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Health

Osteoporosis Drug Effective in Healing Bone Fractures

Osteoporosis Drug Effective in Healing Bone Fractures

People suffering from devastating bone fractures won’t have to go through so much pain or...
» read full story April 15th, 2009 - 15:47
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All

People who are not ready to quit smoking right now, but they want to reduce their smoking are twice...
» read full story April 06th, 2009 - 14:01
Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence

Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence

A drug commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms appears to increase the risk of breast...
» read full story February 19th, 2009 - 14:00
Menopause Drug Strongly Linked to Breast Cancer Return

Menopause Drug Strongly Linked to Breast Cancer Return

A large study of tibolone, a drug used to treat menopausal symptoms and to prevent osteoporosis,...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 00:46
Smoking Death Rates – The Highest in Kentucky and West Virginia

Smoking Death Rates – The Highest in Kentucky and West Virginia

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in its journal Morbidity and...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 12:46
Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

 Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 14:18
Nation’s Largest Lab Company Admits Error in Vitamin D Tests

Nation’s Largest Lab Company Admits Error in Vitamin D Tests

Quest Diagnostics Inc. of Madison, N.J., the nations’ largest lab company, provided...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 13:41
Fosamax And Similar Drugs May Lead To Jawbone Death?

Fosamax And Similar Drugs May Lead To Jawbone Death?

Drugs have a series of side effects that are sometimes missed in trials. The effects usually...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 21:07
Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax May Raise the Risk for Jaw Infection

Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax May Raise the Risk for Jaw Infection

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned that Merck’s popular osteoporosis drug...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 15:30

Zometa Proven To Shrink Breast Tumors

All drugs are known to have side effects, whether it's aspirin or morphine. Usually, painkiller...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 10:54
Zometa Lowers Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence

Zometa Lowers Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence

The drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) may help breast cancer sufferers by improving the effects of...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 21:11
Novartis Osteoporosis Drug Zometa Shrinks Breast Tumors

Novartis Osteoporosis Drug Zometa Shrinks Breast Tumors

Researchers present Thursday at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio noted...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 12:00
One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 11:18
Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:00
Bone Formation Linked to Serotonin in Gut, Research Brings Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers

Bone Formation Linked to Serotonin in Gut, Research Brings Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers

Bone formation appears to be controlled by serotonin, a chemical in the brain that also influences...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:40
Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

“Be active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care providers and not only...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:28
FDA Issues Warning over Aspirin to Bayer

FDA Issues Warning over Aspirin to Bayer

Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Bayer that two of their aspirin medicines...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 21:04
Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:50
Update: Bayer Is In Trouble Due To Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Is In Trouble Due To Aspirin Products

It appears that drug giant Bayer HealthCare is illegally marketing two unapproved aspirin...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 00:40
High Vitamin D Levels Protect Children from Rickets and Other Diseases

High Vitamin D Levels Protect Children from Rickets and Other Diseases

Millions of children will need to take their vitamin D supplements each day to meet the new...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:00

Vitamin D Linked To Parkinson’s

The reasons for which pediatricians recommended doubling the daily dosage of vitamin D in...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 07:16
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

A study published in the October issue of the Archives of Neurology has revealed that Parkinson’s...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 17:14
Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

A new study by US researchers has found that Parkinson’s sufferers have insufficient levels of...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:00
American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children

American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children

The deficiency of vitamin D during childhood and adolescence has outcomes later in life like the...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 11:00
Pediatricians Urge Doubling of Children’s Vitamin D Doses

Pediatricians Urge Doubling of Children’s Vitamin D Doses

Infants, children and adolescents should get double the recommended amount of vitamin D because of...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:41
New Guidelines And The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Regimen

New Guidelines And The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Regimen

The new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 16:20
Federal Guidelines Urge More Physical Activity

Federal Guidelines Urge More Physical Activity

Children and adolescents should do an hour or more of moderate-intensity to vigorous aerobic...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 15:00
U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week

U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week

Obesity is one of the most dangerous diseases of the 21st century, and it wasn’t negligible at...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 22:13
New Osteoporosis Drug, Amgen’s Denosumab, Reaches Market

New Osteoporosis Drug, Amgen’s Denosumab, Reaches Market

Amgen’s experimental bone drug, called denosumab, was found to reduce the risk of spinal fractures...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 15:30
Amgen To Release Data On Its Experimental Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab

Amgen To Release Data On Its Experimental Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab

Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. will release the results of the study on its osteoporosis drug...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 15:44
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Sports

Weight Training Improves Strength And Mobility

Bonn, Germany - The image of the body-builder with bulging thighs and arms no longer fits the...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 14:34
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U.S.

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 22:34
AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 12:12
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People

Elizabeth Taylor Is In Hospital, But She Is Fine

The actress Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized but was expected to return home soon, according...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 08:46
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Movies

"Golden Girls" Star Estelle Getty Dies At 84

"Golden Girls" Star Estelle Getty Dies At 84

Actress Estelle Getty passed away Tuesday, just days before she would have turned 85, after a long...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 00:24
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Specials

Bone Fractures May Soon Have a Cure

A drug currently prescribed for osteoporosis may be available soon for people suffering from bone...
» read full story April 16th, 2009 - 16:01
Bayer Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Correct Misleading Information about Its Contraceptive

Bayer Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Correct Misleading Information about Its Contraceptive

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has announced the decision to introduce a new advertising...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 16:17
Report: Some Foods Contain Too Much Salt

Report: Some Foods Contain Too Much Salt

A new study to be published in the January issue of Consumer Reports reveals that many foods...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:16
More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:05
Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:40
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related to obesity, the Department of Health...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:30
Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging

Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging

Drinking a glass of wine on daily basis will do you no harm. Oppositely, it will protect you...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 14:37
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
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Business

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated, has announced it would be...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:36
Wyeth Undergoes Revision As Teva Launches Generic Protonix

Wyeth Undergoes Revision As Teva Launches Generic Protonix

Wyeth announced on Monday that it would revise the business plan after rival Teva Pharmaceuticals...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 19:03
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Science

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

As we get older, our health becomes our worst enemy. What’s the secret of living a longer healthy...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:00
E17 Crew Welcomes Space Adventurer Richard Garriott

E17 Crew Welcomes Space Adventurer Richard Garriott

On Tuesday morning, Expedition 18 members, together with space flight enthusiast Richard Garriott,...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:03
Video Game Designer Embarks On Space Journey

Video Game Designer Embarks On Space Journey

The love for space in general, and space travel in particular, is something one might expect to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:00
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
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