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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol

Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol

If you really want to lose weight and decrease your cholesterol level, you may try the...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 08:00
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News: Health

FDA Clears Test For Heart-Transplant Rejection

FDA Clears Test For Heart-Transplant Rejection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a noninvasive test that allows physicians to...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 13:55
Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

If the rate of obesity and overweight continues to rise, 75 percent of adults and nearly 24...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:33
Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Harvard scientists have managed to transform one type of pancreas cell in living mice into another...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:00
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
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
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
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
Low-Carb Diet - Best Choice To Lose Weight And Lower Cholesterol

Low-Carb Diet - Best Choice To Lose Weight And Lower Cholesterol

If you really want to lose weight and decrease your cholesterol level, you may try the...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 12:22
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
Low Levels of Good Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer’s

Low Levels of Good Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer’s

A study made by researchers at the University College in London and the National Institute for...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 15:24
July 1 – The Day All New York Restaurants Become Trans Fat-Free

July 1 – The Day All New York Restaurants Become Trans Fat-Free

Beginning with the first day of July, all New York City restaurants and eateries must...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 16:10

Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor

Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin American appear to be also common among...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 12:34
Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer

Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer

The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert has raised serious questions about what...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 12:30
Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Death

Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Death

A new study by Austrian researchers published in the June 23 edition of the Archives of Internal...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 11:06

Study: Growth Hormone’s Effects May Be Rather Mental

A recent study conducted at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, showed...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 15:33

Diabetes and Depression Closely Intertwined, Study Says

The relationship between diabetes and depression appears to be a bit like a two-way highway,...
» read full story June 18th, 2008 - 13:45
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
Report Warns on Widespread Vitamin D Deficiency among Kids

Report Warns on Widespread Vitamin D Deficiency among Kids

Many infants appear to lack vitamin D, which doesn’t necessarily show immediate symptoms but can...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 15:32
Child Obesity May Level Off, but That's No Good News

Child Obesity May Level Off, but That's No Good News

Rates of childhood obesity in the U.S. appear to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, results...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 21:29
CDC: Childhood Obesity Rates Going Steady First Time in 25 Years

CDC: Childhood Obesity Rates Going Steady First Time in 25 Years

It seems like the battle against excessive weight has won ground lately, as rates of childhood...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 11:26
Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly

Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly

Nearly 24,000 Californians die prematurely because exposure to pollution for a long time,...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 16:29
Could Wii Fit Solve Obesity-Related Problems?

Could Wii Fit Solve Obesity-Related Problems?

As obesity has become a worldwide problem in recent years, Nintendo’s innovative exercising video...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 13:46
Vitamin D Might Aid Breast-Cancer Cases

Vitamin D Might Aid Breast-Cancer Cases

Canadian researchers presented a set of breast-cancer estimations based on a series of studies....
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 12:19
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
Quitting Smoking Is Worth It, Study Says

Quitting Smoking Is Worth It, Study Says

Women who stop smoking dramatically reduce their risk of developing heart diseases or...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 17:21
CDC: Arthritis Affects Half of US Diabetics

CDC: Arthritis Affects Half of US Diabetics

Forty-six million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis, which is the most common cause of...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 11:08
California: Stem-Cell Research Granted $271 Million

California: Stem-Cell Research Granted $271 Million

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded 12 academic and non-profit institutions...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 14:38

China On Nationwide Alert As Deadly Virus Spreads

China ordered a nationwide alert in order to control the outbreak of a fatal virus that managed to...
» read full story May 03rd, 2008 - 18:40
Best Job in the World: Volunteer Chocolate Eater

Best Job in the World: Volunteer Chocolate Eater

British scientists are searching for volunteers willing to eat chocolate every day, as part of a...
» read full story April 28th, 2008 - 15:08
Gene Mutation in African-Americans Mimics Beta-Blocker Drugs

Gene Mutation in African-Americans Mimics Beta-Blocker Drugs

New research revealed that a gene variant carried by about 40 percent of African-Americans...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 15:22
Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'

Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'

New research shows that an entire network of genes in the body is disrupted by overeating and this...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 17:13
Stressed? Get A Heart Attack Risk-Free Cat!

Stressed? Get A Heart Attack Risk-Free Cat!

