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Divorce rate after cancer diagnosis studied
2012-04-22 21:39:00 This press release came out a few years ago, but it’s still worth reading. Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Nov. 10, 2009) Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient SEATTLE ? A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis ...
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Warning To Parents: ?Choking Game? is Popular, Dangerous
2012-04-16 19:24:00 A new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics reports on the prevalence of youth participation in a dangerous strangulation game, commonly referred to as the "Choking Game."
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County Health Rankings Show What Influences Residents? Health
2012-04-05 02:30:00 The 2012 County Health Rankings were released this week and assess the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states.
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The Evidence Supporting a Chocolate Diet: Correlation or Causation?
2012-03-30 05:17:00 A new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine finds that chocolate consumption is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), but is the evidence correlation or causation?
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Amid Debate, First Proton Therapy Center Opens in New Jersey
2012-03-29 05:46:00 Amid debate over the efficacy of proton therapy, the first proton therapy center opened in the state of New Jersey and the entire New York metropolitan area.
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Rotating Night Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Wo
2012-03-11 23:08:00 For immediate release: December 6, 2011 night workers (night-workers-feature.jpg)Bost-on, MA — Women who work a rotating (irregular) schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in that month, may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes when compared with women who only worked ...
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Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumors in rats
2012-03-10 00:07:00 or Immediate Release Thursday, March 1, 2012 Contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller 301-496-5133 Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumors in rats NIH-funded study suggests possible treatment for common condition Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National ...
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDY SHOWS LAUGHTER HELPS BLOOD
2012-03-08 00:11:00 EMBARGOED UNTIL: March 7, 2005 at 4:45 p.m. ET Contact: Bill Seiler bseiler@umm.edu Ellen Beth Levitt eblevitt@umm.edu 410-328-8919 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDY SHOWS LAUGHTER HELPS BLOOD VESSELS FUNCTION BETTER Volunteers were shown funny and disturbing movies to test the effect of emotions on blood vessels Read more: http://www.umm.edu/news/release-s/laughter2.htm#ixzz1oTXpfaII Using laughter-provoking movies to ...
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Blockade of Learning and Memory Genes may Occur Early in Alzheimer?s Diseas
2012-03-08 00:06:00 Embargoed for Release Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1 p.m. EST Contact: Daniel Stimson, NINDS 301-496-5751 Blockade of Learning and Memory Genes may Occur Early in Alzheimer’s Disease NIH-funded research could lead to new therapy A repression of gene activity in the brain appears to be an early event affecting people with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers funded ...
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Supreme Court must strike down all of Obamacare: Erasing only individual ma
2012-02-25 21:34:00 Washington Times, by Phil Kerpen The main attraction in the upcoming Supreme Court case regarding President Obama?s health care law is the question of whether the mandate to purchase health insurance is a legitimate exercise of the federal government?s power to regulate interstate commerce. Indeed, from a broad constitutional perspective, the answer to that question ...
4 Valuable Tips to Losing Weight Once and For All
2012-02-01 20:45:00 Discover the four important lessons I learned while losing weight. They can also help you on your journey to your goal weight. 4 Valuable Tips to Losing Weight Once and For All Jacquie Cattanach For years I struggled to lose weight. I couldn?t even begin to count the diets that I have encountered. In the ...
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Medical injuries and what to do if you suffer one
2012-01-11 20:49:00 A medical injury is distinctly different from other types of injury in that it is defined as one that a person experiences during the course of receiving medical treatment, either in a hospital or from a general practitioner. Within this general area of medical injuries there are those that occur as the result of the ...
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Many Doctors Recommend Meditation
2011-06-09 03:07:00 Many Doctors Recommend Meditation | Now many doctor not only rely on pharmaceutical drug, but also recommend to do the yoga or meditation for health. The data in America showed that 3 % patient in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Size of Adolescent Penis when Puberty
2011-06-03 09:45:00 Size of Adolescent Penis when Puberty - The size of male penis always be attention, like other organ, The penis of man/male also growth as well as age. So, how the normal size of male genital when... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Viagra Causes Hearing Loss?
