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Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:03:48 GMT( 5 hours ago )
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:03:48 GMT( 5 hours ago )
Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective
(Reuters)
Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:24:29 GMT( 11 hours ago )
Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:24:29 GMT( 11 hours ago )
Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk
(Reuters)
Reuters - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:13 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Reuters - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:13 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer
(Reuters)
Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:36 GMT
Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:36 GMT
Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in that age group, a new government report suggests.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:33 GMT( 8 hours ago )
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in that age group, a new government report suggests.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:33 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk
Factor
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:31 GMT( 8 hours ago )
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:31 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.
Pubished :Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:31 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.
Pubished :Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:31 GMT
New Knee May Improve Balance
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:15 GMT( 15 hours ago )
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:15 GMT( 15 hours ago )
Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:48 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:48 GMT
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates unite in foreign aid plea
(AFP)
AFP - Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest nations.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:40 GMT
AFP - Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest nations.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:40 GMT
E.Europe in spotlight at Vienna AIDS conference
(AFP)
AFP - AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe, organisers said Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:47 GMT
AFP - AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe, organisers said Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:47 GMT
Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given
(AP)
AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:01 GMT
AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:01 GMT
Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section
(AP)
AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section."
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 GMT
AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section."
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 GMT
FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:33:39 GMT
Reuters - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:33:39 GMT
Personal look at genes locates disease causes
(AP)
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT
Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson's
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:55 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:55 GMT
New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics
(AFP)
AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:17 GMT
AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:17 GMT
Smoking years key factor in lower Parkinson's risk
(Reuters)
Reuters - Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that it's how many years of smoking a person has under their belt -- rather than how much they smoke every day -- that matters.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:14:02 GMT
Reuters - Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that it's how many years of smoking a person has under their belt -- rather than how much they smoke every day -- that matters.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:14:02 GMT
Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
(AP)
AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:31 GMT
AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:31 GMT
Texas lottery officials move ahead with bidding
(AP)
AP - Bidding on a new lucrative Texas lottery contract should move forward because there's no evidence that state consultant Gartner Inc. and the lottery's current operator GTECH Corp. improperly shared information about the process, a lottery official said Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:42 GMT
AP - Bidding on a new lucrative Texas lottery contract should move forward because there's no evidence that state consultant Gartner Inc. and the lottery's current operator GTECH Corp. improperly shared information about the process, a lottery official said Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:42 GMT
Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:05 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:05 GMT
Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent epidemic."
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:03 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent epidemic."
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:03 GMT
Even in Old Age, Men Want Sex More Than Women
(Time.com)
Time.com - Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT
Time.com - Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT
Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, a new study finds.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:46 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, a new study finds.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:46 GMT
Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head out to the baseball field.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:02 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head out to the baseball field.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:02 GMT
Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
(Reuters)
Reuters - Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countries, a new study suggests.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:16:22 GMT
Reuters - Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countries, a new study suggests.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:16:22 GMT
As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:55 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:55 GMT
Men likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age
(AFP)
AFP - Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, says a study published Wednesday by the British Medical Journal.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:48 GMT
AFP - Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, says a study published Wednesday by the British Medical Journal.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:48 GMT
Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'
(Reuters)
Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:35:40 GMT
Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:35:40 GMT
Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000 people.
Pubished :Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:51:23 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000 people.
Pubished :Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:51:23 GMT
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