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High Vitamin C Level Linked to Decreased Stroke Risk
Monday, January 28, 2008 2:30:00 PM
A person's level of vitamin C may predict his or her likelihood of having a stroke, according to a long-term study of some 20,000 middle-aged and older residents of Norfolk, United Kingdom.   Full Story
 

Preventing Urinary Infections
Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:30:00 PM
The Golden Rule of medicine should be, "Keep it simple." The reason is simple. The less complicated the treatment, the fewer the complications. Besides, in an increasingly complex medical environment, ...   Full Story
 

Vitamin E May Ward Off Physical Decline in the Elderly
Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:30:00 PM
Vitamin E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Caffeine Doubles Miscarriage Risk
Friday, January 25, 2008 2:30:00 PM
Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.   Full Story
 

Why Do Scientists Refuse to Recommend Lower-Carb Diets for Diabetes?
Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:30:00 PM
The primary problem sufferers from diabetes have is that their bodies don't handle sugar (glucose) well. Part of the issue here is that excess sugar in the body can attach itself to tissues, which ...   Full Story
 

Hormones Raise Breast Cancer Risk Quickly
Monday, January 21, 2008 2:30:00 PM
Hormone replacement therapy can raise the risk of an uncommon type of breast cancer fourfold after just three years, U.S. researchers reported last week.   Full Story
 

Drug-Resistant Staph Spread by Homosexual Sex
Monday, January 21, 2008 2:25:00 PM
A drug-resistant strain of potentially deadly bacteria has moved beyond the borders of U.S. hospitals and is being transmitted among gay men during sex, researchers said last week.   Full Story
 

Study Needed on Cell Phone Effects on Children, Expectant Moms
Sunday, January 20, 2008 2:30:00 PM
Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised last week.   Full Story
 

Unfavorable Drug Studies Don't See Print
Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:40:00 PM
Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being tested did not work, researchers reported on Wednesday.   Full Story
 

No Cough Medicine for Children Under Two—FDA/Medsafe
Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:30:00 PM
The Ministry of Health is warning parents to keep cough and cold medicines away from children under two.   Full Story
 

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