Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that the internet is being used very successfully when it comes to providing people with high blood pressure medical information as well as medications.
This news is great for all of the people with access to a computer ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
A controversial weight loss drug called Rimonabant has been approved for use for British residents on the NHS.
The drug, which is manufactured by Sanofi is not yet approved for use in the United States because studies have shown it can be very dangerous.
The drug was cleared for use in Britain ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Results of a new study find that a deficiency in vitamin D can increase a person's risk of an early death.
People in a study who had the lowest blood levels of the vitamin, were at the greatest risk of dying from heart disease as well as other causes.
The study, found ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
It is being reported that hundreds of New Yorkers received inaccurate HIV test results from New York City health clinics.
As many as 213 people, who were tested between November of 07 and April 2008 were told that they were HIV positive only to find out later that they were not ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
It is being reported that a pair of twins born at a hospital in North Carolina tipped the scales at a combined weight of 23 pounds and 1 ounce.
The twins, Sean William Maynard and Abigail Rose Maynard were born to proud parents Joey and Erin Maynard via c-section.
Sean was the ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
A woman from California has been charged with posing as a doctor and performing abortions.
The woman, 48 year old Bertha Pinedo Bugarin, even had her own clinic in San diego County, and charged up to 500 dollars per abortion.
She was arrested after a year long investigation and charged with 10 ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
The annual Race For The Cure for breast cancer held in St. Louis yesterday attracted more than 64,000 people.
This is the 10th year that the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has put on the event, as a way of bringing people together to celebrate the lives of those who ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Results of a new study paid for by the U.S.’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases show that treating a person who has the herpes virus does not reduce their risk of contracting the HIV virus.
For a long time now, doctors have been of the impression that people with ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
The FDA has released a statement warning of fake cancer treatments that are available to purchase on the internet but are not cleared for use by the agency.
These products are very dangerous and not only are they uncleared for use by the FDA, but they could also result in a ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Health officials are warning residents due to heavy rain increasing the likelyhood of west nile carrying mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes contract the virus from feasting off the carcuses of dead birds and when they eventually bite humans, they transfer the virus to them.
A healthy human is not likely to suffer ill effects from ...
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