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Health

Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

A genetic variation might be responsible for a rare but serious side effect of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 15:05
Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Issues Warning On Cell Phone Risks

Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Issues Warning On Cell Phone Risks

For many years, studies have tried to warn about the repercussions of cell phone use on our...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 12:02
AHA Releases First Guidelines for Strokes in Children

AHA Releases First Guidelines for Strokes in Children

As strokes are growing more common among infants and children, the American Heart Association on...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 14:20
Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage

Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage

As the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is going to quadruple worldwide by 2050...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 14:16
Global Warming Could Increase Kidney Stone Cases As Well

Global Warming Could Increase Kidney Stone Cases As Well

As the planet warms there will be more people suffering from kidney stones most probably due to...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 11:09
USDA Breaks the Silence on Meat Recalls

USDA Breaks the Silence on Meat Recalls

Following the numerous requests it has received from Congress and various consumer groups, the U.S....
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 21:17
Smokers’ Influence on Nonsmokers Dropping

Smokers’ Influence on Nonsmokers Dropping

On Thursday, a new smoking-related government study was released. As it turned out, good news can...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 20:42
Heart and Stroke Risk Due to Heavy Drinking Higher in Women

Heart and Stroke Risk Due to Heavy Drinking Higher in Women

Women are four times more likely to die from cardiovascular problems compared to men if drinking...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 15:24
‘Black Box’ Label for Some Antibiotics

‘Black Box’ Label for Some Antibiotics

After being sued by the advocacy group Public Citizen, the Food and Drugs Administration agency has...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 19:27
Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Widely used hormone-blocking drugs fails to improve survival in older men with early prostate...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 12:29
AAP Makes Controversial Recommendations for Statin Use in Kids

AAP Makes Controversial Recommendations for Statin Use in Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed its guidelines, recommending testing of overweight...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 17:55
Food Diaries - The New "Secret" Method To Lose Weight

Food Diaries - The New "Secret" Method To Lose Weight

Do you really want to lose weight? Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 13:15
The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics is seeking to change some of its recommendations regarding...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 12:35
New Research Says Brain Chemical Could Determine SIDS

New Research Says Brain Chemical Could Determine SIDS

In a new attempt to explain the cause of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) the researchers of...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 21:34
FDA Panel: Diabetes Drugs Need More Tests For Heart Risks

FDA Panel: Diabetes Drugs Need More Tests For Heart Risks

New diabetes drugs should be thoroughly studied for potential heart risks before being brought to...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 15:26
Low Levels of Good Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer’s

Low Levels of Good Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer’s

A study made by researchers at the University College in London and the National Institute for...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 15:24
High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

New research suggests that high levels of so-called “good” HDL cholesterol not only reduce risk of...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 11:11

Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor

Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin American appear to be also common among...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 12:34
CDC: Diabetes Rates Raising With 3 Million More Cases in the US

CDC: Diabetes Rates Raising With 3 Million More Cases in the US

As the number of overweight and obese people is on the rise in the U.S., it is no surprise that...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 10:40
Lack of "Sunshine" Vitamin D Linked to Death

Lack of "Sunshine" Vitamin D Linked to Death

A new study has further highlighted the importance of the Vitamin D group of substances to human...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 22:16
Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer

Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer

The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert has raised serious questions about what...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 12:30
Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Death

Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Death

A new study by Austrian researchers published in the June 23 edition of the Archives of Internal...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 11:06
VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

Pfizer’s Chantix is once again in the center of attention but not in a good way, following the...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 15:21
Weight Loss Surgery Found to Lower Cancer Risk

Weight Loss Surgery Found to Lower Cancer Risk

Weight loss surgery was found by a recent study to lower the risk of developing cancer for people...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 22:52

Study: Growth Hormone’s Effects May Be Rather Mental

A recent study conducted at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, showed...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 15:33

Gastric Bypass Surgery Curbs Cancer Risk in Obese People

Obese people have finally received some good news from researchers at McGill University in...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 14:47

Diabetes and Depression Closely Intertwined, Study Says

The relationship between diabetes and depression appears to be a bit like a two-way highway,...
» read full story June 18th, 2008 - 13:45
FDA Warns About Risks Linked With Older Antipsychotics

FDA Warns About Risks Linked With Older Antipsychotics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned physicians that prescribing certain...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 15:12
Coffee May Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Coffee May Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Good news for coffeeholics, as coffee was found of no harm for people’s heart, on contrary, it has...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 13:02
Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again

Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again

The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert has raised serious questions...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 12:54
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Science

