Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Multivitamins Don’t Alter Colon Cancer Recurrence Or Death Risk

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Individuals with colon cancer who took multivitamins after surgery, either before, during or after chemotherapy experienced no significant change in their risk of the cancer coming back, or dying from colon cancer, wrote researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in an article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. While ...

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Federal Funding Ban Lifted For The Moment

Friday, September 10th, 2010

A US appeals court has just suspended a ban imposed by US District Judge Royce Lamberth last month, meaning that for the moment federal funds can continue supporting embryonic stem cell research. A Washington court has placed a temporary stay on Lamberth's decision. Experts throughout the USA have criticized the ...

Video: Vitamin B could help prevent Alzheimer’s

Friday, September 10th, 2010

British researchers found that the pills halved the rate at which the brains of elderly people shrunk in size - one of the first symptoms of dementia. ITN's Nina Nannar reports. (Nightly News) Find more info about Video: Vitamin B could help prevent Alzheimer's photos videos pictures. read more

Americans’ Vegetable Consumption Drops 2% In A Decade

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Nearly three-quarters of all Americans eat fewer vegetables each day than the national health objectives for fruit and vegetable consumption advises them to, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 67.5% of US adults consume fewer than two fruits per day, the report informs. ...

U.S. warns of fatal side effect with imaging drugs

Friday, September 10th, 2010

The FDA is warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease. Find more info about U.S. warns of fatal side effect with imaging drugs photos videos pictures. read more