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Collaborative Divorce: How to End Your Marriage without Destroying Your Family
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 6:31pm CDT by rachaellelynn
Collaborative divorce is a method of ending a marriage whereby both partners, and their chuldren, grow and heal throughout the process instead of having to pick up the pieces and begin recovery after the divorce is final - or worse, never achieve recovery at all. -
Breast cancer genes not worsened by lifestyle
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 6:01pm CDT by Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer
Genes that make women more susceptible to breast cancer don't have any link to lifestyle factors that also raise their risk, a new study says. -
New urine test spots prostate cancer
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 5:53pm CDT by msnbc.com health
A urine test can help doctors better spot prostate cancer than either the current blood test or a rectal exam alone, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday -
Meyer's chest pain diagnosed as esophageal spasms
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 5:50pm CDT by msnbc.com health
Florida coach Urban Meyer is taking medication, feeling "fantastic" and hoping his chest pain is history. -
Sports okay for most kids with high blood pressure
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 5:19pm CDT by msnbc.com health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children and teenagers with mildly elevated blood pressure can safely participate in sports, but those with more-serious high blood pressure need to get the condition under control before they can take part in high-intensity sports, according to n … -
HEALTH'Sass: Lots of people can't "go" on command
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 5:13pm CDT by arisandino
Some sufferers can't hold jobs or take trips. One man, in a story by Detroit Free Press's Robin Erb, took a job as a janitor so when he had to go, he could put out a sign and keep others out of the restroom. -
OBESITY ILLS ARE A 'MYTH'. By Lucy Johnston. Sunday, May 30,2010
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 4:57pm CDT by Larry H-189743
Accepted medical wisdom that overweight people are more susceptible to diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure is a myth, a shock new report suggests. -
50 no-sweat ways to burn calories
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 4:12pm CDT by msnbc.com health
Boot camps, juice fasts, 6 a.m. kickboxing - sure, they all help you lose weight. But who needs the agony when these simple tricks do the job? -
Cancer doctor pleads guilty to fraud
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 4:08pm CDT by msnbc.com health
An Orange County cancer doctor has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare, Blue Shield and Blue Cross of up to $1 million by sending in bills for expensive injection drugs that were never given to patients. -
Study Reveals Aging (Past 50) Increases Happiness
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 4:02pm CDT by truthlover
People start out at age 18 feeling pretty good about themselves, and then, apparently, life begins to throw curve balls. They feel worse and worse until they hit 50. At that point, there is a sharp reversal, and people keep getting happier as they age. -
Tuesday's primaries: What to watch for
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 3:20pm CDT by Domenico Montanaro, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It’s Tuesday, and in this mid-term election year that means it’s almost certain that voting is going on somewhere in the United States. -
Drug maker investigated for 'phantom recall'
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 2:44pm CDT by msnbc.com health
Congressional Democrats are investigating an alleged "phantom recall" by Johnson & Johnson, in which the company hired a contractor to buy up defective painkillers instead of issuing an immediate recall. -
Clinical Trial Finds Azithromycin Pills Equal to Penicillin Shots for Treating Early Syphilis
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 2:13pm CDT by Par4TheCourse
WHAT: In a clinical trial involving HIV-negative volunteers with early-stage syphilis, researchers have found that antibiotic pills (azithromycin) are as effective as penicillin injections in curing early-stage syphilis. -
Immune Cell's Role in Lupus Nephritis Demonstrated, Paves Way for Safety Testing of Potential New Use for Asthma Drug
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 2:05pm CDT by Par4TheCourse
National Institutes of Health scientists have discovered that the activation of immune cells called basophils causes kidney damage in a mouse model of lupus nephritis. -
Seeking an Objective Test for Attention Disorder
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 1:43pm CDT by Scott (Scoop) Butki
i've been wondering lately if i have add or adhd so i'm among those wanting an objective test -
Mushroom drug produces mystical experience
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 1:40pm CDT by msnbc.com health
People who took an illegal drug made from mushrooms reported profound mystical experiences that led to behavior changes lasting for weeks - all part of an experiment that recalls the psychedelic '60s. -
Women going gray to save money? No way!
