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• Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory of Aging

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 9:44pm EDT by Populist Party

  Aging may be part of your genetic plan, not the result of wear-and-tear on your body, a new study of worms suggests. The finding contradicts a commonly held theory and gives hope that science eventually may find a way to stop or reverse the aging process.

• Even surgery doesn't stop alcoholics' habits

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 8:38pm EDT by Reliving myyouth

  Life-saving surgery may not induce some patients with alcoholic liver disease to stop drinking, researchers report.

• AIDS Risk to U.S. Employees Raised as Government Ignores Policy

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by greenpagan

  The U.S. government is ignoring its own guidelines for HIV screening, putting more than 15 million people covered by federal health-care plans at risk of unwittingly carrying and spreading the deadly virus.

• Senators slam Indian Health agency for lost items

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 5:05pm EDT by Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Writer

  The head of the Indian Health Service defended his agency on Thursday against accusations that it lost millions of dollars' worth of equipment and tried to cover it up.

• AIDS bill sets unclear treatment target

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 5:05pm EDT by Katharine Euphrat, Associated Press Writer

  The global AIDS bill signed by President Bush on Wednesday sets a goal of treating more than the 2 million-patient target set in 2003, but how much more isn't clear.

• Mexico criticizes US salmonella findings

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 5:02pm EDT by E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press Writer

  Mexican agriculture officials said Thursday that U.S. colleagues hunting for the source of a salmonella outbreak are rushing to a conclusion about finding the strain at a Mexican pepper farm.

• Foreclosures close the door on family pets

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 4:48pm EDT by RogerB

  Shelter operators nationwide say they are being inundated with stray pets abandoned by families that have lost their homes or dropped off by owners looking to cut costs in any way possible.

• Menopause raises risk of metabolic syndrome

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 3:21pm EDT by stumel

  A woman's risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of risks for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, appears to rise with the transition to menopause, usually in her 40s.

• Researchers Identify Drugs that Enhance Exercise Endurance

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:37pm EDT by blinkin

  Researchers have identified two drugs that mimic many of the physiological effects of exercise. The drugs increase the ability of cells to burn fat and are the first compounds that have been shown to enhance exercise endurance.

• Houston doctors say they may have found a way to destroy HIV

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:37pm EDT by Josh of Arc

  There is real hope that what's happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV.

• 'When you're full, you're shortening your lifespan' - Telegraph

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:28pm EDT by Angel_C

  Every time you feel full you are shortening your lifespan a little, suggests a study that reveals new insights into how to combat obesity.

• Writing is on the wall for doctors' e-prescriptions

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:21pm EDT by Your Voice New Vision

  The move to get doctors to file prescriptions electronically is gathering steam and may get a further boost from new Medicare rules that give doctors money to go electronic — and take it away if they don't.

• Drugs Offer Promise of Fitness Without Effort

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:19pm EDT by Shaun v

  Can you enjoy the benefits of exercise without the pain of exertion? The answer may one day be yes — just take a pill that tricks the muscles into thinking they have been working out furiously.

• MENTAL HEALTH: Dementia Sets In Naturally Over Time

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:14pm EDT by Michael Warren

  Mental illness in America, and the vast consumption of hamburgers, is there a link? Hamburgers are a mixed meat product that contains the surface of the meat, the area that is highest in bacteria, and scientists say leads to mad cow disease if it's built up over time.

• Enlarged Breats: Mutilation?Beauty?

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:05pm EDT by truthlover

  Breast enlargements are increasing in England and are now among the most popular of elective surgeries.

• Cell changes may help Lou Gehrig's research

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:03pm EDT by Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer

  Using a new technique to reprogram cells, scientists are growing neurons from people with Lou Gehrig's disease, a possible first step in understanding how the deadly illness develops.

• Oedipal emergency: If Junior sees too much

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by rjkardo

  Will you spend the rest of your life paying for therapy if your kid walks in on you having sex? Is the pill to blame for one wife's low libido? And when Viagra doesn't work, what does?

• Sustainable Health Care Reform

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:47pm EDT by Your Voice New Vision

  When it comes to health care reform, the question is no longer whether, but what: What kind of reform is needed?

• 'Designer Vaginas' Blacklisted in Australia

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:43pm EDT by Spikgary

  Cosmetic surgery to "rejuvenate" the vagina has been blacklisted by Australian gynecologists who say more women are being injured by the dangerous procedures.

