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Gender 'impacts on transplants'

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 11:39pm EDT by Red Wolf

Women who get a replacement kidney from a male donor are more likely to reject the new organ, scientists suggest. Swiss researchers looked at almost 200,000 operations, finding an 8% increase in the chance of failure when male kidneys were given to women.
Say Om: Doctors Find Meditation Affects Your Body

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 8:24pm EDT by arcanebliss

It turns out peaceful thoughts really can influence our bodies, right down to the instructions we receive from our DNA, according to a new study.
Autism Dad's Carribean Candy Carrots Recipe

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 6:10pm EDT by AutismParents.NET

Great snack or side item. Autism Dad's accidental recipe for Carrot chips.
14 steps: Develop Your Talents

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 5:49pm EDT by Irma

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Gluten-free goodness

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 3:30pm EDT by orsiko

Life is getting easier for the estimated 1.5 million to 3 million Americans with celiac disease, a condition that leaves them unable to digest gluten. As awareness has grown, so have the number of products and books to help people cope.
Dealing with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 3:16pm EDT by commanderhales

The first things to consider when dealing with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis are the basic symptoms that precede the disease. Juvenile arthritis symptoms can be vague, like spiking fever, unexplainable rashes, swollen knuckles, limping, a sore wrist, finger or knee.
South Dakota's unbelievable new abortion law.

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 3:12pm EDT by yasmin

In 2005, South Dakota passed an unprecedented abortion law. The statute purports to be about ensuring that patients give informed consent.
BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 2:55pm EDT by niafabo

Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests.
Pregnant 'man' tells Oprah: 'It's a miracle'

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 2:44pm EDT by Patrica Grant

A transgender man who is six months pregnant said in an interview aired by Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that he always wanted to have a child and considers it a miracle.
Statin Drugs Do Nothing To Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 2:02pm EDT by Sherry Baker

Statins have been wdely touted and advertised as the best thing since sliced bread -- with the ability to fight heart disease and dementia.
Memory Deficits Reversed With Blueberries, Researchers Find

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 1:58pm EDT by Sherry Baker

Before you assume all age-related memory deficits are not only inevitable but that there's nothing to be done about them, check out this study. Apparenty something in blue berries actually helped age-related memory decline, the researchers found.
At OpEdNews: Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 12:26pm EDT by jayjanson

Monthly Review (May 1949).
Cancer experts' tips to reduce risks of grilling

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 11:31am EDT by Chello

Cancer experts' tips to reduce risks of grilling
Working While Tired May Harm Heart

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 11:26am EDT by Populist Party

Individuals who experience chronically exaggerated cardiovascular responses are believed to be at greater health risk than individuals who do not. Thus, the implication is that chronic fatigue may pose a health risk under some performance conditions
Bill Moyers Journal looks at worker safety in the poultry industry

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 9:36am EDT by Michael Sautter

The workers' stories are full of suffering and injustice.
Beef recall: Kroger, QFC, Fred Meyer

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 9:32am EDT by Michael Sautter

Cincinnati-based Kroger is recalling ground beef products in plastic foam tray packages wrapped in cellophane, or purchased from a service counter at all Fred Meyer's and QFC stores between May 21-July 5. The first 6 digits of the UPCs for the effected products are:
New global standards set for infant formula

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 8:58am EDT by Marilyn L

A U.N. food commission has adopted a new standard for the production and handling of powdered infant formula in a bid to prevent diseases in young children, health officials said Wednesday.
How harmful is porn?

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 8:34am EDT by Chello

John Stagliano says anecdotes aren't enough to paint adult entertainment as an industry rife with abuse. Barry McDonald says the government needs to use all available tools to rein in the industry.
Give four-year-olds sex education, say charities

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 8:25am EDT by steve1151

[Excerpt:] - Two leading sexual health charities are calling for children as young as four to be given compulsory sex education.
Rickets on the Rise as Vitamin D Deficiency Surges Among Expectant Mothers

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Spaman

The United Kingdom's Department of Health has warned that the health condition known as rickets is making a comeback due to more widespread vitamin D deficiency among the British population.
The Poisoning of America's Water Supplies

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 7:55am EDT by Spaman

It is hard to tell which is worse, the toxic chemicals and drugs that are leeching into the public water systems or the noxious chemicals deliberately put in the water by public health officials.
Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 7:33am EDT by Jakeman

When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm.
Does Green Tea Help the Heart?

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 7:22am EDT by Marilyn L

The next time you're offered a choice between Earl Grey and green tea, you might want to go green.
Guidelines sought to reflect Vitamin D benefits

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 6:55am EDT by Marilyn L

A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the "sunshine vitamin" are outdated.
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales

Posted: July 4th, 2008, 5:16am EDT by Garance Burke, Associated Press Writer

Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend.

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