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A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce
cancer risk. Just two weeks ago, researchers at the Brigham and Women’s
Hospital of Harvard Medical School concluded that taking folic acid and other B
vitamins on regular basis doesn’t prevent breast cancer or cancer in general.
In October, a trial of the National Cancer Institute
involving about 35,000 men was halted after it was found that vitamin E and
selenium didn’t prevent prostate cancer. On contrary, researchers found a
higher risk for aggressive prostate cancer in participants taking only vitamin
E and a...
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Enrollment for Medicare 2009 started Saturday. People 65 years of age or older who did not sign up for the federal drug benefits can enroll until the end of 2008. Several advocacy groups are strongly advising everyone to be very careful when they take their options because several popular plans are raising monthly premiums or changing benefits. “[People] should not assume their plans will remain the same in 2009," said Robert Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center. This is Medicare’s fourth year and the popular federal program will suffer some changes. Costs will grow for...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Burlington City, Vermont, was the healthiest town in the United States, with 92% of healthy residents. The City of Burlington has the best rate of exercise, as well as the lowest incidence of diabetes, obesity and other chronic illnesses, according to the CDC. It is wealthier with just 8% of its individuals living below federal poverty level and better educated, an estimated 40% of the inhabitants enjoying at least a college bachelor’s degree. You may wonder which is the explanation for this large percentage of people in good or great...
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Babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART)
may be two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects (heart wall
problems, gastrointestinal disorders, cleft lip/palate) than babies conceived
naturally, according to a report published in the advance online edition of
Human Reproduction.
“Today, more than 1% of infants are conceived through ART and
this number may continue to increase. While the risk is low, it is still
important for parents who are considering using ART to think about all of the
potential risks and benefits of this technology,” said...
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It appears that beauty has its price if considering the
latest news for the Food and Drug Administration concerning the use of wrinkle
fillers. The products also called dermal fillers, can be made from animal
collagen or chemicals and are injected into the skin to make it look younger or
to reduce scarring. They first appeared on the market 20 years ago, but the
latest batches have been approved in the last 10 years.
According to the agency’s Web site, more and more people
using them experience medical problems later. A total of 930 reports of health
problems have been...
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U.S. researchers said on Thursday that high estrogen levels are directly linked with a higher risk...
Giant drug maker Wyeth announced Thursday that it would appeal court’s decision to pay about $27...
The death of a Loras
College student in Dubuque has brought people attention to
bacterial...
Workers who were exposed to a chemical called PFOA (perfluorooctanoic
acid) at 3M’s factory in...
Brigham and Women’s Hospital was given permission by the New
England Organ Bank to be the first...
You can always say “This is impossible” until it happens to
you.
The parents of a...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it
had received a report from German...
Anchorage, Alaska is the host of the first jury trial over the risks from Eli Lilly’s antipsychotic...
Federal health officials have concluded that childhood vaccines contributed to symptoms of the...
The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute needs volunteers to be bitten by a malaria-carrying...
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