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CDC: Arthritis Affects Half of US Diabetics

CDC: Arthritis Affects Half of US Diabetics


Forty-six million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis, which is the most common cause of...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 11:08
CDC: Decreased Sleep Time Is Hazardous to Our Health

CDC: Decreased Sleep Time Is Hazardous to Our Health


A new survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 15:38
California: Stem-Cell Research Granted $271 Million

California: Stem-Cell Research Granted $271 Million


The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded 12 academic and non-profit institutions...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 14:38
Breast-Feeding Found to Increase Children’s IQ

Breast-Feeding Found to Increase Children’s IQ


Besides decreasing women’s risk of developing breast cancer, breast-feeding was also found to make...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 15:26
FDA: Teens Using Insulin Pumps at Risk of Injury and Death

FDA: Teens Using Insulin Pumps at Risk of Injury and Death


A review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that insulin pumps can be risky and...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 13:50
Report: Employees Fired at Texas Mental Hospitals over Abuse

Report: Employees Fired at Texas Mental Hospitals over Abuse


Disciplinary records on medical employees working at Texas’s 10 state mental hospitals reveal that...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 10:41
Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Vary Depending on Gender

Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Vary Depending on Gender


Men and women have different risk factors that contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 15:43

Alzheimer's Risk Factors in Connection to Gender


A team of researchers from the University of Montpellier and La Colombière Hospital has pointed...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 23:38
CDC Report: Breast-Feeding Rates on the Rise in the US

CDC Report: Breast-Feeding Rates on the Rise in the US


More than three quarters of U.S. mothers breast-feed their babies, the highest rate in at least two...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 09:17
Best Job in the World: Volunteer Chocolate Eater

Best Job in the World: Volunteer Chocolate Eater


British scientists are searching for volunteers willing to eat chocolate every day, as part of a...
» read full story April 28th, 2008 - 15:08
More Women with Diabetes Get Pregnant

More Women with Diabetes Get Pregnant


According to a California study, the number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more...
» read full story April 28th, 2008 - 14:33
The Wealthier You Are, the Lower Your Risk of Stroke

The Wealthier You Are, the Lower Your Risk of Stroke


A study of middle-aged Americans reveals that there is a clear link between wealth and health not...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 14:56
Gene Mutation in African-Americans Mimics Beta-Blocker Drugs

Gene Mutation in African-Americans Mimics Beta-Blocker Drugs


New research revealed that a gene variant carried by about 40 percent of African-Americans...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 15:22
Federal Court OKs NYC's Calorie Count Requirement

Federal Court OKs NYC's Calorie Count Requirement


A federal court has upheld a decision by the New York City to require calories to be posted on the...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 22:31
Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure May Annul Diabetics’ Heart Risk

Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure May Annul Diabetics’ Heart Risk


New research shows that aggressive use of drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure may help...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 14:49
Kids with Sedentary Life Show Early Signs of Metabolic Syndrome

Kids with Sedentary Life Show Early Signs of Metabolic Syndrome


It’s no longer a secret that a sedentary life can’t do you any better. New research comes to...
» read full story April 05th, 2008 - 09:48
Report: Obese Pregnant Women Need More Medical Attention

Report: Obese Pregnant Women Need More Medical Attention


Gaining too much weight during pregnancy is linked to greater use of health care services and...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 12:22
CDC Reports ‘Distressing’ Numbers of Neglected or Abused Babies

CDC Reports ‘Distressing’ Numbers of Neglected or Abused Babies


A “distressing” total of 91,278 babies were mistreated in their first year of life in the United ...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 10:38
Study: Sanofi’s Insulin Drug Lantus Better than Rival Humalog

Study: Sanofi’s Insulin Drug Lantus Better than Rival Humalog


Results of a trial reveal that a once-daily shot of Sanofi-Aventis’s insulin drug Lantus appears...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 14:18
New Yorkers Top American Rates in Obesity and Diabetes

