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Health

Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
» read full story April 26th, 2009 - 20:33
Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure

Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure

Heart disease patients going through depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 13:55
Supervised Exercise Benefits Heart Failure Patients

Supervised Exercise Benefits Heart Failure Patients

Supervised exercise appears to be both safe and healthy for people with heart failure, according to...
» read full story April 08th, 2009 - 14:57
Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership

Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership

Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 14:38
69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake

69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake

Most Americans over the age of twenty should limit the amount of salt they consume daily to 1,500...
» read full story March 26th, 2009 - 20:27
Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

A study involving Asian-American women appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 14:00
Traffic Jams Tipple Risk of Heart Attack

Traffic Jams Tipple Risk of Heart Attack

A recent study showed that getting stuck in traffic and getting frustrated about it triples the...
» read full story March 15th, 2009 - 17:06
Mixing Plavix with Stomach Medicines Raises Risk of Death By 25 Percent

Mixing Plavix with Stomach Medicines Raises Risk of Death By 25 Percent

Mixing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s anti-clotting Plavix, also known as clopidrogel, with...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 15:13
Risk of Stroke Linked to the Number of Fast Food Joints in Your Area

Risk of Stroke Linked to the Number of Fast Food Joints in Your Area

Having more fast food restaurant in your neighborhood increases your chances of having a stroke,...
» read full story February 20th, 2009 - 15:29
Women Who Enjoy Coffee Have Lower Stroke Risk

Women Who Enjoy Coffee Have Lower Stroke Risk

Women who enjoy coffee on daily basis have a lower risk of stroke, according to a study to be...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 15:00
Smoking Ban Is Unclear and Weak

Smoking Ban Is Unclear and Weak

Timothy M. Kaine, the Virginia Governor, and William J. Howell, the Republican House Speaker, where...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 20:38
Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Many studies have shown that physical activity helps the body get rid of extra pounds, thus...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:28
Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates

Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates

Why ban smoking in restaurants and other public places? Supporters of the proposed smoking ban in...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:20
Obesity Linked to Birth Defects

Obesity Linked to Birth Defects

  Tuesday, British researchers informed that obese women were more prone to giving birth to...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 21:46
Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects

Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects

Obese pregnant women are at great risk of having babies with a wide range of birth defects,...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:16
February, the American Heart Month

February, the American Heart Month

The American Heart Month runs into others celebrations, such as Valentine’s Day but even if...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 14:10
February Is the Month That Encourages Heart Health

February Is the Month That Encourages Heart Health

February 6th was National Wear Red Day, also known as Go Red for Women Day, when people were asked...
» read full story February 08th, 2009 - 19:25

Radiation Exposure from CT Scans Should Be Reduced

Radiation dose during CT scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease is a concern for many...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 17:00
Cardiac Scans Should Be Recommended With Caution, Radiation Risk

Cardiac Scans Should Be Recommended With Caution, Radiation Risk

An advisory committee convened by the American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 14:30
Go Red For Women In Your Life!

Go Red For Women In Your Life!

As part of the Go Red for Women-heart health awareness movement, the American Heart Association...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 16:00
Go Red for Women, a Campaign to Raise Heart Disease Awareness

Go Red for Women, a Campaign to Raise Heart Disease Awareness

Feb. 6 is National Wear Red Day, part of a campaign aimed to raise awareness about heart disease,...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 16:00
Women Surviving Childhood Cancer Don’t Get Regular Mammograms

Women Surviving Childhood Cancer Don’t Get Regular Mammograms

Chest radiation received during childhood may increase women’s odds of developing breast...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 12:59
Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life

Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life

Pollution has always been thought to reduce survival due to its noxious effects on people’s...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 12:58
Diastolic Dysfunction Related to Reduced Exercise Capacity

Diastolic Dysfunction Related to Reduced Exercise Capacity

Diastolic dysfunction substantially reduces a person’s ability to exercise, a new study...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 14:22

Heart Attacks Less Severe in the U.S., Report Shows

  According to a new report, heart attacks are leading to fewer deaths in the U.S. The study...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 12:16
Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

 Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 14:18
New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money

New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money

New research suggests that using a medical device from Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical could...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 14:14
Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies

Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies

The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 14:00
Deep Brain Stimulation Useful For Parkinson’s Patients

Deep Brain Stimulation Useful For Parkinson’s Patients

  Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 13:31
Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight

Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight

Two drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration together with hormone leptin may...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 12:53
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U.S.