Have you ever thought how lucky you are to have your cat with you? According to a controversial...
» read full story February 23rd, 2008 - 10:48
Study: Obesity Boosts Risk of Developing Various Types of Cancers

Study: Obesity Boosts Risk of Developing Various Types of Cancers

Being obese or even overweight may boosts a person’s risk of developing up to a dozen different...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 12:02
Healthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers Say

Healthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers Say

Not smoking, regular exercise, maintaining normal weight, and avoiding diabetes and high blood...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 11:23
British Scientists Create Embryo from 3 DNA Donors

British Scientists Create Embryo from 3 DNA Donors

British scientists revealed this week that they have been able to create a human embryo using DNA...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 17:41
High Blood Pressure – Main Cause for Cardiovascular Disease

High Blood Pressure – Main Cause for Cardiovascular Disease

Nearly three-quarters of adults in the United States with conditions such as coronary heart...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 17:33
Brains Become Less Coordinated with Age, Researchers Say

Brains Become Less Coordinated with Age, Researchers Say

Communication between different regions of the brain is slower as people get older, a new research...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 14:53
Pedometers Help People Improve Their Health

Pedometers Help People Improve Their Health

A recent study on people using pedometers showed that they have a better physical condition, lose...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 09:12
Have Your Genes Analyzed For A Mere $1000

Have Your Genes Analyzed For A Mere $1000

Those worried that they may have inherited diseases from their predecessors can learn if prevention...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 17:14
Plastic Surgery Still Carries Deadly Risks

Plastic Surgery Still Carries Deadly Risks

The death of Kanye West’s mother on Saturday after she had plastic surgery began to raise serious...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 13:36
Study Shows Curvy Women Are Also Smarter

Study Shows Curvy Women Are Also Smarter

A recent U.S. study made on 16,000 women and girls revealed that women with small waists and big...
» read full story November 13th, 2007 - 15:29
Overweight People Present Lower Death Risk

Overweight People Present Lower Death Risk

A group of federal researchers concluded that people with little extra pounds have a lower chance...
» read full story November 07th, 2007 - 12:27
US Researchers Find Garlic Beneficial For Your Health

US Researchers Find Garlic Beneficial For Your Health

A US study conducted by a team of biologists from the University of Alabama in Birmingham shows...
» read full story October 16th, 2007 - 15:29
Stressful Marriage Can Cause Heart Attack

Stressful Marriage Can Cause Heart Attack

A healthy marriage doesn’t bring about chest pains or risk of a ,  as an unhappy marriage does,...
» read full story October 09th, 2007 - 15:22
Europeans Healthier Than Americans

Europeans Healthier Than Americans

Recent studies found that the US spends more than 100 billion dollars on annual healthcare clearly...
» read full story October 04th, 2007 - 01:49
Air Pollution Harmful for Heart Disease Patients

Air Pollution Harmful for Heart Disease Patients

A European study shows that air pollution can worsen the health condition of people with heart...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 15:36
Americans Grow Older, Live More

Americans Grow Older, Live More

According to a preliminary report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 14:54
The Gene For Height Discovered

The Gene For Height Discovered

Do you ever wonder why some people are taller than others? Of course, they might have had tall...
» read full story September 03rd, 2007 - 21:45
Low Life Expectancy In The US

Low Life Expectancy In The US

Americans’ life span cannot equal life expectancy in 41 other countries, according to a new...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 12:36
Organic Tomatoes Good For Health?

Organic Tomatoes Good For Health?

A new research conducted by the American scientists discovered that organically grown tomatoes may...
» read full story July 07th, 2007 - 17:27
Fruity Cocktails, An Unexpected Health Food:

Fruity Cocktails, An Unexpected Health Food:

Colored fruit and alcohol could very well be a beneficial combination for your health, according to...
» read full story April 23rd, 2007 - 15:51
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Jury Rules In Favor Of Doctors In John Ritter's Death Trial

Jury Rules In Favor Of Doctors In John Ritter's Death Trial

Two doctors accused of negligence by the family of late actor John Ritter have been cleared of all...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 23:21
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Police Says Jerry Lewis Cited For Gun In Luggage

Police Says Jerry Lewis Cited For Gun In Luggage

Funny man Jerry Lewis was making his way through security at Las Vegas' McCarran International...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 21:07
Barbra Streisand Donates $5 Million to Cardiac Center

Barbra Streisand Donates $5 Million to Cardiac Center

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said Wednesday that Barbra Streisand had donated...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 01:07
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