New Yorkers Top American Rates in Obesity and Diabetes


New Yorkers are gaining weight and being diagnosed with diabetes at a higher rate than the rest of...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 16:27
Report: FDA Deadlines May Compromise Safety of Drugs

Report: FDA Deadlines May Compromise Safety of Drugs


Drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration just before their deadlines were much more...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 15:35
Praying Did Not Help Little Girl Survive

Praying Did Not Help Little Girl Survive


An 11-year-old girl died Sunday after her parents chose to pray for healing over seeking medical...
» read full story March 26th, 2008 - 16:18
Great Escape Illness Toll Reaches 352

Great Escape Illness Toll Reaches 352


The state Department of Health reported that the number of people sickened at the Six Flags Great...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 15:00
American Diabetes Alert Day Raises Awareness on Diabetes’ Risks

American Diabetes Alert Day Raises Awareness on Diabetes’ Risks


March 25th will mark the 20th anniversary of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Alert...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 09:34
Robo4 Gene – ‘Major Breakthrough” for Eye Diseases

Robo4 Gene – ‘Major Breakthrough” for Eye Diseases


New research reveals that a gene called Robo4 could help curb or prevent two leading causes of...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 13:52
Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly

Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly


One in five Americans over age 70 has mild cognitive impairment while not having dementia and a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 12:00
Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'

Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'


New research shows that an entire network of genes in the body is disrupted by overeating and this...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 17:13
Breast Cancer Women at High Risk of Dying if Obese

Breast Cancer Women at High Risk of Dying if Obese


It has been known for a long time that obesity brings health risk like diabetes and heart disease,...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 12:36
Eli Lilly Faces Legal Problems over Zyprexa in Alaska

Eli Lilly Faces Legal Problems over Zyprexa in Alaska


Anchorage, Alaska is the host of the first jury trial over the risks from Eli Lilly’s antipsychotic...
» read full story March 06th, 2008 - 20:51
Ex Polish President Lech Walesa Leaves Clinic after Heart Surgery

Ex Polish President Lech Walesa Leaves Clinic after Heart Surgery


Former Polish President Lech Walesa was discharged from a Houston hospital Tuesday, four days...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 16:39
FDA Clears Abilify for Use in Teens with Bipolar Disorder

FDA Clears Abilify for Use in Teens with Bipolar Disorder


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Abilify (aripiprazole) Friday for treatment of...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 17:13
Long Work Hours Lead Americans to Sleep Deprivation

Long Work Hours Lead Americans to Sleep Deprivation


A new survey by the National Sleep Foundation, a Washington-based organization that studies sleep...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 15:51
Daily Breakfast Keeps Teens Slimmer and Healthier

Daily Breakfast Keeps Teens Slimmer and Healthier


It is already known that breakfast keeps us healthy, but now researchers say that it also keeps us...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 12:31
Americans - Too Busy Doing Anything Else Rather than Sleeping

Americans - Too Busy Doing Anything Else Rather than Sleeping


A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that adults in...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 10:49
U.S. Senate Supports Indian Health Care Improvement Act

U.S. Senate Supports Indian Health Care Improvement Act


The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow American Indians a better access to health...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 15:10
US Health Care Spending Expected to Boom over the Next Decade

US Health Care Spending Expected to Boom over the Next Decade


A new federal study revealed that government spending on health care could double by 2017,...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 10:43
Unplanned Daytime Napping Causes Seniors Vascular Events

Unplanned Daytime Napping Causes Seniors Vascular Events


A new study associates daytime naps with an increased risk of stroke in elderly people....
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 11:12
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Diabetes

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Diabetes


Human stem cells may be the key to treating and curing diabetes, a study appeared Thursday in the...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 17:02
Education, Income, Better Care Linked to Better Memory in Seniors

Education, Income, Better Care Linked to Better Memory in Seniors


Older Americans today seem to have significantly less risk of memory loss and dementia than a...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 12:03
Asthma, Cancer Detected By Breath Analysis

