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Friday, September 3, 2010

Health

Massage Techniques and Types: Swedish, Deep Tissue, and More

52 minutes ago - WebMD
If you’re new to massages, all the types and techniques can be a little overwhelming. WebMD answers common massage questions and explains the differ...

Too Sick to Work?

52 minutes ago - WebMD
You wake up feeling crummy. Should you drag yourself to work and risk infecting coworkers? Or should you phone in sick, even though your boss desperat...

Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA

56 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as normal Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analy...

Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business

1 hour 14 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories says it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales t...

Drug makers sneaking ads into social media

2 hours 19 minutes ago - MSNBC Health
It wasn't what you would call a casual get

UK booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years

2 hours 26 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
Notorious abroad for their binge

Ex-egg farm workers say complaints ignored

2 hours 38 minutes ago - MSNBC Health
U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full

As Hurricane Earl Hits East Coast, Residents Urged to Brace Themselves

2 hours 43 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News)

Bedbug Nation: Critters Make a Comeback

2 hours 43 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News)

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010

2 hours 43 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
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Study Contends Pot Isn't a Major 'Gateway Drug'

2 hours 43 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News)

Health Tip: Heart Arrhythmia May Have Symptoms

2 hours 44 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
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Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby

2 hours 44 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
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Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer

2 hours 44 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News)

Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads

3 hours 56 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
It wasn't what you would call a casual get

Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment

5 hours 44 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating...

U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report

8 hours 44 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were...

Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
People who take bone

Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing c...

Osteoporosis drugs may raise throat cancer risk

Yesterday - MSNBC Health
Researchers say new findings shouldn't affect patients taking bisphosphonates, but said the medicines should be watched closely. Other  studies have...

Men With Insomnia May Have Higher Risk of Death

Yesterday - WebMD
Men with insomnia have a fourfold higher death rate than those who sleep at least 6 hours a night, a 14

Is Your Kitchen as Clean as a Restaurant's?

Yesterday - WebMD
An online quiz rates your hygiene practices with a letter grade

Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in U.S.

Yesterday - WebMD
Prescription drug use in the U.S. has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report

When animal rescuers become animal hoarders

Yesterday - MSNBC Health
Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundred...

Response Team Reduces Rate of Cardiac Arrests: Hospital

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News)

Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer

No Pampers link to rash cases, safety groups say

Yesterday - MSNBC Health
Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found n...

Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found n...

Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests

theGrio: Why the FDA must curb cough syrup abuse

Yesterday - MSNBC Health
YouTube search the term "DXM." You'll find thousands of videos that chronicle the adventures teenagers "robotripping," or getting high on dextromethor...

Teen Pot Smoking Won't Lead to Other Drugs as Adults

Yesterday - WebMD
New research finds little support for the hypothesis that marijuana is a "gateway" drug leading to the use of harder drugs in adulthood

Text messages little help in remembering the Pill

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
A cell phone text message

Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight

Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children m...

Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug

East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA

Yesterday - Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — As Hurricane Earl, packing 145 mph winds, crept closer to the U.S. east coast Thursday, federal officials urged...

Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report

Yesterday - Health
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — As the provisions of the Affordable Care Act begin to be implemented, many...

Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young

Yesterday - Health
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Older people prefer to read negative news stories about the young, possibly...

Many Americans Don’t Even Know They’re Fat

Yesterday - Health
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often...

Double-Dose Plavix Benefits Certain Patients, Study Finds

Yesterday - Health
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — More isn’t necessarily better when prescribing the two drugs commonly u...

Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia

Yesterday - Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Military veterans with post

Proximity Affects Influence of Online ‘Health Buddies’

Yesterday - Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to online social networking, people are more likely to change habits that might affect their heal...

Study Identifies Risks for Painkiller Addiction

Yesterday - Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — The mystery of why some people are more likely to become addicted to opioid painkillers has been partially unra...

Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports

Yesterday - Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least one prescription drug in the past month i...

Most Study Volunteers Seem Willing to Share Genetic Data

Yesterday - Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans are willing to have their genetic information shared in a national database, but they first want...

Groups of friends key to changing health behaviors

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far

Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise

Yesterday - Yahoo Health
An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatmen...

FAQ: How Health Care Reform Will Affect You

Yesterday - WebMD
The journey toward health care reform reached a historic milestone March 22 when the House approved legislation that would extend coverage to 32 milli...

 

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Almost Half of Americans Took a Prescription Drug in Past Month - Health Blog - WSJ http://bit.ly/8YAMPb

by disruptivewomen

Please don't kill me, but if I was in a coma or came back, I would not be on any laptop/computer tweeting. My health is first.

by iL0VEMiJac

Health Tip - The Connection Between Depression & Vitamin D http://lgno.me/aqOcJo RT @ChrisPirillo #vitamin #depression #health #fitness

by ACTG

Video: NHS hospital records rap song about hand washing http://bit.ly/bsolLI

by RebOnline

RT @CanarsieBK: Great image of how soda impacts your health http://bit.ly/amP6ni

by stefelli

WHAT IF…your doc's away over the long weekend? How about a loaf of bread, a qt. of milk and say "ahhh." http://bit.ly/WIF903

by BeneTweet

Alcohol can lead 2 "cheating on your spouse in a drunken haze" but heavy drinkers outlive teetotalers: http://bit.ly/bKcIvz

by ken_homer

New #VC fund: Allos Ventures Closes $25M Fund For Tech, Health Care Start-Ups in the Midwest.... Via @venturewire

by fundingpost

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. III John 2 bit. #jesustweeters

by DjMode5

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by skincarewonder

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