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Heart Attacks Declining in UKClinical Trials

Heart Attacks Declining in UK

Decrease May Become Negated by Increasing BMI

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Why Blue Light Specials Can't be IgnoredMental Health

Why Blue Light Specials Can't be Ignored

Mind is easily distracted by rewarding objects

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Don't Hate the Doctor, ManHealth News

Don't Hate the Doctor, Man

Doctors need to screen for heart problems, diabetes, other diseases

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Most Workplace Brain Injuries in Construction IndustryClinical Trials

Most Workplace Brain Injuries in Construction Industry

Brain injuries in agriculture, fishing and forestry industries

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Heart Ability Varies By DemographicClinical Trials

Heart Ability Varies By Demographic

Heart's right ventricle size and ability dependent on age, gender and race

June 12, 2011·1 min read
Beware of Misleading Food Names Health News

Beware of Misleading Food Names

Dieters are more likely to fall for "naming traps" when choosing healthy foods

June 12, 2011·1 min read
Go Green in Diet TooNatural

Go Green in Diet Too

Plant-based diet is better for heart disease and lower low-density lipoprotein

June 12, 2011·1 min read
Genetic Heart Disease Can Be DetectedClinical Trials

Genetic Heart Disease Can Be Detected

Patients with Genetic Mutation Already Have Weaker Heart

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Who Is Gonna Lose a KidneyHealth News

Who Is Gonna Lose a Kidney

Kidney transplant rejection better predicted using lower urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Beer & Health? Don't Go Together...YetNatural

Beer & Health? Don't Go Together...Yet

Non-alcoholic wheat beer improves athletic health

June 11, 2011·1 min read
Staph Risk Prompts Recall of Sketch PadsFDA Alerts

Staph Risk Prompts Recall of Sketch Pads

Sketch pads were geared towards children

June 11, 2011·1 min read
MS and the Herpes Zoster VirusHealth News

MS and the Herpes Zoster Virus

Multiple sclerosis associated with shingles

June 11, 2011·1 min read
Extra Chubby Bundle of JoyHealth News

Extra Chubby Bundle of Joy

Pregnant women who gain too many pounds have overweight babies

June 11, 2011·2 min read
Sales of Diabetes Drugs Stopped Due to Bladder Cancer RisksPrescription Drugs

Sales of Diabetes Drugs Stopped Due to Bladder Cancer Risks

Actos and Competact pulled off market in France and Germany

June 11, 2011·1 min read
New Link Discovered Between Appetite Hormone and DepressionMental Health

New Link Discovered Between Appetite Hormone and Depression

Leptin may become tool for fighting depression

June 10, 2011·2 min read
Pap Smears Not Frequented In Gay PopulationHealth News

Pap Smears Not Frequented In Gay Population

Pap smears are often skipped by lesbians and bisexuals

June 10, 2011·2 min read
Testosterone Horse Still Leading the Cart in Healthy AgingNatural

Testosterone Horse Still Leading the Cart in Healthy Aging

Testosterone levels associated with heart disease and obesity

June 10, 2011·1 min read
Cardio Deaths PreventableClinical Trials

Cardio Deaths Preventable

Heart Failure Patients Could Have Been Saved with New Treatment

June 10, 2011·2 min read
E. Coli Pathogen Found on CucumberHealth News

E. Coli Pathogen Found on Cucumber

E. coli outbreak source could still be cucumber

June 10, 2011·1 min read
Inorganic Arsenic Found in Animal DrugFDA Alerts

Inorganic Arsenic Found in Animal Drug

FDA Says Eating Chicken is Still Safe

June 10, 2011·1 min read
EU Nearing Deal for Farmers Impacted by E. ColiNatural

EU Nearing Deal for Farmers Impacted by E. Coli

E. coli outbreak is declining, but new cases are still appearing

June 10, 2011·1 min read
ADHD may Actually be PTSDMental Health

ADHD may Actually be PTSD

Mental health issues common in victims of childhood trauma

June 10, 2011·2 min read
Magnets as a Heart Attack Prevention ToolClinical Trials

Magnets as a Heart Attack Prevention Tool

Heart attack treatment with magnets

June 10, 2011·2 min read
Drugs Can't Keep the Liquids DownHealth News

Drugs Can't Keep the Liquids Down

Acid reflux patients get little regurgitation relief from proton-pump inhibitors

June 10, 2011·1 min read