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Archive for December, 2009
Alzheimer’s Can Lower Risk of Cancer and Vice-Versa
Dec. 24 | The results of a recent study suggest that people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease are less likely to develop cancer and people with cancer are less likely to contract Alzheimer’s disease. A group of 3,020 people aged 65 and older were selected....
Is Santa Claus a Public Health Menace?
Dec. 24 | Today, it is being asked if Santa Claus is a public health menace. It has been suggested that his image needs a huge makeover. For many years, a health expert says the jolly big man is just too big to be a good role model for children. It is thought that...
Alzheimer’s disease prevents against cancer and vice versa
Dec. 23 | In a good news, bad news scenario, Alzheimer’s disease prevents against cancer and vice versa. The results of a recent study investigating the link between the two illnesses was published in the online medical journal, Neurology. The study followed...
Melanoma Doesn’t Discriminate
Dec. 23 | In recent years, Doctors are diagnosing White and White-Hispanic individuals with melanoma more frequently. Although Hispanics and blacks are are less likely to be diagnosed with melanoma, they often have advanced forms of the cancer when it is found,...
National Non Smoking Week
Dec. 23 | In Canada, since 1977 National Non-Smoking Week has been a yearly event. It starts for one week on the third Sunday in January, and it is organized and coordinated by the Council for Tobacco Control in Canada. Canadians are educated on the dangers of...
Santa Needs To Go on a Diet
Dec. 23 | An Australian doctor has written an article that will appear in the British Medical Journal about the bad influence Santa Clause is projecting. Nathan J. Grills is with the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Santa’s unhealthy weight and cookie...
Prescription Meds Probed in Death of Britteny Murphy
Dec. 23 | Following the news Sunday of the sudden death of actress Britteny Murphy, there have been many reports of the numerous prescription drugs found not only on her nightstand but in the house in general. Press reports leaked from the Coroner’s office...
Arena Obesity Drug Awaiting FDA Approval
Dec. 22 | On December 22, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced they are applying for FDA approval for their new weight management medication, called Lorcaserin. This new medication showed promise in its clinical trials, in which more than 8,500 patients participated....
New Study Shows Benefits of Cardiac Rehab For Heart Patients
Dec. 22 | Current research shows that patients who are suffering from heart disease will benefit immensely from cardiac rehabilitation sessions. By participating in cardiac rehabilitation, the patient should experience fewer heart attacks within four years compared...
