A recent large government study found that raising levels of HDL “good” cholesterol using a drug did not reduce the risk of heart disease. As The New York Times reported: Patients taking the medicine along with Zocor had higher levels of H.D.L. and lower levels of triglycerides, a fat in the blood. Despite these seeming [...]
News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that’s pinning a cellphone to the ear. View full post on All Stories
According to the World Health Organization, migraine is 19th among all causes of years lived with disability. Prescribed and over the counter-medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often taken to alleviate headaches and… View full post on All Stories
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A 2007 ban on smoking inside public places across the United Kingdom may be responsible for a spike in prescriptions for medications to help smokers quit, researchers … View full post on All Stories
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) — Although HIV/AIDS continues to be an epidemic with no cure, thanks to powerful medications more HIV-infected Americans are living longer and healthier lives, federal health officials said Thursday. View full post on All Stories
Medications and therapies can help patients with lung diseases breathe easier, but what if you had those chronic problems? For one man, new technology came to the rescue when nothing else could help. View full post on All Stories
Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Trying to spur enrollment in a key new benefit of the 2010 health law, the Obama administration announced today it is slashing premiums for new high-risk insurance plans and no longer requiring applicants to submit a rejection letter from private insurers. Since the plans were introduced in most states [...]
What should you make of a new classification from the WHO’s International Agency for Research or Cancer? Cell phones are potentially carcinogenic according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) , a branch of The World Health Organization. A panel of 31 scientists from across the globe did not conduct any new research [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Oxfam warns that as global food prices continue to increase the resultant hardship caused to people who were already struggling to obtain adequate amounts of food is increasing demands for a major reform in global food prices. When world food prices reached a [...]
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