General News

Low-Carb Diet

       A low-carbohydrate diet helps people shed as many pounds as a low-fat diet plus the weight-loss drug orlistat does, and the low-carb plan may be better at helping lower blood pressure, researchers report.
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No Colonoscopy

       Last updated: 24-Jan-2010.  Researchers unveiled a new blood test this week that they say can detect colon cancer cells early and identify precancerous cells, as well.
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Statins & Strokes

       One of the largest analyses of the effect of statin drug therapy on the risk of stroke confirms the benefits of these widely used drugs.
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Ovarian Cancer

 

     Markers for Ovarian Cancer May Show Up Years Earlier.  Blood tests detect changes from 12 to 36 months before diagnosis, study finds

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Obesity V.S. Smoking

       Obesity now poses as great a threat to Americans' quality of life as smoking, a new study shows.
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Pneumonia Bug

       WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that family get-togethers during the holidays can have a dark side, with asymptomatic children passing potentially deadly pneumonia germs to older relatives.
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Risks of Surgery

 

     WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The approximately 2 million older adults who undergo common abdominal operations each year are at higher risk than others of suffering complications and early death, researchers find.

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HME News

HME News published this story in its May edition on TENA’s new men’s launch, pulling from the interview coordinated with Spence Deane last month. The article focuses on the new product and on SCA’s other initiatives including the alliances with advocacy groups and its Core Wellness program.

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Adult-diaper scam

SCAM: Charges include ID theft Siblings accused of raking in more than $1 million in Medicaid claims. - DALE LEZON

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C-sections S. Fla.

More babies in Miami-Dade are now born by cesarean section than by natural childbirth, state records reveal. Experts won't predict how much higher the rate will go.

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Men’s Health Network Locker Talk

Men’s Health Network began its newsletter with a story on LockerTalk. The e-newsletter reaches approximately 20,000 people. The newsletter highlights LockerTalk’s Twitter homepage and provides a link to the LockerTalk site.

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