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Virtual Colonoscopy Recommended? 2008-03-06 00:29:54 New colon cancer screening guides issued
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical WriterWed Mar 5, 7:32 PM ET
Medical experts recommended Wednesday that a less invasive procedure known as a virtual colonoscopy and a stool DNA test join the arsenal of screenings for colon cancer in the hopes that more people would get checked [...]
Las Vegas Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis C 2008-03-06 00:28:03 Vegas clinic may have sickened thousands
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas
clinic was found to [...] Read more:Vegas
, Hepatitis
Gray Hair Go Away! Can Vitamins Help? 2008-03-04 11:26:42 What Makes Hair Go Gray?
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.
02-29-08
BILOXI, Miss. - So, why does hair turn gray?
“It’s kind of a straightforward answer because there is a genetic predisposition to gray hair, when it will happen and whether it is gray, silver or white,” said Dr. Thomas Garrott, an Ocean Springs dermatologist. “I explain our appearance [...] Read more:Vitamins
Half of Us Have Vitamin D Deficiency, Are You One? 2008-03-02 21:56:51 Are you D deficient?
About half of us are, but there are easy solutions
KATHY HAIGHT
khaight@charlotteobserver.com
There’s something simple you can do to help protect yourself against ailments ranging from cancer to depression. Chances are, you’re not taking the cure.
It’s vitamin D — and some experts believe as many as 50 percent of healthy adults and children are [...] Read more:Vitamin
, Deficiency
ADHD Drugs Won’t Raise Risk of Substance Abuse 2008-03-02 21:49:30 This is great news for those parents whose children are on medications for ADHD. Obviously, if you can help your child do well without medications, that would be ideal. I usually recommend my patients who have ADHD symptoms see a nutritionist first. Many kids will have pancakes, sugar cereals, white [...] Read more:Drugs
, Substance
Physicians and Hospitals Being Audited 2008-03-02 21:44:23 Audits sting hospitals, physicians
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WriterSat Mar 1, 8:07 AM ET
In coming weeks, private audit companies will begin scouring mountains of medical records. Their mission: Determine if health care providers erred when billing Medicare and require them to return any overpayments to the federal government. The auditors will keep a tidy [...] Read more:Hospitals
, Audited
Family Loses 3 Children Due To A Rare Genetic Disease 2008-02-26 13:27:57 This story was sent to me by a Blog Reader, Mr. Todd Barrish. Thanks Todd for the story! Hopefully we can raise awareness about this tragic disease. It may actually be more common that we think!
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Their story was recently a featured on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer titled, “Unspeakable loss, [...] Read more:Family
, Children
Obesity More Dangerous Than Terrorism 2008-02-26 02:16:38 World governments are focussing too much on fighting terrorism while obesity and other “lifestyle diseases” are killing millions more people, an international conference heard Monday.Overcoming deadly factors such as poor diet, smoking and a lack of exercise should take top priority in the fight against a growing epidemic of chronic disease, legal and health experts [...] Read more:Terrorism
The Three Trillion Dollar War is Keeping You Safe? 2008-02-24 15:45:10
Americann are having financial problems. Healthcare becoming less and less affordable. Many are you on the verge of losing their homes . The good news is we are safe from terrorists. Besides, there is a 1 in 9,300,000 million chance of being killed by one. It is unfortunate that many American families may become bankrupt, homeless and starving only to be one of [...] Read more:Three
, Trillion
, Dollar
Female G spot ‘can be detected’ 2008-02-23 21:22:02 Female
G spot ‘can be detected’
The mysterious G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located with ultrasound, claim Italian scientists. Some women say stimulating a certain part of the vagina triggers powerful orgasms, but medics have not been able to pin down the exact location.
Researchers told New Scientist [...]
Bush Sells Arms To Saudi- Bad for Our Survival? 2008-03-11 19:14:07 15 of the 19 Hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi
Arabia and our Presidents sells the Saudis, a country that does not allow women to drive, $20 Billion in weapons. Is this a good idea for our survival as a country or bad idea?
Is There A Vaccine And Autism Link? 2008-03-10 23:58:59 I certainly hope not as physicians accross the country are following the guidelines recommended by their perspective medical organizations. Read more:Autism
Gulf War illness linked to chemical exposure 2008-03-10 23:23:01 Gulf War illnesslinked
to chemical
exposure
By Julie Steenhuysen
Exposure to pesticides, nerve agents and other chemicals may explain the chronic, multi-symptom health problems experienced by up to one-third of Gulf War veterans, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
They said an analysis of a host of studies offers compelling evidence that the fatigue, muscle or joint [...]
Water makes US troops in Iraq sick 2008-03-10 02:17:04 AP: Water makes
US troops in Iraq
sick
By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press WriterSun Mar 9, 11:38 AM ET
Dozens of U.S. troops in Iraq fell sick at bases using “unmonitored and potentially unsafe” water supplied by the military and a contractor once owned by Vice President Dick Cheney’s former company, the Pentagon’s internal watchdog says.
A [...]
Are There Drugs In Your Family’s Drinking Water? 2008-03-09 15:56:51 If this is not a good reason to invest in a home water purifier/filter, than nothing will ever convince you.
