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Prescription-only painkillers available over the internet could be "deadly" say experts.
Happiness is infectious and can spread like a "ripple" through social groups, according to US researchers.
ExactAntigen.com releases antibody summaries indicating 13311 genes including 7352 human genes have monoclonal antibodies and 30434 genes including 12988 human genes have polyclonal antibodies (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1696784.htm
This winter, as people head outside for their favorite winter activities or start planning a sunny vacation getaway, Coolibar, the nation's leading sun protective clothing manufacturer, offers health-conscious consumers a guide to winter sun protection myths. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1698664.htm
Celebrity duo bring sports flavor to the conversation about a serious men's health threat (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1704504.htm
'Tis the season to be merry, but with the economic crunch and a long list of gifts needed for neighbors, friends, and teachers, consumers' budgets are stretched. Texas Oncology has developed a free holiday recipe for Jingle Jam, an easy-to-make, Southern-style preserve that combines healthful cranberries, citrus, and jalapenos. This recipe, full of cancer-fighting ingredients, is sure to please everyone on gift lists and around holiday tables - while leaving you some change to jingle in your pockets. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008) Read the full story at
Drs. Samuel and Elenore Bogoch of Oncolab, Inc. have found that the concentration of replikins, a new class of peptides in genomic proteins*, are quantitatively related to the mortality rate in human cancer of different cell types. No cancer cell genomic structure has previously been reported to be quantitatively related to mortality rate. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/cancer/replikins/prweb1705354.htm
In a disturbing development, the 2008 America's Health Rankings™: A Call to Action for Individuals & Their Communities revealed that the health of Americans has failed to improve for the fourth consecutive year. Key factors contributing to these results included unprecedented levels of obesity, an increasing number of uninsured people, and the persistence of risky health behaviors, particularly tobacco use.
Although President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. HilLary Clinton (D-N.Y.
Although President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. HilLary Clinton (D-N.Y.
"If ever there was a case for unvarnished sex education in public schools, the ongoing AIDS epidemic in black America ought to be it," columnist Courtland Milloy writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.
"If ever there was a case for unvarnished sex education in public schools, the ongoing AIDS epidemic in black America ought to be it," columnist Courtland Milloy writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.
Reproductive health advocates in Bangor, Maine, have launched a campaign -- called the Heart of ME campaign -- in anticipation of legislation to require parental consent for minors to receive contraception at school clinics and other health care providers, the Bangor Daily News reports.
Reproductive health advocates in Bangor, Maine, have launched a campaign -- called the Heart of ME campaign -- in anticipation of legislation to require parental consent for minors to receive contraception at school clinics and other health care providers, the Bangor Daily News reports.
An Office of Personnel Management official said Wednesday during a congressional hearing that OPM will not allow the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to readjust changes in its health benefits plans for federal employees that would cut coverage for some surgeries, including obstetrical care, the
A decline in smoking rates in Colorado has led to a decline in cigarette tax revenue that is used in part to fund state health insurance programs, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports. In 2004, the state increased the cigarette tax by 64 cents per pack with the goal of using the revenue for health care and tobacco education.