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Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk
A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce
cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
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Higher Death Risk For Overweight People
A new study at the German Institution of Human Nutrition shows that overweight people tend to have...
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Study: Big Waist Could Mean Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Large Waist Doubles Premature Death Risk
A European study suggests that people with a large waist are almost twice
more prone to premature...
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Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death
It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have
more health problems than those...
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Food Companies Implement Smart Choices Program to Improve Public Health
In an attempt to improve public health, a
group of scientists, dieticians, food makers and...
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The Gates Foundation Plans to Fund 104 Researchers around the World
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
made public its intention to give 104 grants of $100...
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Zimbabwe: 11 More Die in New Cholera Outbreak
Harare - Eleven more people have died in a new outbreak of cholera, in northern Zimbabwe, state...
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Hypertension Across The Nation
Recent studies conducted by the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have shown that...
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Update: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States
Researchers
from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have recently revealed
that...
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More Americans Suffer from High Blood Pressure
The number of Americans with hypertension,
or high blood pressure rose by 4 percent in recent...
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Think Pink! This Is Not a Joke!
In the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month a lot of measures are taken in order to make people...
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Commitment to healthy eating a must after weight loss
Hamburg - Finally, you've lost the 15 kilograms you had hoped to lose, your body has emerged...
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National Children's Health Study Aims to Find Ways to Lower the Cost of Health Care
The National Children’s Study, the largest nationwide study of the effects of genes and the...
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The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States
The largest human health study ever conducted in the United States is about to be launched. The...
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Are Your Cereals OK?
Consumer Reports has conducted its first nutritional analysis of cereals marketed to children and...
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Some Cereals Might Not Be As Healthy As Thought
Parents now have another thing to worry about. According to
Consumer Reports, some breakfast...
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Nearly All Nursing Homes Cited For Health Violations Last Year
In the past three years, 94% of American nursing homes were cited for deficiencies, federal...
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Two Popular Supplements Don’t Help Arthritis Patients
Two popular supplements used against arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate,...
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Plastic Chemical Linked To Diabetes And Heart Disease
Although 9 out of 10 Americans have Bisphenol A in their bodies, the Food and Drug Administration...
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FTC Alerts People to Pay Attention to Phony Cancer Treatments
The Federal Trade Commission warned 11 companies that promised they had successful cures for cancer...
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BPA Affects Health
A study in the September 17 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Linked to Heart Risk, Diabetes
Following the FDA’s report on bishenol A
(BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby bottles and...
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BPA Is Harmful After All
According to a study in the September 17 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association...
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Mediterranean Diet Keeps Us Young, Prevents Diseases
A new study published in the British Medical Journal highlights
once again the health benefits of...
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FDA Warns Against Chinese Formula which Doesn't Exist in U.S.
After Chinese authorities have found that one of the baby formulas sold there is tainted with...
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Avoid Chinese Infant Formula, FDA Warns
The FDA issued a warning saying that parents and caregivers should avoid feeding babies with infant...
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Chinese Baby Formula Banned From The Stores
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning about a certain Chinese baby...
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FDA Warns: Avoid Chinese Baby Formula
The Food and Drug administration has advised people in the United States not to buy or use the bay...
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FDA Warns About Deadly Chemical in Baby Formula In China
The US Food and Drug Administration warned people on
Thursday about the possibility to find...
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Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk
A long-term study of more than 14,000 male
physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...
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Magnetic Field Therapy Said To Help Cure Body's Ills
Munich - Magnetic fields, which are common in our everyday lives but cannot be felt, are also...
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Large Waist Equals Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido
Postmenopausal women may often suffer from no or low libido. On average, studies have shown that...
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Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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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...
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More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy
Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an
increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
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The Ig Nobels – Far From Ignoble
Harvard hosted, yet again, the 2008 edition of the Ig Nobel Awards. “Ig Nobel” is a clever...
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Ig Nobel Prizes honour slime, Coke and jumping flea research
New York - High jumping fleas, fertile lap dancers and archeological armadillos - these were just a...
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Dietary Supplements Don’t Slow Cartilage Loss in Arthritis Patients
Arthritis’ drugs glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate might
no longer be prescribed as they proved...
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Popular Supplements Glucosamine and Chondroitin No Good for Arthritis
Popular dietary supplements – glucosamine and chondroitin
sulfate – proved no better than placebos...
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FTC Wants Bogus Cancer Cures out of the Internet
People who suffer from cancer should forget about the
miraculous cures promised on hundreds of...
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The FTC Charges 5 Companies for Selling Bogus Cancer Cures
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly accused five companies of making false statements...
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Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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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...
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Keep Your Kids Away from Fast Food Meals! Too Many Calories!
The latest analysis of fast foods sends parents a simple but
clear message: if you want your kids...
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“Trashman” Threatens To Have Poisoned Baby Food
Anton Dunn, 42, from New York was arrested for posting a
deceiving video on You Tube in which he...
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Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?
Although many previous studies have shown that soya is good
for humans by lowering cholesterol,...
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Obesity In The US Is A Real Problem, Study Says
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention published the alarming results of...
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Ulcer Bacterium Could Protect against Asthma
Helicobacter Pylori bacterium, which usually causes ulcers
and stomach cancer may protect children...
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Peppers Now Linked To Salmonella Outbreak; Cases Rise to 1,065
If you’re a fan of the Mexican cuisine and especially fresh salsa, you may need to think twice...
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Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ decision to change its
guidelines regarding children and...
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8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese
Kids as young as 8 are recommended cholesterol-lowering
drugs if diet alone fails to work in order...
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Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer
Weight loss surgery, or in medical terms gastric bypass
surgery, appears to have more benefits...
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US Watchdog Group Calls for FDA to Ban Food Dyes
A U.S.
watchdog group is pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the use
of eight...
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Women’s Diet Influences Baby’s Sex
If you’re trying to conceive and you wish to influence one
way or the other the sex of your baby,...
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Study Reveals Alarming Higher Rates of STDs among Teenage Girls
Sexually transmitted diseases seem to be a big problem for
most American girls, according to a new...
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Study: 75% of Adults in US Overweight by 2015
Obesity is an increasingly alarming health condition worldwide and a new study adds to the alarm:...
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