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    Oct 26, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  1. Trans fats raise cholesterol, not blood sugar

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although trans fats raise your levels of "bad" cholesterol, they don't appear to have lasting impacts on your blood sugar, according to a new review of the medical evidence. Researchers found that both blood sugar and insulin,...

    Tags: Nutrition, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Hormones and Metabolism, Heart Disease

    2. Oct 29, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  2. Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight-loss programs can help even very young children slim down, and it appears that acting early may improve the odds of success, according to a pair of new studies. "What they are showing is a pretty consistent trend that...

    Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, Parenting, Family

    3. Oct 29, 2012 |Story| AM News

  3. LIFE MATTERS: Heaven for real, I believe

    Thousands of people have related their stories of near-death experiences, perhaps the most popular in recent years being told by a pastor, Don Piper, “90 Minutes in Heaven,” 2004, and by a child, Colton Burpo, “Heaven is for Real,” 2010, neither of which, though fascinating in their own right, is likely — given the occupation of the first and the age of the second — to convince those skeptical of such experiences.
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    Thousands of people have related their stories of near-death experiences, perhaps the most popular in recent years being told by a pastor, Don Piper, “90 Minutes in Heaven,” 2004, and by a child, Colton Burpo, “Heaven is for Real,”...

    Tags: Neurosurgery, E. coli Infection, Sam Harris

    4. Oct 28, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Health security is national security

    On the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's dramatic announcement about the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, the two presidential candidates met for a debate last Monday only 250 miles away in Boca Raton, Fla. Moderator Bob Schieffer began the night by reminding the nearly 60 million viewers that those 13 days in late 1962 were "perhaps the closest we've ever come to nuclear war. And it is a sobering reminder that every president faces at some point an unexpected threat to our national security from abroad."
    On the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's dramatic announcement about the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, the two presidential candidates met for a debate last Monday only 250 miles away in Boca Raton, Fla. Moderator Bob Schieffer...

    Tags: Politics, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance, Washington, DC, Barack Obama

    5. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  5. TV Plastic Surgeon Pleads Not Guilty to Videotaping Naked Patients

    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A celebrity plastic surgeon pleaded not guilty Thursday to secretly videotaping naked female patients during post- operative examinations at his office near the Beverly Center.
    KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A celebrity plastic surgeon pleaded not guilty Thursday to secretly videotaping naked female patients during post- operative examinations at his office near the Beverly Center. Dr. Lance Everett Wyatt, 42, of Sherman Oaks is charged...

    Tags: Sex Crimes, Crimes, Plastic Surgeons, Misdemeanors, Celebrity Surgery

    6. Oct 17, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  6. Study: Multivitamins May Prevent Cancer in Men

    Taking a multivitamin may help prevent cancer in healthy middle-aged men, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
    CNN
    Taking a multivitamin may help prevent cancer in healthy middle-aged men, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School...

    Tags: Dietary Supplements, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cancer, Overweight, Weight

    7. Jul 9, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  7. In the end, it may not be about medicine

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For cancer patients, a good death may have more to do with simple human values than with the latest medical treatments, a new study suggests.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For cancer patients, a good death may have more to do with simple human values than with the latest medical treatments, a new study suggests. People who got treatment at intensive care units (ICU) or died in the hospital,...

    Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Cancer

    8. Oct 8, 2012 |Column| WGNO-LTV

  8. "Smarts" isn't Bobby Jindal's problem, but slashing education and health services in our state is

    I thought Bobby Jindal was supposed to be an education governor. I thought Bobby Jindal was a pro health care governor. Hard to think he is when his favorite places to cut the state budget is by putting health care and education on the chopping block year in and year out. 
    I thought Bobby Jindal was supposed to be an education governor. I thought Bobby Jindal was a pro health care governor. Hard to think he is when his favorite places to cut the state budget is by putting health care and education on the chopping block year...

    Tags: Politics, Bobby Jindal, Government, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting

    9. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  9. Jill Stein Biography (Green)

    <strong>Full Name: </strong>Jill Stein
    Full Name: Jill Stein Born: May 14, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois Official Website: www.jillstein.org drjillstein @jillstein2012 Biography: Jill Stein is a mother, housewife, physician and teacher of internal medicine. She graduated magna cum...

    Tags: General Practitioners

    10. Jun 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Blue light has a dark side

    Light at night is bad for your health, and exposure to blue light emitted by electronics and energy-efficient light bulbs may be especially so.
    Light at night is bad for your health, and exposure to blue light emitted by electronics and energy-efficient light bulbs may be especially so. Until the advent of artificial lighting, the sun was the major source of light, and people spent their...

    Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Physiology, Electronics, Cancer

    11. Jun 21, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  11. The Doctor's Corner: Get informed on menopausal hormone therapy

    EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series on menopausal hormone care. * The following is a hypothetical but typical scenario. Leann is a 50-year-old woman whose menstrual periods have stopped. She is gaining weight, flashing all night...

    Tags: Health, Breast Cancer, Menopause, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals

    12. Oct 2, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  12. Fish linked to heart failure risk, omega-3 results mixed

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people conscious about their heart health, a new study suggests it may be best to eat fish instead of taking individual omega-3 fatty acids in supplement form.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people conscious about their heart health, a new study suggests it may be best to eat fish instead of taking individual omega-3 fatty acids in supplement form. After reviewing information on the habits and fatty-acid blood...

    Tags: Dietary Supplements, Nutrition, Health, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, American Heart Association

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