Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Health Buzz: FDA Approves Pill to Help Prevent HIV - U.S. News & World Report

Sydney Morning HeraldHealth Buzz: FDA Approves Pill to Help Prevent HIVU.S. News & World ReportBy Angela Haupt The federal government has approved the first pill aimed at preventing HIV infections in healthy people, a turning point in the 30-year battle against the virus. The US Food and Drug Administration greenlit Gilead Sciences' Truvada, ...Deciding On Truvada: Who Should Take An HIV Prevention Pill?WBURFDA approves first pill to help prevent HIVmsnbc.comNew Drug to Prevent HIV/Aids

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Monday, July 16, 2012

Slowed walking speed may be early predictor of Alzheimer's decline - CBS News

CBS NewsSlowed walking speed may be early predictor of Alzheimer's declineCBS News(CBS News) New research suggests how a person walks may predict whether they'll develop Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative, incurable brain disease that affects 5.4 million Americans. Four new studies presented at the Alzheimer's Association ...Exercise may protect memory; kids' sports may control weightUSA TODAYChanges in walking may indicate Alzheimer's diseaseFox NewsTo reduce

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

FDA spied on whistle-blowing scientists - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco ChronicleFDA spied on whistle-blowing scientistsSan Francisco ChronicleHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listens a left as Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 12, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, ...FDA Surveillance Of Scientists Spread To Outside CriticsHuffington PostFDA's Vast Email Spying Targeted 'Enemies List'NewserTo cut criticism, FDA spied on

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Do you keep a food journal? - CBC.ca

CBC.caDo you keep a food journal?CBC.caby Community Team Posted: July 13, 2012 8:11 PM Last Updated: July 13, 2012 8:22 PM Keeping a food journal is the No. 1 piece of advice to shed pounds, a new weight loss study suggests. (iStock) The No. 1 piece of advice would be to keep a food journal ...Study: Women who keep food diary more likely to lose weightUSA TODAYKeep a journal, don't skip meals to shed weight: studyChicago Tribune3 new rules make weight loss successfulFox NewsWebMD -Los

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Do you keep a food journal? - CBC.ca

CBC.caDo you keep a food journal?CBC.caby Community Team Posted: July 13, 2012 8:11 PM Last Updated: July 13, 2012 8:22 PM Keeping a food journal is the No. 1 piece of advice to shed pounds, a new weight loss study suggests. (iStock) The No. 1 piece of advice would be to keep a food journal ...Study: Women who keep food diary more likely to lose weightUSA TODAYKeep a journal, don't skip meals to shed weight: studyChicago Tribune3 new rules make weight loss successfulFox NewsWebMD -Los

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Friday, July 13, 2012

3 surefire ways to lose weight - Chicago Sun-Times

USA TODAY3 surefire ways to lose weightChicago Sun-TimesDieters take note: Women who keep a food journal, don't skip meals and don't eat out lunch at restaurants very often lose more weight than dieters who don't follow these practices, a new study shows. Researchers tracked the dieting habits of 123 ...Weight Loss Techniques That WorkABC News'Faithful' food diary key to weight lossTimes of IndiaWeight-Loss Keys: Food Journals, Eating In, Not Skipping MealsDoctors

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Mosquitos test positive for EEE in nearby Massachusetts - WPRO

WPROMosquitos test positive for EEE in nearby MassachusettsWPROThe EEE virus in mosquitos is raising concern among health officials after 4 insects tested positive in Massachusetts. Massachusetts health officials say that for the first time this summer they have found traces of the Eastern equine encephalitis ...First EEE-infected mosquitoes of year detected in MassachusettsBoston.comEEE detected in MassachusettsTurn to 10.comEEE found in mosquitoes in EastonBoston

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

New documentary seeks an end to AIDS in black America - Public Radio International PRI

msnbc.comNew documentary seeks an end to AIDS in black AmericaPublic Radio International PRINBA Hall of Famer, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, brought public attention to the issue of HIV and AIDS in the African-American community when he was diagnosed in 1991. (Photo by Rafael Amado Deras via Flickr.) A new Frontline documentary is taking a look at ...Preview of Aids 2012 ConferenceAllAfrica.comAs global AIDS conference nears, advocates say: Focus on the USLos Angeles TimesFighting the

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Get Up! Sitting Less Can Add Years to Your Life - TIME

TIMEGet Up! Sitting Less Can Add Years to Your LifeTIMEBy Alice Park | @aliceparkny | July 10, 2012 | + Sitting for more than three hours a day can cut two years off a person's life expectancy, even if he or she exercises regularly, a new study finds. Watching TV for more than two hours a day can shorten ...Sitting too much may shorten lifespanAtlanta Journal ConstitutionSit less, live 2 years longerFox NewsSitting Less Adds Two Years to U.S. Life Expectancy, Study FindsSan Francisco

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Mysterious deadly illness in Cambodian children tied to hand, foot and mouth ... - CBS News

CBS NewsMysterious deadly illness in Cambodian children tied to hand, foot and mouth ...CBS News(CBS/AP) A mysterious deadly disease striking children in Cambodia may be a virulent strain of a common childhood illness called hand, foot and mouth disease. Lab tests have confirmed that a virulent strain of hand, foot and mouth disease known as ...Cambodian Deaths Tied to Common Childhood IllnessABC NewsVirus Discovery Helps Cambodian Disease ProbeBusinessweekHand, foot and mouth may have killed

