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Fentanyl Pain Patches Recalled-
2008-02-13 08:58:00 By NATASHA T. METZLER, Associated Press WriterTue Feb 12, 6:15 PM ET Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside. Sold in the United States under the brand name Duragesic by PriCara and generically by Sandoz ... More About: Pain , Recalled
Primary Care, Family Doctors Becoming Rare-
2008-02-13 08:53:00 Primary care doctors are the ones who take care of you and your family when your sick. If you have a sinus infection, sore throat, pneumonia, diabetes or high blood pressure, your family physician, internist or pediatrician can manage all these. You don’t need a $200 appointment with a ENT, Endocrinologist or Heart Specialist ... More About: Society , Family , Health , Children , Doctors
Police Offices Pushes 14 Year Old Skater Down on Ground
2008-02-13 07:59:00 Police Officer Knocks 14 year old boy skateboarder down on the ground… Have children lost their respect or did the police officer lose control? Should the kid have called the cop “Dude”? What do you think? Is Skateboarding a crime? More About: Society , Health , Children , Ground
Top 10 Worst Drinks-
2008-02-12 05:59:00 This is an informative video that lists the Top 10 worst drinks. It is about 15 minutes long but well worth it…. More About: Drinks , Home
Euros Accepted Instead of Dollar In New York City
2008-02-07 16:43:00 In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain’t what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise. “We had decided that money is money and we’ll take it and just do the exchange whenever we can ... More About: Society , Dollar , New York City
Weight Training As Good As Running To Burn Fat
2008-02-07 16:36:00 Lifting weights ‘good as running’ Weight training could be as effective as endurance exercises like running when it comes to burning fat and warding off diabetes, a study suggests. American scientists created mice which carried a gene that, when switched on, gave them muscles similar to those produced by weight training. When the gene ... More About: Fitness , Running , Training , Good
Exercise Makes You Look 9 Years Younger - Study Says
2008-02-06 05:13:00 In Study , Exercise Slows Gene Aging By ROB STEIN Washington Post January 29, 2008 Physically active people have cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes, according to new research that offers a fundamental new clue into how exercise may help stave off aging. The study, involving more than 2,400 British twins, found ... More About: Women , Fitness , Years
Vitamin C Lowers Risk Of Stroke by 43%
2008-02-06 05:00:00 Vitamin C , or ascorbic acid, is a common anti-oxidant molecule found in citrus fruits such as oranges and limes. Many people worldwide take Vitamin C supplements to help ward off colds and other respiratory infections. Vitamin C and “mega dosing” was made famous in the 1970s by 2 time Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Linus Pauling. ... More About: Risk , Stroke
Nap Is Good For Memory
2008-02-04 07:39:00 Daytime Nap Can Benefit A Person’s Memory Performance ScienceDaily (2008-02-03) — A brief bout of non-REM sleep obtained during a daytime nap clearly benefits a person’s declarative memory performance. It was discovered that, across three very different declarative memory tasks, a nap benefited performance compared to comparable periods of wakefulness, but only for certain subjects. … ... More About: Home , Good , Survival
Do You Or A Family Member Have High Blood Pressure?
2008-02-04 07:38:00 Severe Hypertension: ‘Silent Killer’ Still On The Loose ScienceDaily (2008-02-03) — High blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but you’d never know it by the way we’re behaving, according to scientists. Researchers across the US created a special registry to find out what happens to patients with acute, severe hypertension ... More About: Family , Diseases , Blood , Survival
Coffee at $35 Gallon-
2008-02-02 18:12:00 Coffee is good for your health, Coffee is bad for your health! Depending on the week, the studies are contradictory. In either case- coffee is more popular than ever. However, is trouble brewing for Starbucks, the world’s leading coffee provider? With the economy sliding and home foreclosures at an all time high, people are ...
Diabetes Bad For Blood Vessels
2008-02-02 16:59:00 Diabetes Makes It Hard For Blood Vessels To Relax ScienceDaily (2008-02-01) — One way diabetes is bad for your blood vessels is by creating too much competition for an amino acid that helps blood vessels relax, researchers say. That amino acid, L-arginine, is broken down by the enzyme arginase to urea, which helps the body eliminate ... More About: Diseases , Diabetes
Smoking and Colon Cancer Link
2008-02-02 16:56:00 Smoking Can Double Risk Of Colorectal Polyps ScienceDaily (2008-02-02) — Smokers have a two-fold increased risk of developing colorectal polyps, the suspected underlying cause of most colorectal cancers, according to a new study. The results from this meta-analysis showed pooled risk estimates of 2.14 for current versus never smokers, 1.82 for ever versus never smokers and 1.47 ... More About: Cancer , Diseases , Link , Smoking , Colon Cancer
Take A Picture of Your Guts!
2008-02-02 16:53:00 Camera In A Pill Offers Cheaper, Easier Window On Your Insides ScienceDaily (2008-01-25) — A minuscule, single-eyed camera fits in a easily swallowed pill. The device would conduct low-cost screens to prevent esophageal cancer. A fundamentally new design has created a smaller endoscope that is more comfortable for the patient and cheaper to use than current ... More About: Diseases , Picture
Fox News Report Says ?Avoid Aspartame??
2008-01-29 09:12:00 Fox News Report Says “Avoid Aspartame”?, reportedly causes blindness, headaches, numbeness, tingling, etc. More About: Fox News
Fox News States Aspartame Should Be Pulled From Market?
