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Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret
to longevity, as new research by the National Institute on Aging and Harvard Medical School
reveals that a compound in red wine, called resveratrol, appears to protect
against many of the health ravages linked to the process of growing old.
As part of their study, researchers led by Rafael de Cabo, unit
chief of the laboratory of experimental gerontology at the National Institute
on Aging in Baltimore, along with David A. Sinclair,
of Harvard Medical School
fed mice a diet supplemented with resveratrol when they were...
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The summer is here, and as many of us head to the beach, we
are unaware that our vacation could turn bad because of an “innocent” sunscreen
lotion. But that’s the reality, the latest report released by the Environmental
Working Group (EWG) revealed.
The group took into consideration over 1,000 sunscreen
products and discovered that four out of five of them are useless in terms of
sunscreen protection, and some are even dangerous for the skin, due to the fact
that they contain harmful chemicals.
Sunscreen lotions are meant to protect the skin from the sun’s
ultraviolet radiation...
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Thinking about getting pregnant through in vitro
fertilization (IVF)? Then the time couldn’t be better, as Stanford University
researchers have developed a way of predicting a woman’s chances of becoming
pregnant after IVF treatment.
In IVF treatment, a number of eggs harvested from the woman
are fertilized in the lab with the man's sperm. The fertilized eggs are allowed
to grow for about 5 days. Then, the ones that are deemed most viable are
selected for implanting into the woman's uterus.
IVF is both an expensive and emotional procedure with success
only in...
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New diabetes drugs should be thoroughly studied for
potential heart risks before being brought to the market, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisers said on Wednesday.
With almost a unanimous vote (14-2), they decided that all
drug makers should conduct long-term cardiovascular trials, even if the drugs
show no signs of heart problems in initial trials.
The decision comes as cardiovascular risks are the number
one killer of diabetics and one year after the FDA was harshly criticized for
its handling of the type 2 diabetes drug Avandia (rosioglitazone), of...
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West Nile problems are threatening the Fourth of July celebrations in many areas of the United States, with people being reluctant to staying out for traditional outdoor activities with the looming menace of the disease going on. This is about the peak of the West Nile seasons, after six weeks of weather favoring the plague. Should you stay out, especially from dawn to dusk, special precautions are needed, including the use of insect repellents and wearing clothes which protect the skin from mosquito bites. As waters recede, there will be pockets of standing water everywhere, the ideal...
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This Wednesday, researchers from University of Nebraska Medical Center announced at a meeting of...
Recently, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has drawn public attention because...
This Wednesday, the Colorado Department of Public Health announced the Totino’s and Jeno’s brand...
A study on teenage behavior reported that sex educational
programs that focus exclusively on...
Yesterday, at a scientific meeting in Seattle, researchers announced that Merck’s AIDS vaccine is...
Two new studies on implantable defibrillators show that
these cardiac devices failed to improve...
A group of federal researchers concluded that people with
little extra pounds have a lower chance...
If previous studies, which connected intelligence and
breastfeeding, have come up with conflicting...
Vermont sub-classed Minnesota this year regarding
the general healthiest state according to a...
A study conducted by researchers from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that veterans...
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