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Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest risk of developing the disease, a new report finds.

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Herpes Infects One in Six in US - BusinessWeek

Macon DailyHerpes Infects One in Six in USBusinessWeekTUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday. HSV-2, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the ...US herpes rates remain high: CDC ReutersSexual transmitted diseases...

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'Tame' virus may help fight cancer - The Press Association

Daily Mail'Tame' virus may help fight cancerThe Press AssociationA "tame" virus could prove to be a future weapon against prostate cancer, early research suggests. Scientists who administered the virus to six volunteer patients found it killed off cancer cells while sparing normal tissue. The respiratory, enteric ...Doctor's Specialty Often...

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Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.

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Obesity risk

Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel

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Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community

A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.

Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures

DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.

Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs

President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag, but it may be the only program passed.

Merck and Sanofi-Aventis Combine Animal Health Units

The combined business would jointly control about 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock.

Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans

This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.

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Pharmacy probe over pill refusal

A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield the contraceptive pill.

Social care deal 'dead in water'

Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water.

Street actress reveals depression

Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression.

Medical records

Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained

Chickenpox row

A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?
 

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Preventing Weight Gain 3 Replies

If you're currently at a healthy weight, you're already one step ahead of the game. To stay at a healthy weight, it's worth doing a little planning now. Or maybe you are overweight but aren't ready…

Started by Krishna in fitness, exercise & weight reduction. Last reply by Vega Sinclair Mar 1.

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101 Ways to Lose Your Gut

The average man's body houses 43.2 pounds of fat. And at any one moment, that number is either increasing or decreasing—it's never stagnant. Spend more of each day burning fat than you do storing it,…

Started by HealthChapter Team in fitness, exercise & weight reduction Jan 17.

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Why parenting actually REDUCES your blood pressure

They may give you grey hair, sleepless nights and a host of worries about money, health and school. But raising children can actually lower your blood pressure, a study suggests. While the finding…

Started by HealthChapter Team in miscellaneous diseases & conditions Jan 17.

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Depressed or Tired?

Many of us in this high-paced world are either too busy or just plain unable to decide whether they are tired or whether they are depressed. How is one to know? After all, the symptoms are so similar…

Started by HealthChapter Team in miscellaneous diseases & conditions Jan 17.

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F.D.A. Concerned About Substance in Food Packaging

In a shift of position, the Food and Drug Administration is expressing concerns about possible health risks from bisphenol-A, or BPA, a widely used component of plastic bottles and food packaging tha…

Started by HealthChapter Team in miscellaneous diseases & conditions Jan 17.

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It's never ending

Finally hooked up satellite high speed internet to research basement dehumidifiers after asthma symptoms for years. Once an ultrasound service training technician explained that humid air could increase the sympto… Continue

Posted by lee w on January 21, 2010 at 9:33am

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How Do I Keep My Brain Smart?

Until just a few years ago we doctors believed that the brain stopped making new neural connections ? meaning that your memory began to get irreversibly worse ? when the body stopped developing usually in your early 20s. And we knew that like any other body part neurons weaken as we age. Loss of brain function due to neural breakdown was assumed to be a normal unavoidable part of aging.

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Posted by HealthChapter Team on January 17, 2010 at 9:51am

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‘No such thing as safe cocaine use’

Researchers warned that there is no 'safe' amount of cocaine to use, after a study found that up to 3 per cent of all sudden deaths are linked to the drug.

Taking even small amounts of cocaine at weekends can increase the risk of suddenly dying from heart problems.

The study, published in the European Heart Journal, analysed a series of post-mortem reports in south-west Spain, where toxicology tests are routinely carried out after any violent or unexpected deaths.

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Posted by HealthChapter Team on January 17, 2010 at 9:50am

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Male-on-male sexual harassment on rise

Surprisingly, it wasn't a group of female workers who were compensated by the popular eatery: it was a group of male employees who claim they were sexually harassed by other men in the workplace. And, as new EEOC filings show, this situation is not unusual. Between 1992 and 2008, the percentage of sexual-harassment charges filed by men with the EEOC doubled from 8 percent to 16 percent. "While some people may think sexual harassment of male employees is a joke, the issue is real," says David Gri… Continue

Posted by HealthChapter Team on January 17, 2010 at 9:50am

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Stress could cause cancer claim scientists

Scientists have discovered that everyday emotional stress is a trigger for the growth of tumours

They discovered that any sort of trauma, emotional or physical, can act as a "pathway" between cancerous mutations bringing them together in a potentially deadly mix.

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Posted by HealthChapter Team on January 17, 2010 at 9:48am

 
 

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