Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny (Reuters)
Reuters - The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs’ benefits outweigh possible side effects. Here is the original: Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny (Reuters)
Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies provide evidence that smoking can harm sperm - both in smoking men who may become fathers, and in sons born to women who smoked during pregnancy. Continued here: Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds (HealthDay)
Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 9, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Go here to read the rest: Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 9, 2010 (HealthDay)
In Elderly, Risks Differ for Indoor Versus Outdoor Falls (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. Read the original:  In Elderly, Risks Differ for Indoor Versus Outdoor Falls (HealthDay)
Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Gestational Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. Read more here:  Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Gestational Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
Obesity Worsens Brain Damage of Heavy Drinking (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. Go here to read the rest: Obesity Worsens Brain Damage of Heavy Drinking (HealthDay)
FDA warns of deadly side effect with imaging drugs (AP)
AP - Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease. Read the original here:  FDA warns of deadly side effect with imaging drugs (AP)
CDC: Adults eating less fruit, not enough veggies (AP)
AP - An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States. See the rest here: CDC: Adults eating less fruit, not enough veggies (AP)
Namibian women with HIV tell court of forced sterilisations (AFP)
AFP - In the throes of labour, a Namibian woman was approached by a nurse who handed her a document to sign, saying the form would authorise a Caesarean section. Read more here: Namibian women with HIV tell court of forced sterilisations (AFP)
Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)
AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor’s trademark style, British scientists say in a new study View original post here: Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)