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Health

CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 21:19
Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk

Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk

Depression is one of the issues today’s world faces and tries to overcome. Scientists have shown...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:00
Caregivers’ Stress Can Bring Down Family Members

Caregivers’ Stress Can Bring Down Family Members

In the case of a family member, the stress caused by providing care for a loved one with...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 18:32
Research Proves Gingko Biloba Is No Good

Research Proves Gingko Biloba Is No Good

The widely used herbal supplement, Ginkgo biloba, does not appear to prevent the Alzheimer disease...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 20:58
Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Prevent Alzheimer’s, Study Shows

Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Prevent Alzheimer’s, Study Shows

Millions of people take the herbal supplement, hoping that it will cut their risk of developing...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:40
Study: Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Study: Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Tuesday, United States researchers revealed that the Ginkgo biloba herbal supplement did not...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:33
Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:57
Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

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...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:28
Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 20:47
Folic Acid, Vitamin B Supplements: No Benefit In Cancer Prevention

Folic Acid, Vitamin B Supplements: No Benefit In Cancer Prevention

Contrary to other studies, a new study shows that daily supplements of folic acid, vitamin B6, and...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 17:00
Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney disease. British researchers have...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:01
Researchers Detect More Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Risk

Researchers Detect More Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Risk

Researchers have detected more genes associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 16:00
Fatty Acid Study Points to New Strategies for Tacking Alzheimer’s

Fatty Acid Study Points to New Strategies for Tacking Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease has long been associated with an unhealthy lifestyle based on a wrong diet,...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 16:00
New Institute Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Study

New Institute Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Study

The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) opened its doors on Friday to...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:00

New Breakthrough in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Hamburg, Germany - A new enzyme-blocking method is being termed a breakthrough in the treatment of...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 10:08
Vitamin B - Useless In Treating Alzheimer’s

Vitamin B - Useless In Treating Alzheimer’s

Fighting Alzheimer’s is proving more difficult by the day, as the merciless disease has become...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 19:56
Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study

Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found no difference in the...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:00

Vitamin D Linked To Parkinson’s

The reasons for which pediatricians recommended doubling the daily dosage of vitamin D in...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 07:16
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

A study published in the October issue of the Archives of Neurology has revealed that Parkinson’s...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 17:14
Excess Drinking Linked To Brain Shrinkage

Excess Drinking Linked To Brain Shrinkage

It appears that heavy drinkers have smaller brains than non-drinkers, a new study published in the...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:30
Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

A new study by US researchers has found that Parkinson’s sufferers have insufficient levels of...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:00

20-Year Disease Risk Study Commences

Increasingly younger people are developing chronic, progressive and consumptive diseases, such as...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 21:36
Federal Guidelines Urge More Physical Activity

Federal Guidelines Urge More Physical Activity

Children and adolescents should do an hour or more of moderate-intensity to vigorous aerobic...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 15:00
U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week

U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week

Obesity is one of the most dangerous diseases of the 21st century, and it wasn’t negligible at...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 22:13
FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins do not increase the incidence of amyotrophic lateral...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:30
Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit

Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit

On Monday and Tuesday, hundreds of researchers, stem cell research advocates and investors...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 15:30
New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign

New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign

Images with throat cancer, mouth cancer, gum disease, or lung cancer, massages like “Cigarettes...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 14:30
Midstage Trial on AstraZeneca, Targacept Alzheimer’s Drug Inconclusive

Midstage Trial on AstraZeneca, Targacept Alzheimer’s Drug Inconclusive

AstraZeneca Plc and Targacept Inc. announced on Monday that their treatment for Alzheimer’s...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 15:03
Mediterranean Diet Keeps Us Young, Prevents Diseases

Mediterranean Diet Keeps Us Young, Prevents Diseases

A new study published in the British Medical Journal highlights once again the health benefits of...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 16:00

Palin Promises to Be A Friend, An Advocate of Families with Disabled Kids

In her acceptance speech as the Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:30
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Science

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

As we get older, our health becomes our worst enemy. What’s the secret of living a longer healthy...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:00
Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 08:00
Chemists Win Nobel Prize For Green Fluorescent Protein

Chemists Win Nobel Prize For Green Fluorescent Protein

This year, the Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists that used a protein taken...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 16:58
Monkeys Successfully Brain-Control Robotic Arm

Monkeys Successfully Brain-Control Robotic Arm

Restoring motor functions to paralyzed patients is more than a theory; it is an objective to be...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 12:20
Scientists May Have Found Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

Scientists May Have Found Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

A team of German scientists has devised a new drug to fight the most common form of dementia -...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 12:00
Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

No need to worry about the ethical implications of stem-cell research anymore: American scientists...
» read full story December 23rd, 2007 - 23:47
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Specials

New Harvard Research Investigates the Causes of Aging

New Harvard Research Investigates the Causes of Aging

Harvard Medical School scientists claim to have discovered a mechanism that may be the universal...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 15:45
Gingko Biloba and Alzheimer’s Disease

