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Scientifically Proven Reasons To Exercise

Some exercise is better than none; more exercise is generally better than less, and no exercise can be disastrous!

16.10.2008 20:34:33 - Health News

Sen. Chuck Grassley Accuses Emory Researcher of Conflict of Interest

The Senate Finance Committee's ranking member is exploring whether Dr. Charles Nemeroff accepted more money from pharmaceutical companies than he reported.

16.10.2008 15:45:15 - Health News

Personal Health Kit Promises to Slow the Spread of Superbugs

The PatientPak, featuring wipes and sprays designed to stop the spread of superbugs such as MRSA, has been released in Britain, giving patients a personal cleaning station.

15.10.2008 17:39:35 - Health News

Babies, Children Need More Vitamin D, Academy Says

The new amount children should get, starting almost at birth, is 400 international units a day.

15.10.2008 16:51:37 - Health News

Terminally Ill Cancer Patient Denied Potentially Lifesaving Drug

With hours to live, cancer patient Frederick Baron's last option for survival has been blocked by the CEO of a pharmaceutical company.

15.10.2008 16:50:44 - Health News

How 'Sexually' Evolved Are You?

Did you know that 1 in 4 teenage girls in America has an STI? Are you having safe sex? Evolve One, Evolve All

14.10.2008 20:16:21 - Health News

Experts Meet in London to Discuss Smart Pill Concerns

Researchers and ethicists disagree over whether neuro-enhancers like Provigil and Ritalin should be used for nonmedical purposes, like improving work performance.

14.10.2008 16:07:46 - Health News

Ketchup Banned From Some School Lunchrooms in Wales

In an effort to get kids eating fresher, healthier foods, some schools in Wales have stopped offering ketchup with lunch.

14.10.2008 16:06:04 - Health News

Long-term study confirms Vioxx heart risks

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A long-term analysis of people who took the arthritis drug Vioxx confirms it doubles the risk of strokes and heart attacks, researchers said on Monday, but this risk goes away a year after people stop taking it.

And other drugs in the same class of painkillers known as Cox-2 inhibitors may cause similar harm, they said.

"The good news is the data suggests that the risk doesn't persist forever. The risk goes back toward normal after a year of follow up," said Dr. Robert Bresalier of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, whose study appears in the journal Lancet.

14.10.2008 13:25:20 - Health News

No overall caffeine-breast cancer link: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of nearly 40,000 women has found no overall link between caffeine and breast cancer, though some women who have benign breast lumps might be at a higher risk, researcher said on Monday.

A few earlier studies had suggested caffeine could play a role in breast cancer among those who consume what is probably the world's most widely used drug, Dr. Ken Ishitani of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital and Tokyo Women's Medical University and colleagues said.

But their look at 38,432 American women who were studied over several years starting in 1992 found "no overall association between caffeine consumption and breast cancer risk," they said in a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

14.10.2008 09:04:29 - Health News