• Liver damage in hepatitis C patients could be treated with warfarin | Science Blog

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:37pm EDT by jpark

  The drug warfarin may help prevent liver failure in thousands of people with Hepatitis C, according to new research.

• Exercise in a pill? Drugs show promise in mice

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:36pm EDT by Ollie-348746

  Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat?

• Bloomberg: 9/11 health program overdue

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:06pm EDT by Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writer

  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg went to Congress Thursday seeking long-term care for sick Ground Zero workers and was challenged to justify its cost.

• Finland Considers Legalising Male Circumcision

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:06pm EDT by Pasi

  Finland is considering legalising the practice of male circumcision.

• Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drug Therapy Stopped Congnitive Decline in Real-World Study

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:53pm EDT by luckydog

  Researchers have tested a new pharmaceutical approach to combating Alzheimer's, and say they may have found the breakthrough drug that can halt the progress of the disease.

• First performance-enhancing drugs for exercise endurance?

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:49pm EDT by Ageing Hippie

  While steroids can help build the bulky muscles that lend athletes and body builders power and speed, there hadn't been a drug capable of building the endurance needed to run a marathon or to ride a bike through the Alps.

• Lucky 13 Foundation seeks stem cells donations

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:31pm EDT by Jeff Rivers

  Lucky 13 Foundation seeks stem cells donations

• Drug gives couch potato mice benefits of a workout

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:21pm EDT by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer

  Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug — if you happen to be a mouse.

• Pet foods with functional formulas can help manage pet health problems

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:10pm EDT by gstevens

  There are many dog and cat foods boasting functional formulas. These petfoods assert the ability to help manage several different health concerns, including: Dental disease; Hairballs; Food allergies; Urinary tract disease; and Mobility problems

• Treating the Pill as Abortion, Draft Regulation Stirs Debate

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:05pm EDT by Snowflake-Seven

  Set aside the fraught question of when human life begins. The new debate: When does pregnancy begin?

• Instead of education, students of Sheikh Ali are forced to harvest beans and potatoes!

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 11:53am EDT by RAWA

  PAN (Translated by RAWA): In 35 schools of Sheikh Ali district of Parwan province almost half of 8000 students are forced in hard labor such as planting and harvesting wheat and potatoes, collecting harvested beans and irrigating the land.

• Controversy Mounts Over Volatile "Mothers Act" Despite Defeat Of Omnibus Bill

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 11:35am EDT by take2la

  Reprinted from CCHR.org/mothers_act.html Controversy Mounts Over Volatile "Mothers Act" Despite Defeat Of Omnibus Bill

• Why the War on Smoking Will Fail

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 11:14am EDT by Populist Party

  Force doesn't work. It will only exacerbate the problem by encouraging resentment and rebellion, and not addressing those factors that lead people to smoke or doing what needs to be done for them to quit.

• How Bad Are iPods for Your Hearing?

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 11:08am EDT by Scott (Scoop) Butki

  I've wondered this one before Can you guess, based on my seeds, what I was reading while on jury duty this morning?

• Cutting Boards - wood or plastic?

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 11:00am EDT by gladbutterfly

  "You should use a hard wood cutting board for the sake of your knives and for sanitary reasons.

• With one motto, heavy mom drops 105 pounds

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 10:52am EDT by SuperSapien

  Having been taught to always finish her plate, it took nearly three decades for the newest Joy Fit Club member to undo her childhood eating habits and live a healthier, more active lifestyle: "Exercise was a sin in my book," April Wood said.

• Will Loneliness Spell Society's Doom?

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 10:48am EDT by Josh of Arc

  A new book explores the negative effects of being alone: heart disease, cancer, gastrointestinal ailments, etc.

• Foreclosures close the door on family pets

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 10:38am EDT by SuperSapien

  Shelter operators nationwide say they are being inundated with stray pets abandoned by families that have lost their homes or dropped off by owners looking to cut costs in any way possible.

• Do carbs really make you fat? 6 diet myths

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 10:32am EDT by kctommy

  Diet and nutrition myths have an odd way of sounding like the truth. Health magazine separates fact from fiction about popular diet myths that have had a lot of staying power.

• Women end up less happy than men

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 9:38am EDT by Josh of Arc

  Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California economist Richard Easterlin...

• Morning-after pill popular but under pressure

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:36am EDT by John-273774

  In the year since it was approved for over-the-counter sales, the morning-after pill has become a huge commercial success for its manufacturer, but its popularity and solid safety record haven't deterred critics from seeking to overturn the milestone ruling.

