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Areas in the brain size up competition Reported November 01, 2007 ATLANTA: Humans spend a lot of time sizing each other up a fact long known to social scientists. But a new study has pinpointed the brain areas that appear to be involved in this process of social comparison. The study, led by Caroline Zink, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health, … [Read more...]

Guatemala reports 10 new A/H1N1 flu cases Reported June 09, 2009 MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu have increased to 60 in Guatemala, with 10 new cases reported, the nation's Health Minister Celso Cerezo said on Tuesday. According to news reaching here from Guatemala, Guatemala City has seen the most new cases with … [Read more...]

THE OLD WIVES' TALE IS TRUE...A DOSE OF COD LIVER OIL DOES WORKJune 13, 2007 A DAILY dose of cod liver oil could reduce feelings of depression, new research suggests. The supplement – hailed as a superfood for generations – has been found to reduce the risk of getting the blues by as much as 30 per cent. And the longer that subjects took cod … [Read more...]

Swine Flu vaccine on the anvilReported May 04, 2009 After the recent swine flu scare, researchers from all over the world have stepped up efforts to build a vaccine, and British scientists are the latest to join the race. A team from National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) in Hertfordshire have started their work for developing a vaccine against the … [Read more...]

Are Kids of Working Parents Less Healthy?   Reported October 06, 2009 Many working parents already feel plenty of stress and guilt as is. Now there’s a new British study which found that children of working mothers are less likely to eat as healthily or exercise as much as kids of stay-at-home moms. The UK Millennium Cohort Study looked at the dietary … [Read more...]

Acting CDC head adopts public role with swine fluReported May 03, 2009 ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. Richard Besser had a relatively low public profile at the nation's public health agency. Then swine flu hit. Without a health and human services secretary in place, it was Besser who became the government's lead health spokesman as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]

Women Often Pay More For Health, Hygiene ItemsReported December 02, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Consumer Reports has found that when it comes to drug store items, women may be paying a premium, 10TV's Tracy Townsend reported Wednesday. Americans spend more than $35 billion annually in drugstores, not including prescriptions, Townsend reported. But women may be spending more on … [Read more...]

Hospital's wait times better than the averageReported February 25, 2009 Wait times at Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s emergency room are better than the provincial average and the hospital is striving to make services even better, according to president and CEO Gary Ryan. According to a provincial study released last week patients at the Alliston hospital spend 3.8 hours in … [Read more...]

France probing 20 possible swine flu casesReported April 28, 2009 Twenty people are under observation in France for possible infection from the swine flu virus after visiting Mexico and the southern United States, French health authorities said on Tuesday. A total of 107 people who have returned from the Americas since April 25 have reported flu-like symptoms, the head of … [Read more...]

Blade-free Lasik comes to IndiaJuly 4, 2007 For some people who are seeking an alternative to the traditional LASIK incision (with blades) or who may be afraid to have a blade cut their cornea, there is good news. In the first of its kind in South Asia, state of the art LASIK machine, Intralase, is now available for the laser vision correction … [Read more...]

Woman, 89, dies after dozens of hospitals in Japan refuse to admit her December 28, 2007 TOKYO - An 89-year-old woman died after an ambulance crew spent two hours trying 30 hospitals before finding one that would accept her for treatment, Japanese officials said Friday. The woman's family called an ambulance … [Read more...]

8 Body Types January 02, 2008 A dynamic discovery has occurred in Korea ― unknown to most of the public. It's no other than the discovery of the human DNA system. One hundred years ago, Yi Je-ma, an Oriental doctor in Korea, discovered the Sasang, or Four Body Types, and this became the foundation of present day Oriental medicine. … [Read more...]

Emergency medical center planned for Diley-Route 33Reported December 26, 2007 Mount Carmel Health Systems and Fairfield Medical Center have unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art emergency care facility at U.S. Route 33 and Diley Road in Violet Township. The project is expected to start construction in spring 2008 and be completed by fall 2009 on the west side of … [Read more...]

Healthcare Crisis Looms in LA, Nationally Reported June 11, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Health care is one of the burning issues being discussed in the presidential primaries along with the economy, gas prices and Iraq. At the local level, it is also one of the main issues of the second supervisorial race. Along with the status of Martin Luther King Jr. hospital, it is … [Read more...]

How to care for your bones through the agesReported July 07, 2008 Bones are the body's first lines of defense. They protect the brain, heart and lungs and anchor the muscles. They keep us mobile. And all they ask in return is our support to keep them strong: good nutrition, weight-bearing exercise, calcium and Vitamin D. Bones' needs also vary with age. You accumulate an … [Read more...]

