late comic George Carlin would have loved: a real version of his “2-minute warning.” The AngelM ... Read on »
New Opal Therapy and HIV by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in HIV & AIDS New Opal Therapy and HIV Australian researchers have unveiled a new immunotherapy technique to help prevent the progression from HIV infection to AIDS. We all know there is a ... Read on »
New Study on HPV and Young Women 14-19 by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in HIV & AIDS A new CDC study estimates that one in four (26 %) young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States – or 3.2 million teenage girls – is infected with at least ... Read on »
No Garden Space? No Problem! by XLPharmacy Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Vegetable Garden During World War II, Americans were encouraged to convert their backyards into Victory Gardens to contribute to the war effort. The gardens also saved famili ... Read on »