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| Diet Plus Exercise Improves Strength in Obese WebMD By Denise Mann March 30, 2011-- Regular exercise plus diet may be more effective than either one alone at helping obese older adults improve physical function, a new study shows. The combination resulted in greater improvements in strength, balance, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Most Americans Get Enough Vitamin D WebMD By Denise Mann March 30, 2011-- Two-thirds of Americans are getting enough vitamin D, according to a new analysis by researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics. Vitamin D is often called the "sunshine vitamin" because our bodies make it ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bucks among state's healthiest counties phillyBurbs.com Montgomery County came in at fifth place while Bucks was ranked one spot behind at sixth. More exercise and less junk food aren't the only factors that contribute to excellent health. Where you live also might play a role, according to a new survey. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FDA Mulls Safety of Artificial Food Coloring WebMD By Todd Zwillich March 30, 2011 -- Food dyes used in everything from candy to lunch meat may contribute to worsening hyperactivity in some kids, researchers told an FDA advisory panel on Wednesday. The data are far from conclusive and scientists point ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FDA opens up competition for pregnancy drug Los Angeles Times The drug maker KV Pharmaceutical obtained exclusive rights to produce an injection for women at high risk of delivering prematurely. But the FDA is opening up the market to specialty pharmacies after the company raised the dosage price from $20 to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare to pay for $93000 prostate cancer drug Northwest Herald By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP WASHINGTON – Medicare officials said Wednesday that the program would pay the $93000 cost of prostate cancer drug Provenge, an innovative therapy that gives men suffering from the disease an extra four months to live, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New drugs offer breakthrough in treatment of hepatitis C Los Angeles Times By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Two experimental drugs that block a key enzyme in the replication of the hepatitis C virus promise to bring an improvement in therapy for infections with the virus comparable to the improvement in HIV therapy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Health Care Reform: Charting A New Course Black Voice News By Chris Levister – March 23, 2010 Congress passed landmark health care reform that stands as one of the most important achievements since President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law more than four decades ago. This first anniversary is provoking ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mokena/Frankfort Relay for Life Prepares to Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back ... Patch.com By Caroline Hoag | Email the author | 5:30am It is unusual for anyone to go through life without at some time or another being affected by the disease, but Jacqueline Rosinski and her family have found themselves facing maybe a little more than their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Do You Live Near a Disease Cluster? Of 13 States Reviewed, 42 Disease Clusters ... InjuryBoard.com The report entitled Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to Protect People from Toxic Chemicals is by researches of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Disease Clusters Alliance (NDCA), both nonprofit, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Senate: State workers should pay more for health insurance MiamiHerald.com A proposal in the Florida Legislature would require that public employee pay more money to cover the cost of their health insurance plan. By JIM SAUNDERS TALLAHASSEE -- A new Senate proposal would force many state employees to pay thousands a dollars a ... See all stories on this topic » |
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