Posted March 04, 2011
According to ABC 7 news as they approach menopause, many women experience serious symptoms like hot flashes, trouble sleeping and mood swings.
Doctors can prescribe hormone-replacement thapy, but some women are looking for drug-free alternatives.
Read MorePosted February 28, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times Health officials said on Monday they have launched a cross-country measles watch for anyone who might have been exposed to a contagious airline passenger who traveled through four major U.S. airports.
Posted February 25, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times prescription devices that pull the lower jaw forward can relieve snoring and are often effective for mild to moderate cases of sleep apnea, says Dr.
Posted February 24, 2011
According to the Los Angeles Times millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them to smoke more, researchers said on Tuesday.
Posted February 21, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times a California lawmaker is targeting the obesity epidemic with a tax that would slap a penny-an-ounce levy on drinks sweetened with sugar or corn syrup.
Posted February 18, 2011
According to MSNBC take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or other common label instructions meant.
Posted February 16, 2011
According to KTLA knee replacements last — and last and last. We now know this thanks to a study presented Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. But that doesn’t mean the prospect of such an operation isn’t scary. More than half a million Americans have knee replacement surgery each year. And it’s […]
Read MorePosted February 15, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times they’ve known it about animals for some time: less growth hormone promotes longevity. Now a study, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, shows that a similar process may apply in humans. Endocrinologist Dr. Jaime Guevara-Aguirre of the Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction in Quito, Ecuador, and USC professor […]
Read MorePosted February 11, 2011
According t0 The Los Angeles Times stimulus money, where did it all go? Some went to sending women to Weight Watchers and a local gym to help them get in shape before they start having children. The idea was to try to reduce Baltimore’s infant mortality rate, which is almost twice that of the state. A […]
Read MorePosted February 10, 2011
According to KTLA a singer is being sought for questioning in connection with the death of a woman following a cosmetic procedure, police said Friday. Claudia Aderotimi, 20, died early Tuesday, shortly after receiving buttocks enhancements in a hotel room near Philadelphia International Airport, according to police. The procedure allegedly cost $1,800. Police say singer Black […]
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