Study: Gastric Bypass Reverses Diabetes In Obese Teens
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 20:21 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Pediatrics 12/29/08' Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens' InjuryBoard on Diabetes' American Diabetes Association' Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation' Children with Diabetes...
Older Adults Have More Drug Interactions
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 15:24 - http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/ScienceDaily reports on Christmas day on a report from the University of Chicago Medical Center that concludes that in the U. S. 1 in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people, take multiple drugs...
Dark roots encroach on silvery mane
Published on Sunday 28 December 2008 - 15:52 - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/Q. I am 76 years old, and I take Centrum Silver vitamins, calcium, low-dose aspirin, Crestor for cholesterol, lisinopril for blood pressure...
Go Nuts for Good Health
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 15:05 - http://www.redorbit.com/Looking for a tastier way to be healthier? A new study suggests eating a traditional Mediterranean diet of cereals, vegetables, fruits and olive oil plus a daily serving of mixed nuts could be the...
Millions of older Americans use risky drug combos
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 04:52 - http://www.ctv.ca/At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combination of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix -- from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules -- a new...
DRHOOK- Off-putting: Why '08 really was year of the rat
Published on Thursday 25 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.readthehook.com/2008 was the Chinese Year of the Rat, the first of the 12 calendar animals. If I were to make my own interpretation of the year, it would be the Year of the Dirty Rat (said like James Cagney...
Older Americans Use Risky Drug Combinations
Published on Thursday 25 December 2008 - 05:24 - http://www.pharmalot.com/At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combo of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix - from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules - a new study warns....
Boosting blood flow may fight Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 21:07 - http://www.redorbit.com/Improving blood flow to the brain appears key to delaying or preventing some forms of Alzheimer's, says Chicago's Feinberg School of Medicine.'Depriving the brain of sugar glucose carried in the...
Cholesterol: Good vs. Evil
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 18:56 - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Cholesterol has become a very dirty word. It s right up there with heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke. When considering cholesterol, there are obvious foods to steer away from such as a...
Study: Millions Of Older Americans Use Risky Drug Combos
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 11:35 - http://www2.tbo.com/At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combination of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix - from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules - a new study...
