A Person with a BMI of 46 Digital News Report – Morbidly obese people can extend their lives by three years if they undergo gastric-bypass surgery, a report in the January issue…
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Relationship Between Omega-3 and Aging Found
Human chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white) Digital News Report – There may be a relation between omega-3 fatty acid and aging. A recent study in the January 20 issue of JAMA…
Michael C Hall Sick With Cancer
Dexter on Showtime Digital News Report – Michael C Hall, the star of Dexter and winner of last night’s Golden Globe Award for Best Television Performance by an actor, is confirmed to…
FDA To Take New Steps To Regulate BPA
Bisphenol A Digital News Report – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement concerning the possible health risks of bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is a chemical used in plastics and…
Update on Bisphenol A for Use in Food Contact Applications: January 2010
Resin identification codes – May Contain BPA Digital News Report – The FDA Expressed concerns over the component bisphenol-A, or BPA, which is commonly used in plastics. Here is there complete report:…
16,000 People May Have Died From H1N1 Swine Flu
2,500 people line up in Texas City, Texas to receive the H1N1 vaccine photo: Nsaum75 – cc Digital News Report – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that…
CDC Estimates of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths in the United States
Report Source – CDC Estimating the number of individual flu cases in the United States is very challenging because many people with flu don’t seek medical care and only a small number…
Tylenol Recall 2010
Tylenol pills – cc Digital News Report – Tylenol is recalling some of their products including adult Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Rolaids, and Simply Sleep because of reports of nausea….
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-The-Counter (OTC) Products
(Press Release) Fort Washington, PA (January 15, 2010) – In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is voluntarily recalling certain lots of…
Two Lung Cancer Tests May Determine Presence and Type of Disease
Digital News Report – In the future, perhaps a simple blood test may be used to diagnose lung cancer and a breath test can determine the type. These findings were discussed as scientists shared knowledge at the Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer in Coronado California on Wednesday.
These two lung cancer tests may be available in the future. The first is a blood test to determine if a patient has lung cancer.