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Somehow this seems to me to be an awful lot of 'tests' to be scheduling every year. First of all I prefer not to spend half of my life sitting in some doctor's waiting room trying to find out if I am ill or not.

McDonald's CEO Stands Up to Kook Leftist Attack on Happy Meals

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:42pm CDT by The Grim Creeper

' I want to shout out big time today to McDonald's. McDonald's, I love you. I remember back in the days of the global warming craze when the wackos were suggesting don't eat McDonald's, don't eat beef because it leads to cow methane causing global warming.'

Ronnie Cummins: Obama USDA Poised to Take Away Our Right to GMO-Free Food

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:10pm CDT by Megs11237

Barack Obama, despite promising us "change we can believe in," is unfortunately turning out to be just as pro-GMO as the preceding Bush and Clinton administrations, packing the USDA and other government bureaucracies with Monsanto men and biotech cheerleaders...

Nutritional value of fruits, veggies is dwindling

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:54pm CDT by msnbc.com health

Chemicals that speed growth may impair ability to absorb soil's nutrients

New poll shows 70% of people want cannabis legalised

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:26pm CDT by Ageing Hippie

A new poll just commissioned by Lib Dems for Drug Policy Reform and conducted by Vision Critical shows that 70% of people are in favour of cannabis being legalised.

Olive oil: U.S. cracks down on smearing of the product's reputation

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:01pm CDT by nearing

Connecticut investigators tested dozens of bottles of olive oil from store shelves a few years ago after local producers and consumers complained that there was something fishy — or perhaps nutty — going on. They were right.

Unmade beds may keep us healthy

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 3:53pm CDT by nearing

Failing to make your bed in the morning may actually help keep you healthy, scientists believe.

3 chosen to dispense medical marijuana in Maine

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 2:07pm CDT by msnbc.com health

3 chosen to dispense medical marijuana in Maine

US childlessness is up, but racial gaps narrowing

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 2:03pm CDT by msnbc.com health

US childlessness is up, but racial gaps narrowing

A few million US grandmas know what's ahead for Katherine Jackson

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 2:01pm CDT by Loretta Kemsley

Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, raised nine children, but the last came of legal age when she was 54.

Scientists to test first arthritis vaccine

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:51pm CDT by msnbc.com health

Technique would use patients' own blood cells to prevent joint condition

Bite marks the new hickey?

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:42pm CDT by Loretta Kemsley

So we are all familiar with the world wide Twilight phenomenon. It has spawned a complete obsession with all things vampire, from make up to clothing and even to biting. That's right, biting.

Scope of Unread Heart Tests in Harlem Hospital Widens

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:36pm CDT by Loretta Kemsley

New York City hospital officials said Thursday that the problem of unread echocardiograms at Harlem Hospital Center was bigger than they had initially believed, and that a review of thousands of records had found six patients who might have been deprived of necessary medical trea …

Sex (I'm A…)

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:02pm CDT by robertlyn-schultz

Yes that is the title to a Berlin song… But hey it fit so well with the topic at hand, That be sexual activity,And the being that is Me.Sex (I’m A Celibate Male)

New rules could make eggs safer

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:43pm CDT by msnbc.com health

More testing for salmonella may prevent thousands of illnesses

FDA moves on Pfizer to pull leukemia drug and stop trials on a pain medication

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:16pm CDT by James Owens-1128509

The Federal Food & Drug Administration has asked Pfizer Inc. to pull a popular leukemia drug off the market and has suspended clinical trials on a pain medication for osteoarthritis.

Federal Agents Seize Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer from Puerto Rican Company

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 11:52am CDT by Par4TheCourse

FDA says Bee International Distributors hand gel is an unapproved new drug

Antibodies found that provide protection against AIDS

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 11:03am CDT by RV in GB#1

"Two of the antibodies can attach to and neutralize 90 percent of the various mutations of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, Nabel said."

Mom-Daughter Porn Actresses Want Medical Privacy

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:54am CDT by Loretta Kemsley

Southern California's adult film industry requires all performers to be tested regularly for sexually transmittable diseases as a safeguard.

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When sex toys turn green — for health, that is

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:37am CDT by msnbc.com health

Concern about effects of common chemical leads consumers to seek options

U.S. consumers left defenseless against toxic chemicals in consumer products

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:28am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

U.S. law leaves consumers vulnerable to poisoning from thousands of unregulated chemicals in regular household products, warns Kathleen Schuler, a contributing author to the report "The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act."

FDA allows unsafe drugs to be fed to livestock

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:22am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

The FDA continues to allow use of a dangerous livestock drug banned in 160 countries, including across Europe, China and Taiwan, even though the agency itself admits that the chemical is highly toxic to humans.

Rules Proposed To Cut Pollution At Power Plants - NYTimes.com

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:11am CDT by lvh-784809

Acting under federal court order, the Obama administration proposed new air-quality rules on Tuesday for coal-burning power plants that officials said would bring major reductions in soot and smog from Texas to the Eastern Seaboard.

Grassley Calls on NIH to Stiffen Ghostwriting Rules

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:06am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

Institutions receiving research grants from the National Institutes of Health should be required to do more to police industry-sponsored ghostwriting of medical journal articles, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a letter to NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD.

