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Health

Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity

Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity

I am sure every mommy is happy to see her baby has a good appetite. Even more, they don’t...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 19:23
Multnomah County Chain Restaurants Required to List Calories on Their Menus

Multnomah County Chain Restaurants Required to List Calories on Their Menus

Multnomah County (Oregon) commissioners have approved a new set of rules that will require chain...
» read full story February 15th, 2009 - 13:30
Study Finds Heart Rate At Rest Very Important For Heart Disease Evolution

Study Finds Heart Rate At Rest Very Important For Heart Disease Evolution

A study of postmenopausal women has released some interesting conclusions. It looks like a...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 16:30
Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor

Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery Thursday at the Memorial...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 14:00
Smoking Death Rates – The Highest in Kentucky and West Virginia

Smoking Death Rates – The Highest in Kentucky and West Virginia

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in its journal Morbidity and...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 12:46
Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

  When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 13:05

Heart Attack And Stroke Death Rates Have Decreased

The American Heart Association has reasons to be proud as it can achieve its goal of decreasing...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 00:23
FDA Criticized By Its Scientific Advisers In BPA Case

FDA Criticized By Its Scientific Advisers In BPA Case

The Food and Drug Administration was recently criticized by its own scientific advisers, and...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 13:31
Deaths Caused By Heart Attacks, Strokes Decline But For How Long?

Deaths Caused By Heart Attacks, Strokes Decline But For How Long?

Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 11:47
Gene Variant May Predispose Children to Craving for Junk Food

Gene Variant May Predispose Children to Craving for Junk Food

A gene variation may play a significant role in the control of food intake and food choices,...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 12:50
Americans Don’t Exercise Enough

Americans Don’t Exercise Enough

One of the biggest health risks that the United States face at the moment is obesity. In a recent...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 18:54
One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 11:18
State Health Rankings – Louisiana Last, Vermont First

State Health Rankings – Louisiana Last, Vermont First

The health of Americans has recently been under close scrutiny in a study that analyzed health...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 20:39
‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

‘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...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 13:52

Texans Face Growing Health Risks

Because of the continuously failing health care system in the United States, health risks are...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 22:16
Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:27
Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos

Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos

Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart failure and death than those taking...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 14:27
Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates

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...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:30
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
US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades

US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades

A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:00
More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases

More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases

The number of U.S children who take medications for chronic diseases is growing dramatically, a...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:20
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Hand in Hand

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Hand in Hand

When you look at the list of risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes you may see that there...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 15:30
Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:10
CDC: The Rate of New Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Has Doubled in 10 Years

CDC: The Rate of New Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Has Doubled in 10 Years

According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of new...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 13:30
Turn Your Clock Back to Avoid Heart Attacks!

Turn Your Clock Back to Avoid Heart Attacks!

A new research, based on heart attacks in Sweden, shows that sleep deprivation may be directly...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:40
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South

Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South

The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in the past ten years, fueled by...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 13:31
Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure

Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure

Hydrogen sulfide, the same gas used in many stink bombs, may also control blood pressure, US and...
» read full story October 25th, 2008 - 13:47
Study Concludes Brain Signals Can Predict Weight Gain

Study Concludes Brain Signals Can Predict Weight Gain

A study published in the October 17 issue of the journal Science has revealed that overweight...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 13:13
Update: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Update: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have recently revealed that...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 17:46
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U.S.

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 22:34
Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:55
CDC Declares Vermont City the Healthiest in the U.S.

CDC Declares Vermont City the Healthiest in the U.S.

Recently, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 18:54
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
Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:26
US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes is continuously rising, reaching double the cases...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:00
Update 1: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Update 1: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have recently revealed that...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 07:46
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World

US Hypertension Rates on the Rise

US Hypertension Rates on the Rise

As obesity is continuously rising in the Unites States so is high blood pressure, both conditions...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:40
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

Obesity Rates Continue To Rise In 37 U.S. States

In spite of initiatives such as public service campaigns warning about the risks extra weight...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 21:55
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Specials

Kids Who Need Vitamins Less Likely To Get Them

Kids Who Need Vitamins Less Likely To Get Them

A study appearing in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reveals that children and...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 15:00
Men – More Capable Than Women To Refrain From Food Temptations

Men – More Capable Than Women To Refrain From Food Temptations

Men are more capable than women to refrain from their desire to have more of their favorite...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 13:31
Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold

Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold

  A new study suggests the connection between lack of sleep and common cold is stronger than...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 15:00
Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants

Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 14:27
Vermont Ranked Healthiest State, Louisiana Least Healthy

Vermont Ranked Healthiest State, Louisiana Least Healthy

Health continues to be an important issue for the United States, as recent studies have shown that...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 14:52
Report Correlates Heavy Media Use to Serious Health Problems in Kids

Report Correlates Heavy Media Use to Serious Health Problems in Kids

Television, music, movies and other media appear to significantly increase obesity rates, tobacco...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:37
Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts

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...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:00
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
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

U.S.A Ranking Low In Infant Mortality Rate

Recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that infant deaths declined...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 22:18
High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US

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...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:30
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
Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?

Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?

Although many previous studies have shown that soya is good for humans by lowering cholesterol,...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 12:30
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
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
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
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Science

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 Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants

Study Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 17:05
Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants

Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 11:22
Study Shows Parents Must Control Kids' Media Use

Study Shows Parents Must Control Kids' Media Use

A recent study says that the TV, the Internet and other types of media really harm children....
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:54
Study Says Virtual Reality Will Replace The Outdoor Activities

Study Says Virtual Reality Will Replace The Outdoor Activities

A new study concluded that outdoor activities are being replaced by the virtual reality. According...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 14:04
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