Cambodian moms-to-be chew tobacco for nausea (AP)
AP – When pregnant Cambodian women suffer morning sickness, they often reach for an unlikely source of relief: a wad of chewing tobacco.
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Medicine News- Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccineKUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry administered 371,185 doses of Influenza A(H1N1) vaccine to 194,743 frontline personnel and 176,442 people in the high-risk group up to July 28 this year, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday. […]
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- Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine
Study finds hospitals speeding heart attack care (AP)
AP – Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives.
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Fruit Flies Can Shed Light On High Cholesterol, Obesity In Humans
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do – by eating a diet that’s too rich in fats. More importantly, according to two new studies led by a University of Utah human geneticist, fruit flies use the same molecular mechanisms as humans to help maintain proper balances [...]
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Pine Bark Shown To Improve Circulation, Swelling And Visual Acuity In Early Diabetic Retinopathy
According to the National Institute of Health, 40 percent to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes already have some stage of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy, damage to the retina caused by leaky blood vessels, is a major cause of blindness in people with diabetes and is one of the most feared diabetic complications…
Diabetes Education Hits Next Level At Sinai Hospital
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore takes an innovative approach to help people with diabetes mange their disease by opening the Diabetes Resource Center at Sinai. Participants who attend the center learn how to set and achieve successful medical and lifestyle goals with practical advice and emotional support…
New Breast, Cervical Cancer Guidelines Part Of Long-Running Debate About Cancer Screening
Although new breast cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have “shocked and angered” women across the country, the debate over the risks and benefits of cancer screening has been ongoing for over a decade, according to experts, USA Today reports…
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Mammograms May Increase Breast Cancer Risk In Younger Women With Genetic Mutations, Family History, Study Finds
Radiation from annual mammograms may further increase the risk that young women with genetic mutations or family histories linked to breast cancer will develop the disease, according to a study presented at a conference Monday, the New York Times reports…
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Women’s Preventive Care Amendment Introduced As Senate Health Reform Debate Begins
In the Senate’s first day of floor debate on its health care reform bill on Monday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) introduced an amendment intended to guarantee insurance coverage of cancer screenings and other preventive care services for women at low or no cost, the New York Times reports…
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Demonization Of Pornography Refuted
A Université de Montréal researcher, funded by the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women, has launched a new study to examine the effects of pornography on men. “We started our research seeking men in their twenties who had never consumed pornography…
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Facebook Profiles Capture True Personality, According To New Psychology Research
Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling at The University of Texas at Austin…
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