Fewer Americans Dying From First Heart Attack

Fewer Americans Dying From First Heart Attack

Researchers from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital of Columbia University in New York City...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 15:04
FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs

FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs

More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 20:21
US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades

US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades

A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 23:41
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People

John Travolta's 16-year-old Son Dies After Violent Seizure

John Travolta's 16-year-old Son Dies After Violent Seizure

The eldest of actor John Travolta's children with wife Kelly Preston, Jett Travolta, died suddenly...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 00:11
Jennifer Hudson Ties the Knot With Another Reality TV Contestant

Jennifer Hudson Ties the Knot With Another Reality TV Contestant

For those who may wonder, Jennifer Hudson is the girl who proved, once again, that the American...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 20:37
Christie Brinkley Trial To Begin

Christie Brinkley Trial To Begin

The divorce trial between former supermodel Christie Brinkley and architect Peter Cook is set to...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 17:28
Brinkley Divorce to Feature "The Other Woman"

Brinkley Divorce to Feature "The Other Woman"

The young woman who has contributed to the separation between Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook may...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 17:13
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Business

Google Health Brings First Insurer Aboard

On Thursday, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it would become the first health insurer...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 19:02
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Science

Experts Warn Global Warming Is Going Faster Than Expected

Experts Warn Global Warming Is Going Faster Than Expected

This isn't the first time that we’ve heard it, but it reinforces what scientists have been...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 14:32
Heart Disease Rates Are On Decline

Heart Disease Rates Are On Decline

Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 14:52
Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

New research published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 19:16
Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Research conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the Avastin cancer drug...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:00
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
Study: Magnetic Substance In MP3 Player Headphones Deludes Pacemakers

Study: Magnetic Substance In MP3 Player Headphones Deludes Pacemakers

The impact of portable devices on pacemakers and defibrillators has been the subject of fiery...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30
New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

People in need of a heart transplant can now breathe relieved, as they would not have to wait for...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 14:35
Heart Problems And Depression

Heart Problems And Depression

The American Heart Association reports that people who’ve experienced a heart attack are more...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 17:33
Scientists Re-Create Fully Functional Human Blood Vessels In Mice

Scientists Re-Create Fully Functional Human Blood Vessels In Mice

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» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 09:33
Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol

Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol

If you really want to lose weight and decrease your cholesterol level, you may try the...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 08:00
Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of physical activity starts declining...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 20:19
Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart cherries could do so much for your...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:19
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Specials

Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field

  Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 21:54
Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer

Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer

Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 15:54
The More Fast Food Restaurants in Your Area – The Greater the Risk of Stroke

The More Fast Food Restaurants in Your Area – The Greater the Risk of Stroke

You have always been told about the health risks you take once you choose fast food dishes over...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 16:00
Too Many Fast-Food Restaurants Lead to an Increased Number of Strokes

Too Many Fast-Food Restaurants Lead to an Increased Number of Strokes

Researchers present at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 13:30
Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned

Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned

The Food and Drug Administration said it has ordered the makers of the widely used blood thinner...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 17:00
Deep Brain Stimulation: A Remedy For Parkinson’s Patients?

Deep Brain Stimulation: A Remedy For Parkinson’s Patients?

  Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 14:32
Gene Variant Related To High Blood Pressure Discovered

Gene Variant Related To High Blood Pressure Discovered

U.S. researchers identified a specific gene variant that is directly linked to the development of...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 23:52
Researchers Identified Common Gene Variant Linked To Hypertension

Researchers Identified Common Gene Variant Linked To Hypertension

A team of researchers has identified a gene variant that may make people more prone to...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 13:43
Lack of Sleep Tied to Heart Disease

Lack of Sleep Tied to Heart Disease

It has long been known that not getting enough sleep might get your heart into trouble literally....
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 13:17
Lack Of Sleep Associated With Heart Disease

Lack Of Sleep Associated With Heart Disease

Researchers found a link between lack of sleep and heart disease, according to a report published...
» read full story December 26th, 2008 - 14:52