Asthma, Cancer Detected By Breath Analysis


Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado...
» read full story February 19th, 2008 - 16:40
Study: Obesity Boosts Risk of Developing Various Types of Cancers

Study: Obesity Boosts Risk of Developing Various Types of Cancers


Being obese or even overweight may boosts a person’s risk of developing up to a dozen different...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 12:02
Healthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers Say

Healthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers Say


Not smoking, regular exercise, maintaining normal weight, and avoiding diabetes and high blood...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 11:23
Diabetes Study Halted Abruptly After Unexpected Deaths

Diabetes Study Halted Abruptly After Unexpected Deaths


A vast diabetes study which looked at the effects of aggressively lowering blood glucose levels to...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 20:50
British Scientists Create Embryo from 3 DNA Donors

British Scientists Create Embryo from 3 DNA Donors


British scientists revealed this week that they have been able to create a human embryo using DNA...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 17:41
Go Red For Women

Go Red For Women


The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Movement has gained momentum as the First Lady...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 21:47
Texas Researcher Admits to Leaking Avandia Report to Glaxo

Texas Researcher Admits to Leaking Avandia Report to Glaxo


A Texas researcher has admitted leaking results of a confidential research to the makers of the...
» read full story January 31st, 2008 - 15:16
Increasing Rates of Diabetes in Elderly Threaten Medical System

Increasing Rates of Diabetes in Elderly Threaten Medical System


The number of Americans being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is soaring, threatening to overwhelm...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 15:04
Sedentary Life Accelerates Aging, Researchers Say

Sedentary Life Accelerates Aging, Researchers Say


Physically active people are biologically younger than people who have a sedentary lifestyle, a...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 12:32
Caffeine Shown to Raise Blood Sugar In Diabetics

Caffeine Shown to Raise Blood Sugar In Diabetics


Caffeine consumption could have a negative effect on people suffering from type 2 diabetes, raising...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 17:02
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Cure Type 2 Diabetes

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Cure Type 2 Diabetes


Banding surgery offer patients with type 2 diabetes a greater chance of getting rid of their...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 12:12
Meat, Fries and Diet Soda Boost Heart, Diabetes Risk

Meat, Fries and Diet Soda Boost Heart, Diabetes Risk


People who frequently eat more than two servings of red meat a day increase their risk of incident...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 10:21
NYC Insists Calorie Content Be Included on Fast-Food Menus

NYC Insists Calorie Content Be Included on Fast-Food Menus


New York City officials have decided to press fast-food chains into specifying on the menu the...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 13:27
Glaxo, XenoPort Report Positive Results for RLS Drug

Glaxo, XenoPort Report Positive Results for RLS Drug


A potential treatment for restless leg syndrome (RLS) shows effectiveness in a Phase III clinical...
» read full story January 16th, 2008 - 15:52
Sirtris’ Diabetes Drug Based on Resveratrol Efficient in Humans

Sirtris’ Diabetes Drug Based on Resveratrol Efficient in Humans


Biopharmaceutical Company Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday that its diabetes drug...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 10:02
Scientists Say Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Heart Disease Risk

Scientists Say Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Heart Disease Risk


Drinking milk or eating eggs may help more than you knew. According to a new report released today...
» read full story January 07th, 2008 - 23:33
Disturbed Sleep May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Disturbed Sleep May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk


Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center discovered that disrupting sleep damages...
» read full story January 03rd, 2008 - 12:42

Bayer Recalls Faulty Blood Sugar Tests


German drugmaker Bayer AG recalled diabetes test strips used with its Contour TS Blood Glucose...
» read full story December 27th, 2007 - 11:55
Glaxo’s Cervarix Could Face Two-Year Delay in the U.S.

Glaxo’s Cervarix Could Face Two-Year Delay in the U.S.


