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Jenny The Elephant Will Remain At Dallas Zoo

The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that the distraught elephant Jenny was not moving to Mexico...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 16:53
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
US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process

US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process

If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better start running on daily basis according...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:00
New Discovery Marks a Step Forward in Stem Cell Research

New Discovery Marks a Step Forward in Stem Cell Research

The team of scientists from Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 13:48
Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:01
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
‘Magic’ Pills Turn Ordinary Mice Into Athletes By Mimicking Exercise

‘Magic’ Pills Turn Ordinary Mice Into Athletes By Mimicking Exercise

For all of us who are kind of lazy or simply do not find the necessary time to exercise the...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 12:17

California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Takes Down Trans Fats

On Friday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill according to which trans fats are to be banned...
» read full story July 27th, 2008 - 15:11
Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned more than seven worthy decades,...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 17:57
Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 12:43

Hormone Therapy Not Efficient in Older Men with Prostate Cancer

A new study published in the July 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 16:23
Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned

Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ decision to change its guidelines regarding children and...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 15:13
Write Down Everything You Eat, Lose More Weight

Write Down Everything You Eat, Lose More Weight

People writing down what they eat every day lose on average twice as much weight as those who...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 10:18
8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

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...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 10:42
High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

New study in the July issue of the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 16:11
Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight loss surgery, or in medical terms gastric bypass surgery, appears to have more benefits...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:55
Coffee Reduces the Chance of Heart Disease, Study Says

Coffee Reduces the Chance of Heart Disease, Study Says

A study carried on at the Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain, found that people who are dinking...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 19:20
Tim Russert Fondly Remembered

Tim Russert Fondly Remembered

What better way to pay tribute to the remarkable Tim Russert, who has sadly left us, than to leave...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 13:43
Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes

Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes

People appear to choose non-cigarette tobacco products over cigarettes, according to a report...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 16:13
Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia

Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia

It has long been known that smoking gradually leads to heart disease and lung cancer among other...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 14:52
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
» read full story June 01st, 2008 - 09:44
Giant Networks ABC, CBS and NBC Join Hands in Cancer Initiative

Giant Networks ABC, CBS and NBC Join Hands in Cancer Initiative

It is always great news when you hear that the fight against cancer brings more people together,...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 16:36
Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking appears to be contagious, according to a study published May 22 in the New...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 14:38
Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says

Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says

New research on quitting smoking shows that people willing to do it are more likely to give up the...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 12:55
Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new research suggests. American...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:46
House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1) approved the Genetic...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 13:08
Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is directly linked to poor health in...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 12:26
Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US

Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US

Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as obesity, high blood pressure, different...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:38
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
Fashion Week Goes Red To Raise Awareness On Heart Disease

Fashion Week Goes Red To Raise Awareness On Heart Disease

Celebrities turned up for this year’s annual New York Fashion Week wearing red as part of the Red...
» read full story February 03rd, 2008 - 20:48
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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

Update: California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Takes Down Trans Fats

On Friday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill according to which trans fats are to be banned...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 10:35
New York Restaurants Start Counting Calories As Of Friday

New York Restaurants Start Counting Calories As Of Friday

New Yorkers will now get a better idea of their own dietary habits, after a new rule requiring all...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 16:10

Former Senator Jesse Helms Dies At 86

Jesse Helms, the former U.S. Republican senator from North Carolina, whose categorical...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 14:35
Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective

Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective

U.S. spent $1.5 billion in 2006 on Vytorin, a cholesterol drug that actually does not work better...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 15:03
American Airlines Says Crew Helped Brooklyn Woman

American Airlines Says Crew Helped Brooklyn Woman

American Airlines issued a statement on Monday in which they emphasized the fact that the woman who...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 11:47
Woman with Heart Disease Dies on Plane, 2 Oxygen Tanks Empty

Woman with Heart Disease Dies on Plane, 2 Oxygen Tanks Empty

A deadly incident took place aboard an American Airlines plane as one of the passengers died...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 10:56
Georgian Opposition Leader To Be Buried At Home

Georgian Opposition Leader To Be Buried At Home

The family of Badri Patarkatsishvili said Friday that his body will be buried at home, once the...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 14:57
British Police Says Patarkatsishvili Died Of Natural Causes

British Police Says Patarkatsishvili Died Of Natural Causes

The initial post mortem tests released by British police on Thursday said that the Georgian...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 12:11
More Heart Troubles for U.S. Vice President Cheney

More Heart Troubles for U.S. Vice President Cheney

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, 66, was treated for an irregular heartbeat discovered during a...
» read full story November 27th, 2007 - 15:02
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News: Business

The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

Wednesday was a very important day, or one could even call it a historic day, for the tobacco...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 16:46

