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Diet & Health
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Heart & Blood
Vitamin C lowers blood pressure
Got
hypertension?
It may be time to try intravenous injection of
vitamin C.
A new Italian study found
that vitamin C intravenously delivered can lower blood pressure by acting on an
overactive central nervous system.
Sep 20, 2008 - 6:46:49 PM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
China tests all milk products for melamine
Six state agencies
in China including the Ministry of Commerce, State Administration of
Industry and Commerce, and The General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on October 11 jointly issued
an urgent order to request merchants nationwide of name brands of
liquid milk products to pull all their products off from store
shelves.
Oct 13, 2008 - 7:24:38 PM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Vitamin D insufficiency linked to Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's
disease may have a lot to do with vitamin D insufficiency, according to a new
study by researchers from Emory University School of Medicine.
Oct 13, 2008 - 3:35:18 PM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Obesity reduces breast cancer survival odds: study
The study led by Bidoli E and colleagues at Centro
Riferimento Oncologico in Aviano, Italy showed that obesity can be one of the
most significant lifestyle risk factor for prognosis of breast cancer.
Oct 13, 2008 - 1:47:40 PM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
High fat diet means high breast cancer risk
In the
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we will publish a series of reports on studies
and others on the disease to raise readers' awareness of the fact that breast cancer
is a preventable disease.
Oct 13, 2008 - 10:28:11 AM
Food & Health
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Food Chemicals
Pectin power
Scientists have found a new possible explanation for why people who
eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of
cancers.
Oct 13, 2008 - 8:45:45 AM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
Collateral Damage: Organic Farmers Being Squeezed Out
Groups representing organic
farmers and their customers are calling on consumers to help save the
organic industry by exclusively patronizing dairies, and other brands,
that uphold the spirit and letter of the federal organic law. They
claim the acquisition of major brands by corporate agribusiness, and
their dependence on factory farms, threatens to force families off the
land and deprive consumers of the superior nutritional food they think
they are paying for.
Oct 13, 2008 - 7:37:03 AM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
China milk as pure as is supposed to be now
China's top quality inspection agency said on Saturday
that the latest samples tested negative for melamine, the industrial chemical
that contaminated milk products in china killing at least 3 infants and
sickened more than 50,000.
Oct 13, 2008 - 7:28:09 AM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Some basics about breast cancer prevention
In the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we'd like
women to be aware that breast cancer is largely a preventable disease and they
can avoid the disease by simply following a healthy lifestyle including healthy
diet.
Oct 13, 2008 - 7:15:33 AM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
Read What Obama and McCain Have to Say About Health Care Plans
Cited are statements regarding health care plans from Barack Obama's camp and John McCain's camp.
Oct 12, 2008 - 7:16:38 PM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
Which health plan would you like, John McCain's or Barack Obama's
It's not easy for ordinary voters to understand what
really Barack Obama and John McCain have promised to offer in their health
plans when selected as President.
Oct 12, 2008 - 4:44:40 PM
Diet & Health
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Heart & Blood
Flavonoid supplements good for the heart
A study
published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests oral
supplement of flavonoids found in onions and tea may protect against
cardiovascular disease.
Oct 12, 2008 - 4:17:24 PM
Food & Health
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Food Chemicals
Wild blueberries have highest antioxidant activity
Wild blueberries have the highest activity of antioxidants, according
to Cornell University researchers. But cultivated blueberries are not
as potent as wild ones.
Oct 12, 2008 - 4:02:01 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
Who’d be a better cancer-fighter, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Here is some comparison between Barack Obama's cancer-fighting
plan and John McCain's.
It is not
complete and interested readers should follow the links at the end of the
article and read their statements directly.
Oct 12, 2008 - 3:44:42 PM
General Health
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Other News
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Should Be Prevention Month!
I was still
right in that the campaign does not mean to encourage women to prevent breast
cancer.
Rather it means to have women to
receive screening and early detection, which are good, but not the women's best
interest.
Oct 12, 2008 - 12:48:17 PM
General Health
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Drug News
More about HPV vaccine you need to know
Evidence showed that HPV vaccine does not help
women who have had HPV infection.