• Vote: What do you think of Plan B?

  Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:26am EDT by "Peace be to you"

  In the year since it was approved for over-the-counter sales, the morning-after pill has become a huge commercial success for its manufacturer, but its popularity and solid safety record haven't deterred critics from seeking to overturn the milestone ruling.

• Hearken back to Popeye, spinach

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 11:44pm EDT by zambony

  Hearken back to Popeye, spinach

• ABC News: Nano Foods: Tiny Ingredients, Big Scare?

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 10:24pm EDT by Ivor

  Nano-Foods: The Next Consumer Scare? Consumer Groups Call for Increased Scrutiny of Nanotechnology in Food

• Are you limiting kids' cell phone use?

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 9:41pm EDT by Bill Couzens

  CANCER RISKS AND CELLS

• Pittsburgh Doctor To Perform Study On Cell Phones, Cancer Risk

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 9:37pm EDT by Bill Couzens

  UPCI LEADS THE WAY The study will be a long-term project to determine if heavy use of cell phones increases the risk of developing brain tumors. POST BY BILL COUZENS, FOUNDER LESSCANCER.ORG

• Promising therapy for 'eye stroke'

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 8:24pm EDT by Dr. Diane Wakat, PhD

  At first, Christine Jablonski didn't worry about the blurry vision in her right eye. She dismissed it as a flake of morning mascara and went about her daily business in Ellicott City. But within two hours, the eye went dark.

• Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 7:47pm EDT by Populist Party

  Between 2002 and 2005, the number of prescriptions filled for antidepressant drugs increased from 154 million to 170 million, according to a report released last Thursday by the U.S.

• With jalape�os off the menu, eateries struggle

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 6:42pm EDT by AZ Cat

  Customers are asking questions and rejecting old favorites at Mexican restaurants after the FDA said jalape�os may be to blame for the salmonella outbreak. The pepper is crucial to so many recipes that some restaurants may not survive.

• 44-pound homeless cat found in New Jersey

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 6:36pm EDT by Siv-390939

  Talk about New Jersey's fat cats. A 44-pound feline was found waddling around Saturday without a collar in Voorhees, and officials at the Camden County Animal Shelter hope she gets a nice - hopefully, diet-friendly - home.

• Free Affordable Health Care Online, Just like Canada!

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 6:31pm EDT by LosAngelesWriter

  Looking for free affordable health care online? Our caring leaders in Washington D.C. tell us that universal health care is "bad medicine" even though they have universal care.

• Oblivious texters hurt as they walk, even skate - Behavior- msnbc.com

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 5:20pm EDT by hotlink

  Can't say i didn't see this coming.

• Poll: What have you done while texting?

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 5:05pm EDT by Johnny Whitfield

  Cast your vote.

• Texters hurt as they walk, ride - even cook

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 4:58pm EDT by mr-arcadian

  A group of emergency room doctors is warning of rising injuries and even deaths involving text-messaging motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, even Rollerbladers.

• Daily pill that halts Alzheimer's is hailed as 'biggest breakthrough against disease for 100 years'

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 4:10pm EDT by Josh of Arc

  A new drug halts the devastating progress of Alzheimer's disease, say British scientists. It is said to be more than twice as effective as current treatments.

• Alcohol allergy: Is there such a thing? - MSN Health & Fitness - Allergies

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 3:37pm EDT by sandilynn1975

  I have twin brother in laws who BOTH break out in hives from half a beer. I feel they do have an alcohol allergy because this does not happen with anything else. Also if they take benadryl or another allergy med ahead of time they can prevent it from happening.

• Four-legged friends: Take a look at what your pet is eating

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 2:54pm EDT by gstevens

  Discussing the benefits of feeding man's best friend holistic pet foods.

• Transplant Recipient's Coverage Rejected Again

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 2:34pm EDT by Carl Zwerling

  This whole country sucks. Situations like this should never exist. We have basic right for police and fire protection and need universal health protection for every citizen and legal visitors.

• Fresh pet food becomes new standard in premium foods

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 2:28pm EDT by gstevens

  For years, virtually all of the dollar sales growth in the North American pet food market has been coming from the conversion of pet owners to higher priced fare, and the single most important factor behind their willingness to pay more is the belief that better quality products  …

• All Natural Bug Repellent, Just in Time For The Long Weekend

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 2:27pm EDT by paulvaggen

  Besides naming the obvious things people can do to help keep nature the way it is I have come across a great list of natural repellents that keeps those pesky little bitters away. Thats right, people want to enjoy nature while keeping part of it away.

