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Bush Sells Arms To Saudi- Bad for Our Survival?
2008-03-12 01:14:00 15 of the 19 Hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia and our Presidents sells the Saudis, a country that does not allow women to drive, $20 Billion in weapons. Is this a good idea for our survival as a country or bad idea? More About: Bush , Arms , Survival
Is There A Vaccine And Autism Link?
2008-03-11 05:58:00 I certainly hope not as physicians accross the country are following the guidelines recommended by their perspective medical organizations. More About: Society , Health , Children , Vaccine , Autism
Gulf War illness linked to chemical exposure
2008-03-11 05:23:00 Gulf War illness linked to chemical exposure By Julie Steenhuysen Exposure to pesticides, nerve agents and other chemicals may explain the chronic, multi-symptom health problems experienced by up to one-third of Gulf War veterans, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said an analysis of a host of studies offers compelling evidence that the fatigue, muscle or joint ... More About: Society , Diseases , Gulf , Illness
Water makes US troops in Iraq sick
2008-03-10 08:17:00 AP: Water makes US troops in Iraq sick By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press WriterSun Mar 9, 11:38 AM ET Dozens of U.S. troops in Iraq fell sick at bases using “unmonitored and potentially unsafe” water supplied by the military and a contractor once owned by Vice President Dick Cheney’s former company, the Pentagon’s internal watchdog says. A ... More About: Troops , Sick
Are There Drugs In Your Family?s Drinking Water?
2008-03-09 21:56:00 If this is not a good reason to invest in a home water purifier/filter, than nothing will ever convince you. Drinking purified water is the best thing you can do to help protect the health of you and your family. We used to be worried about parasites and heavy metals in our water supply, now ... More About: Society , Women , Family , Drugs , Diseases
Virtual Colonoscopy Recommended?
2008-03-06 07:29:00 New colon cancer screening guides issued By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical WriterWed Mar 5, 7:32 PM ET Medical experts recommended Wednesday that a less invasive procedure known as a virtual colonoscopy and a stool DNA test join the arsenal of screenings for colon cancer in the hopes that more people would get checked ... More About: Diseases , Virtual
Las Vegas Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis C
2008-03-06 07:28:00 Vegas clinic may have sickened thousands By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 8 minutes ago Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to ... More About: Society , Diseases , Vegas
Gray Hair Go Away! Can Vitamins Help?
2008-03-04 18:26:00 What Makes Hair Go Gray ? The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. 02-29-08 BILOXI, Miss. - So, why does hair turn gray? “It’s kind of a straightforward answer because there is a genetic predisposition to gray hair, when it will happen and whether it is gray, silver or white,” said Dr. Thomas Garrott, an Ocean Springs dermatologist. “I explain our appearance ... More About: Vitamins , Alternative
Half of Us Have Vitamin D Deficiency, Are You One?
2008-03-03 04:56:00 Are you D deficient? About half of us are, but there are easy solutions KATHY HAIGHT khaight@charlotteobserver.com There’s something simple you can do to help protect yourself against ailments ranging from cancer to depression. Chances are, you’re not taking the cure. It’s vitamin D — and some experts believe as many as 50 percent of healthy adults and children are ... More About: Wellness , Vitamin , Half , Vitamin D
ADHD Drugs Won?t Raise Risk of Substance Abuse
2008-03-03 04:49:00 This is great news for those parents whose children are on medications for ADHD. Obviously, if you can help your child do well without medications, that would be ideal. I usually recommend my patients who have ADHD symptoms see a nutritionist first. Many kids will have pancakes, sugar cereals, white ... More About: Health , Abuse , Children , Drugs , Risk
Physicians and Hospitals Being Audited
2008-03-03 04:44:00 Audits sting hospitals, physicians By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WriterSat Mar 1, 8:07 AM ET In coming weeks, private audit companies will begin scouring mountains of medical records. Their mission: Determine if health care providers erred when billing Medicare and require them to return any overpayments to the federal government. The auditors will keep a tidy ... More About: Society , Hospitals
Family Loses 3 Children Due To A Rare Genetic Disease
2008-02-26 20:27:00 This story was sent to me by a Blog Reader, Mr. Todd Barrish. Thanks Todd for the story! Hopefully we can raise awareness about this tragic disease. It may actually be more common that we think! — —— Their story was recently a featured on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer titled, ?Unspeakable loss, ... More About: Society , Family , Health , Children , Diseases
Obesity More Dangerous Than Terrorism
2008-02-26 09:16:00 World governments are focussing too much on fighting terrorism while obesity and other “lifestyle diseases” are killing millions more people, an international conference heard Monday.Overcoming deadly factors such as poor diet, smoking and a lack of exercise should take top priority in the fight against a growing epidemic of chronic disease, legal and health experts ... More About: Terrorism , Women , Diseases , Obesity , Wellness
The Three Trillion Dollar War is Keeping You Safe?
2008-02-24 22:45:00 Americann are having financial problems. Healthcare becoming less and less affordable. Many are you on the verge of losing their homes . The good news is we are safe from terrorists. Besides, there is a 1 in 9,300,000 million chance of being killed by one. It is unfortunate that many American families may become bankrupt, homeless and starving only to be one of ... More About: Dollar , Safe
Female G spot ?can be detected?