FBI Agent Mark Felt, Watergate’s “Deep Throat,” Dies at 95

Former FBI agent Mark Felt, better known as “Deep Throat,” the man who helped...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 15:46

Low-Glycemic Diet Helps Diabetics

  People suffering from type 2 diabetes may keep their disease under control if they follow a...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 15:30
Low-Glycemic Diet Keeps Diabetes under Control

Low-Glycemic Diet Keeps Diabetes under Control

For people who have type 2 diabetes, following a low-glycemic diet designed to keep blood sugar...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 16:33
Study: Heart Attacks Deadlier for Women

Study: Heart Attacks Deadlier for Women

New research in the latest edition of Circulation: The Journal of the American Heart Association...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 13:41
Supplements Don't  Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk

Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk

A long-term study of more than 14,000 male physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:25
Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Half of heart attacks and strokes happen among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:10
Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial

Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial

Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp. and Sanofi-Aventis SA blood pressure drug Avapro failed in a...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 15:30
Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

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...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:07
Don't Mix Headphones With Pacemakers And Defibrillators

Don't Mix Headphones With Pacemakers And Defibrillators

A new research conducted at the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:05
Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

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...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:00
Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers

Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers

A study publicized by U.S. researchers at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 17:01
Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Statins of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been known to reduce heart risk in people with...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death - the Highest within 30 Days after Heart Attack

A new study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis and Mayo Clinic in...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 15:34
Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:42
AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients

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...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:13
Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients

Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients

A news study in the Sept. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine gives more hope to heart...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:30
COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

Spiriva and Atrovent, two drugs widely prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:50
High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

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...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:20
FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks

FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks

A preliminary report by the FDA declared the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:04
Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes

Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes

Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 14:01
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World

Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure to traffic fumes increases the risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 11:13
House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04

Update: California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Takes Down Trans Fats

On Friday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill according to which trans fats are to be banned...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 10:35
Senator Warner In Hospital For Recurring Heart Condition

Senator Warner In Hospital For Recurring Heart Condition

Senator John W. Warner checked into a Virginia hospital Tuesday to be under observation due to a...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 14:05
Taliban Terrorists Attack Luxury Hotel In Kabul

Taliban Terrorists Attack Luxury Hotel In Kabul

A luxury hotel in Afghanistan was bombed by terrorists. Taliban terrorists say that their...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 17:11
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Music

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Due to continuing health problems, Toni Braxton was forced to cancel her Las Vegas show "Toni...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 21:20
Toni Braxton to Undergo Additional Medical Tests

Toni Braxton to Undergo Additional Medical Tests

R&B singer Toni Braxton has cancelled Las Vegas shows for the rest of April as she undergoes...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 12:34
Toni Braxton OK after Hospitalization

Toni Braxton OK after Hospitalization

R&B singer Toni Braxton was hospitalized Monday night after complaining of chest pains,...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 11:50
Toni Braxton in Vegas Hospital, Possible Heart Attack

Toni Braxton in Vegas Hospital, Possible Heart Attack

Worldwide known R&B singer Toni Braxton was reportedly admitted in a Las Vegas hospital and...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 21:28
American Music Awards Have Idol Tinge

American Music Awards Have Idol Tinge

Former “American Idol” contestants Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry were the big...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 10:57
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Technology

Study Reveals Problems With MP3 Player Headphones

Study Reveals Problems With MP3 Player Headphones

A new study reveals that headphones from digital music players may interfere with a pacemaker or an...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 08:37
Microsoft Launches HealthVault

Microsoft Launches HealthVault

In a quite unexpected move Microsoft launched a new Web service med at helping people better...
» read full story October 07th, 2007 - 15:52
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Movies

A Porno With Zack And Miri Brought To Theaters

A Porno With Zack And Miri Brought To Theaters

Zack and Miri are a pair of slackers, some high-school best friends who have lived together for...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 15:12
‘Into The Wild’ Tops Broadcast Film Critics’ Preferences

‘Into The Wild’ Tops Broadcast Film Critics’ Preferences

Sean Penn’s critically acclaimed "Into the Wild" is apparently the Broadcast Film Critics...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 01:20
The Turtles Did It

The Turtles Did It

They’re Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo and they’ve done the unthinkable: take over...
» read full story March 26th, 2007 - 11:53
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