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Monday, requested more information from GlaxoSmithKline...
» read full story December 20th, 2007 - 16:27
Short Legs Linked to Higher Risk of Liver Disease

Short Legs Linked to Higher Risk of Liver Disease


People with shorter legs face an increased risk of liver disease, the findings of a new research...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 16:39
Smoking Linked to Type 2 Diabetes, Review Shows

Smoking Linked to Type 2 Diabetes, Review Shows


A recent review conducted by researchers at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, concluded...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 15:27
High Blood Pressure – Main Cause for Cardiovascular Disease

High Blood Pressure – Main Cause for Cardiovascular Disease


Nearly three-quarters of adults in the United States with conditions such as coronary heart...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 17:33
Avandia and Actos Raise Heart Risk for Older Diabetes Patients

Avandia and Actos Raise Heart Risk for Older Diabetes Patients


Older patients treated with diabetes drug Avandia, sold by GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Actos, made...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 10:28
Merck’s Cholesterol-lowering Drug Under FDA’s Questioning

Merck’s Cholesterol-lowering Drug Under FDA’s Questioning


This Tuesday, The Food and Drug Administration released a review that agreed that Merck’s Mevacor...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 21:31
Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Disease in Adult Life

Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Disease in Adult Life


The number of children having problems with their weight will grow considerably in the years to...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 16:28
Obesity and Diabetes, Risk Factors for Cancer

Obesity and Diabetes, Risk Factors for Cancer


The American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual Conference held in Philadelphia on...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 18:10
Bed-Wetting Drug Linked to Severe Hyponatremia, FDA Warns

Bed-Wetting Drug Linked to Severe Hyponatremia, FDA Warns


Food and Drug Administration warned patients and physicians Tuesday that desmopressin, a drug used...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 15:43
Overweight Children More Likely to Develop Heart Disease

Overweight Children More Likely to Develop Heart Disease


The number of children having problems with their weight will grow considerably in the years to...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 12:54
Diabetes Drug Avandia Tied to Bone Fracture Risk

Diabetes Drug Avandia Tied to Bone Fracture Risk


A new study conducted in mice revealed that over the long term, Avandia (rosiglitazone) used by...
» read full story December 03rd, 2007 - 11:32
Researchers Develop New Compunds To Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers Develop New Compunds To Treat Type 2 Diabetes


The scientists from Sirtris Pharmaceuticals and Harvard Medical School reported today that they...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 23:50
More Women under 45 Dying of Heart Disease

More Women under 45 Dying of Heart Disease


U.S. death rates from coronary disease have dropped in the last two decades, but may be increasing...
» read full story November 22nd, 2007 - 13:59
Have Your Genes Analyzed For A Mere $1000

Have Your Genes Analyzed For A Mere $1000


Those worried that they may have inherited diseases from their predecessors can learn if prevention...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 17:14
Black Children with Diabetes Face Higher Death Rates

Black Children with Diabetes Face Higher Death Rates


Black children suffering from diabetes have faced a death rate twice as high as for white children...
» read full story November 16th, 2007 - 17:03
Anti-Obesity Drugs Have Modest Success in Losing Weight

Anti-Obesity Drugs Have Modest Success in Losing Weight


Three drugs known to be helpful for people who have weight problems seem to have minimal results,...
» read full story November 16th, 2007 - 12:30
Avandia (Rosiglitazone) Receives Heart Risk Warning

Avandia (Rosiglitazone) Receives Heart Risk Warning


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it instructed GlaxoSmithKline PLC to put a new...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 19:55
Study Shows Curvy Women Are Also Smarter

Study Shows Curvy Women Are Also Smarter


A recent U.S. study made on 16,000 women and girls revealed that women with small waists and big...
» read full story November 13th, 2007 - 15:29
This Year’s Flu Season Covered by Flu Vaccine

This Year’s Flu Season Covered by Flu Vaccine


Federal officials announced on Friday that more than 103 million doses of flu vaccine are in the...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 11:13
Overweight People Present Lower Death Risk

Overweight People Present Lower Death Risk


A group of federal researchers concluded that people with little extra pounds have a lower chance...
» read full story November 07th, 2007 - 12:27
FDA Orders Recall of Dubious "Natural" Impotence Drugs