Gingko Biloba and Alzheimer’s Disease

More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that causes a progressive...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:57
Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods

Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods

Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes is not significantly better...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:30

Ginkgo Unable to Fight Against Dementia

The popular herbal supplement ginkgo biloba does not prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 16:07
Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia

Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia

Millions of seniors take ginkgo biloba, hoping that the herbal supplement will prevent or slow the...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 00:29
B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients

B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients

Alzheimer’s patients given high-dose vitamin B supplements to decrease levels of homoceyteine saw...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 16:15
Study: Excessive Alcohol Intake Shrinks Your Brain

Study: Excessive Alcohol Intake Shrinks Your Brain

If you’re one of those people liking their daily shots of alcohol, here is another good reason to...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:05
Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease

Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease

Vitamin D deficiency might be linked, among other diseases, to an increased risk of Parkinson’s...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:40
Three Chemists Win Nobel Prize

Three Chemists Win Nobel Prize

One Japanese and two American scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry for taking the...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 15:07

Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits

San Diego’s Scripps Translational Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 17:00
Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

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...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:40
How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?

How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?

A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000 participants, funded by a research group and three...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:00
Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients

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,...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 19:24
PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques

PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques

Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a method of medical imaging, appears to be a successful...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 13:20
US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process

US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process

If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better start running on daily basis according...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:00
High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

New study in the July issue of the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 16:11
FDA to Investigate Possible Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings

FDA to Investigate Possible Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings

Following a lawsuit filed by a number of consumer advocacy groups looking to eliminate the use of...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 17:43
A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity

A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity

Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to longevity, as new research by...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 12:24
Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic consequences of Alzheimer’s...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 10:53
Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 14:37

First Animal-Human Embryo Created in U.K.

The creation of the first part-human, part-animal hybrid embryo in the U.K. by researchers in...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 18:27
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World

Nancy Reagan ‘Is Doing Well’ after Falling

Nancy Reagan ‘Is Doing Well’ after Falling

Former first lady Nancy Reagan was hospitalized Sunday after falling in her home in Bel-Air, her...
» read full story February 18th, 2008 - 11:38
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Video Games

The Folding@home Reaches 1 Million PS3 Users Milestone

The Folding@home Reaches 1 Million PS3 Users Milestone

Sony announced today that the total number of users who donated their PlayStation 3’s power for...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 23:35
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Music

John Stewart, "Daydream Believer" Songwriter, Dies

John Stewart, "Daydream Believer" Songwriter, Dies

John Stewart, a member of The Kingston Trio and the musician that wrote The Monkees’ hit...
» read full story January 21st, 2008 - 13:40
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Movies

‘Atonement’ Gets Best Picture Award at Glamour Less Golden Globe

‘Atonement’ Gets Best Picture Award at Glamour Less Golden Globe

At the Golden Globe ceremony on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, “Atonement” won the best drama...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 09:23
Ben Affleck, ‘No Country’ Top NY Critics Awards

Ben Affleck, ‘No Country’ Top NY Critics Awards

The Coen brothers' dark crime thriller "No Country for Old Men," was honored with best...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 22:24
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Business

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated, has announced it would be...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:36
Alzheimer Cure Makes Wyeth Shares Rise

Alzheimer Cure Makes Wyeth Shares Rise

The two companies that have discovered bapineuzumab, a drug that is supposed to slow down the...
» read full story June 18th, 2008 - 19:42
Transition Therapeutics to Receive $5 Million Payment from Elan

Transition Therapeutics to Receive $5 Million Payment from Elan

Transition Therapeutics Inc announced on Monday it will receive a $5 million landmark payment from...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 12:24
Eisai Closes $3.9 Billion Deal with MGI Pharma

Eisai Closes $3.9 Billion Deal with MGI Pharma

The Japanese drug company Eisai Co. announced on Monday the acquisition of MGI Pharma Inc. (whose...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 15:58
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People

Former First Lady Hospitalized After Suffering Fall Fractures

Former First Lady Hospitalized After Suffering Fall Fractures

Following a fall at her home last week, former first lady Nancy Reagan was admitted to a local...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:16
Legendary Actor Charlton Heston Dies at 84

Legendary Actor Charlton Heston Dies at 84

The actor best known for his roles as Ben-Hur, Moses, or Michelangelo died Saturday at his Beverly...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 12:29
Brooke Astor's Robbing Lawyer To Turn Himself In

Brooke Astor's Robbing Lawyer To Turn Himself In

Francis Morrissey, former lawyer of the late Brooke Astor, is charged with forgery and conspiracy...
» read full story November 30th, 2007 - 15:22
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Technology

Folding@Home Project Gets Updated Version

Folding@Home Project Gets Updated Version

Sony announced an update for the distributed Folding@Home project initiated by the Stanford...
» read full story August 22nd, 2007 - 17:28
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