Drinking
purified water is the best thing you can do to help protect the health of you and your family. We used to be worried about parasites and heavy metals in our water supply, now [...] Read more:Drugs
, Family
, Drinking Water
Winter 2007-2008 Coolest Since 2001 2008-03-13 23:29:49 NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe
March 13, 2008
The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. In terms of winter precipitation, Pacific storms, bringing heavy precipitation to large [...]
Parents Jailed For Not Vaccinating Kids 2008-03-13 00:47:56 Should a government force vaccinations, that is, forced injection of dead viruses and or viral particles into children? Is this ethical? I welcome your opinion…
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Parents
may be jailed over vaccinations
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical WriterWed Mar 12, 9:06 AM ET
As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents [...]
Sunshine Prevents Cancer? 2008-03-16 23:41:53 All these years, doctors have been telling their patients to avoid the sun to prevent cancer… now, perhaps the opposite is true! Get more sun and you may be able to prevent breast, colon and prostate cancer, to name a few…
A Ray Of Sunshine In The Fight Against Cancer
: Vitamin D May Help
ScienceDaily (2008-02-16) — [...]
Soy Compound May Stop Prostate Cancer 2008-03-16 23:38:21 Soy Compound May Halt Spread Of ProstateCancer
ScienceDaily (2008-03-17) — A compound found in soybeans almost completely prevented the spread of human prostate cancer in mice, according to a new study in Cancer Research. Researchers say that the amount of the chemical, an antioxidant known as genistein, used in the experiments was no higher than [...]
Pacemakers a Security Risk? 2008-03-16 23:36:22 Implantable Medical Devices May Expose Patients To Security, Privacy Risks
ScienceDaily (2008-03-17) — Implantable cardiac defibrillators that are equipped with wireless technology are vulnerable to having private medical information extracted — and even having the devices reprogrammed — without the patients’ knowledge. Not only does this pose a potential security risk, it could also endanger patients’ [...]
Bread Prices Triple! 2008-03-16 00:47:04 Wheat and BreadPricesTriple
in last year… Remember, this is what cows and livestock eat, so prices should rise for hamburgers too. In addition, Gold hit $1000 /oz and the dollar is at an all time low vs. the Euro. What does this mean? You dollar is worth less so you will need to [...]
Breast Cancer Worse In Overweight People Than Skinny People 2008-03-16 00:41:44 Overweight women have worse breast cancer: study
Fri Mar 14, 11:41 AM ET
Breast
cancer patients who are overweight have more aggressive disease and are likely to die sooner, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
A dangerous type of breast cancer, known as inflammatory breast cancer, was seen in 45 percent of obese patients, compared with 30 percent [...] Read more:Overweight
, Breast Cancer
, Cancer
Will Your Cable Box Have A Camera To Watch You? 2008-03-21 02:24:08 Comcast Camera
s to Start Watching You?
If you have some tinfoil handy, now might be a good time to fashion a hat. At the Digital Living Room conference today, Gerard Kunkel, Comcast’s senior VP of user experience, told me the cable company is experimenting with different camera technologies built into devices so it can know who’s in [...] Read more:Cable
Food Prices Soaring Worldwide 2008-03-25 17:50:41 Food prices soaring worldwide
By KATHERINE CORCORAN, Associated Press Staff Writer 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - If you’re seeing your grocery bill go up, you’re not alone.
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From subsistence farmers eating rice in Ecuador to gourmets feasting on escargot in France, consumers worldwide face rising food prices in what analysts call a perfect storm of [...] Read more:Prices
, Worldwide
Cigarette Company Pays for Study… 2008-03-26 17:48:14 Next thing you will see is Drug companies paying for studies of their drugs….. err, nevermind.
Cigarette
Company Paid for Lung Cancer Study
By GARDINER HARRIS
In October 2006, Dr. Claudia Henschke of Weill Cornell Medical College jolted the cancer world with a study saying that 80 percent of lung cancer deaths could be prevented through widespread use [...]
Cheerleader’s death highlights rare risk 2008-03-26 14:51:24 Cheerleader’s death
highlights rare risk-
High school senior dies after undergoing cosmetic breast surgery
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 7:19 a.m. PT, Wed., March. 26, 2008
Stephanie Kuleba’s friends called her “Sunshine” because that was the perfect nickname for the outgoing and bubbly girl who was everybody’s friend, the cheerleader with the near-perfect grade-point average who was too nice [...] Read more:Cheerleader
Did Aztecs Know More Math Than You? 2008-04-03 20:39:31 Aztecs devised sophisticated arithmetic system
By Will DunhamThu
Using written symbols such as hearts, arrows and hands, the ancient Aztecs maintained an arithmetic system that was far more complex than previously understood, scientists said on Thursday.
The Aztecs, an empire in central Mexico toppled by Spanish invaders in 1519, has long been recognized for its sophistication in [...]
Pregnant Man To Have Child- 2008-04-03 12:55:48 It’s My Right to Have Kid, Pregnant Man Tells Oprah
Transgender Man Says He Kept Uterus Intending to Become Pregnant
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
April 3, 2008 —
Thomas Beatie, a former woman who is now a pregnant man, defended his decision today to have a baby, saying he has a “right to have a biological child.”
Despite removing his breasts, [...]
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