FDA targets diabetes pill for death risk

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 9:48am CDT by msnbc.com health

Review may mean once popular Avandia could be pulled from market

7 tricks to suppress your appetite

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 8:58am CDT by msnbc.com health

Gobble up grapefruit, nibble on nuts and chew on gum

Does there need to be a change of leadership at JNJ

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 8:46am CDT by ADad-1477522

Not since the "tampering" scandal of 1982, has JNJ suffered such public humiliation. McNeil Pharmaceutical Labs, a division of JNJ has been hit again... and is taking down the "parent" company. Has the leadership of JNJ become complacent??? Maybe.

China finds more milk tainted with deadly melamine

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 8:23am CDT by msnbc.com health

China finds more milk tainted with deadly melamine

Heart tests add to U.S. radiation dose concerns

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:45am CDT by Par4TheCourse

(Reuters) - Heart imaging procedures can deliver a significant amount of radiation to patients, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, urging patients and doctors to weigh the risks against the benefits. By Julie Steenhuysen

Live vote: Which is your favorite city to take a walk in?

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:40am CDT by msnbc.com health

Live vote: Which is your favorite city to take a walk in?

Greater attention span problems reported when exceeding TV and video game viewing guidelines

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:19am CDT by Michael Sautter

Using the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of watching TV or playing video games less than two hours a day, they discovered that "Those who exceeded the AAP recommendation were about 1.6 times to 2.2 times more likely to have greater than average attention problems …

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J. Hellman Frozen Foods, Inc. Recalls Señor Mexicano™ Avocado Pulp Due to Possible Health Risk

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:07am CDT by Par4TheCourse

J. Hellman Frozen Foods, Inc.

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McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-The-Counter (OTC) Products in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:05am CDT by Par4TheCourse

Fort Washington, PA (July 8, 2010) – McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter medicines.

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Miravalle Foods Inc. Recalls Chile California & Chile Nuevo Mexico Peppers Because of Possible Health Risk

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 7:04am CDT by Par4TheCourse

Miravalle Foods, Inc. S. El Monte, CA is recalling 37,318 lbs.

Pfizer Accused of Experimenting on Kids

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 6:31am CDT by blackheywood

The Supreme Court gave a rare hit to private businesses when it declined to take up a case against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The suit alleges the drug company conducted nonconsensual drug testing on over 200 Nigerian children, some of whom died as a result of the tests.

Jasmine scent could replace Valium, scientists discover

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:44am CDT by cartooncat

Instead of taking sleeping pills or mood-enhancing pharmaceuticals, people should try a whiff of jasmine, which is molecularly similar to drugs like Valium, according to new research published by German scientists this week.

Of mice and men: 10 sex lessons from the wild

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:26am CDT by msnbc.com health

Animal studies don't always equate to people, but sometimes they really do

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Washington State Capitulates, Recognizes Pharmacists' Conscience Rights: state's druggists will be able to refuse to stock or dispense birth control pills

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:17am CDT by Carloz

This afternoon, less than two weeks before the start of a civil rights trial in Tacoma federal court, attorneys for the State of Washington told a federal judge that the State would seek to create new rules for pharmacists with conscientious objections.

Should disabled mom be kept from her kids? (video)

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:00am CDT by Carloz

Abbie survived [the pregnancy and gave birth to triplets], but she was left in a state where she can barely move, cannot speak and only blinks her eyes. As you will see as I examine Abbie, it is this blinking that is now at the heart of a bitter legal controversy.

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Four years on dad continues to prevent mom left disabled by childbirth complications from seeing triplets. He worries kids might one day blame themselves. (Video)

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:00am CDT by Carloz

Abbie survived [the pregnancy and gave birth to triplets], but she was left in a state where she can barely move, cannot speak and only blinks her eyes. As you will see as I examine Abbie, it is this blinking that is now at the heart of a bitter legal controversy.

Just one high-fat meal can be bad for arteries

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:53am CDT by msnbc.com health

Researchers saw negative effects just three hours after meal

New obesity pills try to shed past problems

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:50am CDT by msnbc.com health

New obesity pills try to shed past problems

Bin Laden son and British wife split up over 'voices in his head' | Mail Online

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:43am CDT by Bonnie-1034943

The son of Osama Bin Laden and his British wife have split up. Omar Bin Laden and his wife Zaina, from Cheshire, broke up after he began to hear his father's voice in his head, she revealed last night.

Fish oil may reduce risk of breast cancer

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:40am CDT by camdic

A recent report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, adds to the growing evidence that fish oil supplements may play a role in preventing chronic disease.

BBC News - Teenagers 'risk premature babies'

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:05am CDT by Gunzenhauser

This seems as though we need to teach our children better. At very least, teach them how to respect themselves enough to stop having sex until later on, when they can properly care for a baby. because the one that really suffers here is the newborn.

United Health had $3.1 billion for a buy-out deal

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:04am CDT by mstanley2265

So where's the people that say health insurance companies don't have much money?

Chocolate reduces risk of premature birth

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 3:37am CDT by manzil

Eating chocolate can almost halve a woman's risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a condition which increases blood pressure and reduces the transfer of oxygen and nutrients to the baby and often leads to a premature birth.

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Sailors suffer illness, disability as VA denies Agent Orange benefits to an entire class of Vietnam veterans

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 2:12am CDT by Jim Davis, Veterans-For-Change

Robert Ross heard the low-flying plane heading his direction as he stood on the signal bridge of USS Vega on a late-summer day in 1966.

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