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virus - Boston.com

New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virusBoston.comWASHINGTON (AP) — An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this ...and more »
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Fertility Drug Cancer Fears Unfounded? - ABC News

Zee NewsFertility Drug Cancer Fears Unfounded?ABC NewsDo fertility drugs affect a woman's risk of developing breast cancer? A new study suggests that the risk hinges on whether they actually help a woman get pregnant. Scientists have been concerned about the effects of fertility drugs in recent years, ...Fertility Tx May Alter Cancer RiskMedPage TodayWomen trekked across sea ice for breast cancerEdmonton JournalExercise May Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer, Whatever Your AgeThe

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Mystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian children - CNN

NEWS.com.auMystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian childrenCNNThe World Health Organization is helping the Cambodian Ministry of Health investigate the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed dozens of children in the country since April. A joint statement from the WHO and the ministry, released Wednesday, ...Investigators probe mystery disease killing Cambodian childrenCNN InternationalUnknown Disease Killing Children Across Cambodia, WHO SaysBusinessweekCambodia Outbreak Is Unlikely

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Mystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian children - CNN

NEWS.com.auMystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian childrenCNNThe World Health Organization is helping the Cambodian Ministry of Health investigate the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed dozens of children in the country since April. A joint statement from the WHO and the ministry, released Wednesday, ...Investigators probe mystery disease killing Cambodian childrenCNN InternationalUnknown Disease Killing Children Across Cambodia, WHO SaysBusinessweekCambodia Outbreak Is Unlikely

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Health Buzz: FDA Approves At-Home HIV Test - U.S. News & World Report

USA TODAYHealth Buzz: FDA Approves At-Home HIV TestU.S. News & World ReportBy Angela Haupt The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test Tuesday. That means people will soon be able to test themselves in the privacy of their own homes, and get preliminary results in 20 to 40 minutes.FDA Approves First Rapid, Take-Home HIV TestPharmaceutical ProcessingFDA Approves New "OraQuick" HIV Home Test KitDailyTechFDA Approves At-Home HIV Test, Available

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Health Buzz: FDA Approves At-Home HIV Test - U.S. News & World Report

USA TODAYHealth Buzz: FDA Approves At-Home HIV TestU.S. News & World ReportBy Angela Haupt The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test Tuesday. That means people will soon be able to test themselves in the privacy of their own homes, and get preliminary results in 20 to 40 minutes.FDA Approves First Rapid, Take-Home HIV TestPharmaceutical ProcessingFDA Approves New "OraQuick" HIV Home Test KitDailyTechFDA Approves At-Home HIV Test, Available

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

OraSure shares rise on over-the-counter HIV test - MarketWatch

The HinduOraSure shares rise on over-the-counter HIV testMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of OraSure Technologies Inc. (US:osur) closed higher Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's over-the-counter HIV test. OraSure shares rose 5.2% to close at $ 12.10 in Tuesday's ...FDA Approves HIV Home Test KitMedical News TodayUS approves first over-the-counter HIV home-use testBBC NewsFirst at-home HIV test approved by FDAThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comNew

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

GlaxoSmithKline pleads guilty in $3B US drug fraud case - CBC.ca

CBC.caGlaxoSmithKline pleads guilty in $ 3B US drug fraud caseCBC.caDrug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to pay $ 3 billion US in criminal and civil fines and plead guilty to misdemeanour criminal charges related to the sale and marketing of its antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin and the diabetes drug Avandia ...GlaxoSmithKline Agrees to $ 3 Billion Settlement with Justice DepartmentOzarksFirst.comDr. Drew paid to talk up meds? Feds claim YES!New York Daily NewsHealth Highlights:

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Monday, July 2, 2012

Georgia woman with flesh-eating infection leaves hospital - CNN

CBS NewsGeorgia woman with flesh-eating infection leaves hospitalCNN(CNN) -- Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia woman who has waged a two-month battle against flesh-eating bacteria, was released from a hospital Monday. Copeland will enter a rehab facility for an undetermined amount of time before returning home ...Ga. woman with flesh-eating bug leaves hospitalThe Associated PressGa. Woman With Flesh-Eating Bug Leaves...ABC Newsall 485 news articles »
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Man plagued by porn-induced headaches - New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsMan plagued by porn-induced headachesNew York Daily NewsA terrible headache probably isn't the sensation people are hoping for when they turn on a porn video. But unfortunately for a 24-year-old bachelor in India, that's exactly what has happened for the last two years whenever he tried to watch an X-rated ...Isn't it meant to make you go blind? Man suffers excruciating headaches every ...Daily MailMan Who Suffers Excruciating Pain Every Time He Watches Porn

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Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants - Few Reasons To Carry On Using Them, FDA Panel Says - Medical News Today

CBC.caMetal-On-Metal Hip Implants - Few Reasons To Carry On Using Them, FDA Panel SaysMedical News TodayAn 18-member panel of experts was asked by the FDA to review metal-on-metal hip implants - on Thursday they said they saw little evidence to recommend surgeons continue using them. There is growing evidence that after being implanted, they are more ...Metal hips have little use, experts say; mammogram use fallsUSA TODAYFDA panel sees little use for metal-on-metal hipsBusinessweekFDA panel

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