July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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The More the Pounds, The Shorter the Life
March 25, 2009 – 8:36 am | One Comment

University of Oxford researchers have just released the findings of a comparative study involving almost a million people. The research team used body mass index (BMI) as a means of measuring one’s health and …

‘Senior Moments’ Begin at 27??
March 18, 2009 – 11:10 pm | 3 Comments

Baby Boomers using the ‘senior moments’ excuse to explain away forgetfulness can stop being embarrassed about it.  New research from the University of Virginia says the brain actually begins declining at age 27.  We just …

PostPartum Depression Often Revealed in Blood Test
February 3, 2009 – 12:38 am | 8 Comments

Many a new mother suffers the ravages of postpartum depression just when her new baby demands the most attention.  Until recently, there’s been little physical evidence to determine which mothers are most at risk of …

Will Melamine Import Alert Shanghai New FDA Offices In China?
November 17, 2008 – 6:32 am | 4 Comments

Pet food, baby formula, milk and milk products, candy, breaded shrimp, vitamins, protein supplement powders, yogurt, chocolates, biscuits, snacks, cookies. Many of these products are made in China and imported to the United States …

Did Marrow Transplant Cure AIDS?
November 14, 2008 – 6:22 am | No Comment

That’s the question abuzz in the medical community as doctors around the globe discuss a bone marrow transplant, performed in Berlin, that is said to have cured the patient of AIDS. Twenty months after …

Fan In Baby’s Room Reduces Risk of SIDS
October 31, 2008 – 5:14 am | 5 Comments

One of the most heartbreaking and frustrating diagnoses discussed today is that of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome. Although the term has been used for years, it is considered a diagnosis of exclusion, …

Happy Moms-to-Be Have Healthier Babies
October 27, 2008 – 5:25 am | One Comment

A recent study conducted at the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute indicates a connection between a woman’s emotional well-being during early pregnancy and the chance she will deliver a child prematurely. These preterm births, occurring …

Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Treatments may be Affected by Vitamin C
October 13, 2008 – 6:30 am | 5 Comments

Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which is a class of molecule that is known to help prevent cancer by removing oxygen-free radicals from the body. However, researchers in the United States have recently discovered that …

Hope for Mesothelioma Patients May Lie in Recent Genetic Study
August 30, 2008 – 5:39 am | 2 Comments

A recently published article about the genetic affect of asbestos exposure has offered insight into the development of asbestos-related diseases. The scientific study, published in the September issue of BMC Genomics, may be significant in …

Women Dying To Be Beautiful?
August 22, 2008 – 9:46 pm | 5 Comments

If researchers are right, it may be more than mere coincidence that beauty and pain are so frequently intertwined in pop culture.
Indeed, a new report released this week from the YWCA contends that American women …