2008-01-29 09:03:00 Bill Calls for Sugar-Substitute Ban By Gina Mangieri Many popular foods and drinks would be pulled from store shelves under a bill in the state Legislature to ban the sweetener aspartame.While the Food and Drug Administration and many doctors say it’s safe, a growing contingent of consumers thinks the additive is dangerous if not deadly. One lawmaker is ... More About: News , Market , Diseases , Alternative , Fox News
Mayans sacrificed young boys, not virgin girls-
2008-01-29 08:10:00 Ancient Maya sacrificed boys not virgin girls: study The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico’s ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday. The Maya built soaring temples and elaborate palaces in the jungles of Central America ... More About: Society , Girls , Young , Virgin , Boys
Vacuum Cleaners Sucks Brains Clogged Arteries-
2008-01-29 08:06:00 New treatment can clear brain clots By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer It’s a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm. Called Penumbra, the newly approved device is the latest in ... More About: Vacuum , Brains , Sucks , Cleaners
Cold Meds Send Thousands To ER
2008-01-29 08:04:00 Cold meds send 7,000 kids to hospitals By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate of the problem. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. However, about ... More About: Health , Children , Diseases , Cold , Send
Is RFID Technology Necessary For Your Survival?
2008-01-28 03:20:00 There has been talk of RFID technology replacing bar codes- Is this a good idea or bad idea? Some have stated that RFID technology is the first sign that the “Mark of the Beast”. RFIDs will be sewn into your clothes, IDs, Shoes, Passports, cars and just about any other item that can be sold. ... More About: Technology , Survival , Viva
Cause Of Allergies Discovered?
2008-01-28 03:10:00 How Allergic Reactions Are Triggered ScienceDaily (2008-01-17) — In demonstrating that a group of calcium ion channels play a crucial role in triggering inflammatory responses, researchers have not only solved a longstanding molecular mystery regarding the onset of asthma and allergy symptoms, but have also provided a fundamental discovery regarding the functioning of mast cells. A ... More About: Life , Asthma , Allergies
Mom?s Diet May Cause Child Allergies and Asthma?
2008-01-28 03:04:00 Mediterranean Diet In Pregnancy Helps Ward Off Childhood Asthma And Allergy ScienceDaily (2008-01-16) — Mums to be who eat a Mediterranean diet while pregnant could help stave off the risks of asthma and allergy in their children, suggests new research. The findings are based on 468 mother and child pairs, who were tracked from pregnancy up ... More About: Women , Health , Life , Children
Brazilian lady having her 42nd Plastic Surgery-
2008-01-28 03:00:00 Brazil Carnival Star Eyes Surgery Record By PETER MUELLO ? 6 hours ago RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) ? Brazilian model Angela Bismarchi will dance nearly nude ahead of a 300-person drum corps in next month’s Carnival parade, hoping her sculpted beauty as a “percussion queen” will lead her samba group to the championship. But she has another ... More About: Society , Women , Fitness , Plastic Surgery , Lady
Dirty Air, Water and Toys Bad For Health
2008-01-28 02:54:00 Dust, air, water sources of lead By The Associated PressSun Jan 27, 12:27 PM ET The dangers of lead in some toys are well-known, but there are plenty of other ways people can be exposed to the metal. Young children are especially at risk of harm because their bodies are growing quickly. They can suffer damage to ... More About: Health , Children , Toys , Asthma , Allergies
1 in 12 with kidney disease?
2008-01-24 23:27:00 Rate of Kidney Disease Jumps by 30% The estimated number of American adults living with chronic kidney disease increases from 20 million to 26 million An astonishing 26 million American adults are estimated to be living with kidney disease, and most are completely unaware of their condition, according to a new study published today in the Journal ... More About: Diseases , Wellness
Work Stress bad for your health and heart? may even kill you.
2008-01-24 22:56:00 By Michael KahnTue Jan 22 Work really can kill you, according to a study on Wednesday providing the strongest evidence yet of how on-the-job stress raises the risk of heart disease by disrupting the body’s internal systems. The findings from a long-running study involving more than 10,000 British civil servants also suggest stress-induced biological changes may play ... More About: Women , Health , Heart , Stress
Art that heals the mind, body and soul? E. Moises Diaz Collection.
2008-01-24 06:36:00 I did an article a while back on the benefits of art and its ability to heal the body. E. Moises Diaz is an artist who creates unique aluminum sculptures which are pleasing to the mind and soul. There are no other artists who are capable of what Mr. Diaz can do. I would invite you ... More About: Society , Body , Diseases , Alternative , Soul
Cure Diabetes With Surgery?
2008-01-24 06:11:00 This is a controversial study! I have seen more patients have complications from the surgery than benefit. Patients really need to discuss the risks with their doctor before having this surgery. Diet and exercise is really the only way to lose weight. People who struggle with weight need get down to the why? Many eat for comfort and ... More About: Women , Diseases , Surgery , Diabetes , Cure
Incubator Fire burns newborn baby?
2008-01-24 06:00:00 By ELIZABETH DUNBAR, Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS - Oxygen ignited inside a special hood worn by a newborn infant in a hospital, burning the boy’s head and face and leaving him in critical condition. The newborn was lying in an open-topped bassinet under a warmer at Mercy Hospital in suburban Coon Rapids on Tuesday when the accident ... More About: Baby , Health , Children , Fire , Burns
Will the USA survive this economic crisis?
More articles from this author:2008-01-23 05:54:00 I am not an economist. However, in my opinion, this post is about our survival which ultimately is about our health. Our dollar has lost about 40% of its value in the last year alone. This is evidenced by Gold going from $600/oz. to $950/oz. in last 12 months. In other words, what used to cost ... More About: Survive , Economic , Survival , Crisis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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