Disease
HPV infections are common
By Maria Cendejas
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, oral infections with HPV are more common than doctors expected, according to USAtoday.
Infections
Breast Cancer and Heart Attacks: A Deadly Side Effect of Calcium Supplements? (opinion)
Posted By Dr. Mercola | January 30 2012
Story at-a-glance
Taking elemental calcium supplements (with or without vitamin D) in amounts of 500 mg or more may actually increase your ...
The Facts About Diabetes: A Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
The Facts About Diabetes: A Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
What is diabetes?
How many Americans have diabetes and pre-diabetes?
What is the prevalence of diabetes ...
Flu deaths reported in Vietnam, Mexico
By Maria Cendejas
Vietnam sees first flu death in 2 years
On Thursday Vietnam confirmed its first human death from bird flu in nearly 2 years, a ...
NIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their own tissues
Contact: Robin Mackarrmackar@niehs.nih.gov919-541-0073NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their own tissues
More than 32 million people in ...
Rates of cancer deaths on the decline
By Maria Cendejas
Friday Jan 13, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new report from the American Cancer Society says fewer Americans are dying of cancer. The society's ...
Persons with dementia have higher rate of hospitalizations (PR)
Contact: Clare LaFondclareh@uw.edu206-685-1323JAMA and Archives Journals
Persons with dementia have higher rate of hospitalizations
CHICAGO – Compared to individuals without dementia, persons who developed dementia subsequently had ...
Gut hormone leads to weight loss in overweight or obese patients (PR)
Contact: Emma Dickinsonedickinson@bmjgroup.com44-207-383-6529BMJ-British Medical Journal
Gut hormone leads to weight loss in overweight or obese patients
Giving overweight or obese patients a gut hormone that suppresses appetite ...
New Diabetes Patients Don't Have to Rush to Get Medications
By Stephen Lau and editing by Stacey Sexton
Monday Jan 09, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Researchers from the University of Chicago said that middle-aged patients recently diagnosed ...
Explaining heart failure as a cause of diabetes (PR)
Contact: Elisabeth (Lisa) Lyonselyons@cell.com617-386-2121Cell Press
Explaining heart failure as a cause of diabetes
Either heart failure or diabetes alone is bad enough, but oftentimes the two conditions ...