Vytorin Sales Drop for Schering and Merck, Due to Ineffectiveness

Shares of Merck and Schering-Plough dropped greatly on Monday, after a research revealed that the...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 17:11
Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its experimental pill against obesity passed a...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 14:03
Merck Offers 4.85 Billion Dollars To Settle Vioxx Cases

Merck Offers 4.85 Billion Dollars To Settle Vioxx Cases

The US drug maker Merck & Co announced on Friday it will pay 4,85 billion dollars to settle...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 14:26
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News: Science

Cloning Researcher Hwang Woo Sook Barred From Human Stem-Cell Work

South Korean cloning researcher Hwang Woo Sook was barred Friday from returning to human stem-cell...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 13:38
Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of physical activity starts declining...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 20:19
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
Famous Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Famous Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned more than seven worthy decades,...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 10:59
Write Down Everything You Eat, A Method To Lose More Weight

Write Down Everything You Eat, A Method To Lose More Weight

People writing down what they eat every day lose on average twice as much weight as those who...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 13:52
Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars, the giant chocolate maker, is planning on solving humanity’s cocoa crisis (yes, there is...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:20
Heart Attack Victims May Be Cured: Scientists Create Heart Cells

Heart Attack Victims May Be Cured: Scientists Create Heart Cells

Scientists from three countries succeeded in turning human embryonic stem cells into three types...
» read full story April 24th, 2008 - 11:14
PETA: $1 Million Prize For The First In Vitro Meat Producer

PETA: $1 Million Prize For The First In Vitro Meat Producer

PETA is serious: the first person to succeed in producing in vitro meat (in commercially...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 12:06
Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart cherries could do so much for your...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:19
New Study Unveils 237 Reasons People Have Sex

New Study Unveils 237 Reasons People Have Sex

The recent researches from the University of Texas will surely change the traditional, general...
» read full story August 02nd, 2007 - 21:54
By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
Diabetes Drugs from the Past Work in the Present Too

Diabetes Drugs from the Past Work in the Present Too

Researchers at John Hopkins University have found out that old medicines used to treat type 2...
» read full story July 17th, 2007 - 17:28
EPA Proposes New Standards For Ozone Pollution

EPA Proposes New Standards For Ozone Pollution

The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) said that the pollution standards adopted back in 1997...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 12:50
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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: B Vitamins Don’t Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

Study: B Vitamins Don’t Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

Use of B vitamin appears to be inefficient in preventing death or cardiovascular events, according...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 14:00
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
Lack of Sleep Could Lead to High Blood Pressure in Teens

Lack of Sleep Could Lead to High Blood Pressure in Teens

A news study published in the journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 15:30
Study: Stress Could Worsen Your Allergies

Study: Stress Could Worsen Your Allergies

The negative side effects of stress on the human body are already common knowledge beginning with...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 17:00
Women’s Stroke Risk Closely Linked to Smoking

Women’s Stroke Risk Closely Linked to Smoking

If you haven’t given up smoking, now you have one more reason to do it. Researchers at the...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 14:05
Fat Individuals Are Not Necessarily Unhealthy

Fat Individuals Are Not Necessarily Unhealthy

According to reports in the August 11 - 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, weight is not...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 22:08
Healthy Lifestyle Prevents Stroke, Diabetes, Increases Lifespan

Healthy Lifestyle Prevents Stroke, Diabetes, Increases Lifespan

Not smoking, being active, eating enough fruits and vegetables and drinking only moderate amounts...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:25
Regular Running Delays Ageing Clock, US Study Concludes

Regular Running Delays Ageing Clock, US Study Concludes

The expression “run for your life” could have new and more serious meanings as a study carried out...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 23:33
Most Stroke Patients Receive Delayed Treatments

Most Stroke Patients Receive Delayed Treatments

A new study published on Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 17:10
Americans Drinking More Moderately With Each Generation

Americans Drinking More Moderately With Each Generation

More Americans have opted for moderate drinking over the last two generations instead of heavy...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 13:31
Reduced REM Sleep Associated With Obesity

Reduced REM Sleep Associated With Obesity

Getting too little sleep or not spending enough time in rapid eye movement, or REM sleep, is...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:25
Efficiency Of Prostate Screening  In The Elderly Questioned

Efficiency Of Prostate Screening In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 14:49
Sleep Apnea Could Put You at Increased Risk of Death

Sleep Apnea Could Put You at Increased Risk of Death

People suffering from sleep apnea are three to four times more likely to die prematurely, according...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 12:22
Update 1: Pills To Replace Exercising Could Soon Become Reality

Update 1: Pills To Replace Exercising Could Soon Become Reality

What can be greater than taking a pill that would make your fat disappear and your muscle work as...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:04
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Could Result in Birth Defects As Well

Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Could Result in Birth Defects As Well

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that women who develop diabetes before...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 15:08
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45
Exercising For 275 Minutes A Week Keeps Weight Off

Exercising For 275 Minutes A Week Keeps Weight Off

As obesity rates have significantly increased lately and consequently the number of...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 14:00
Japanese Fishy Diet & Omega-3 Fatty Acids, the Secret  to a Healthy Heart

Japanese Fishy Diet & Omega-3 Fatty Acids, the Secret to a Healthy Heart

Why do middle-aged men in Japan have fewer problems with clogged arteries? Why is it that the rate...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 12:26
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Halve Dementia Risk

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Halve Dementia Risk

Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins usually used to prevent heart attacks and strokes may be the...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 12:05
California Bans Use Of Trans Fats

California Bans Use Of Trans Fats

Already known as a trendsetter in terms of nutrition, California Friday became the first state in...
» read full story July 26th, 2008 - 18:29
Update: California Says No To The Use Of Trans Fats In Restaurants

Update: California Says No To The Use Of Trans Fats In Restaurants

California became the first U.S. state to ban trans fats, which are linked to coronary heart...
» read full story July 26th, 2008 - 12:35
Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

A genetic variation might be responsible for a rare but serious side effect of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 15:05
Obesity Rate Increases in the U.S. because of Calorie-Heavy Menus

Obesity Rate Increases in the U.S. because of Calorie-Heavy Menus

Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are the states with the biggest percentage in obesity. 30...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 15:37
New Yorkers Start Counting Calories As Of Friday

New Yorkers Start Counting Calories As Of Friday

New Yorkers will now get a better idea of their own dietary habits, after a new rule requiring all...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 10:00
More than a Quarter of American Adults Are Obese, Study Says

More than a Quarter of American Adults Are Obese, Study Says

The Centers for Disease Control has published a study according to which 1 in 4 American adults is...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 18:09
Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health

Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health

The United States Environmental Protection Agency warned of the effects of climate change on our...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 14:48
AHA Releases First Guidelines for Strokes in Children

AHA Releases First Guidelines for Strokes in Children

As strokes are growing more common among infants and children, the American Heart Association on...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 14:20
CDC Survey Shows US Obesity Rates Are on the Rise

CDC Survey Shows US Obesity Rates Are on the Rise

Since mid-1970s, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased sharply for the US and...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 11:50
Kids Head to Inactivity By Age 15, New Research Shows

Kids Head to Inactivity By Age 15, New Research Shows

As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of physical activity starts declining...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 11:18
Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage

Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage

As the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is going to quadruple worldwide by 2050...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 14:16
Global Warming Could Increase Kidney Stone Cases As Well

Global Warming Could Increase Kidney Stone Cases As Well

As the planet warms there will be more people suffering from kidney stones most probably due to...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 11:09
USDA Breaks the Silence on Meat Recalls

USDA Breaks the Silence on Meat Recalls

Following the numerous requests it has received from Congress and various consumer groups, the U.S....
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 21:17

“America’s Best Hospitals” for 2008

U.S. News & World Report comes to the aid of patients all over the US revealing its...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 10:27
Smokers’ Influence on Nonsmokers Dropping

Smokers’ Influence on Nonsmokers Dropping

On Thursday, a new smoking-related government study was released. As it turned out, good news can...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 20:42
Heart and Stroke Risk Due to Heavy Drinking Higher in Women

Heart and Stroke Risk Due to Heavy Drinking Higher in Women

Women are four times more likely to die from cardiovascular problems compared to men if drinking...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 15:24
Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Widely used hormone-blocking drugs fails to improve survival in older men with early prostate...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 12:29
AAP Makes Controversial Recommendations for Statin Use in Kids

AAP Makes Controversial Recommendations for Statin Use in Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed its guidelines, recommending testing of overweight...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 17:55
Food Diaries - The New "Secret" Method To Lose Weight

Food Diaries - The New "Secret" Method To Lose Weight

Do you really want to lose weight? Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 13:15
The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics is seeking to change some of its recommendations regarding...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 12:35
New Research Says Brain Chemical Could Determine SIDS

New Research Says Brain Chemical Could Determine SIDS

In a new attempt to explain the cause of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) the researchers of...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 21:34
FDA Panel: Diabetes Drugs Need More Tests For Heart Risks

FDA Panel: Diabetes Drugs Need More Tests For Heart Risks

New diabetes drugs should be thoroughly studied for potential heart risks before being brought to...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 15:26
Caffeine Protects from Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Caffeine Protects from Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Scientists with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have found that when consumed in large...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 20:49