Three clinical trials presented in Lyon found flibanserin, a drug that failed as an antidepressant and works at the level of the brain, improved sexual desire and satisfying sexual experience in premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Nearly 2,000 women took part.
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One More Reason to Ban Artificial Sweeteners from Your Diet
Research presented at the American Society of Nephrology meeting followed about 3,000 women in the Nurses' Health Study and found two or more daily servings of artificially sweetened soda carried twice the odds of faster kidney function decline. Sugar-sweetened drinks showed no link.
Miscellaneous
What the Inventor of the Flu Shot NOW Thinks of the Vaccine...
Dr. Mercola relays a Global Research piece by Richard Gale and Gary Null arguing the government's swine flu vaccination push rests on scare tactics and a poorly tested vaccine, and disputing official projections that H1N1 could kill some 90,000 Americans.
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US gets a 'D' for preterm birth rate (press release)
For a second straight year the United States scored a 'D' on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. The preliminary 2007 preterm birth rate was 12.7 percent against a 7.6 percent target. Seven states gained a letter grade, two slipped, and only Vermont earned a 'B.'
Disease
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy, his sister told staff at his investment firm Vulcan, adding that he plans no change to his role. The subtype accounts for about 40 percent of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases.
Drug
Swine Flu Shot Side Effects Beginning to Take Their Toll
Dr. Mercola reports that Jordan McFarland, 14, of Virginia left a hospital in a wheelchair after developing a reported case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours of an H1N1 shot, and that a French health worker was diagnosed with the disorder six days after her swine flu vaccination.
Miscellaneous
View Hi-def videos on YouTube soon
Rumour has it YouTube will support 1080p, above the current 780p ceiling, though bigger HD files will need more storage and delivery capacity. The 10-minute length limit stays, and adding &fmt=6 or &fmt=18 to a video URL can already play an HD version where one exists.
Lifestyle
Benefits of quitting smoking happen in 20 minutes
The American Cancer Society says heart rate and blood pressure drop within 20 minutes of quitting, and promotes its Great American Smokeout as a date to stop. Smokers who quit by 35 gain about eight years of life expectancy, by 55 about five, and by 65 about three.
Disease
Nearly 4000 Americans Die from H1N1
The CDC now estimates H1N1 has infected 22 million Americans since April and killed about 4,000, including 540 children, four times its earlier figure of 1,000 deaths. Most children who died had underlying health conditions, and Dr Anne Schuchat calls the numbers alarming.
Drug
Immune-Based Therapy May Hold Key to Breast Cancer
Johns Hopkins oncologist Leisha Emens is testing a vaccine meant to re-train the immune system to recognize tumour cells, paired with standard breast cancer drugs. She cautions that cancer is a range of diseases, so a single cure is unlikely.
Disease
Fat Producing Hormone May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Rob van Dam and colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health reviewed studies covering at least 14,000 patients and confirmed that high levels of adiponectin, a hormone secreted by fat cells, are linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes. They are not sure why.
Miscellaneous
Most wanted now: Carrie Prejean sex tapes
The piece rounds up online gossip and search activity about alleged Carrie Prejean sex tapes, noting conflicting claims over how many exist and whether the former Miss California USA was 17 or over 18 when they were made.
Lifestyle
Quarter of a million English children risk skin cancer at tanning beds
Two studies of more than 9,000 English children aged 11 to 17 found 6 percent had used a sunbed, with rates reaching 51 percent in Liverpool and 21.8 percent unsupervised. The authors estimate a quarter of a million face raised melanoma risk and want legislation.
Disease
Baby boomers feeling consequences of obesity as they age
UCLA researchers found Americans aged 60 to 69 reported rising rates of several disabilities over time, while those 70 and older did not. Principal investigator Teresa Seeman links the trend partly to higher obesity rates and lower socioeconomic status in that age group.
Disease
H1N1 flu linked to 48 deaths in Illinois
Illinois recorded 48 H1N1 deaths and 1,371 hospitalizations, the state health department said. Only laboratory-confirmed cases with a compatible illness are counted. The figures follow the national pattern: younger people were hospitalized more often, while older people were more likely to die.
Drug
Expert Pediatrician Exposes Vaccine Myths
Pediatrician Larry Palevsky tells Mercola that what he saw in practice stopped matching the vaccine safety and efficacy he was taught in medical school, and that reading the research convinced him the studies were not designed to test safety and some ingredients went untested.
Government
What should I ask when considering a layaway plan?
The FTC advises getting a merchant's layaway policy in writing and checking the payment schedule, minimum payments, service fees, penalties for late payments and the refund terms. Federal law does not specifically govern layaway, though deceptive sales practices are illegal under the FTC Act.
Disease
Key Flu Indicators - 11-13-2009
CDC's FluView for November 1-7, 2009 found doctor visits for influenza-like illness fell nationally for a second week while staying above a typical season's peak. Hospitalization rates kept climbing, highest in children under five, and 35 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported.
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