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Health

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
Dark Chocolate during Pregnancy Cuts Preeclamsia Risk

Dark Chocolate during Pregnancy Cuts Preeclamsia Risk


Sweet…dark…in endless flavors and forms…who can say no to chocolate? I guess no one, especially...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 16:29
New Test to Detect Sleep Apnea before Surgery

New Test to Detect Sleep Apnea before Surgery


Anesthesiology researchers from University of Toronto have come to the aid of people suffering from...
» read full story April 26th, 2008 - 11:36
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
Alcohol Use, Smoking and Cholesterol Boost Alzheimer’s Risk

Alcohol Use, Smoking and Cholesterol Boost Alzheimer’s Risk


Alcohol use and smoking have long been known to have noxious influences on our health. New...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 13:00
Study: DASH Diet Prevents Heart Attacks, Strokes

Study: DASH Diet Prevents Heart Attacks, Strokes


It has long been known that a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fat is good...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 12:29
Study: Hypertension Prevents Migraines

Study: Hypertension Prevents Migraines


Despite being the cause of many serious health problems, high blood pressure seems to have great...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 11:12
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
Home Defibrillators Questioned

Home Defibrillators Questioned


New research, designed to see whether automated external defibrillators (AED) could extend the...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 11:30
Blood Pressure Treatment Cuts Heart Risks in the Elderly

Blood Pressure Treatment Cuts Heart Risks in the Elderly


New research finds that treating high blood pressure in patients aged 80 and older can reduce the...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 11:50
A Happy Marriage Keeps Spouses away from Heart Troubles

A Happy Marriage Keeps Spouses away from Heart Troubles


Although some would say, marriage is not for everyone, a new research shows happily married...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 16:25
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
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
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
Pfizer to Buy Encysive and Its Thelin Lung-Disorder Drug

Pfizer to Buy Encysive and Its Thelin Lung-Disorder Drug


Drug manufacturer Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that it would buy biopharmaceutical company Encysive...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 16:58
High Blood Pressure Mostly Affects American Women

High Blood Pressure Mostly Affects American Women


A new analysis showed that rates of uncontrolled hypertension appear to be reaching a...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 16:18
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Too Much Salt in the Americans Diet

Too Much Salt in the Americans Diet


There is too much hidden salt in everyday foods and experts consider this as a real danger. They...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 21:38
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
Herbal Sex Pills Not Quite Safe

Herbal Sex Pills Not Quite Safe


Pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to prescription sex medication such as Viagra are not as...
» read full story November 13th, 2007 - 15:58
Energy Drinks Increase Heart Risk

Energy Drinks Increase Heart Risk


A recent study conducted by Dr. James Kalus, senior manager of Patient Care Services at Henry Ford...
» read full story November 09th, 2007 - 17:39
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
Blood Pressure May Vary with the Season

Blood Pressure May Vary with the Season


A study conducted by researchers from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that veterans...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 12:00
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
US Researchers Find Garlic Beneficial For Your Health

US Researchers Find Garlic Beneficial For Your Health


A US study conducted by a team of biologists from the University of Alabama in Birmingham shows...
» read full story October 16th, 2007 - 15:29
New Study Reveals Who Are The  Steroid Users

New Study Reveals Who Are The Steroid Users


If you had the impression that the majority of non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users...
» read full story October 13th, 2007 - 23:02
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
Obese women need to be careful about weight gain during pregnancy

Obese women need to be careful about weight gain during pregnancy


Women are advised to gain weight during pregnancy for their baby’s wellbeing but a new study...
» read full story October 05th, 2007 - 17:36
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
SIDS Cause of Death May Be Overcome

SIDS Cause of Death May Be Overcome


According to a recent study conducted by pediatric anesthesiologist Daniel Rubens of Children's...
» read full story October 02nd, 2007 - 16:47
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
Children eat too much salt, risk high blood pressure

Children eat too much salt, risk high blood pressure


British researchers warn that a diet with high levels of salt can raise children’s blood...
» read full story September 10th, 2007 - 13:24
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
Low Life Expectancy In The US

Low Life Expectancy In The US


Americans’ life span cannot equal life expectancy in 41 other countries, according to a new...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 12:36
Dark Chocolate May Reduce Blood Pressure

Dark Chocolate May Reduce Blood Pressure


Eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day is good for lowering blood pressure, according...
» read full story July 04th, 2007 - 23:32
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
Better Health Consuming Less Salt

Better Health Consuming Less Salt


A diet poor in salt could lower blood pressure and significantly reduce the chances of developing...
» read full story April 23rd, 2007 - 12:42
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Specials

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
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People

Tricia Walsh-Smith’s Divorce Goes YouTube

Tricia Walsh-Smith’s Divorce Goes YouTube


Tricia Walsh-Smith, a playwright/trophy wife and her future ex-husband, Broadway mogul Philip J....
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 22:16
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Music

Family of Sean Levert Seeks FBI's Involvement

Family of Sean Levert Seeks FBI's Involvement


Family members of the late Sean Levert want the Federal Bureau of Investigation to look into the...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 10:45

David Cook From “American Idol” Released From Hospital


David Cook, one of the nine contestants from “American Idol” is back on the show, after he was...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 23:17
Sean Levert's Death to Involve FBI Probe?

Sean Levert's Death to Involve FBI Probe?


R&B singer Sean Levert collapsed in his cell at Cuyahoga County Jail, in Cuyahoga County, OH. on...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 14:24
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World

Iraqi Archbishop Kidnapped At Gunpoint Found Dead in Mosul

Iraqi Archbishop Kidnapped At Gunpoint Found Dead in Mosul


Christians all over Iraq gathered today for the funeral service of the Chaldean Catholic...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 10:41
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Sports

Four-Time Discus Champ Al Oerter Dies at 71

Four-Time Discus Champ Al Oerter Dies at 71


Al Oerter, the legendary disc thrower that became a gold medalist when still a student at Kansas,...
» read full story October 02nd, 2007 - 11:49
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