• "Enhanced" Gummy Bears Fight Cavities

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 2:10pm EDT by Belarius

  A study in Washington State gathered 154 first to fifth graders from two elementary schools. The students were given four gummy bears made with either xylitol or maltitol (types of sugars used in many types of sugarless chewing gum) three times a day during school hours.

• Cancer diary: 'I'm going to live until I die'

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 2:05pm EDT by Newsosaur

  NBC's George Lewis shares his personal experience with prostate cancer.

• Lives in a chiaroscuro. Should we suspend the puberty of children with gender identity disorder?

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:56pm EDT by camdic

  Transgender children who are not treated for their condition are at high risk of violence and suicide.

• Why Loneliness Is Bad For You

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:52pm EDT by Gwenny

  Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness is associated with cardiovascular problems, viral infections, and higher mortality. What they didn't know is how this feeling begets illness.

• AIDS deaths down 10% in 2007 - Los Angeles Times

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:52pm EDT by camdic

  The number of AIDS deaths worldwide dropped 10% in 2007 because of increasing access to treatment, as did the number of new infections in children, the United Nations reported Tuesday.

• The Danger of Meat-Heavy Diets

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:49pm EDT by Brian White

  You may have seen recent news articles claiming that a study out of Israel found that the Atkins diet is more effective for losing weight and improving cholesterol levels than a low-fat diet. Unfortunately, the headlines completely misrepresented the study.

• Nano-food fears: Scientists say 'size matters'

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:36pm EDT by Marilyn L

  Those consumers already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food reaching their tables may soon find something else in their grocery carts to furrow their brows over: nano-foods.

• What's your doc thinking? Web site offers clues

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:32pm EDT by Marilyn L

  Doctors love to talk shop. Now they're� turning to an online community to share advice, vent and empathize.

• Missing DNA chunks tied to schizophrenia

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:29pm EDT by Marilyn L

  Two huge international studies show that people who lack certain chunks of DNA run a dramatically higher risk of getting schizophrenia.

• Missing DNA chunks tied to schizophrenia risk

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:01pm EDT by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer

  Two huge international studies show that people who lack certain chunks of DNA run a dramatically higher risk of getting schizophrenia, a finding that could help open new doors to understanding and diagnosing the disease.

• Report: No risk to children from artificial turf

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 12:21pm EDT by in-halfdotcom

  Children aren't at risk for lead exposure from synthetic athletic fields, according to a report Wednesday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

• Enviroblog: Congress approves phthalate ban

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 11:35am EDT by orsiko

  "The debate over this one set of chemicals is a referendum on a broken system. Congress saw just how screwed up the system is in protecting people from chemicals, especially children."

• 16 Senators Ask Obama & McCain to Start Work on Healthcare Reform

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 11:28am EDT by Your Voice New Vision

  Hooray for bipartisan efforts! www.yourvoicenewvision.org

• Faces Of The Health-care Crisis

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 11:25am EDT by Your Voice New Vision

  Everyone has a right to basic health care, and everyone should be guaranteed health insurance that covers needed health services and protects people from financial ruin. www.yourvoicenewvision.org

• Low-carb beats low-fat in diet duel

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 11:04am EDT by Kevin-381511

  A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.

• Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to birth defects

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 10:37am EDT by Marilyn L

  Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research.

• Prescription drug addictions rise

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 10:35am EDT by camdic

  When Sarah Roisman was 11 years old, her doctors prescribed Klonopin, a muscle relaxant, for a psychiatric disorder that caused her to have seizures. She liked how the drug made her feel. Her seizures went away.

• Fertility on ice? Banking eggs buys hope

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 10:34am EDT by Marilyn L

  When you're 37 and stressed about making babies some day, egg freezing offers the promise of preserving fertility.

• New therapy for HIV treatment

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 10:18am EDT by Michael Sautter

  Research co-authored by the University of New South Wales' (UNSW) National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR) shows that the majority of patients who have not responded to traditional treatments have had good results from a new combination therapy.

• First drug for treating fibromyalgia approved

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 9:58am EDT by coke1

  A Pfizer Inc. drug won expanded federal approval Thursday as the first treatment for fibromyalgia, a mysterious syndrome marked by muscle pain and fatigue.

• Heavy? It might be your neighborhood's fault

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 9:17am EDT by Ms CYPRAH

  It could be your neighborhood that's making you fat — or keeping you slender.

