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Study Suggests Alcohol May Stave Off lAlzheimer’s Disease

Study Suggests Alcohol May Stave Off lAlzheimer’s Disease

Disease And Conditons

14 Jul 2009
For anyone who has a relative who has suffered from Alzheimer's disease, or who may have the early stages of Alzheimer's disease themselves, there had ...

Alcohol May Ward Off Alzheimer’s

Alcohol May Ward Off Alzheimer’s

Disease And Conditons

13 Jul 2009
There has been some speculation in the medical community as to a possible link between Alzheimer’s, omega-3 fatty acids, and alcohol. Some physicians and researchers ...

Obese Kids May Have Obese Same Sex Parent

Obese Kids May Have Obese Same Sex Parent

Disease And Conditons

13 Jul 2009
A new study from the Peninsula Medical School at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in England indicates that an obese child is most likely ...

 
Swine Flu and the Obesity Factor

Swine Flu and the Obesity Factor

Disease And Conditons

12 Jul 2009
Studies are under weigh to consider whether higher doses of the H1N1 flu medication should be administered to those who are obese since these patients ...

Cut The Cals To Live Longer: Study

Cut The Cals To Live Longer: Study

Health And Wellness

11 Jul 2009
A Moment on the Hips, a [Shorter] Lifetime on the Hips It turns out that there may be a better reason than swimsuit season or even ...

What Is Orthorexia?

What Is Orthorexia?

Health And Wellness

10 Jul 2009
Also known as orthorexia nervosa, it means a eating disorder that includes a strong focus on eating only healthy foods. Unlike anorexia, where someone will ...

 
A Low-Cal Diet May Be Key To Living Longer

A Low-Cal Diet May Be Key To Living Longer

Health And Wellness

10 Jul 2009
By: Sean Blair A restricted low-calorie diet may help extend life in primates according to a recent study. Yesterday it was reported by Wisconsin researchers that two ...

Abortion Pill Study Suggest Ways to Limit Infection

Abortion Pill Study Suggest Ways to Limit Infection

Health And Wellness

09 Jul 2009
Since receiving FDA approval in 2000 more than one million women in the United States have used a combination of the drugs mifepristone followed two ...

Transplant Drug Delayed Aging in Elderly Mice, Shows Promise for Humans

Transplant Drug Delayed Aging in Elderly Mice, Shows Promise for Humans

Health And Wellness

09 Jul 2009
Rapamycin, a commonly used drug for organ transplant patients, has been shown to slow the aging process in mice—even old mice—says an online report in ...

 
America: Fat and Getting Fatter

America: Fat and Getting Fatter

Health And Wellness

08 Jul 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that 26.1 percent of the population is now fully obese, up from last year's number ...

Scientists Create Human Sperm In Lab

Scientists Create Human Sperm In Lab

Science

08 Jul 2009
Today, British scientists from Newcatle University, have made the news claiming to be able to create human sperm from stem cells. The technique developed claims ...

Bone Study Cause Amegen Shares To Rise

Bone Study Cause Amegen Shares To Rise

Disease And Conditons

08 Jul 2009
A positive bone study has shares of Amgen Inc., The Thousands Oaks, CA, on the rise with gains of 13.8 percent in premarketing trading. The ...

 
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