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Grassley Calls for Investigation of Drug Approvals

The government's watchdog agency is investigating whether the Food and Drug Administration's drug-review process of two blockbuster medications. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

06.03.2008 19:25:32 - Health News

Study of hormone therapy shows some risks persist

"However, these findings also indicate that women who take estrogen plus progestin continue to be at increased risk of breast cancer, even years after stopping therapy"

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A follow-up analysis of women taking hormone replacement therapy found that their heightened risk of breast cancer persisted even after they stopped taking the drug combination, researchers said on Tuesday.

The Women's Health Initiative study was halted prematurely in 2002 because of a 24 percent higher risk of breast cancer associated with the combination therapy of estrogen and progestin. Progestin is used to offset the heightened risk of uterine cancer from taking estrogen. Read more

06.03.2008 19:25:32 - Health News

Model Workout 6 - Core Curl Ups

The instability provided by a foam roller forces the core muscles to stabilize in ways we rarely use. via ClipSyndicate

06.03.2008 19:25:32 - Health News

Troop depression on rise in Afghanistan

"Although we have had many successes, there are also areas of concern"

U.S. troop morale improved in Iraq last year, but soldiers fighting in Afghanistan suffered more depression as violence there worsened, an Army mental health report says. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

06.03.2008 19:25:31 - Health News

Government concedes vaccines may have injured Georgia girl

"Even if they're off by a factor of seven"

Government health officials have conceded that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like symptoms in a Georgia girl, and that she should be paid from a federal ... via KOMO-TV Seattle

06.03.2008 19:25:31 - Health News

Long Workweeks Keeping Americans Up Late

Hey you! Dozing at your desk! Wake up, go home and get more sleep!

That could be the message from a survey released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation. The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though they estimated they'd need roughly another 40 minutes of sleep to be at their best.

Roughly one-third of those surveyed said they had fallen asleep or become very sleepy at work in the past month.

Just how big a deal that is depends, of course, on your job. Last week, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission acknowledged it should have done more to investigate a tip that security guards routinely took naps while on the job at a Pennsylvania nuclear plant. Read more

04.03.2008 04:10:35 - Health News

Jeff Healey dies after battle with cancer

Canadian rock and jazz musician Jeff Healey died Sunday in a Toronto hospital after a battle with cancer, his publicist said. via Slam Sports

04.03.2008 04:10:35 - Health News

Faulty memory could be cause of bad grades 16 minutes ago

"Some psychologists consider working memory to be the new IQ because we find that working memory is the single most important predictor of learning"

Defects in working memory - the brain's temporary storage bin - may explain why one child cannot read her history book and another gets lost in algebra, new research suggests. via Vancouver Sun

04.03.2008 04:10:35 - Health News

Pageant lifts kids dealing with cancer

"To us, it's 10 lives that we can reach"

ROTHSCHILD -- Long Le is straightforward about his appreciation for a local pageant showcasing children who've faced cancer. via WisInfo

04.03.2008 04:10:35 - Health News

Study: Asian Indians may be at higher risk for diabetes

"Asian Indians are less sensitive to insulin action, number one. Which means the same amount of insulin disposed of much less glucose in Asian Indians than Northern European Americans"

Asian Indians may be at higher risk for type two diabetes, because of the way their bodies convert fuel, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. via Minnesota Public Radio

04.03.2008 04:10:35 - Health News