• Heavy? Your neighborhood may be to blame

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 9:13am EDT by ms-397461

  The year your neighborhood was built might be a factor in how much you weigh, a new study says. Those built before 1950 were designed to encourage more walking.

• 'Red Flags': 10 Symptoms You Can't Ignore

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 8:54am EDT by newsguru

  3. Symptoms of stroke or TIA Any of these symptoms are concerning even if they are transient or improve; Weakness, numbness, or inability to move any part of your body; symptoms

• A Guide to Tantrums - Page 2 - MSN Health & Fitness - Kids' Health

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 7:47am EDT by My 2 Cents-338890

  This article summarized why children have tantrums and the best way to handle the situation. Is this article correct in the views expressed or are tantrums a situation that arises because of other factors not taken into account in the article?

• Aids Epidemic Should Be Classified As a Global Disaster

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 7:15am EDT by suray

  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) has warned the AIDS in some countries is so severe that it should be classified as a disaster.

• Fat loss drug

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 6:48am EDT by UMN

  Fat loss drug

• It takes backbone to have surgery in Massachusetts

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 6:37am EDT by The Incredulous One

  Surgeons in Massachusetts have operated in the wrong location on patients 38 times since 2006, with botched spine surgeries accounting for more of the mistakes than any other type of operation, according to a Globe review of state documents.

• Dunkin' Donuts to offer healthier menu items

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:44am EDT by Lauren Shepherd, AP Business Writer

  Looking to entice those hungry for a healthier option, Dunkin' Donuts will begin offering a new slate of better-for-you offerings in August.

• Global AIDS deaths dip, U.N. reports

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:17am EDT by dan gukeisen

  The numbers of people dying of AIDS and becoming infected with the virus that causes it have dropped modestly in recent years amid intensified global efforts to fight the disease.

• New York Bans Cigarettes from Addicts in Treatment Centers

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 12:54am EDT by Digits

  New York Bans Smoking in Addiction Recovery Centers With a new regulation that struck some observers as counterintuitive, if not downright counterproductive, New York became the first state in the country to ban smoking at all addiction recovery centers.

• L.A. bans new fast-food restaurants

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 12:51am EDT by wnordvik-carr

  L.A. bans new fast-food restaurants

• Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects

  Posted: July 30th, 2008, 12:36am EDT by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer

  Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research.

• Pet food regulations

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 9:15pm EDT by gstevens

  Globally, pet food manufacturer associations are a good source of regulatory information. The following details the regulation of petfood in the US. FDA and AAFCO

• DEVELOPMENT: Think Tank Urges Major Changes in U.S. Food Aid

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 8:15pm EDT by Ivor

  The task force report, entitled "A Call for a Strategic U.S. Approach to the Global Food Crisis", comes amid international alarm over grain prices that have skyrocketed to record heights over the past year.

• Body Image in the Entertainment Industry

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 7:54pm EDT by Eric Atienza

  I was on this radio show, and the DJ asked me, "What if you woke up tomorrow and you were beautiful? What if you woke up and you were blonde, 5' 11", and you weighed 100 pounds?"

• Op-Ed Columnist - Geezers Doing Good - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 7:19pm EDT by dswinder

  This month Bill Gates starts his new full-time career as a humanitarian, leaving behind the software bugs to swat the kind that cause malaria.

• Sticky Labels on Fruit Provide Useful Health Info (ie Organic or GMO?)

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT by MinnieApolis

  You can break the code on those sticky labels on fruit -- If it is a plain four digit number, it was conventionally raised with pesticides and chemical fertilizers. If it is a five digit number beginning with a 9 -- that means it was raised organically. And a five digit number …

• Alzheimer's drug 'halts' decline

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 5:57pm EDT by Red Wolf

  UK scientists have developed a drug which may halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Trials of the drug, known as rember, in 321 patients showed an 81% difference in rate of mental decline compared with those not taking the treatment.

• U.S. AIDS policies neglect blacks

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT by Tony Jefferson jr

  U.S. policies and cash may be leading the fight against AIDS globally, but they have neglected the epidemic among black Americans, the Black AIDS Institute said in a report released on Tuesday.

• U.S. AIDS policies neglect blacks, report says

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 5:49pm EDT by Swope23

  The U.S. has targeted policies and funding to� fight against AIDS globally, but officials have neglected the epidemic among black Americans, the Black AIDS Institute said.

• Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 5:20pm EDT by Populist Party

  An automated artificial kidney that can be worn on the body may one day be to dialysis patients what the insulin pump is to diabetes patients.

