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Health

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
Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives

Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives

It’s no secret that alcohol is no good for our health, as it might increase our risk for liver...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 14:00
November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t look too promising. According to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:31
Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 20:47
More Exercise and Less Alcohol

More Exercise and Less Alcohol

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a lot of reports and studies linked to breast...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 15:19
High Vitamin D Levels Protect Children from Rickets and Other Diseases

High Vitamin D Levels Protect Children from Rickets and Other Diseases

Millions of children will need to take their vitamin D supplements each day to meet the new...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:00
Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

A new study by US researchers has found that Parkinson’s sufferers have insufficient levels of...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:00
American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children

American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children

The deficiency of vitamin D during childhood and adolescence has outcomes later in life like the...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 11:00
Pediatricians Urge Doubling of Children’s Vitamin D Doses

Pediatricians Urge Doubling of Children’s Vitamin D Doses

Infants, children and adolescents should get double the recommended amount of vitamin D because of...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:41
Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute

Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute

Robert Tjian, a distinguished UC Berkley biochemist and gene researcher, has been named president...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:00
Pfizer Halts Development of at least 11 Medications

Pfizer Halts Development of at least 11 Medications

New York - US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer Inc. is ending the early-stage development of at least...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:53
FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say It Poses Health Risks

FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say It Poses Health Risks

A preliminary report by the FDA declared the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Update: Physical Activity Can Reverse Effects Of Obesity Gene

Update: Physical Activity Can Reverse Effects Of Obesity Gene

As obesity increasingly becomes a global health concern, researchers all over the world try to...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 14:15
Vytorin’s  Effectiveness Questioned, Debate over Cancer Risk Continues

Vytorin’s Effectiveness Questioned, Debate over Cancer Risk Continues

The debate over Vytorin’s cancer risk continues as results of a controversial Vytorin study,...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:23
Study Finds that Vytorin Might Cause Cancer

Study Finds that Vytorin Might Cause Cancer

The Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) trial found out that the drug Vytorin, used...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 19:59

FDA to Review Vytorin for Possible Cancer Risk

A recent study on cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin, called SEAS, linking it to an increased risk...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 14:00
Onyx and Bayer Preparing for Liver Cancer Trial of Nexavar

Onyx and Bayer Preparing for Liver Cancer Trial of Nexavar

Although already approved for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, Nexavar will be the...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 22:25
Report Says Obesity Rates Worsen In 37 US States

Report Says Obesity Rates Worsen In 37 US States

Obesity-related risks don’t seem to scare too many people in the US if considering the findings...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 14:35
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
Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance For Hepatitis B

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance For Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and Drug Administration’ s approval on...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 21:56
FDA Approves Gilead’s HIV Drug Viread for the Treatment of Hepatitis B

FDA Approves Gilead’s HIV Drug Viread for the Treatment of Hepatitis B

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Gilead’s HIV drug Viread for the treatment of chronic...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 14:06
Lawmakers Reach Consumer Safety Agreement

Lawmakers Reach Consumer Safety Agreement

Congressional negotiators came to an agreement on Monday regarding a ban on a family of toxins...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 14:23
Bayer’s Nexavar Gets China Clearance For Liver Cancer

Bayer’s Nexavar Gets China Clearance For Liver Cancer

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals announced that the State Food and Drug...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 13:54
Coffee May Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Coffee May Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Good news for coffeeholics, as coffee was found of no harm for people’s heart, on contrary, it has...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 13:02
US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years

US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years

Finally, some good news is coming from the federal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 12:07
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Might Increase Heart Attack Risk

Low Levels Of Vitamin D Might Increase Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor that has recently been found to play a role in a wide...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 23:49
Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Aggressive Breast Cancer

Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Aggressive Breast Cancer

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor that has recently been found to play a role in a wide...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 11:20
Investigation at Nevada Clinic Traces 77 More Hepatitis Cases

Investigation at Nevada Clinic Traces 77 More Hepatitis Cases

At the end of February, eight people who underwent procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Southern...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 15:57

When ‘Donating’ Death Instead of ‘Life’

There are many patients standing in line for a transplant hoping their life will get better once...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 13:38
Breakthrough Cancer Surgery Gives Woman Second Chance to Live

Breakthrough Cancer Surgery Gives Woman Second Chance to Live

Brooke Zepp, a 63-year-old woman from South Florida was diagnosed last May with leiomyosarcoma, a...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 15:25
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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
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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
Higher Alcohol Taxes Found to Lower Alcohol-Related Deaths

Higher Alcohol Taxes Found to Lower Alcohol-Related Deaths

A study funded by the Substance Abuse University of Florida College of Medicine found that raising...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 14:10
FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks

FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks

A preliminary report by the FDA declared the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:04
Possible Death-Wish Turns Cop to a Life of Crime

Possible Death-Wish Turns Cop to a Life of Crime

Former detective Athelson Kelson, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, is suspected by the New York Police...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 17:26
Lt. Gov. Catherine Knoll Diagnosed With Neuroendocrine Tumor

Lt. Gov. Catherine Knoll Diagnosed With Neuroendocrine Tumor

On Thursday, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll (77) said she had been diagnosed with...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 16:41
Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily

Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily

Hundreds of previous studies have showed that obesity comes with a number or risks, such as heart...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 19:30
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Science

Alcohol Abuse Reduces Brain Volume, But Not The Brain’s Function

Alcohol Abuse Reduces Brain Volume, But Not The Brain’s Function

Alcoholism can severely damage your body and its functions, the most common and destructive...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 22:18
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Business

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated, has announced it would be...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:36
Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and Drug Administration’ s approval on...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:15
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World

Former NYPD Veteran, Vietnam Hero Arrested as “Bling Bandit”

A veteran NYPD detective who was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action and the Purple Heart...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 18:03

Vietnam, Broken Marriage and Cancer Turn Good Cop into Bling Bandit

Ex-cop and Vietnam veteran Athelston Kelson, 59, turned to the other side of the long arm of the...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 17:21
Greek Archbishop Christodoulos Passes Away at 69

Greek Archbishop Christodoulos Passes Away at 69

Greece’s Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos died Monday at his home after months of...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 14:07
Veteran Republican Henry Hyde Dies at 83

Veteran Republican Henry Hyde Dies at 83

Henry Hyde, former U.S. Representative, died according to the Associated Press which cited the...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 17:33
Tony Snow is Leaving the White House

Tony Snow is Leaving the White House

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is expected to hand in his resignation on Friday after more...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 19:46
Tony Snow to Leave White House

Tony Snow to Leave White House

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow intends to leave his office by the end of 2007, according to...
» read full story August 18th, 2007 - 11:18
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