FDA Orders Recall of Dubious "Natural" Impotence Drugs


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered the immediate recall of True Man Sexual Energy...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 14:35
Pancreas Protein Might Be Linked To Diabetes

Pancreas Protein Might Be Linked To Diabetes


Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center have conducted a study on mice in order to...
» read full story November 02nd, 2007 - 21:37
New York City  Municipality Fights Against Obesity

New York City Municipality Fights Against Obesity


About 56 percent of New York City population is overweight or obese, according to city health...
» read full story October 27th, 2007 - 17:15
Viagra Might Cause Sudden Hearing Loss

Viagra Might Cause Sudden Hearing Loss


FDA decided that entire class of PD-5 medications would bear an extra warning on their label about...
» read full story October 22nd, 2007 - 14:11
US and UK Researchers In Genetics Get Nobel 2007 Medicine Prize

US and UK Researchers In Genetics Get Nobel 2007 Medicine Prize


The successful manipulation of embryonic mice cells by a research team formed by Sir Martin Evans,...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 18:01
Europeans Healthier Than Americans

Europeans Healthier Than Americans


Recent studies found that the US spends more than 100 billion dollars on annual healthcare clearly...
» read full story October 04th, 2007 - 01:49
Diabetes Treatment, a Burden

Diabetes Treatment, a Burden


Although the treatment for diabetes has come long way as the means for treatment have been greatly...
» read full story September 29th, 2007 - 19:32
Americans Grow Older, Live More

Americans Grow Older, Live More


According to a preliminary report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 14:54
Vitamin D Supplements May Prolong Life

Vitamin D Supplements May Prolong Life


A new European study shows that people who take regular doses of vitamin D may well prolong their...
» read full story September 11th, 2007 - 14:40
Sleep Deprivation Can Lead To Hypertension Risk in Women

Sleep Deprivation Can Lead To Hypertension Risk in Women


A new study by British researchers shows that women who deprive themselves of sleep may be more...
» read full story September 09th, 2007 - 23:08
Depression Worse to Health than Physical Illness

Depression Worse to Health than Physical Illness


World Health Organization researchers released a report Friday that shows depression is more...
» read full story September 07th, 2007 - 15:29
The Gene For Height Discovered

The Gene For Height Discovered


Do you ever wonder why some people are taller than others? Of course, they might have had tall...
» read full story September 03rd, 2007 - 21:45
Gastric Bypass Extends Life Expectancy

Gastric Bypass Extends Life Expectancy


According to a new study released by an international research team gastric bypass and other...
» read full story August 23rd, 2007 - 12:59
A New DNA Vaccine Could Bring New Hopes For MS Patients

A New DNA Vaccine Could Bring New Hopes For MS Patients


A newly developed DNA vaccine could represent a new hope for MS patients, according to a study...
» read full story August 14th, 2007 - 16:21
Type 1 Diabetes Gene Found in Children

Type 1 Diabetes Gene Found in Children


A team of US and Canadian researchers has discovered a particular gene in children that can raise...
» read full story July 16th, 2007 - 17:08
Study: Stress Linked to Obesity

Study: Stress Linked to Obesity


A team of researchers announced Sunday that obesity may well be brought on by stress – and it...
» read full story July 02nd, 2007 - 15:56
New US Study: Whites Have Highest Incidence Of Diabetes

New US Study: Whites Have Highest Incidence Of Diabetes


The researchers from University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver reported that...
» read full story June 27th, 2007 - 12:59
New Meta-Study: Aspirin May Reduce The Risk Of Pre-Eclampsia

New Meta-Study: Aspirin May Reduce The Risk Of Pre-Eclampsia


According to a new study, aspirin reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. ...
» read full story May 18th, 2007 - 15:47
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PETA: $1 Million Prize For The First In Vitro Meat Producer

PETA: $1 Million Prize For The First In Vitro Meat Producer


PETA is serious: the first person to succeed in producing in vitro meat (in commercially...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 12:06