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Health

Autumn Babies More Likely To Develop Asthma

Autumn Babies More Likely To Develop Asthma

U.S. researchers concluded on Friday that babies that are born four months before the peak cold and...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 10:53
Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 15:20
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
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
Older Donated Blood Carries Infection Risk, US Study Shows

Older Donated Blood Carries Infection Risk, US Study Shows

A new study by US researchers found that patients given transfusions of blood stored for more than...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 16:30
Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

People trying to quit smoking these days need much more intensive and individualized treatment, as...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 14:30
Flu Shots for Everybody! Take yours!

Flu Shots for Everybody! Take yours!

As winter is just two months away, US health authorities are more alert than ever and urge...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 14:30
Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking not only shortens life but it also lowers quality of life, according to a Finnish study...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:31
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

Asthmatic Children Should Carry an Emergency Plan

Heidenheim, Germany - Asthmatic children should always carry an emergency plan containing...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 09:49
Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby

Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby

A new study conducted by a doctor at the John Hopkins University’s Bloomerg School of Public...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 13:43
Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

It appears that people are becoming more aware of the fact the smoking is not healthy according to...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:45
One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby

One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby

Recent studies have finally found a way to help prevent infections in newborns, as they are more...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 08:38
Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

The largest US drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 14:45
Non-Smoker Men More Likely To Die From Lung Cancer Than Women

Non-Smoker Men More Likely To Die From Lung Cancer Than Women

The largest ever done study on nonsmokers in North America, Europe and Asia and their chances...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:30
Stronger Warnings For TNF Blocker Medications

Stronger Warnings For TNF Blocker Medications

Due to the fact that dozens of patients contracted severe fungal infections and died after taking...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 22:06
Childhood Vaccination Rates At Record Levels

Childhood Vaccination Rates At Record Levels

The rate of U.S. children getting their recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases has...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 15:30

FDA Orders Stronger Warnings on Arthritis Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings about the risk of potentially deadly...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 14:00
E. Coli Outburst Cause Yet to Be Found

E. Coli Outburst Cause Yet to Be Found

Friday, Oklahoma health officials announced that they were searching for the source of a...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 20:20

World Breastfeeding Week: Women Should Know the Advantages of Breastfeeding

It’s World Breastfeeding week and mothers should know what are the advantages and the joys of...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 20:00
Billionaires Start Antismoking Effort To Benefit The World

Billionaires Start Antismoking Effort To Benefit The World

Smoking kills over 5.4 million people each year, more than tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS...
» read full story July 27th, 2008 - 12:30
FDA Wants Black Box On Antibiotics, Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Wants Black Box On Antibiotics, Epilepsy Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested black box warnings on fluoroquinolone antibiotics,...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 23:17
CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

Although many health experts encourage women to breast-feed their newborns, many U.S. hospitals...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 15:51
Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says

Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says

Just days after his Republican rival, John McCain, released his medical records trying to remove...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 10:42
Breast-Feeding Found to Increase Children’s IQ

Breast-Feeding Found to Increase Children’s IQ

Besides decreasing women’s risk of developing breast cancer, breast-feeding was also found to make...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 15:26
CDC Report: Breast-Feeding Rates on the Rise in the US

CDC Report: Breast-Feeding Rates on the Rise in the US

More than three quarters of U.S. mothers breast-feed their babies, the highest rate in at least two...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 09:17
UCB’s Cimzia Approved as Ultimate Option in Crohn’s Disease

UCB’s Cimzia Approved as Ultimate Option in Crohn’s Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Belgian drug maker UCB Inc’s experimental drug...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 14:28
Medicals Errors Cost the US Lives and Billions of Dollars

Medicals Errors Cost the US Lives and Billions of Dollars

Hospitalization usually gives people a chance to get better, but there are also cases when...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 14:27
A Needle-Free Flu Vaccine for the Squeamish

A Needle-Free Flu Vaccine for the Squeamish

Patients afraid of flu shots, young or old, may soon be spared the nervousness of another prick as...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 11:12
xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel Gets Clearance for FDA

xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel Gets Clearance for FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Thursday a new test that can quickly inform...
» read full story January 05th, 2008 - 17:16
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Science

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 12:42
US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

Hospitalization usually gives people a chance to get better, but there are also cases when...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 16:55
Researchers Claim They Found The “Skinny” Gene

Researchers Claim They Found The “Skinny” Gene

The researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new cause for obesity. According...
» read full story September 05th, 2007 - 16:08
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World

World's tallest woman dies in the US

Washington - Sandy Allen, the tallest woman in the world according to the Guinness Book of World...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 08:45
House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
Obama Can Take Pride in His Health

Obama Can Take Pride in His Health

Following John McCain’s release of his medical record, amounting to more than one thousand pages,...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 20:54
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Business

Reckitt Benckiser Is Ready to Enter the U. S. Healthcare Market

Reckitt Benckiser Is Ready to Enter the U. S. Healthcare Market

Reckitt Benckiser, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cleaning products, with operations...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 17:15
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Specials

New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

Smokers in New York will have to face the truth about the harmful effects of smoking on their...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 17:00
Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Mothers-to-be should consider getting a flu shot while pregnant in order to protect their newborns...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:40
Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes

Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Washington University School of Medicine, as well as...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:15
Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:26
FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures

FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures

Makers of fluoroquinolone antibiotics are strongly requested by the U.S. Food and Drug...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 11:15
California's Beaches Receive Grades from Environmental Group

California's Beaches Receive Grades from Environmental Group

Heal the Bay released a new Beach Report Card Thursday, grading the beaches along...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 14:08
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