Items tagged with health

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Consuming Flaxseed Linked to Premature Birth Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 - 12:06:22 - Anuradha Menon A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was... read more

The Pepperoni Pizza Hypothesis Friday, October 10th, 2008 - 16:42:41 - Anuradha Menon What's the worst that could happen after eating a slice of pepperoni pizza? A little heartburn, for most people. But for up to a million women in the... read more

Cell Protein Better Than Morphine? Friday, October 10th, 2008 - 10:06:39 - Anuradha Menon More people suffer from pain than from heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined, but many of the drugs used to relieve suffering are not... read more

Breast Cancer Cells Recycle to Escape Death Sunday, October 5th, 2008 - 10:01:57 - Anuradha Menon Many breast cancer cells facing potentially lethal antiestrogen therapy recycle to survive, researchers say. About 70 percent of breast cancer cells... read more

Animal Testing May Be a Thing of the Past Sunday, August 24th, 2008 - 15:58:39 - Anuradha Menon Testing detergents and cosmetics on animals could soon be a thing of the past in Australia, thanks to work being done in QUT Institute of Health and... read more

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Attacks Immune System Friday, August 15th, 2008 - 10:03:21 - Anuradha Menon 'Flesh-eating' or 'Strep' bacteria are able to survive and spread in the body by degrading a key immune defense molecule, according to researchers at... read more

Tiny Molecule Helps Control Blood-Vessels Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 - 14:41:17 - Anuradha Menon The development and repair of heart tissue and blood vessels is intimately tied to a tiny piece of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that is found nowhere else... read more

Futuristic Fashions Will Protect Our Health Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 - 16:24:07 - Ehud Rattner From sensors in workout gear that monitor sweating while you run at the gym, to underwear that aims to detect cancer cells, the contents of our... read more

New Health Drink? Sunday, July 27th, 2008 - 12:30:05 - Ehud Rattner If Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10 at your local Costco... read more

Intel's In-Home Health Device gets FDA Nod Friday, July 11th, 2008 - 12:06:30 - Anuradha Menon The new Intel Health Guide--which collects vital signs and allows for remote interactions between patient and doctor--may soon make its way into the... read more

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