2011-05-25 03:39:00 Viagra Causes Hearing Loss? - The Using of Viagra and other importance drug turned out the effect risk to hearing health. New report in England said that this virility drug have relation to hundred... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chocolate?s Startling Health Benefits by John Robbins (Huffington Post)
2011-02-27 16:45:00 For years now, I have been preaching about the health benefits of dark chocolate and cocoa. Sometimes I do not feel that anyone out there is listening. You probably know that I eat about 2 ounces of dark chocolate daily. I have even been known to add a few tablespoons of cocoa powder to my ...
By: Annmarie Kostyk
A Newer and Safer Approach to Healing Wounds
2009-08-20 09:53:00 An experimental approach to improve the functionality of silver treated bandages Silver is capable of killing pathogens and so silver treated bandages are widely preferred in hospitals around the world. An accurate amount of silver is required to be applied on the wound to help speed up the healing process safely. The silver treated bandages that ... No related posts.
Studying the Chameleon-like Properties of Giardia Parasite
2008-12-16 08:16:00 Giardia parasites can change the proteins on their surface, which helps them to evade the immune system, but only one protein is on the surface at any one time. This Giardia parasite has been engineered to exhibit two proteins on its surface, shown in green and red. Dr Hugo D. Luján of Catholic University of Córdoba ...
Return of the Thursday Health and Diet Blog Round-Up?!
2008-10-31 01:26:00 Hello I haven’t done this for a while, and I wondered what was missing from my blogging life! Blogging means different things to different people, but to me it is all about connecting, sharing and learning. I used to post a round up of different blogs and posts I found interesting or fun every ...
Celebrity Endorsement For Alkaline Diet
2008-06-20 08:19:00 Energise and the Alkaline Diet gets another celebrity endorsement. One of the hosts of the new Gladiators wrote in the Daily Mirror about how she uses Green drinks. She swears by them to ?help shift fat, purify the blood, cleanse the digestive system and kick-start the metabolism.? Click Here for the full ...
The Miracle ?Stone Age? Diet
2008-06-20 08:17:00 Just read an interesting set of research just carried out by the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Apparently, eating a ?stone age diet? of lean meat, vegetables, berries and nuts lead to: a cut in the risk of heart disease, weight loss, lowered blood pressure and a dramatic fall in levels of a substance ...
Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market
2008-06-09 04:53:00 HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry in a market Saturday after chickens were found to be carrying the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said. The slaughter may be extended to all live poultry in the territory if the virus is detected in any other locations, Secretary for Food and Health ...
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Intense diabetes therapy didn?t cut heart problems
2008-06-09 04:46:00 NEW YORK (AP) — Aggressively treating diabetes doesn’t prevent heart problems and deaths any better than standard treatment for lowering blood sugar, Australian researchers reported Friday. It’s the second large study, involving thousands of patients, to show no heart benefit from drastically lowering diabetics’ blood sugar levels. Experts said doctors should stick to the recommended target ...
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Resistant hypertension patients should lose weight, cut salt, alcohol intak
2008-06-08 11:54:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): People with resistant hypertension should lose their weight and cut salt and alcohol intake, suggest physicians. New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians recommends that resistant hypertension, where blood pressure remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but ...
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25% of South Africans have mental problems
2008-06-08 11:53:00 Johannesburg, June 8 (ANI): Nearly 25 pct of South Africans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), says a leading psychiatrist. Dr Eugene Allers, psychiatrist and former-president of the South African Society of Psychiatry (Sasop) revealed that up to six million South Africans suffer from PTSD and the country has become a “breeding ground” for psychiatric problems, ...