Study Links Global Warming To The Increase Of Kidney Stone Cases

Study Links Global Warming To The Increase Of Kidney Stone Cases

As the planet warms there will be more people suffering from kidney stones most probably due to...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 17:26
Write Down Everything You Eat, A Method To Lose More Weight

Write Down Everything You Eat, A Method To Lose More Weight

People writing down what they eat every day lose on average twice as much weight as those who...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 13:52
Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars, the giant chocolate maker, is planning on solving humanity’s cocoa crisis (yes, there is...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:20
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
By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
Diabetes Drugs from the Past Work in the Present Too

Diabetes Drugs from the Past Work in the Present Too

Researchers at John Hopkins University have found out that old medicines used to treat type 2...
» read full story July 17th, 2007 - 17:28
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Specials

Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned

Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ decision to change its guidelines regarding children and...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 15:13
FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures

FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures

Makers of fluoroquinolone antibiotics are strongly requested by the U.S. Food and Drug...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 11:15
Write Down Everything You Eat, Lose More Weight

Write Down Everything You Eat, Lose More Weight

People writing down what they eat every day lose on average twice as much weight as those who...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 10:18
8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

Kids as young as 8 are recommended cholesterol-lowering drugs if diet alone fails to work in order...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 10:42
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

Zimbabweans Voted in a State of Violence

People in Zimbabwe went to the polls today, accompanied by Paramilitary police and bands of ruling...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 15:52
Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight loss surgery, or in medical terms gastric bypass surgery, appears to have more benefits...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:55
Coffee Reduces the Chance of Heart Disease, Study Says

Coffee Reduces the Chance of Heart Disease, Study Says

A study carried on at the Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain, found that people who are dinking...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 19:20
Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia

Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia

It has long been known that smoking gradually leads to heart disease and lung cancer among other...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 14:52
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
» read full story June 01st, 2008 - 09:44
Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well

Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well

Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ban use of anti-smoking drug Chantix...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 16:22
Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking appears to be contagious, according to a study published May 22 in the New...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 14:38
McCain’s Medical Records Finally Released

McCain’s Medical Records Finally Released

After months of delay, Republican John McCain’s medical records were released today in an effort...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 13:42
Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new research suggests. American...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:46
House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1) approved the Genetic...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 13:08
Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is directly linked to poor health in...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 12:26
Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US

Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US

Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as obesity, high blood pressure, different...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:38
American Diabetes Risk Test Available Online - Get Tested!

American Diabetes Risk Test Available Online - Get Tested!

March 25th will mark the 20th anniversary of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 13:59
Rock Stars Rock, But They Die Younger: Study

Rock Stars Rock, But They Die Younger: Study

You would not believe it by looking at the Rolling Stones however, a new study says rock stars are...
» read full story September 04th, 2007 - 14:42
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Movies

Madonna Presents Her Malawi Documentary at Cannes

Madonna Presents Her Malawi Documentary at Cannes

Madonna was present on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival this week to present her...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 13:26
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Technology

iPods No Risk For Peacemakers, FDA Study Concludes

iPods No Risk For Peacemakers, FDA Study Concludes

Despite the past reports and rumors that claimed iPods could interfere with the heart peacemakers,...
» read full story February 02nd, 2008 - 11:48
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People

Barbra Streisand Donates $5 Million to Cardiac Center

Barbra Streisand Donates $5 Million to Cardiac Center

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said Wednesday that Barbra Streisand had donated...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 01:07
Modest Matt Damon, The "Aging Suburban Dad"

Modest Matt Damon, The "Aging Suburban Dad"

Hollywood actor Matt Damon was named this year’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine but his...
» read full story November 15th, 2007 - 15:17
Vanessa Hudgens Not Backed by Disney

Vanessa Hudgens Not Backed by Disney

Disney originally said young Vanessa Hudgens has learned her lesson after her nude pics scandal but...
» read full story October 18th, 2007 - 13:49
Uncle Kracker Faced With Sex Offense Charge

Uncle Kracker Faced With Sex Offense Charge

Musician Uncle Kracker, born Matthew Shafer, was arrested Friday morning on a second-degree sex...
» read full story August 18th, 2007 - 19:19
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Business

Merck Offers 4.85 Billion Dollars To Settle Vioxx Cases

Merck Offers 4.85 Billion Dollars To Settle Vioxx Cases

The US drug maker Merck & Co announced on Friday it will pay 4,85 billion dollars to settle...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 14:26
Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive designed to stop women’s...
» read full story May 23rd, 2007 - 19:39
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