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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
Enrollment for Next Year’s Medicare Started

Enrollment for Next Year’s Medicare Started

Enrollment for Medicare 2009 started Saturday. People 65 years of age or older who did not sign up...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 16:33
Plavix plus Heartburn Drugs Boost Patients’ Risk for Cardiac Events

Plavix plus Heartburn Drugs Boost Patients’ Risk for Cardiac Events

A Medco Health Solutions study presented Tuesday at the American Heart Association meeting in New...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 15:00
Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

A report released last month by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has revealed that...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:20

Urinary Tract Infections Are Easily Treatable

Bad Wildungen, Germany - The most common symptoms of an acute urinary tract infection are a burning...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 10:00
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
Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered

Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered

As they hear arguments in the case of Diana Levine against the drug company Wyeth, the U.S. Supreme...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 21:52
Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited

Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited

Musician Diana Levine, who lost her arm eight years ago after she received treatment with one of...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:30
Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:10
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
Update: Survey Shows Many US Hospitals Get Low Scores On Pain Management

Update: Survey Shows Many US Hospitals Get Low Scores On Pain Management

In an attempt to provide a portrait of patients’ experiences in US hospitals, a team of...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 10:00
Combined Therapy Is The Best Cure For Disabling Anxiety

Combined Therapy Is The Best Cure For Disabling Anxiety

A government-financed study, which tracked nearly 500 patients for several months in treatment,...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 21:28
Statins May Cut Pneumonia Death Risk, New Study Shows

Statins May Cut Pneumonia Death Risk, New Study Shows

According to the results of a new study featured in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 13:40
Update: Bayer Is In Trouble Due To Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Is In Trouble Due To Aspirin Products

It appears that drug giant Bayer HealthCare is illegally marketing two unapproved aspirin...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 00:40
Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels

Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels

Deaths and injuries related to prescription drugs hit record levels in the first quarter of 2008,...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 14:33
Personal Genome Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

Personal Genome Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

The genomes of 10 people, volunteers in the Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genome Project,...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 17:00
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
WHO Is Concerned About Mental Health Worldwide

WHO Is Concerned About Mental Health Worldwide

The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that the global financial crisis may contribute to...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 22:08

Study: Oregon Death with Dignity Act Not Very Effective

A recently-conducted survey revealed that the Death with Dignity Act enacted in Oregon in 1997...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 18:08
Pharmaceutical Industry Bans Cough, Cold Drugs For Kids Under 4

Pharmaceutical Industry Bans Cough, Cold Drugs For Kids Under 4

In response to fears that over-the counter cough and cold medicines could harm children rather...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:14

Withdrawal Of Children’s Cough Medicines Requested By Physicians

Medical experts and consumer groups requested the Food and Drug Administration to pull children's...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 18:31
FDA Urged To Investigate Cold Medicine For Youngsters

FDA Urged To Investigate Cold Medicine For Youngsters

During a public hearing held Thursday, pediatricians have urged the Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 19:10
Long-Term Psychotherapy - More Benefic In Complex Mental Disorders

Long-Term Psychotherapy - More Benefic In Complex Mental Disorders

People with complex mental disorders such as personality disorders should consider long-term...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:37
FDA Bans Importation of 28 Drugs from Indian Drugmaker

FDA Bans Importation of 28 Drugs from Indian Drugmaker

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the importation of 28 drugs made by giant Indian...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 19:42
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
Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression

Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression

The American Heart Association released on Monday a series of guidelines concerning heart patients...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 03:39
Federal Health Insurance To Rise 7 Percent In 2009

Federal Health Insurance To Rise 7 Percent In 2009

Health insurance premiums for federal employees are expected to rise by an average of 7 percent in...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 15:00
U.S. Children Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than European Peers

U.S. Children Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than European Peers

According to a recent study, U.S. children are about three times more likely to be prescribed...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 18:15
Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

According to the largest study to date on the link between drug-coated stents and people who have...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:57
US Youths More Likely to Be Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

US Youths More Likely to Be Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

A study published online today in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:00
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People

