Link between Heart and Gum Diseases
Posted 9/6/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease. The link between gum and heart prob . . . .
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Metformin may help Lung Cancer
Posted 9/5/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers recently. They said metformin prevented lung tumor growth in mice exposed to a cancer-causing agent found in tobacco smoke, and because it is already widely used in people, it may be worth further study.Read More
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New Drugs for Aggressive Breast Cancer
Posted 9/4/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Doctors are a step closer to finding a drug that could stop one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer from growing.
Britain's Institute of Cancer Research has discovered how and where a form of breast cancer known as "triple negative" develops. . . . .
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Potting a Plant can cause Legionnaire's Disease
Posted 9/3/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Compost manufacturers are considering putting warnings about Legionnaires' disease on their bags following advice from the Royal Horticultural Society. Read More
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Diet Drug causes Heart Disease and Stroke
Posted 9/2/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
A company-sponsored study found that the weight-loss drug Meridia raised heart attack and stroke risk in patients with pre-existing heart disease, according to a recent report.
The publication comes just two weeks before the Food and Drug Administration is to convene an advisory panel of outside experts to discuss the fa . . . .
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Mandatory Flu Shots
Posted 9/1/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
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Diabetes affects Sex Life
Posted 8/31/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Middle aged and older adults are interested in sexual activity, but diabetes impairs libido and can result in erectile dysfunction, a new study shows.
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How Lou Gehrig Died
Posted 8/30/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Lou Gehrig may not have died from “Lou Gehrig disease”. You’ve probably seen the footage of New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig giving his poignant, heartbreaking retirement speech in 1939. Gehrig was diagnosed with amy . . . .
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Rectal Cancer Rates increase in Young People
Posted 8/29/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers recently said.Read More
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Skin Cancer Protectors Found
Posted 8/28/2010 - Christine Traxler | 0 comment(s)
Scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio report that certain plant substances, which occur naturally in grapes, berries, walnuts and a number of other plant-based foods, were tested on mice for their ability to prevent skin cancer. . . . .
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