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Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts
A new study demonstrates that banning fast
food advertisements from children’s television programs...
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Obese Children Have Middle-Aged Arteries, a Sign of Future Heart Disease
Obesity in children is a growing problem
nowadays. Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic in...
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Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’
Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with
a number of risks, such as heart...
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Don't Mix Headphones With Pacemakers And Defibrillators
A new research conducted at the Medical Device Safety
Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in...
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Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor
Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip
maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
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Mariam Makeba Died At The Age Of 76
The legendary singer and symbol for freedom and justice Mariam Makeba died on Monday in Italy. She...
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Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers
A study publicized by U.S. researchers at an American Heart
Association meeting in New Orleans...
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Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety
A panel of environmental health, toxicology and statistics
experts from three major universities,...
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Daylight Saving Time Triggers Heart Attack
Heart attack rates appear to be increasing during the daylight saving time according to a study by...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Double Risk of Heart Attack
Three studies scheduled to be presented this week at the
American College of Rheumatology's annual...
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Toni Braxton Voted Off “Dancing With The Stars”
Yesterday, Toni Braxton became the biggest celebrity to be voted off “Dancing With The Stars.” The...
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EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday strengthened
the nation’s air quality...
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Vice-president Dick Cheney experiences Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Current vice-president Dick Cheney will receive treatment at George Washington University Hospital...
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High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US
High blood pressure rates appear to increase in the United States,
according to a report released...
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Three States Urge Companies to Stop Using BPA in Baby Bottles
On Friday, attorneys
general from Connecticut, New
Jersey and Delaware
sent letters to a...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!
Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related
to obesity, the Department of Health...
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AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients
People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to
be at a higher risk of depression as...
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High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure
The American Heart Association’s Conference of the Council
for High Blood Pressure Research held...
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Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Mickey Rourke, Darren Aronofsky Tame Golden Lion of Venice
Darren Aronofsky’s comeback film at the Venice Film
Festival, “The Wrestler,” starring Mickey...
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Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks
The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to raise
awareness on possible side effects of...
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Darren Aronofsky Gracefully Wrestles Golden Lion Out Of Venice
The aging hero who battles time and wins – now here is a
story the grace of which never fails to...
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Do You Wonder Why Your Hubby Has A Mistress? Puzzle Solved
Are you terribly upset because your husband cheated on you, although you gave him your heart? Well,...
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Bypass Surgery Still the Best Treatment for Heart Patients
Bypass surgery is still the most effective treatment for most problems involving heart artery...
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Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients
The fact that fish oil and its significant component, omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain power,...
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Ayurvedic Medicines Sold Online Contain High Levels of Toxic Metals
Ayurvedic medicines are frequently
contaminated with lead, mercury and arsenic, a new study found....
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Kim Kardashian, Braxton And Bass To Hit The Dance Floor
The list of celebrity contestants for the new season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"...
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Osteens Thank Worshipers Who Prayed For Them During Sunday Services
During Sunday’s services, the co-pastors of Lakewood Church, Joel and Victoria Osteen, said
that...
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Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily
Hundreds of previous studies have showed that obesity comes
with a number or risks, such as heart...
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People
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Joe Jonas Makes It Clear That He Did Not Cheat On Taylor Swift
Well, well, well. It seems that Taylor Swift’s
not-very-subtle remarks have reached their target....
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Elizabeth Taylor In Good Condition And Expected To Return Home
Although Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an unnamed
reason, she was in good condition and...
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Elizabeth Taylor Is In Hospital, But She Is Fine
The actress Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized but was
expected to return home soon, according...
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Police Says Jerry Lewis Cited For Gun In Luggage
Funny man Jerry Lewis was making his way through security at Las Vegas' McCarran International...
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Update 1: Kelsey Grammer Hospitalized Again Due To Health Problems
The actor who portrayed the lovable psychiatrist Dr. Fraiser
Crane, Kelsey Grammer, was...
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Oprah Winfrey Reveals Her Fairy Side on Reality Show
Charity should come from the heart, we’re told, but in Oprah Winfrey’s latest strike to expand her...
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Heath Ledger Died of Six-Drug Accidental Overdose
Heath Ledger, 28, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of...
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World
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Amsterdam's Financial Mile Facing Credit Crisis
Amsterdam - It's a beautiful Autumn day in Buitenveldert, one of Amsterdam's most popular...
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US Hypertension Rates on the Rise
As
obesity is continuously rising in the Unites States so is high blood pressure,
both conditions...
