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Alliance for a Healthier Generation Hopes To Figh Childhood Obesity

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Hopes To Figh Childhood Obesity

Health And Wellness

20 Feb 2009
Seattle - A new coalition of insurance groups and health groups hopes to combat childhood obesity. Led by former President Bill Clinton, The Alliance for a ...

Would You Like a Stroke with That?

Would You Like a Stroke with That?

Health And Wellness

20 Feb 2009
New York - Living near fast food restaurants can be dangerous to your health, a new study suggests. The study, led by Dr. Lewis B. Morgenstern ...

Trip To The Golden Arches May Send You To The Golden Gates

Trip To The Golden Arches May Send You To The Golden Gates

Health And Wellness

19 Feb 2009
Seattle - Living around the corner from your favorite burger joint is bad for your health. According to a new study from the University of Michigan, ...

 
Control required on outsourcing of Clinical Trials

Control required on outsourcing of Clinical Trials

Health And Wellness

19 Feb 2009
Seattle - In the recent years it has been observed that Clinical trials are being outsourced at a faster rate by many American companies to ...

Alzheimer’s Study Sheds Light on Prenatal Brain Development

Alzheimer’s Study Sheds Light on Prenatal Brain Development

Health And Wellness

19 Feb 2009
Seattle - U.S. biotechnology company Genentech Inc has published a new study in the journal Nature that reveals an interesting link between the way Alzheimer's ...

FDA Approves Gout Drug

FDA Approves Gout Drug

Health And Wellness

18 Feb 2009
Seattle - Takeda Pharmaceuticals created Uloric to treat gout. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved this drug in 40 mg. and 80 mg. doses. Takeda ...

 
Some Cases Of MRSA on The Decline

Some Cases Of MRSA on The Decline

Health And Wellness

18 Feb 2009
Seattle - MRSA (methicillin-resistent staphylocauccus aureus) has declined in some hospital intensive care units up to 70% according to Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and ...

Peanut product recalls affecting everyone

Peanut product recalls affecting everyone

Health And Wellness

18 Feb 2009
Seattle - The peanut butter recall has affected products from all areas of the consumer spectrum. The list of recalled items hit 125 within the ...

Less Than 1 percent Of Teens Need Cholesterol Drugs

Less Than 1 percent Of Teens Need Cholesterol Drugs

Health And Wellness

17 Feb 2009
Seattle - Most obese teens in the U.S. do not need statins or cholesterol drugs, according to new research. A new study posted Monday in the ...

 
Salmonella Illnesses and Deaths are Killing Peanut Butter Sales

Salmonella Illnesses and Deaths are Killing Peanut Butter Sales

Health And Wellness

17 Feb 2009
Seattle - Public fears of salmonella-tainted peanut butter could seriously damage their industry, peanut company officials say. Since the salmonella outbreak was traced to Peanut Corp ...

Coffee Can Reduce Risk Of Stroke In Women: Study

Coffee Can Reduce Risk Of Stroke In Women: Study

Health And Wellness

17 Feb 2009
Seattle - According to researchers in Spain, women who drink at least two cups of coffee a day can lower their risk of a stroke. Researchers ...

Swimmers at Beach Risk Infection

Swimmers at Beach Risk Infection

Health And Wellness

15 Feb 2009
New York - Those idle swims in tropical waters may not be as inviting with 37 percent of those swimming on Florida’s coasts diagnosed with ...

 
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