• Welcome to America! – Hope you like the Autism

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 5:08pm EDT by Sem0l1na

  Minnesota, Somalis, autism. What a mix. They call it 'The American Disease' No relatives at home seem to have it...yet there are some apartment buildings where EVERY SINGLE FAMILY has AT LEAST one autistic child...

• Insurance or scam? W.I.N. told to cease operations, but still trying to sell Utah on its plan

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 5:04pm EDT by MinnieApolis

  Michael Bianchi thinks he has the solution to the nation's health care crisis: Keep people out of the doctor's office by paying out benefits that encourage healthy lifestyles. Want nutritional supplements? No problem. Bianchi's company, the W.I.N.

• New Alzheimer's drug shows early promise

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 4:55pm EDT by Abby in California

  For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer's disease by breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims' brains.

• The Evidence Gap - Experts Seek a Data Safety Net for Joint Replacements - NYTimes.com

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 4:28pm EDT by wilddove

  On thing wrong with our health care system: we have so little protection as consumers.

• Pediatricians nix heart tests before ADHD drugs

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 4:23pm EDT by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer

  The nation's largest pediatricians' group says most children getting attention-deficit drugs don't need heart screening with electrocardiogram tests, challenging advice from a leading heart doctors' association.

• Support the Hopeful Hearts Foundation at "A Night to Remember" Charity Event

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 3:54pm EDT by jorge.barba

  On November 8, 2008 Hopeful Hearts is excited to present a charity event called "A Night to Remember." The event will be held at Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach, California.

• Treat Medication Samples with Respect

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 2:44pm EDT by infoAbout

  Drug samples are given away by drug reps as a way to gain access to physicians. Reps hope to influence doctors to write prescriptions for insured patients whom they hope will become long-term users of the product.

• Use of Drug Sample Medications

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 2:34pm EDT by infoAbout

  Letter to the Editor: (excerpt) ...It appears patients using samples were required to have a follow-up appointment to get more supplies. This financial cost to the uninsured patient would be expected to be prohibitive, even if a sliding scale were offered...

• Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows early promise

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 2:30pm EDT by Associated Press

  For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer's disease by taking a new approach: breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims' brains.

• When Good Drugs Go Bad

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 2:24pm EDT by executivemom

  BECOME A HEALTHY SKEPTIC

• PLoS Medicine - Neonatal Thyroid Function in Seveso 25 Years after Maternal Exposure to Dioxin

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 1:57pm EDT by camdic

  Neonatal hypothyroidism has been associated in animal models with maternal exposure to several environmental contaminants; however, evidence for such an association in humans is inconsistent.

• UN: AIDS epidemic stable; fewer deaths, infections

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 1:57pm EDT by Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer

  Fewer people are dying of AIDS, more patients are on HIV medication and the global AIDS epidemic is stable after peaking in the late 1990s.

• Obsessive Compulsive Eating -- 11 Signs You're Going Crazy With Food | The Mind Over Body Matter Letter

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 1:25pm EDT by howard-2

  Here is my top 11 list of diet misconceptions that can be sabotaging your diet and stopping your weight loss dead in its tracks. Avoid these mistakes and get back on track to enjoying your food, losing weight, and looking great.

• Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in '74

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 1:16pm EDT by Maxwell Despard

  In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated -- until now.

• Use of statins and incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment without dementia in a cohort study

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 12:51pm EDT by camdic

  Elderly people on statins showed a lower rate of cognitive decline than those not taking them, according to a prospective observational study in Neurology.

• Progress made in HIV prevention

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 12:25pm EDT by newmani

  There have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily-affected countries, a United Nations programme report says. However, UNAids warns the Aids epidemic is not over in any part of the world.

• Conjoined twin separated from sister in 2001 dies

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 11:57am EDT by Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Writer

  A conjoined twin who was separated from her sister during a grueling, 100-hour operation eight years ago died Tuesday at a hospital in Nepal, a doctor said.

• The Myth of Moderate Exercise

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 11:55am EDT by Shaun v

  Obesity experts agree that daily exercise is essential for good health, but whether it can successfully lead to long-term weight loss is a question of much debate.

• Fast Food and Personal Responsibility

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 11:22am EDT by Populist Party

  Those notorious restaurants exist because consumers want them to exist. While I may think smokers and people who live on fast food (like many of my friends) are unwise, it's their lives. They have to weigh their own costs and benefits. No company is forcing them to do anything.

