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Restaurants to Display Food Calorie Counts

Restaurants to Display Food Calorie Counts

Health And Wellness

16 Jan 2009
London - Many restaurants across Britain are being urged to display food calorie counts for their customers. The calorie counts would be listed on the menus ...

Simple Check List Could Save Lives During Surgery

Simple Check List Could Save Lives During Surgery

Health And Wellness

15 Jan 2009
A study has found that taking certain steps in regards to surgery can help to reduce complications and even death. Steps as simple as introductions ...

STDs On The Rise in the US

STDs On The Rise in the US

Health And Wellness

14 Jan 2009
Seattle - Despite better detection and more education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and chlamydia ...

 
HRT Might Harm Some Women

HRT Might Harm Some Women

Health And Wellness

13 Jan 2009
Boston - According to a study conducted by the National Institute on Aging, the popular treatment for women experiencing menopause may actually cause their brain ...

Vicks VapoRub Misuse May Hurt Kids

Vicks VapoRub Misuse May Hurt Kids

Health And Wellness

13 Jan 2009
Seattle - Dr. Bruce K. Rubin, vice chairman of the department of pediatrics at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. reported ...

electronic health records in the near future?

electronic health records in the near future?

Health And Wellness

12 Jan 2009
Seattle - President Elect Barack Obama wants the medical records of people in the United States of America to be standardized and electronic. He thinks ...

 
Peanut Butter Eyed as Source of Salmonella Outbreak (UPDATE)

Peanut Butter Eyed as Source of Salmonella Outbreak (UPDATE)

Health And Wellness

12 Jan 2009
Seattle - On Saturday January 11th, King Nut Companies of Solon, Ohio recalled all brands of peanut butter distributed under the company’s name after it ...

King Nut brand Peanut Butter Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

King Nut brand Peanut Butter Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

Health And Wellness

10 Jan 2009
Seattle - Officials in the state of Minnesota say that peanut butter distributed to several schools may be the source of the salmonella outbreak across ...

Health Insurance a bust for unemployed and self employed

Health Insurance a bust for unemployed and self employed

Health And Wellness

10 Jan 2009
Seattle - Many Americans don't have health insurance. Each sharing the same reason. The cost of health insurance for people that are unemployed or are ...

 
FDA Needs More Data Before Giving Green Light To Gardasil Vaccine For Older Women

FDA Needs More Data Before Giving Green Light To Gardasil Vaccine For Older Women

Health And Wellness

09 Jan 2009
Seattle - According to Merck & Co., the Food and Drug Administration has requested additional data for the second time before coming to a decision ...

Antipsychotic Drugs Put Alzheimer’s At  Risk

Antipsychotic Drugs Put Alzheimer’s At Risk

Health And Wellness

09 Jan 2009
Seattle - British researchers are reporting that patients who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and prescribed antipsychotic drugs have a higher risk of death ...

Early Cesarean Deliveries Increase Risks for Babies

Early Cesarean Deliveries Increase Risks for Babies

Health And Wellness

09 Jan 2009
Seattle -  Early caesarean section carries health risk for mother and child a study reveals. It is believed that a child becomes full term by 37 ...

 
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