DUI Misdemeanor Charge for Heather Locklear

DUI Misdemeanor Charge for Heather Locklear

Heather Locklear was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor driving under the influence of legally...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:33
Mary-Kate Olsen Subpoenaed By DEA To Testify In Front Of Grand Jury

Mary-Kate Olsen Subpoenaed By DEA To Testify In Front Of Grand Jury

Actress Mary-Kate Olsen, who asked for immunity before cooperating with the police in the...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 19:54
DEA Suspicious over Ledger's Abundance of Prescription Pills

DEA Suspicious over Ledger's Abundance of Prescription Pills

Autopsy results for Heath Ledger released Wednesday confirm that the actor died from an accidental...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 11:55
Heath Ledger Died of Six-Drug Accidental Overdose

Heath Ledger Died of Six-Drug Accidental Overdose

Heath Ledger, 28, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 21:53
Brain Surgery Allows Woman To Listen Sean Paul’s Music Again

Brain Surgery Allows Woman To Listen Sean Paul’s Music Again

After years of suffering numerous, unpredictable epilepsy seizures triggered by Sean Paul’s music,...
» read full story January 19th, 2008 - 22:24
Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Corporation

Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Corporation

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington decided to file a lawsuit against the...
» read full story December 05th, 2007 - 01:52
Lynne Spears Blames Herself for Britney's Hardships

Lynne Spears Blames Herself for Britney's Hardships

Britney Spears’ mother is like most mothers around the world: she reproaches herself for her...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 16:40
Lynne's Parenting Book, A Dedication to Britney?

Lynne's Parenting Book, A Dedication to Britney?

Lynne Spears apparently considers this a good time to publish her own little book on raising...
» read full story October 28th, 2007 - 09:00
Californian Authorities Raid Six Locations In Anna Nicole Smith Probe

Californian Authorities Raid Six Locations In Anna Nicole Smith Probe

California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced that the Californian raided six locations Friday...
» read full story October 13th, 2007 - 11:11
Britney Turns to Mom for Help

Britney Turns to Mom for Help

With all the chaos thriving in her life lately, Britney seems to have decided to turn to her No. 1...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 10:00
Husband Accuses Country Star Sara Evans of Adultery

Husband Accuses Country Star Sara Evans of Adultery

Sara Evans’ divorce is turning into an ugly “he said, she said”-type of thing....
» read full story September 10th, 2007 - 17:28
Al Gore III Pleads Guilty And He Is Sentenced To Drug Rehab

Al Gore III Pleads Guilty And He Is Sentenced To Drug Rehab

Albert Arnold Gore III, the son of the former US Vice President Al Gore, pleaded guilty Monday to...
» read full story July 31st, 2007 - 16:04
Anna Nicole's Death Accidental

Anna Nicole's Death Accidental

Officials have set the record straight: there was no foul play in the death of the (in)famous Anna...
» read full story March 27th, 2007 - 13:21
Death By Accident: Anna Nicole’s Sad Demise

Death By Accident: Anna Nicole’s Sad Demise

There was no foul play in the death of the (in)famous Anna Nicole Smith, model, actress and mother...
» read full story March 27th, 2007 - 12:34
Britney’s Mom To Keep Away From Her Grandchildren?

Britney’s Mom To Keep Away From Her Grandchildren?

According to recent reports, a series of new pictures show Britney Spears while she’s handing her...
» read full story June 30th, 2006 - 14:39
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Movies

Heather Locklear Officially Charged With DUI

Heather Locklear Officially Charged With DUI

Actress Heather Locklear has been finally charged with one count of driving under the influence of...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 01:45
Lindsay And Samantha Are Officially Together, Despite Her Father’s Denial

Lindsay And Samantha Are Officially Together, Despite Her Father’s Denial

Finally, we can take a deep breath and relax. We can go on with our lives now and focus our...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 06:16
Mary-Kate Olsen's Lawyer Insists She Has Nothing To Hide

Mary-Kate Olsen's Lawyer Insists She Has Nothing To Hide

While actress Mary-Kate Olsen asked for immunity from prosecution before cooperating with the...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 00:53
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U.S.