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McCain, Obama push for speedy action on financial plan
Washington - The US presidential candidates on Tuesday spent the day after a 700-billion-dollar...
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North Korea Denies Kim Jong Il Is Ill
Reports that leader Kim Jong Il is ill and might have
suffered a recent collapse were totally...
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House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation
US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted
for a bill that would give the Food...
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New York Restaurants Start Counting Calories As Of Friday
New Yorkers will now get a better idea of their own dietary habits, after a new rule requiring all...
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NY Gov. Paterson Hospitalized with Migraine Symptoms
The New York State Governor David Paterson, who recently became the state’s first black governor...
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Prince Philip Released from Hospital
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband was discharged from hospital on
Sunday, after being treated for a...
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Prince Phillip in Hospital Due to Chest Infection
Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was hospitalized
Friday to be treated for a chest...
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Pope about Tibet Conflict: ‘Violence Does Not Solve Problems’
Pope Benedict XVI appealed for dialogue and tolerance
between China and Tibetans
on Wednesday,...
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Woman with Heart Disease Dies on Plane, 2 Oxygen Tanks Empty
A deadly incident took place aboard an American Airlines plane as one of the passengers died...
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Report Says Sarkozy And Bruni Tied The Knot
According to the French daily L'Est Republicain, French
President Nicolas Sarkozy and pop singer...
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More Heart Troubles for U.S. Vice President Cheney
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, 66, was treated for an
irregular heartbeat discovered during a...
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Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer
Representative Julia Carson, of Indiana's 7th congressional district, has taken a medical leave and...
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Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Admitted To Hospital
The 79-year old Thailand
King Bhumibol Adulyadej was admitted to Bangkok's
Siriraj Hospital...
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US Vice President Dick Cheney Gets A New Heart Device
On Saturday US
Vice President Dick Cheney has underwent a small chirurgical procedure to
install...
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Health
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‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State
A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released
Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
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Post-heart-attack angst can hurt your heart, German experts warn
Hamburg - A patient who receives an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICDs) after a heart attack...
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CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test
Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
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Many FEMA Trailer Kids Found Anemic
Although three years have passed since Hurricane Katrina hit
the Gulf Coast
of the United...
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Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates
Banning fast-food advertising could lead to a decrease in
the number of overweight and obese...
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Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects
Babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART)
may be two to four times more likely...
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Study Fails To Find Benefits Of Exercise In Heart Failure Patients
A recent study on the benefits of physical exercise in patients with heart failure has failed to...
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U.S. Chronically Ill Patients More Likely to Be Subjected to Medical Errors
A recently carried out survey reached the conclusion that the United States patients are the...
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California Economy Loses $28 Billion Annually because of Air Pollution
California's
economy loses about $28 billion annually in health-related counts because of
the...
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Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well
“Be
active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care
providers and not only...
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Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death
It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have
more health problems than those...
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Plavix plus Heartburn Drugs Boost Patients’ Risk for Cardiac Events
A Medco Health Solutions study presented Tuesday at the
American Heart Association meeting in New...
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Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients
In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
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Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk
Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s
just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
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Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device
Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
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Treating Inflammation May Protect The Heart
Doctors didn’t know for sure if treating inflammation might prevent people from getting a heart...
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Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight
According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
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Pregnancy Overweight Bad for Mother and Child
A comprehensive study carried out by the Institute of Medicine has led the researched to the...
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Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics
One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney
disease. British researchers have...
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The Use Of Medication In Youths Increased
A recent report shows that children and teens have been
taking increasingly more medication over...
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No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their
recommendations for pregnant women with...
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Study: 40 Percent of Women Suffer from Sexual Dysfunctions
And many of
them don’t even care.
A survey
performed by a Harvard University
researcher has...
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Turn Your Clock Back to Avoid Heart Attacks!
A new research, based on heart attacks in Sweden, shows
that sleep deprivation may be directly...
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Daylight Savings Affect People With Heart Problems
Recently, a study has been published linking daylight savings to heart problems, more specifically...
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Update: Daylight Saving Time Boosts Heart Attack Risk ?
There is clearly a link between sleep and cardiovascular
problems, Swedish researchers found....
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Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent
a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
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Grapes Could Benefit the Heart
Grapes and other foods made from grapes, including red wine,
have long been thought beneficial to...
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Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years
Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their
spending on drugs and expensive treatments for...
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Early HIV Treatment Shows 70% Improvement in Survival
HIV patients who began treatment earlier than is currently recommended lived longer compared to...
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Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure
Hydrogen sulfide, the same gas used in many stink bombs, may also control blood pressure, US and...
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