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Juice and Cocktails
2008-06-06 20:04:00 Do not get tricked when you are buying your fruit juices. It has to say 100% and read the label because if it is a “juice drink” or “juice cocktail” then there is a ton of sugar in it. You want the no sugars added because even without the sugars added there are still ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Sing Sing Sing!!!
2008-06-05 13:00:00 There has been so many studies involving singing and overall feeling of wellness. When you sing you just feel better then it is just fun singing or it is because you are letting out steam or feelings. It is a great release and you can just do it anywhere - in your car or ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Vitamin E For Great Looking Skin
2008-06-05 02:52:00 if you have dry skin that is ineed of a little repair you watn to make sure that you buy products that are rich in Vitamin E. And you alwso watn to be sure to either eat foods that are high in Vitamin E or take suppliments. Vitamin E is essential for healthy and ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Signage
2008-06-05 02:42:00 If you are looking for digital signage then you have to check out Smarter Sign. They have a great site that has a lot of information on how they can better help you. Basically, their product is far more effective than the usual and traditional print signs. These signs are great for so ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
A Dog Bite
2008-05-30 00:15:00 If a dog bites you be sure to call your doctor and no matter how small the bite is you want to have the owner show proof of the rabies shots for the dog are up to date and you yourself should get a tetanus to be on the safe side. You want to ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Nature will reclaim Earth very quickly once mankind perishes
2008-05-26 13:34:00 London, May 26 (ANI): London?s once bustling Oxford Street will turn into a ?roam-free? ground for wild rhinos and will see towering infernos rage and crumbling buildings ? just five years after the human race dies out, according to a new TV documentary ?Life After People?. Most experts agree that humans will one day become extinct. If ...
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Floss Your Teeth
2008-05-23 17:35:00 Did you know that it has been proven that people who floss live longer. It could be because people that floss are more health conscious but I truly believe that you teeth and your nails cay a lot for your over all health. And not to mention that it is just better ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Many Benefits
2008-05-22 23:02:00 I am all for prevention and all for finding out the many benefits of many items whether they are directly for your health or will help keep you safe and GPS Tracking is something that could benefit your safety and your children’s safety. It is something that is just good to have…just... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Safe
2008-05-22 01:13:00 Have you ever thought about getting vehicle tracking? There are many advantages to it…and it is just so easy because the data is Google Earth compatible. It is a small pocket size device that actually gets signals for 42 department of defence GPS satellites and it is very accurate... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Researchers develop vaccine that stops Alzheimer?s in mice
2008-05-20 09:28:00 Washington, May 20 (ANI): Researchers from University of Rochester Medical Centre have developed a new vaccine, which triggers an immune response that may protect against Alzheimer’s without causing inflammation or significant side effects. The team conducted their study using a mouse model with Alzheimer’s-like pathology and found that the vaccinated mice generated an immune response to ...
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Bypass surgery not responsible for long-term cognitive decline in patients
2008-05-20 09:27:00 Washington, May 20 (ANI): Contrary to previous study results, coronary bypass surgery is not responsible for long-term cognitive decline in patients, suggests a new study. Lead researchers Ola A. Selnes and Guy M. McKhann of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine conducted their study on 152 patients who had bypass surgery and 92 patients with ...
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Let It Out
2008-05-20 03:42:00 It is actually healthier to let out your sorrows. Do not hold them in. If you feel like you need to cry don’t hold it in because it will turn into another emotion that you may not want…like anger or depression or anxiety. Sometimes letting out those tears will help you relax ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Disinfect your Cutting Boards
2008-05-20 01:14:00 A terrible way to spread virus, bacteria and germs is not cleaning your cutting boards properly after cutting meat and other foods on them. Be sure to spray them with white vinegar. And if you need to deodorize them then be sure to sprinkle baking soda on it and spray with vinegar. ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Robot performs world?s first surgery to remove brain tumour
2008-05-18 10:10:00 Toronto, May 18 (IANS) Canadian doctors have created history by performing the world’s first robotic surgery to remove brain tumour. In the landmark surgery, neurosurgeons at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre guided a newly developed robotic system - called NeuroArm - to remove an egg-shaped tumour from the brain of a woman. Twenty-one-year-old Paige Nickason was discharged from ...
