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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 Congress went on the 4th of July vacation without being able to pass the bill that would have prevented a 10.6 percent cut in doctors’ wages and which would have cut the subsidies the government makes to private insurers. If the bill would have passed, it would have facilitated senior citizens’ access to medical care, because the doctors would have been more likely to accept such patients, and because they would have had to pay lesser fees to insurance companies to get the medical services they would need. What is more, the Medicare bill would have put more focus on preventive...
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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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The Bush administration’s announcement about the 10 percent fee cut in Medicare payments for doctors managed to cause wide distress throughout the industry. Many doctors stated that if the 10 percent payment reduction will be indeed approved, they will no longer afford to see Medicare’s patients. With the new bill, doctors would end up paying for every patient what would walk through the door instead of being awarded for their work and actually making a profit.In a study released by the American Medical Association, more than 60 percent of the doctors involved in the poll, declared that they...
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As the watermelon season has just begun, there couldn’t have
been better news for those enjoying a slice of the fruit, especially when
talking about men. But not all men. Just those using Viagra!
New research coming from Texas A&M
University researchers reveals
that the active ingredient in watermelon, citrulline may have effects similar
to Viagra.
How is that possible? Well, this ingredient is responsible for
producing an amino acid known as arginine that helps relax the body’s blood
vessels. The same thing happens when a man takes a Viagra pill to...
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Just days after the Kroger Food Store announced it was
voluntarily recalling all ground beef...
GlaxoSmithKline, the second biggest pharmaceutical company
in the world, announced on Monday that...
The World Health Organization unveiled on Monday a new
diagnostic test that will give doctors the...
New research suggests that high levels of so-called “good” HDL
cholesterol not only reduce risk of...
GlaxoSmithKline, the second biggest pharmaceutical company in the world, has announced that it will...
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a
troubling report on the California...
Although much has been attempted to get through to people about the deadly dangers of ultraviolet...
People might want to think twice before starting a veggie
diet these days, as the Salmonella risk...
Dubious American physician, virologist and bio-weapons expert Steven Hatfill, whose name was caught...
Massachusetts authorities have reported that 5 more cases of salmonella infections have been...
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