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Are You Breathing In Bad Air At Home?

The Journal of the American Medical Association now suggests that the air pollution existing today in the US raises the risk of lung disease to a point where more than half of the US population is breathing unhealthy amounts of air pollution . More than 5... Read >
Author: Kristopher Mckee

The Rising Instances of Staph Infection

Staph infections have forced some schools in the United States to temporarily end classes. According to officials from the one county in Southern Virginia, a total of twenty-one schools were closed down to prevent the spread of a dangerous bacterial infec... Read >
Author: Dane Pearson

Arizona Weight Loss Surgery: Lap Band Found to eliminate serious Medical Conditions

Lap band, a weight loss surgery procedure that creates a smaller intestinal pouch and reduces the volume of food consumed, can reduce the severity or eliminate certain medical conditions brought on by obesity. If you suffer from obesity related health iss... Read >
Author: Marge

Protein Does Not Indicate Heart Failure Risk, Study Finds

A recent study has found that certain proteins are not an early indication of heart failure among patients as previously thought. A study published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown than monitoring the ... Read >
Author: LegalView

Drug Resistant Bacteria War

Finally, after years of warnings from health authorities of the growing hazard posed by drug-resistant bacteria, people are now listening. A deadly strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria seems to be responsible in the death of more people every year, acc... Read >
Author: Reed Carney

An Introduction to the American Medical Association

The AMA is an association of doctors that strives to further medical education and promote advancement of medical care for all persons. Ever since its foundation in 1847 at the University of Pennsylvania, the American Medical Association has had its hand ... Read >
Author: Brenton Mason

Eye floaters and flashes of light can cause blindness

A new Canadian study led by a researcher of Indian origin has found that eye floaters and flashes of light are linked to retinal tear or detachment and may even cause blindness if left untreated. The study conducted by researchers from Queen's Universi... Read >
Author: Lily Allen

Cancer, Diabetes and other Diseases: A Nutritional Approach

I am not a doctor or a nutritionist but I have been researching nutrition under the guidance of some very effective nutritionists for the past 11 years and I believe I have uncovered some things that may help to explain the health crisis that the U.S... Read >
Author: Jay Allyn

Are You Too Old to Pump Iron

Are you too old for weight lifting Will weight lifting help you stay and look younger The answer to the first question is no and to the second is a resounding yes. Weight lifting will help both men and women stay fit and supple and might even help ... Read >
Author: SANDEEP PANGHAL

Terramed Alliance News Pain From Breast Cancer Treatment Can Linger For Years, Study Finds

Terramed Alliance News Nearly half of all breast cancer patients experienced chronic pain two to three years after treatment and more than half felt discomfort, according to a study by Danish researchers published Tuesday in the Journal of the American ... Read >
Author: terramedalliance.us

Understand the Smoking-Diabetes Link

by Frederic Vagnini, M.D., FACS, and Lawrence D. Chilnick, Authors of The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes: The 5-Step Program That Removes Metabolic Roadblocks, Sheds Pounds Safely, and Reverses Prediabetes and Diabetes Carole Willi, M.D., of th... Read >
Author: FSB Authors

Why the Modern Medicine is the Greatest Threat to Health..

There is the underlying assumption that modernity translates into better health. A corollary of this logic is that we can live our lives pretty much as we want because we can always buy a repair. You know, the car won't start, the TV is broken, and the te... Read >
Author: guduu

Why You Need to Test Before Taking Vitamins for Ideal Health

Only in recent years has metabolic testing and customized nutritional supplementing no longer luxuries for the rich or professional athletes. They are a necessity for anyone who wants to stay healthy and avoid consuming unneeded and wasteful supplementati... Read >
Author: cal

Cure Diabetes Naturally

Diabetics using stem-cell therapy have been able to stop taking insulin injections for the first time, after their bodies started to produce the hormone naturally again. In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes wer... Read >
Author: conor

virtual-colonoscopy

The colon is the part of the large intestine just before the rectum; its primary purpose is to extract moisture from the digested food residues before they are excreted. A and Colonoscopy is what the doctor prescribes when he wants to take a look inside... Read >
Author: Alex White

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