• Dear doctor, we've lost our faith in medicine

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 11:02am EDT by hope51

  Don't trust your doctor? You're not alone. The New York Times' Tara Parker-Pope explores the demise of the doctor-patient relationship, once the cornerstone of the medical system.

• Carson Valley Vitality

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 10:36am EDT by zencoffee

  Coffee is good for you!

• New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 10:31am EDT by Andi-27603

  New Yorkers have been in the throes of sticker shock since this spring when the Big Apple became become the first city in the country to implement a law forcing chain restaurants to post calories.

• 16 Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn't Want You to Know - Page 4 - MSN Health & Fitness - Nutrition

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 10:21am EDT by Marie-281019

  Are people really so disingenuous to claim they can't eat healthy food because restaurants don't disclose every single gram of fat or sugar in their food? Or are they just stupid? It's ICE CREAM for heaven's sake! It's FRIED FOOD! It's SUGAR! It's FAT! Do people really need …

• Heavy? Your neighborhood may be to blame

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 10:04am EDT by Marilyn L

  The year your neighborhood was built might be a factor in how much you weigh, a new study says. Those built before 1950 were designed to encourage more walking.

• The Fountain of Accelerated Old Age?

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 9:54am EDT by brinsmaid

  Disclaimer: This opinion piece is merely conjecture and is not founded in any scientific research.

• Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 9:41am EDT by newsguru

  Consider the following studies published over the last few years:

• 12 Foods You Don't Have to Buy Organic

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 9:23am EDT by Michael Sautter

  Of the 43 different fruit and vegetable categories tested, the following twelve foods do not have to be organic. These had the lowest pesticide load, and consequently are the safest conventionally grown crops to consume from the standpoint of pesticide contamination:

• Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Are Lower Incidence, Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 9:14am EDT by jpark

  Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)—a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines—are associated with a striking decrease in the occurrence and progression of dementia.

• Hypnotherapy or NLP: Which is Right for You?

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 8:55am EDT by ladymeg

  We've all heard bout hypnosis and how effective it can be for eliminating stress or getting rid of a bad habit. But now we are also hearing about NLP, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and that it is supposed to be even more effective. This post clears up the confusion.

• Statins 'may cut dementia risk'

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 8:42am EDT by Red Wolf

  Scientists have found further evidence that taking commonly used cholesterol- lowering statins may protect against dementia and memory loss.

• Hour's exercise 'to lose weight'

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 8:28am EDT by Red Wolf

  Women who want to lose weight - and keep it off - need to be exercising for almost an hour, five days a week, according to US experts. The University of Pittsburgh study found the 55-minute regime was the minimum needed to maintain a 10% drop in weight.

• Baseball Caps and Sunscreen: McCain's Melanoma Cover-Up

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 7:12am EDT by blahmni

  McCain has a history of melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer -- one most sunscreens won't protect against.

• Los Angeles wants to take bite out of fast food

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 4:09am EDT by Christina Hoag, Associated Press Writer

  In the impoverished neighborhood of South Los Angeles, fast food is the easiest cuisine to find — and that's a problem for elected officials who see it as an unhealthy source of calories and cholesterol.

• Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men - Yahoo! News

  Posted: July 29th, 2008, 2:31am EDT by dkaz

  A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women.

• U.S. surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 11:23pm EDT by raindrop81

  Preventable medical errors during or after surgery cause 10 percent of surgery-related deaths and may cost employers nearly $1.5 billion a year, according to a U.S. government report released on Monday.

• The Story Behind Kennedy's Surgery

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 11:16pm EDT by greenpagan

  When Senator Edward M. Kennedy disclosed on May 20 that he had brain cancer, three days after suffering a seizure, doctors did not list surgery as a possibility.

• 'Pre-Alzheimer's' rising, especially in men

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 8:45pm EDT by Rene-372896

  New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought.

• Study shows dementia patients recognize 'elderspeak'

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 8:24pm EDT by spiffie

  They may not be as sharp as they once were. Their memory may be failing. But people with Alzheimer's can still sense when someone is talking down to them. And they don't like it any more than the rest of us do.

• FDA warns against eating lobster liver - washingtonpost.com

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 8:01pm EDT by Melissa Corley

  The government warned consumers Monday not to eat the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters, saying it may be contaminated with a toxin.

