Vegetable oils reduce heart risk
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 09 04
Vegetable oils found in leafy green vegetables, nuts and flaxseed reduce a woman’s risk of dying from heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Abbott adds warnings to arthritis drug label
• Arthritis • Nov 09 04
Abbott Laboratories Inc. added several new warnings to the label for its rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, according to a company letter released on Monday.
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Statins help stall Alzheimer’s in small study
• Neurology • Nov 09 04
Cholesterol-lowering statins, a popular class of drugs that includes Pfizer Inc.‘s Lipitor, may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to results from…
Overweight urged to slim down to cut diabetes risk
• Obesity • Nov 09 04
Half the world’s depression cases could be eliminated by curbing the soaring number of people who are overweight, health experts said on…
Laser therapy improves bad breath for some
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 09 04
Laser treatment of the tonsils appears to help some people with chronic bad breath, or halitosis, new research shows.
The technique appears to aid…
Laser hair removal may cause lasting skin problem
• Skin Care • Nov 09 04
Several cases of lingering, web-like skin redness after laser hair removal point to a previously unrecognized side effect of the procedure, according to researchers.
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UN criticises Polish abortion laws, reopens debate
• Public Health • Nov 09 04
Poland’s strict anti-abortion laws may lead women from the predominantly Roman Catholic country to risk their lives as some are forced to seek illegal…
Body shaving may up ‘superbug’ risk for athletes
• Public Health • Nov 09 04
Body shaving and “turf burns” seem to be two of the factors that raise football players’ risk of contracting an increasingly common antibiotic-resistant skin…
Syndrome predicts heart disease in healthy adults
• Heart • Nov 09 04
Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have…
Dutch dioxin scare spreads to France and Spain
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Nov 09 04
France and Spain were hit on Tuesday by a dioxin contamination scare that has forced the closure of almost 200 Dutch farms after the…
Breastfeeding linked to lower arthritis risk
• Arthritis • Nov 09 04
Women who breastfeed are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than women who don’t, according to a new report.
“Lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis…
India drug firm pulls antiretrovirals from WHO list
• Drug News • Nov 09 04
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that Indian drug maker Ranbaxy had voluntarily withdrawn all of its antiretroviral AIDS drugs from the…
Newer beta-blocker seen safer for diabetics
• Diabetes • Nov 09 04
A beta-blocker blood pressure medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member of the…
Botox found not to help prevent migraines
• Migraine • Nov 09 04
Contrary to earlier reports, injections of botulinum toxin A - better known as Botox - do not seem to prevent migraine headaches occurring, according…
Obesity, child mortality slowing US health gains
• Obesity • Nov 08 04
Rising obesity rates and the number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on health gains for the American population, according…
Glucosamine no benefit for knee arthritis
• Arthritis • Nov 08 04
Evidence continues to mount that glucosamine, while generally safe, is not effective in treating osteoarthritis of the knee.
In the latest study, Dr. Tim…
Alzheimer’s drug helpful for people with MS
• Neurology • Nov 08 04
Donepezil, a drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, seems to improve the memory of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report…
Syndrome predicts heart disease in healthy adults
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have…
Air travel may be risky for lung disease patients
• Respiratory Problems • Nov 08 04
For people with lung problems, the air quality found in commercial airliners can produce a drop in blood oxygen below recommended levels, Australian…
Counseling can prevent depression recurrence
• Depression • Nov 08 04
After being treated with standard medications, patients who undergo a type of counseling called cognitive behavior therapy have a much lower rate of relapse…
Outsourced heart study shows cheap drugs can help
• Drug News • Nov 08 04
A heart-drug trial that was “outsourced” to India and China - an approach many industries are taking to save money - demonstrates the…
Red, processed meats up diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Nov 08 04
Red meats and processed meats such as hot dogs appear to increase the risk of diabetes, as does a heavily “Western” diet, according to…
Different exercise makes for different effects
• Fat, Dietary • Nov 08 04
People too fat or too weak to start normal exercise may get surprising benefits from a downhill stroll, Austrian researchers reported on Sunday.
Hiking…
Obesity as unhealthy as heart failure -study
• Obesity • Nov 08 04
Very obese people are as unhealthy, and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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Pollution, cold snaps linked with heart death
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Cold snaps and air pollution can trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day out may help heart disease develop in…