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Diet & Health
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Heart & Blood
Vitamin C lowers blood pressure
Got
hypertension?
It may be time to try intravenous injection of
vitamin C.
A new Italian study found
that vitamin C intravenously delivered can lower blood pressure by acting on an
overactive central nervous system.
Sep 20, 2008 - 6:46:49 PM
General Health
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Other News
Palin says Obama linked to terrorist
In last couple of days, news media kept
reporting that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin linked Barack Obama with a
domestic terrorist group from the 1970s.
Oct 5, 2008 - 6:49:24 PM
Diet & Health
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Body Weight
Gaining weight? Read a healthy lifestyle book!
Worried about your kids gaining excess weight?
Ask them to read a book about healthy lifestyle! A new study found
children who were asked to read a healthy lifestyle book did lose
some weight although not as much as desired.
Oct 5, 2008 - 6:24:01 PM
Misc. News
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Recalls & Alerts
Melamine found in Cadbury products, 6 more suspects arrested
Health authorities in Hong Kong said Sunday two
chocolate products made by British confectioner Cadbury are being
recalled due to contamination of high levels of melamine.
Oct 5, 2008 - 3:55:03 PM
General Health
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Drug News
FDA waiting to regulate OTC cough and cold medicines
On Thursday, physicians and consumer advocates at a
public hearing asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban
over-the-counter or OTC cough and cold remedies for children younger than 6 years
or make them prescription drugs.
And the
agency said it will take time for it to consider taking any action.
Oct 5, 2008 - 3:12:53 PM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
32 cases of Salmonella illnesses linked to improper cooking
A USDA
agency on Oct 3 issued a statement to alert consumers to the association
between 32 cases of salmonella illnesses in Minnesota and 11 other states with
consumption of products such as chicken cordon blue and chicken breast kiev.
Oct 5, 2008 - 2:53:44 PM
General Health
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Other News
Largest U.S. National Children's Study Begins in Jan 2009
The study will follow up 100,000 U.S.
children from before birth to age 21. Its completion will cost an
estimated $3.1 billion in more than two decades.
Oct 5, 2008 - 1:43:07 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the results
of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and
melamine-related compounds in food, including infant formula.
Oct 5, 2008 - 11:50:07 AM
Food & Health
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Technologies
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs: October 2008
Sizing Up Teen Snacking; Calcium Alone Does Not Reduce Hip Fracture Risk; Potassium and Potato Preparation; More Strawberries, More Antioxidant Absorption; Protecting Romaine Lettuce From Pathogens; New Research on Peanut Components; Meat Safety: It All Works Out in the Wash; Pathogen Genes Targeted in Studies to Protect Salad Veggies; Food Safety Developments Are in the Air; ARS Releases Gulfcrimson Peach to Nurseries
Oct 5, 2008 - 11:47:27 AM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
Recommendations for Preventing Salmonellosis
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is
issuing a public health alert due to concerns about illness caused by
Salmonella that may be associated with raw, frozen, breaded and
pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees.
Oct 5, 2008 - 11:43:52 AM
General Health
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Government
It′s Time to Get Smart about the Use of Antibiotics
CDC campaign aims to draw attention to the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance.
Oct 5, 2008 - 11:41:02 AM
General Health
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Other News
Susan G. Komen extends acceptance of pledges
Susan G. Komen Houston Race for the Cure today decided to
accept pledges through Nov. 15 instead of usually the end of October due to
Hurricane Ike.
Oct 4, 2008 - 10:55:45 PM
General Health
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Lifestyle
Smoking will kill 65 million Chinese in 30 years
There will be 65 million deaths from chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD and 18 million deaths from lung
cancer in China between 2003 and 2033 if China maintains current
levels of smoking and use of biomass and coal fuel in homes,
according to a new study.
Oct 4, 2008 - 1:43:36 PM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
State is Broke--But Still Raising Pheasants for Child Hunters
Thanks to the Wall Street
meltdown, Illinois citizens may be without jobs or cars soon but they
can still take the kids to shoot tame pheasants that the state has
hatched and raised for their outdoor recreational pleasure at Illinois
state parks this fall.