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Walking, climbing same for smaller simians
2008-05-18 10:09:00 Walking or climbing is just the same for smaller simians, which may explain why these tiny ancestors of humans took to trees 65 million years ago. Researchers based their findings on the energy consumed by five different primate species while negotiating vertical and horizontal treadmills. “We assumed it would be more energetically expensive for all of them ...
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Neera, palm tree juice that could go Amul way
2008-05-18 10:07:00 A special filtration technique to enhance the shelf life of Neera, a sweet juice tapped from the palm tree, could help make it available to people all over the country. The technique, which ensures better distillation of the juice, is dedicated to Gujarat’s Neera and Talpadarth Gramodyog Sangh at Kalgam in Valsad district. Sanjay Nene, a scientist ...
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Cut Your Own Fruit
2008-05-17 05:10:00 If you would like to get the most out of your fruits then buy them whole. If you get the pre sliced fruits especially with Kiwi, pineapple and cantaloupe you maybe losing a lot of that vitamin C…the whole point of eating that food. So go out and buy tht e whole fruit and ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Pets Make You Happy
2008-05-16 17:04:00 It is amazing on how a pet can really lift your spirits and brighten your mood. They are like babies…they just make you smile. And there is just nothing like a cat or dog just snuggling up next to you to make you feel better. If you have a pet and are ... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Current CO2 and methane levels highest in 800,000 years
2008-05-15 14:00:00 Washington, May 15 (ANI): The newest analysis of trace gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores has confirmed that current levels of concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane are the highest in 800,000 years. Carried out by members of the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica, the research also confirms that greenhouse gas concentrations go back ...
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Aluminium oxide layer improves solar cells? efficiency by over 1pc
2008-05-15 13:51:00 Washington, May 15 (ANI): A collaborative study by experts at Eindhoven University of Technology and Fraunhofer Institute has helped improve the efficiency of solar cells by more than one per cent. The researchers revealed that they used an ultra-thin aluminium oxide layer at the front of the cell to enhance its efficiency, bringing a breakthrough in ...
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Nanowires may help to boost solar cell efficiency
2008-05-15 13:49:00 Washington, May 15 (ANI): Electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), the experimental solar cells have been developed by electrical engineers from the University of California, San Diego. The research team chose nanowires ...
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Mechanism by which information can be recovered from black holes identified
2008-05-15 13:46:00 Washington, May 15 (ANI): Physicists at Penn State in the US have provided a mechanism by which information can be recovered from black holes. Black holes are those regions of space where gravity is so strong that, according to Einstein?s theory of general relativity, not even light can escape. The team?s findings pave the way toward ending ...
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Lung Health News Magazine, Spring/Summer 2008
2008-05-15 06:30:00 LUNG HEALTH News is a publication of the American Lung Association of California and its offices throughout the state, which are dedicated to preventing lung disease and promoting lung health. For program information in your area, please contact your nearest American Lung Association at 800.586.4872, where you can also speak with registered nurses and respiratory therapists through our free HelpLine,...
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Your Mind is a Powerful Thing
2008-05-14 19:18:00 The mind is a very powerful thing. There have been studies done that have proven the benefits of just imaging muscle exercise. Of course actual strength training and exercising is better but visualization will help you out too. There are many athletes that use this technique which actually give... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Ultrasound, mammography together detect more breast cancer
2008-05-14 06:51:00 Toronto, May 14 (IANS) A new study has found that mammography and ultrasound can play complementary roles in detecting breast cancer in high-risk women. Canadian and American researchers have found that each technique detects cancers that the other cannot. The study confirms that the detection rate of breast cancer is much higher when both ultrasound and ...
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