2008-02-24 04:22:00 Female G spot ‘can be detected’ The mysterious G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located with ultrasound, claim Italian scientists. Some women say stimulating a certain part of the vagina triggers powerful orgasms, but medics have not been able to pin down the exact location. Researchers told New Scientist ... More About: Women , Spot , Wellness
Free Drugs After Heart Attack Would Save Money, Lengthen Lives
2008-02-19 21:32:00 By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) — Eliminating the cost of medications for people who have heart attacks would lead to longer lives and lower overall medical costs, new research suggests. “These are highly effective medications that are relatively inexpensive, and the events they are designed to prevent are extremely expensive,” said study ... More About: Drugs , Money , Diseases , Save Money , Free
Worst Nursing Homes In USA
2008-02-19 21:28:00 Tue Feb 12, 5:12 PM ET After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement. The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services represents troubled facilities cited as a “special focus ... More About: Society , Diseases , Homes , Nursing
Baby Held In Locked Room At Airport Dies
2008-02-19 05:50:00 Baby held in locked room at airport A 14-day-old infant traveling here for heart surgery died at Honolulu International Airport on Friday after he, his mother and a nurse were detained by immigration officials in a locked room, a lawyer for the boy’s family said. The Honolulu medical examiner’s office yesterday identified the infant as Michael Futi ... More About: Society , Baby , Health , Children
10 Myths About Canadian Healthcare Busted!
2008-02-19 05:35:00 2008 is shaping up to be the election year that we finally get to have the Great American Healthcare Debate again. Harry and Louise are back with a vengeance. Conservatives are rumbling around the talk show circuit bellowing about the socialist threat to the (literal) American body politic. And, as usual, Canada is once again ... More About: Canadian , Myths , Busted
Teenage Rebellion A Medical Disease?
2008-02-19 05:31:00 For a generation now, disruptive young Americans who rebel against authority figures have been increasingly diagnosed with mental illnesses and medicated with psychiatric (psychotropic) drugs. Disruptive young people who are medicated with Ritalin, Adderall and other amphetamines routinely report that these drugs make them “care less” about their boredom, resentments and other negative emotions, thus making ... More About: Medical , Disease , Teenage , Rebellion
All EU Children To Be Fingerprinted- Big Brother Is Watching-
2008-02-19 05:27:00 By 2019 all travellers, including children, will be required to enter a closed booth on their own, where their biometric details, stored digitally on microchips in passports, will be checked against their real fingerprints. Tony Bunyan, of the Statewatch civil liberties group, believes that the next stage of pan-European moves to tighten frontier controls is “a ... More About: Society , Health , Children , Big Brother , Watching
Obese People Have Vitamin Deficiency
2008-02-19 04:55:00 This article reminded me of a recent study I read where it was found that Obese people are frequently vitamin deficient. This is contrary to what we believe. We assume that they are over nourished and therefore obese where the exact opposite it true- — Vitamin Deficiency May Cause Modern Ills The Independent - London 02-18-08 chronic shortage of vitamins ... More About: People , Diseases , Home , Wellness
60% of America is Vitamin D Deficient-
2008-02-19 04:52:00 The Seattle Times 02-18-08 SEATTLE -Dreary northern winters are infamous for inducing depression. But being starved for sunlight can do more than kick you into a psychic hole. A growing body of evidence suggests it can raise your risk of cancer, increase susceptibility to heart attack, diabetes and other disorders, and at least partly account for the region’s ... More About: America , Women , Health , Children , Diseases
Eat Less, Live Longer
2008-02-19 04:50:00 Calorie-sparse, nutrient-dense St. Louis Post-Dispatch 02-18-08 Feb. 18–Washington University scientists want to find out if eating a lot less can improve your health to a nearly perfect condition. That’s why they’re conducting human studies of a movement called “calorie restriction.” It’s supposed to work this way: If you reduce your calorie intake by 25 percent to 30 percent, your physical ... More About: Diseases , Alternative , Live , Survival
Is Antibiotic Ketek Safe?
2008-02-18 19:35:00 Bush Administration Doesn’t Turn Over FDA Documents Justin Blum Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — The Bush administration failed to comply with a congressional subpoena seeking documents related to Sanofi-Aventis SA’s antibiotic Ketek. An investigative subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sought briefing papers used to prepare Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach for testimony ... More About: Drugs , Safe
Bush To Hand Out Mosquito Nets To Prevent Malaria In Africa-
2008-02-18 19:06:00 Better later than never… this is a simple solution that will save millions of lives worldwide. ——– Bush touts U.S. aid to fight malaria- By JENNIFER LOVEN and BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writers President Bush handed out hugs and bed nets in Tanzania’s rural north on Monday, saying the U.S. is part of a new international effort to provide ... More About: Africa , Hand , Mosquito
Study: Gel fails to stop HIV infection
2008-02-18 18:35:00 Study: Gel fails to stop HIV infection By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women, disappointed researchers announced Monday. The study was marred by low use of the gel, which could have undermined results, they ... More About: Study , Infection , Stop
Do Statins (Cholesterol Meds) Make You Stupid?
2008-02-16 17:29:00 Do Statins Make You Stupid ? Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have had a rough time of it lately. There was the headline-making trial of the statin-combination drug Vytorin, which rattled conventional wisdom about the value of lowering cholesterol. Business Week weighed in with a report that asked: ?Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?? And my Well column in Science ... More About: Fitness , Diseases
Diet Soda Makes You Fat!
2008-02-16 17:24:00 Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome ? the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that include abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and blood glucose levels, and elevated blood pressure.The scientists gathered dietary information on more than 9,500 men and ... More About: Diseases
Living to 100 May Not Be Too Hard Afterall-
More articles from this author:2008-02-13 09:05:00 Reaching 100 Easier Than Thought- By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark. “It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of ... More About: Society , Women , Hard , Wellness 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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