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 1:22pm CDT by Laura T. Coffey, msnbc.com contributing editor
No matter how dire the economy gets, no matter how broke women become, an essential truth remains: You’ll have to pry their hair dye from their cold, dead hands. -
Break bad habits to get a beach body - Men's health-
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 12:54pm CDT by D2-686590
Well, this was a good read after the three day weekend. Should have read it before! Oh well, we will survive. Cheers! -
Cancer deaths to double by the year 2030
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 12:50pm CDT by msnbc.com health
Cancer will kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died from the disease in 2008, the United Nations' cancer research agency said on Tuesday. -
Dieting for dollars? More workers trying it
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 12:45pm CDT by msnbc.com health
How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500? At least a third of U.S. companies offer financial incentives, or are planning to introduce them, to get their employees to lose weight or get healthier in other ways. -
Antidepressants during pregnancy increase risk of sponaneous abortion, study finds
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 12:22pm CDT by take2la
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortions by about two-thirds, Canadian researchers reported Monday. -
Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 11:06am CDT by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer
How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500? -
Pre-surgery homework can avert billing surprises
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 10:57am CDT by Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer
Paying for surgery these days requires more than pulling out your insurance card and hoping for the best, even for those with good insurance. Doing a little homework can help you save money in some cases and avoid surprises when bills arrive in the weeks after a procedure. -
Americans prefer drugs to fight depression
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 10:48am CDT by msnbc.com health
Americans prefer drugs to talk therapy for depression, with nearly 80 percent taking a pill for the condition, Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. -
2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 10:48am CDT by Josh of Arc
The Cold Stone PB&C milkshake, made with peanut butter, chocolate icecream and milk, contains 68 grams of saturated fat and 153 grams of sugar, according to nutritional details on the company's website. -
The "Vaccine Shock" of the Year
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 10:05am CDT by GOZO-unlimited
When you give your child the RotaTeq vaccine, a live virus vaccine that is taken orally, they are ingesting parts of a dangerous pig virus that causes wasting disease in infant pigs. -
Vaccine Contamination: A Threat To Human Health
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 9:55am CDT by GOZO-unlimited
Scientists working in the labs of Merck and the FDA don't know if pig virus DNA will infect human cells and change human DNA so that the babies given contaminated rotavirus vaccines - or their children – will someday suffer immune suppression that damages lungs, kidneys, brai … -
What "Pro-Choice" is Afraid to Say.
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 9:50am CDT by weRdoomed
I don't care about unborn babies. It's hard to admit, let alone write. But there it is, I am pro-choice. And I don't care about unborn babies. -
After 10 minutes of exercise, hour-long boost
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 8:54am CDT by msnbc.com health
Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. The unfair news for panting newbies: The more fit you are, the more benefits you just might be getting. -
Little heart help from mega omega-3 doses
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 8:47am CDT by msnbc.com health
Memo to adults with heart disease: If you're already eating a fair amount of fish and taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements, the extra boost may not be doing much to help your heart. -
50 no-sweat ways to burn calories
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 8:00am CDT by msnbc.com health
Boot camps, juice fasts, 6 a.m. kickboxing - sure, they all help you lose weight. But who needs the agony when these simple tricks do the job? -
Hopes for breast cancer vaccine
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 7:18am CDT by stevetaylor
"We believe that this vaccine will someday be used to prevent breast cancer in adult women in the same way that vaccines have prevented many childhood diseases." We pray that is true. -
Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 6:34am CDT by jedipunk
HEARD the latest? The swine flu pandemic was a hoax: scientists, governments and the World Health Organization cooked it up in a vast conspiracy so that vaccine companies could make money. -
New Quandary For Parents: Do Boys Need The HPV Vaccine?
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 5:37am CDT by maddad
TAMPA — On their next visit to the pediatrician, parents of adolescent boys may be asked if they want their sons to get an expensive vaccine they've never before considered — the HPV shot. -
NZ premier acknowledges vasectomy
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 4:50am CDT by msnbc.com health
A news conference in New Zealand came to an awkward halt Monday after the country's prime minister acknowledged having had a vasectomy. -
Americans may give health care law a chance
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 2:12am CDT by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Writer
Toss it or fix it? Anxious backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are starting to see a flicker of hope. -
School yourself in advocating for your kid
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 1:21am CDT by msnbc.com health
As the school year begins, parents like Peters may find themselves needing to help