Oct 4, 2008 - 11:07:11 AM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
China's tainted milk may pollute snacks
In Taiwan, a food company in Taoyuan
County was reportedly involved in the scandal of melamine
contamination. The strawberry snack rolls the company sent to
authorities for inspection tested positive for melamine.
Oct 4, 2008 - 11:00:33 AM
Misc. News
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Recalls & Alerts
Tainted Chinese-made products found in Vietnam
Milk product
contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine was found everywhere and
countries involved asked distributers/retailers to recall and destroy the
affected products.
Oct 3, 2008 - 6:43:40 PM
Diet & Health
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Children & Women
OTC cough/cold medicine may do more harm than good
Yesterday, experts and consumer safety
advocates at a hearing asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban over-the-counter
cough and cold medicines for use in children under the age of 6 years or make
them prescription drugs.
Oct 3, 2008 - 1:48:27 PM
General Health
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Other News
More Americans think Obama’s health plan is better
The majority
of American voters think one candidate's health care plan would not be better
for them than their other, according to a new survey of U.S. voters released
Oct 1.
Oct 3, 2008 - 12:12:07 PM
Diet & Health
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Body Weight
Research sheds new light on over-eating and obesity
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison might
have found a key target that can be used to prevent overeating, obesity or
treat diseases related to obesity.
Oct 3, 2008 - 10:59:13 AM
General Health
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Other News
Reason for sickness absence can predict employees’ death risk
A new study published on
bmj.com today says employees who take long sick leave more than once in
three years are at a higher risk of premature death than those who
don't take any.
Oct 3, 2008 - 10:36:16 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Calcium Alone Does Not Reduce Hip Fracture Risk
People, especially the elderly, may reach for calcium supplements in
hopes of protecting themselves against bone fractures in case of a fall. But a
recent analysis of several studies found no reduction in risk of hip fracture
with calcium supplementation.
Oct 3, 2008 - 9:11:08 AM
General Health
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Other News
Long-term psychotherapy works
A new
analysis published in the Oct 1, 2008 issue of JAMA indicated that
psychodynamic psychotherapy for at least a year is effective and superior to
shorter-term therapy for patients with complex mental disorders such as
personality and chronic mental disorders.
Oct 2, 2008 - 10:18:23 PM
General Health
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Other News
Breast cancer awareness month is a donation month
The
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a very good publicity campaign for
the cancer industry.
At least two things
can be done. First, drive as many people as possible to get screened for the
disease.
Second, collect donations.
Oct 2, 2008 - 10:06:22 PM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Vitamin C counteracts chemotherapy?
Vitamin C
may reduce the effectiveness of some chemotherapy drugs, according to
researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Oct 2, 2008 - 10:05:06 PM
General Health
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Drug News
Is it time to read screening mammograms with CAD?
With a computer-aided
detection (CAD) system, one radiologist can evaluate screening mammograms for
breast cancer as effectively as two radiologists without CAD, according
to a new study.
Oct 2, 2008 - 10:03:25 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
Cornucopia Institute Files Action Seeking Almond Pasteurization Documents
The Cornucopia Institute has
filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the United States
Department of Agriculture and the Almond Board of California seeking
public documents justifying the merits of the almond pasteurization
rule and the science supporting it.
Oct 2, 2008 - 9:54:29 PM
General Health
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Diseases
More Americans live with HIV than ever: CDC
The HIV prevalence rates for
blacks (1,715.1 per 100,000) and Hispanics (585.3 per 100,000) were,
respectively, 7.6 and 2.6 times the rate for whites (224.3 per
100,000).
Oct 2, 2008 - 9:43:46 PM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Vegan Diet Improves Diet Quality, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
A low-fat vegan diet is associated with better diet quality, weight
management, and blood glucose control compared to the American Diabetes
Association (ADA) dietary recommendations for diabetes, according to a
study by PCRM researchers published in the October 2008
Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Oct 2, 2008 - 9:32:45 PM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
Free phone call now to any country. Try it.
A new service popped up today called IconDial
.
It’s about as simple and straightforward as possible.
Oct 2, 2008 - 3:54:05 PM
General Health
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Drug News
Viagra may have a competitor soon
A new
Italian study suggests that Viagra, the blockbuster anti-ED drug indicated for
treatment of male importance could soon have a strong competitor.
Oct 2, 2008 - 3:48:46 PM
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