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Children's diets are now so poor more than two-thirds do not see fast food as a treat, UK research suggests.
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests.
Carrington Laboratories, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CARN) announced that its wholly owned DelSite Biotechnologies, Inc. subsidiary has successfully completed preclinical toxicology studies of its GelVac(TM) nasal powder influenza vaccine under FDA-reviewed protocols. Successful toxicology studies in two animal models using the H5N1 (bird flu) antigen were required in order to proceed with a planned Phase I clinical trial later this year.
A unique, multidisciplinary clinic designed for current and former smokers to help them assess the condition of their lungs and to get them started down the road to quitting will open this Friday at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The clinic also is for current and former smokers diagnosed with a precancerous lung nodule that needs further assessment and treatment.
Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. announced that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for the evaluation of a JVRS-100 adjuvanted H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine. The ability of JVRS-100 to aid in the induction of a protective antibody response to the H5N1 vaccine at low doses of vaccine will be confirmed.
Researchers at the Moores Cancer Centre at the University of California, San Diego said young adults are more likely than older adults to quit smoking successfully, partly because they are more likely to make a serious effort to quit. The study also found that young adults, aged 18 to 24, are more likely to have tried to quit smoking than older adults, aged 50 to 64. John P.
A new study has examined the effect that smoking has on the increased long-term risk and greater progression of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration. Smoking has already been identified as one of the few modifiable risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in older Americans. Ronald Klein, M.D., M.P.H.
A proprietary high quality formulation of the Peruvian herb Maca has recently been shown to fight the cause of menopause, by balancing the body's key hormones with an all-natural, homeostatic approach. Natural Health International's (NHI) Maca-GO™ or Femmenessence™ is the only scientifically and clinically proven Maca product on the market that significantly reduces menopausal symptoms and improves hormone levels.
Leading elder care expert Doctor Marion® , author of "Elder Care Made Easier," released video footage on her web site and AGIS.com, featuring Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson discussing caregiving and aging in America during the Iowa caucuses. Doctor Marion recently returned from Iowa to raise awareness for the millions of baby boomers caring for aging parents.
Millions of Americans make the New Year's resolution to stop smoking, but far too many break ranks before Jan. 2. Their dismal success rate has health officials scrambling to come up with easier ways to quit, and many have toyed with the idea that smokeless tobacco could ease the transition off cigarettes. But research by University of Florida scientists suggests that tactic would be a catch-22, especially in younger smokers.
Scientists say they have hard evidence foods containing "friendly bacteria" do have a tangible effect on the body.
Cervical cancer is responsible for around 2800 new cases of cancer and 1000 deaths in the UK every year. It is the second most common cancer, after breast cancer, for those aged 35 or under and the twelfth most common cancer in all women.
New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that women who are overweight from the age of 36 and those who are obese from the age of 43 and 53 have a higher risk of hysterectomy than underweight and normal-weight women. The study, from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD), is one of few to examine weight over time and subsequent hysterectomy risk.
Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.The study of 79 non-heterosexual women over 10 years found that bisexual women maintained a stable pattern of attraction to both sexes.
Black women seem to develop breast cancer much earlier than their white peers, UK research suggests.
A dying woman removed from the UK after her visa expired starts kidney dialysis in Ghana funded by a donor.
Black nursing home residents are more likely than their white counterparts to be hospitalized for conditions such as dehydration, poor nutrition and bedsores, according to a study to be published in the June issue of the journal Health Services Research, the Washington Post reports.
The actress Leslie Ash receives a record £5m payout after contracting an infection in hospital.
USA Today on Tuesday examined access to health insurance in the second part of a five-part series about the personal impact of baby boomers leaving the work force. Although U.S. residents are working longer, most still retire before they are eligible for Medicare at age 65, USA Today reports.