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Health

Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Many studies have shown that sugared beverages are not healthy, but we’re still consuming...
» read full story April 25th, 2009 - 15:07
FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List

FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List

The Food and Drug Administration expanded its list of tainted weight loss products that consumers...
» read full story March 21st, 2009 - 15:00
Diabetes Test A1C May Be Soon Used As Diagnostic Tool

Diabetes Test A1C May Be Soon Used As Diagnostic Tool

A1C test, also called the HbA1c or glycated hemoglobin test, may be soon used as a tool for...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 16:09
Bisphenol A Stays in the Body Much Longer than Thought

Bisphenol A Stays in the Body Much Longer than Thought

The highly debated subject of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is not over yet. A new study...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 16:07
Bisphenol A Remains In Our Body Long After Intake

Bisphenol A Remains In Our Body Long After Intake

There has been a long debate on whether bisphenol A, an organic compound used in many food and...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 14:24

Gastric Bypass Surgery Reverses Diabetes In Adolescents

Teens who undergo gastric bypass surgery are frequently relieved of Type 2 diabetes without delay,...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 13:22
David Blaine Performs New Stunt: Suspended Above New York’s Central Park

David Blaine Performs New Stunt: Suspended Above New York’s Central Park

For David Blaine, danger is a way of living. In other words, life without danger is a waste of...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 16:30
Muslims Prepare Themselves for Ramadan, a Time of Prayer and Fasting

Muslims Prepare Themselves for Ramadan, a Time of Prayer and Fasting

The Islamic month of fasting is predicted to begin next month and it will end on Sept. 30 or Oct....
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 12:30
US Study: If You Were Diagnosed With Diabetes, Lose Weight

US Study: If You Were Diagnosed With Diabetes, Lose Weight

A Kaiser Permanente study published online in Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:10

Doctors Make New Recommendations for Pre-Diabetes

People with pre-diabetes should be treated properly and this should be done before their condition...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 15:51

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
Eating Disorders - a National Concern for Americans This Week

Eating Disorders - a National Concern for Americans This Week

February 25 opens the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 15:20
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
Eating Disorders Linked to Fewer Meals inside Family

Eating Disorders Linked to Fewer Meals inside Family

A new study revealed that girls who regularly ate with their family are less likely to developing...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 16:37
Moderate Exercise Improves Metabolic Profile

Moderate Exercise Improves Metabolic Profile

Moderate exercise on daily basis, rather than intense activity, can help people lose weight,...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 12:28
Regular Fasting May Protect From Heart Disease

Regular Fasting May Protect From Heart Disease

Researchers in Utah found that fasting one day each month appeared to have a beneficial effect on...
» read full story December 13th, 2007 - 16:42
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People

Patrick Swayze Says He's Winning the Battle against Cancer

Patrick Swayze Says He's Winning the Battle against Cancer

A&E made great plans to promote its new drama "The Beast," set for a debut on the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 15:00
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Specials

Preparing for the Easter Lent

Preparing for the Easter Lent

On Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Easter Lent, people are beginning to prepare for the holy...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 18:05
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!

February 23 opens the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to eating...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:32
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
No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

The results of genetic testing for Type 2 diabetes are not significantly better than an assessment...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:14
Prayers and Self-Reflection Come to Life in the Old City

Prayers and Self-Reflection Come to Life in the Old City

For Jews, this time of year equals prayer and celebration. They gather to sing and dance in...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 15:10
Eat Big Breakfasts in the Morning, Lose Weight in Time

Eat Big Breakfasts in the Morning, Lose Weight in Time

The latest encouragement for women wishing to shed some extra pounds is to enjoy each morning...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 16:45
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Science

Jet Lag? Not Anymore! Simply Don't Eat!

Jet Lag? Not Anymore! Simply Don't Eat!

Researchers for the Science journal have presented in the May 23 issue a study about the causes...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 10:43
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World

Bangladesh Capital under Alert ahead of Religious Festivals

A state of high alert was declared in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka Tuesday ahead of the...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 10:00

To Patch - or Not to Patch - Your Way through Ramadan

Cairo - Many Egyptians are perplexed as fierce debate erupts among scholars on whether smokers and...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 21:21
Ramadan, Islam’s Month of Prayer and Fasting, Begins

Ramadan, Islam’s Month of Prayer and Fasting, Begins

Muslims all over the globe began on Sunday a month –long fast to mark one of Islam’s most...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 13:36

Millions of Indonesian Muslims start fasting

Jakarta - Millions of Muslims in Indonesia - the world's most populous Muslim country - on Monday...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 08:57
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital with stomach pains

Dalai Lama admitted to hospital with stomach pains

New Delhi - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, was taken to hospital in the Indian...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 14:01

Mubarak, Barak talk about Israeli soldier, Gaza conditions

Alexandria - Egypt's President Hosny Mubarak and Israel's Defence Minister met in the Mediterranean...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 17:57
Malaysian Astronaut to Be the First Muslim into Space

Malaysian Astronaut to Be the First Muslim into Space

A Malaysian astronaut will be the first Muslim to blast into space. The country’s television...
» read full story October 10th, 2007 - 13:23
Palestinians Leave Dissensions Aside For Ramadan

Palestinians Leave Dissensions Aside For Ramadan

Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank left their disagreements aside on Thursday and...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 15:10
Jews and Muslims Observe their Holiest Days at the Same Time

Jews and Muslims Observe their Holiest Days at the Same Time

The Jews and the Muslims have the same patriarch and they are also tied to a lunar calendar. This...
» read full story September 12th, 2007 - 13:43
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