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Health

Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart

Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart

As incredible as it may sound, an American teenage girl has survived for nearly four months...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:00
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
U.S. Smoking Rate Drops

U.S. Smoking Rate Drops

For the first time on record, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has fallen below...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 16:17
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

Contaminated Blood Thinner Heparin Seized

Federal agents announced Thursday they have seized some of an Ohio company's supplies of tainted...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 17:10
Fish-Oriented Diet Helps Prevent Diabetic Kidney Troubles

Fish-Oriented Diet Helps Prevent Diabetic Kidney Troubles

A fish-oriented diet might be very helpful for you if you are suffering from diabetes. To be...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 18:04
Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney disease. British researchers have...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:01
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
No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their recommendations for pregnant women with...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:25
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
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
Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:50
Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes and other foods made from grapes, including red wine, have long been thought beneficial to...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:00
The Cost Of Diabetes Treatments Keeps Rising

The Cost Of Diabetes Treatments Keeps Rising

A new study shows that the treatment for diabetes has doubled in the last six years, patients...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 20:20
Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years

Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years

Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their spending on drugs and expensive treatments for...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 11:17
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
Prostate Gland, a Repository of Adult Stem Cells, Genentech Researchers Found

Prostate Gland, a Repository of Adult Stem Cells, Genentech Researchers Found

Researchers at Genentech, in San Francisco, found that the prostate contains adult stem cells that...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 12:11

Lake Stevens Restaurant Blamed for 13 Cases of E. coli Infection

Health officials say investigators have tracked the source of the E. coli illness that sickened 13...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 13:34
Vermont: Company Recalls Ground Beef Products over E. coli Scare

Vermont: Company Recalls Ground Beef Products over E. coli Scare

Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., a Ferrisburg, Vermont company, recalled on...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:20
EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions

EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday the decision to change the federal...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:30
High Blood Pressure Issues

High Blood Pressure Issues

Studies show that more and more Americans suffer from high blood pressure or hypertension and that...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 22:58
More Americans Suffer from High Blood Pressure

More Americans Suffer from High Blood Pressure

The number of Americans with hypertension, or high blood pressure rose by 4 percent in recent...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:37
Study Finds What Doctors Already Knew: Salt Contributes To Hypertension

Study Finds What Doctors Already Knew: Salt Contributes To Hypertension

A study has found what every doctor should have already known: salt intake leads to...
» read full story September 20th, 2008 - 16:01

Number of E. coli Cases in Oklahoma Approaches 300

The number of people ill in connection with an E. coli outbreak associated with a Locust Grove...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 15:15
Tobacco Use Caused 2.4 Million Cancer Cases In U.S. Only

Tobacco Use Caused 2.4 Million Cancer Cases In U.S. Only

An estimated 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers were reported in the U.S. from 1999 to...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 16:51
Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

If the rate of obesity and overweight continues to rise, 75 percent of adults and nearly 24...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:33
Food Bacteria Strikes Again: E. Coli Hits Oklahoma, 1 Dead

Food Bacteria Strikes Again: E. Coli Hits Oklahoma, 1 Dead

It seems that either food-related infections have gone up or they are reported more often than in...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 22:28
The FDA Allows Vegetables Irradiation

The FDA Allows Vegetables Irradiation

The Food and Drug Administration recently decided to allow producers of fresh iceberg lettuce and...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 12:00
FDA Requires Irradiation Of Spinach And Lettuce To Kill Germs

FDA Requires Irradiation Of Spinach And Lettuce To Kill Germs

In an attempt to reduce the risk of contamination with E. coli and Salmonella, the US Food and Drug...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 13:00
Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes

Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes

Who would have thought that even water might lead to type 2 diabetes. It’s not exactly the water,...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 13:29
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U.S.

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
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
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
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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

US Attack in Pakistan: Five Killed, Six Injured

Islamabad - At least five people were killed and six wounded when a US drone aircraft attacked a...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 09:22
Number of Sick Babies from Sanlu’s Formula Soars

Number of Sick Babies from Sanlu’s Formula Soars

Wednesday, China's health minister announced that the number of infants sickened by Sanlu...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 19:31
Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall

Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall

One month after Nebraska Beef Ltd., one of the nation’s largest meatpackers, was involved in a...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 13:38
Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks

Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks

Following E. coli outbreaks in Michigan and Ohio linked to ground beef from the Kroger Food...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 11:13
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Specials

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Fish Might Help Diabetics’ Kidneys

Fish Might Help Diabetics’ Kidneys

Including fish in your diet twice a week may prevent kidney damage if you’re diabetic, British...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 16:30
EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday strengthened the nation’s air quality...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 15:59
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
FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

Results of a study undergone by German scientists revealed that stroke patients given Amgen and...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:34
FDA To Review Anemia Drug Eprex Following High Rate Of Deaths In Study

FDA To Review Anemia Drug Eprex Following High Rate Of Deaths In Study

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that they are reviewing a higher rate of...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 14:36
High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

The American Heart Association’s Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research held...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:20
FDA Allows Irradiation Of Spinach And Lettuce To Kill Germs

FDA Allows Irradiation Of Spinach And Lettuce To Kill Germs

In an attempt to reduce the risk of contamination with E. coli and Salmonella, the US Food and Drug...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 11:04
FDA to Investigate Possible Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings

FDA to Investigate Possible Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings

Following a lawsuit filed by a number of consumer advocacy groups looking to eliminate the use of...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 17:43
Las Lomas Residents Exposed To Mercury-Tainted Water

Las Lomas Residents Exposed To Mercury-Tainted Water

The Monterey County Sherriff’s Office advised residents in Las Lomas to stop drinking water due to...
» read full story May 27th, 2008 - 11:37
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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Business

Salmonella Outbreak Moves to Court; Wal-Mart Sued by Victim

Salmonella Outbreak Moves to Court; Wal-Mart Sued by Victim

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been sued by a Colorado man who says he got sick of salmonellosis after...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 14:27
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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
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