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Just hours before the long awaited Election Day, the McCain campaign made public a summary of...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:30
Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:26
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Science

Cancer Research Moves Forward: Scientists Decode Complete Cancer Genome

Cancer Research Moves Forward: Scientists Decode Complete Cancer Genome

Using DNA sequencing, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis were able to identify the...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 14:00
New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

People in need of a heart transplant can now breathe relieved, as they would not have to wait for...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 14:35
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
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World

PG Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

PG Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

The genomes of 10 people, volunteers in the Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genome Project,...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 11:33
Senator Warner In Hospital For Recurring Heart Condition

Senator Warner In Hospital For Recurring Heart Condition

Senator John W. Warner checked into a Virginia hospital Tuesday to be under observation due to a...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 14:05
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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
Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with a number of risks, such as heart...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:07
Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity

Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity

GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as the Washington, D.C.-based group...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 15:15
Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder

Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder

US regulators on Friday approved Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) for patients suffering from...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 13:31
‘Gossip Girl’ Taylor Momsen Battles Potentially Life-threatening Throat Infection

‘Gossip Girl’ Taylor Momsen Battles Potentially Life-threatening Throat Infection

Taylor Momsen, the 15-year-old actress who plays the rebellious teenager Jenny Humphrey on the hit...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:09
The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

Harvard Medical School genetics professor George Church, Harvard psychology professor Steven...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:30
Harvard's Personal Genome Project Set To Begin Soon

Harvard's Personal Genome Project Set To Begin Soon

Harvard University’s Medical School is in preparations to begin a research called the Personal...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 16:14
Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:42
FDA Expected to Make a Decision on Kids’ Cough Meds

FDA Expected to Make a Decision on Kids’ Cough Meds

The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging the Food and Drug Administration to demand...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:10
FDA Postpones Decision To Ban Kid’s Cough Medicine

FDA Postpones Decision To Ban Kid’s Cough Medicine

The US Food and Drug Administration needs more data on whether over-the-counter cold medicines are...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 14:11
AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients

AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients

People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to be at a higher risk of depression as...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:13
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
Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks

Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks

The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to raise awareness on possible side effects of...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:00
Confusion Around Gilead’s Drugs Viread And Hepsera

Confusion Around Gilead’s Drugs Viread And Hepsera

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Viread – an antiretroviral drug which has been...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:10
Heath Ledger Drug Investigation Closed

Heath Ledger Drug Investigation Closed

Federal prosecutors in New York have decided to close the investigation into how actor Heath...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 10:36
Mary-Kate Olsen's Lawyer Says She Has Nothing To Hide

Mary-Kate Olsen's Lawyer Says She Has Nothing To Hide

While actress Mary-Kate Olsen asked for immunity from prosecution before cooperating with the...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 16:29
Actor Kelsey Grammer Hospitalized Again After Feeling Faint

Actor Kelsey Grammer Hospitalized Again After Feeling Faint

Kelsey Grammer, the television star who suffered a heart attack two months ago, was hospitalized...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 15:29
FDA Decides on Epilepsy Drug Situation

FDA Decides on Epilepsy Drug Situation

Although an advisory panel of the US Food and Drug Administration said certain epilepsy drugs may...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 13:53
FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on Friday warning that certain...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 11:29
Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 14:37
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Sports

Ankiel and Glaus Carry on Baseball’s Steroids Headache

Ankiel and Glaus Carry on Baseball’s Steroids Headache

According to the latest reports, Rick Ankiel and former World Series MVP Troy Glaus received...
» read full story September 08th, 2007 - 17:20
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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

Google Health Brings First Insurer Aboard

On Thursday, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it would become the first health insurer...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 19:02
Wal-Mart Expands $4 per Month Generic Drug Program

Wal-Mart Expands $4 per Month Generic Drug Program

World’s largest retailer and the largest employer in the United States, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,...
» read full story September 27th, 2007 - 18:24
Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive designed to stop women’s...
» read full story May 23rd, 2007 - 19:39
Sun Pharmaceutical To Buy Israeli Taro

Sun Pharmaceutical To Buy Israeli Taro

Indian Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced Monday the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has agreed...
» read full story May 21st, 2007 - 12:09
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