• College Confessional: Straight in a Gay World

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT by Chello

  College Confessional: Straight in a Gay World

• Toxic mix of pills, alcohol fuels spike in deaths

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT by Jessica-390392

  At-home deaths caused by a lethal mix of prescription medications, alcohol and street drugs rose by more than 3,000 percent during the past two decades, new research shows.

• Gen-Y and the Colorblind Lie

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 7:15pm EDT by Chello

  For millennials, race is more complicated than ever.

• Twenty-Five Minutes of Hell. Or the most effective workout ever.

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT by Chello

  Twenty-Five Minutes of Hell. Or the most effective workout ever.

• Berries good for beauty, well-being | ajc.com

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 6:44pm EDT by roxannejaynes

  It's always nice to know berries have more value than nutrition.

• Fitness machine for child gamers

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Exergames

  Exergaming on PlayStation 2, a blast from the not too distant past

• Web Site Demystifies Lab Tests

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 5:33pm EDT by Populist Party

  For many Americans, the meanings of various lab tests have long been the Bermuda Triangle of health care: poorly explained and often mysterious.

• FDA warns against eating lobster liver

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 5:05pm EDT by Associated Press

  The government warned consumers Monday not to eat the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters, saying it may be contaminated with a toxin.

• U.S. could be facing a hearing loss epidemic

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 5:04pm EDT by Marilyn L

  One of three U.S. adults already suffers from some degree of hearing loss and the use of personal stereos and an aging population may create a hearing impairment epidemic, researchers said on Monday.

• Toxic mix of pills, alcohol fuels spike in deaths

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:18pm EDT by david wayne osedach

  At-home deaths caused by a lethal mix of prescription medications, alcohol and street drugs rose by more than 3,000 percent during the past two decades, new research shows.

• Only You Can Ensure Your Drinking Water Is Safe

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:12pm EDT by promolife

  What do you get when you mix pharmaceuticals, jet fuel, radon and ammonia with water? Give up? Tap water every water treatment plant in the United States can legally call 'safe to drink'.

• Water: Nature's Elixir To Optimal Health

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:10pm EDT by promolife

  The inner body is much like the section of land near Harrison, Idaho where the Coeur d'Alene river runs next to several lakes.

• Water Filtration: Ionizers/Whole House Systems

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:09pm EDT by promolife

  The very existence of Promolife was born on the desire to provide the knowledge and products for ensuring healthy water. Although the concept of Promolife was soon to expand into a healthy lifestyle, the emphasis on quality water remains.

• Water Filtration: Reverse Osmosis and Distillation

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:07pm EDT by promolife

  Two of the most effective methods of purifying water are reverse osmosis and distillation. What remains after these processes is pure H2O. There is neither toxins, nor beneficial minerals lingering. The body receives more than 95% of its needed minerals from food.

• Water Filtration: UV Light and Ozone

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:06pm EDT by promolife

  In nature ultraviolet light is used at the earth's stratosphere to create ozone. So in one way ultraviolet light and ozone share a commonality. Within water purification each method perform similar tasks, but in different ways.

• Rapid rise seen in fatal medication errors at home

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:05pm EDT by Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Writer

  Deaths from medication mistakes at home, like actor Heath Ledger's accidental overdose, rose dramatically during the past two decades, an analysis of U.S. death certificates finds.

• Liver Puts the Live in Life

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:04pm EDT by promolife

  Imagine buying a new car, then running it without ever changing the oil filter.

• Cancer: An Old Therapy Gets Rediscovered

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:02pm EDT by promolife

  Have you ever wondered why a person can't get cancer of the heart? Every other organ can acquire the disease.

• Cancer: Destruction Through High Heat

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:01pm EDT by promolife

  During the 1930s the Italian government drained Rome's Pontine swamps. For centuries these swamps had been notorious breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which caused malaria among the population.

• Free Radicals Are Costly Thieves

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 3:58pm EDT by promolife

  The immune system creates free radicals like, superoxide and nitric oxide, in order to send them out to poison the body's foreign invaders, such as bacteria and viruses. It also uses free radicals to mark damaged cells for destruction.

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Body's Mystery Disease

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 3:57pm EDT by promolife

  For most of its short history as a disease Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was ridiculed by the medical community. Understandably for those suffering from the affliction this rejection often caused depression.

• Methods Of Controlling Type II Diabetes

  Posted: July 28th, 2008, 3:56pm EDT by promolife

  Type II diabetes, for the most part, is brought on by poor eating and exercise habits. That being the case, it is easy to conclude the control of diabetes may be in part accomplished by permanently changing such lifestyle patte