Canadians urged to keep clean for their health Reported September 09, 2008 TORONTO - Canadians know the importance of infection prevention, but few are transferring that knowledge into action, the Health & Hygiene Council, Canada said Wednesday as it called for greater awareness of how to protect against health threats. The council said an international survey on … [Read more...]

V for Vixen Reported December 12, 2007 No cure this sure yet, sadly World AIDS Day is Dec. 1, and while this sounds like a doom-and-gloom topic just waiting to stomp your visions of a hot post-sex afterglow, it's also a terribly important one. Time out for some statistics! In Canada, there are approximately 58,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, and about 27 per cent of … [Read more...]

France Best, U.S. Worst in Preventable Death Ranking Reported January 08, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday. If the U.S. health care system performed as … [Read more...]

Persistent cough could be a sign of COPD November 11, 2007 BANGALORE: Smokers beware! You may be aware that smoking leads to lung cancer and heart disease. But do you know it also leads to serious respiratory condition in which the airways get blocked? More than 13 million Indians are victims of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), … [Read more...]

Depression can often be more serious for men   Reported June 11, 2009 She has trouble getting out of bed, perhaps confides in a few close friends, and is likely to seek professional help. He gets irritable and nasty, bottles up his feelings inside, and the last thing he wants to do is talk to a counsellor. … [Read more...]

Major leap for stem cellsReported November 21, 2007 In an advance that could transform stem-cell research and accelerate progress toward treating patients with personalized replacement tissue, American and Japanese researchers report they have reprogrammed ordinary human skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells. By inserting four key genes into the cells, the … [Read more...]

Houston targets syphilis increaseReported August 29, 2007 To deal with a syphilis outbreak, the city Department of Health and Human Services is offering extended hours at two of its clinics that specialize in sexually transmitted diseases. The new hours start Saturday, and city residents can be diagnosed and receive treatment for free. • Medical Center Clinic, 1115 S. … [Read more...]

NY health official: Higher tax helps smokers quitReported June 15, 2008 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York smokers have been sent outside in all kinds of weather, coughed at in disdain, and now they are burdened with the most expensive cigarette taxes in the nation. Now, to add cost to injury, the state is declaring its highest-in-the-nation cigarette tax a success. The number … [Read more...]

Fewer U.S. doctors focusing on primary care; international docs take up slackReported February 12, 2008 WASHINGTON - Fewer American doctors are focusing on primary care, but the decline is being covered by physicians from other countries. The General Accountability Office said Tuesday that as of 2006 there were 22,146 American doctors in residency programs in the United … [Read more...]

Insights Into Lung Disease And Lung Function In Young Adults Reported May 21, 2008 ScienceDaily (May 21, 2008) — Two studies being presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on May 21 provide insights into lung disease and lung function in young adults. One links low levels of a protein called … [Read more...]

Tuberculosis breaches borders, but not public health Reported November 04, 2007 Immigrants from countries with high rates of tuberculosis who move to countries of low TB incidence do not pose a public health threat to native citizens, according to researchers in Norway, who analyzed the incidence and genetic origins of all known cases of TB in the … [Read more...]

Thank You for Smoking… PassivelyJuly 12, 2007 This spring, legislators are once again taking to battling windmills - standing up for some half of the nation's windpipes - as they tackle the nation's problem with a set of new laws aimed at curbing smoke in public places. Who said it was a problem? We did. The non-smokers at this paper. Two … [Read more...]

Body piercing brings health risks Reported 13 June, 2008 More than a quarter of people who have body piercing suffer complications, the first medical study of the trend said today. The warning comes after research published in the British Medical Journal estimated that one in 10 adults in England have piercings somewhere other than their earlobes. … [Read more...]

Stem cell research in DubaiReported December 01, 2009 When I was expecting my first child, I was baffled by the choices my hormonally charged brain was expected to process. Did I want to know the sex of my baby? Would my husband be allowed at the delivery? And really vital ones like should I do pre-natal yoga classes or eat a third doughnut? Which hospital would give me … [Read more...]

Third death related to the H1N1 flu virus confirmed in QuebecReported June 14, 2009 MONTREAL — Quebec's public health department has confirmed a third death in the province linked to the H1N1 flu virus. Health officials say the victim was a woman in her 50s with an underlying chronic illness. They also confirm 40 new cases of the swine flu in the province, which … [Read more...]