At least one study has shown that the HPV
vaccine can actually increase the risk of cervical cancer in women who were
vulnerable to repeated or persistent infections of certain HPV.
Oct 12, 2008 - 11:28:35 AM
Diet & Health
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Nutrition
Vitamin K1 helps prevent diabetes
A new
study published online ahead of print in the journal Diabetes Care suggests
that taking vitamin K1 supplements may help reduce risk of diabetes in older
men.
Oct 11, 2008 - 3:56:06 PM
General Health
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Other News
California to build anti-suicide net below the Golden Gate Bridge
The California Board
of Directors controlling the Golden Gate Bridge on Oct 10 voted 14 to 1 to
build a suicide barrier to prevent future suicides.
Oct 11, 2008 - 3:31:45 PM
General Health
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Other News
U.S. to count on Russia for space transportation after 2010
In the
wake of the global economic turmoil, NASA has gotten something to worry about
for the international space program -- The U.S. will probably have no means of
transportation between the earth and the international space station after
2010.
Oct 11, 2008 - 2:21:31 PM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
Chinese dairy products now free of melamine
Chinese
liquid dairy products are reportedly free of melamine now.
The China's top quality control agency said
on Saturday Chinese liquid dairy products now met temporary restriction on
melamine.
Oct 11, 2008 - 1:55:09 PM
General Health
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Government
Oklahoma forces women undergoing abortion to view their fetuses
An
advocate group sued the state of Oklahoma over legislation that prohibits a
woman from getting an abortion unless she undergoes an ultrasound first.
Oct 11, 2008 - 1:34:03 PM
General Health
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Other News
Cells from testicles act similar to embryonic stem cells
German
researchers found that cells taken from men's testicles could be used to grow
certain types of adult cells or tissues, making it possible for scientists to sidestep
the controversy over use of human embryonic stem cell research.
Oct 11, 2008 - 12:06:25 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
Physician Group Opposes Fluoridation
"Fluoridation of
drinking water is scientifically untenable, and should not be part of a public
health initiative or program," says the Canadian Association of Physicians for
the Environment (CAPE) in a new published statement.
Oct 11, 2008 - 9:35:14 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Is it worth it to get HPV vaccine?
Merck has successfully gotten 25 percent of
girls ages 13 to 17 vaccinated with its HPV vaccine Gardasil, data
released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed.
Oct 10, 2008 - 1:55:39 PM
General Health
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Government
FDA: LabCorp can't sell ovarian cancer test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued
a letter to warn Burlington-based Laboratory Corporation of America
Holdings that it is violating the law by selling a blood test for
ovarian cancer.
Oct 9, 2008 - 11:14:26 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
St John’s Wort fights depression
Feeling
depressed, but reluctant to take prescription drugs because of their side
effects?
It might be time for you to use
St. John's Wort or Hypericum perforatum L.!
A new review concludes that this herbal remedy is as effective as
standard antidepressants but with few side effects.
Oct 9, 2008 - 8:26:09 AM
General Health
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Government
HIV/AIDS Update: FDA approves generic formulation of lamivudine
On October 7, 2008, FDA granted tentative approval for a generic
formulation of lamivudine 150 mg and 300 mg tablets, manufactured by
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited of Daman, India, indicated for use in
combination with other anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1
infection.
Oct 8, 2008 - 7:56:09 PM
General Health
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Other News
German farmer starts using his transplanted arms
The
German farmer who received the world's first double arm transplant said
Wednesday he had been recovering well after the 15-hour operation.
Oct 8, 2008 - 6:21:16 PM
General Health
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Other News
Fan may blow away risk of SIDs?
In the so
called scientific community, you can read all types of research articles on sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS), but remember that not all are equally convincing.
Oct 8, 2008 - 4:06:08 PM
General Health
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Lifestyle
Circumcision can't protect MSM from HIV infection
Circumcision
does not seem to reduce risk of HIV infection in men who have sex with men
(MSM), according to a new study published in the Oct. 7 issue of JAMA.
Oct 8, 2008 - 1:19:23 PM
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