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Weight-loss surgery ‘could save millions’ in UK (AFP)
AFP – Britain’s National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by offering more weight-loss surgery for obese patients, a medical study said Wednesday. Read the original post: Weight-loss surgery ‘could save millions’ in UK (AFP) Read More →
Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 7, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Read the original here: Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 7, 2010 (HealthDay) Read More →
US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults (AP)
AP – Frustrated health officials say that U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly. Read the original post: US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults (AP) Read More →
Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (AP)
AP – Japan has confirmed the nation’s first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday. Read more from the original source: Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (AP) Read More →
Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters)
Reuters – Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday. The rest is here: Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters) Read More →
Men More Susceptible to Memory Decline (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com – Men are more susceptible than women to memory problems in old age, according to a new study. More: Men More Susceptible to Memory Decline (LiveScience.com) Read More →
Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay)
HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds. Here is the original: Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay) Read More →
Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical (Reuters)
Reuters – Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Originally posted here: Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical (Reuters) Read More →
UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled (AP)
AP – British drug regulators say GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes pill Avandia should be pulled from the U.K. market because of concerns that the drug can increase the risk of heart attacks. See the rest here: UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled (AP) Read More →
FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan (AP)
AP – Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective. Read more here: FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan (AP) Read More →