29 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

MRSA: The Superbug Slideshow

Infectious Mononucleosis Slideshow

Strep or [...]

29 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

(HealthDay News) — Your blood must clot to halt deadly blood loss. But when blood has a tendency to clot too much, it results in a dangerous condition called hypercoagulation.
The American Academy of Family Physicians says risk factors for hypercoagulation may include:

Sitting for extended periods, such as in a car or plane.
Staying in bed for [...]

29 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

Parent’s Guide to Crying as well as Colic Slideshow

Parenting as well as Wholesome Eating Slideshow

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28 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

Cosmetic Dentistry: Before as well as After Slideshow

Teeth Whitening Secrets Slideshow

Study Shows People Who Brush [...]

28 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

One in Five Stroke Patients Leave Hospitals Without Prescriptions for Statin Medications
By
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC

May 27, 2010 — Far too many stroke patients are being discharged from hospitals without receiving prescriptions for statin medications, a recent study shows.
This is alarming because previous studies possess shown that patients who take the cholesterol-lowering [...]

28 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

MRSA: The Superbug Slideshow

Infectious Mononucleosis Slideshow

Strep or [...]

28 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — The kids of women who are exposed to certain industrial chemicals while pregnant are at an increased risk for developing breast cancer as adults, a recent animal study suggests.

The chemicals — bisphenol-A (BPA) as well as diethylstilbestrol (DES) — are primarily produced for industrial manufacturing purposes, as well as [...]

28 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

Here are some of the latest health as well as health examination news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
J&J Will Revamp Plants in Wake of Recall
Following a massive recall of its children’s medicines, Johnson & Johnson says it plans to restructure its manufacturing operations in an attempt to improve its tarnished image.

J&J’s McNeil [...]

28 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

Drug Derived From Shark Cartilage Did Not Extend Lives of Lung Cancer Patients
By
Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD

May 26, 2010 — Hopes that shark cartilage would prove to be a useful treatment for cancer were not borne out in one of the most rigorously designed as well as executed studies of an alternative [...]

27 May, 2010 in Health and Pharmacy News by admin

Survey Shows More Than 10 Million U.S. Women Take Oral Contraception
By Joanna Broder
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD

May 26, 2010 — Incase you are a fan of the tried as well as real birth control pill, you are not alone.
Among American women in their childbearing years, ages 15 to 44, the pill was the [...]