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Archive for September, 2008
« Previous EntriesMammograms Drop in Women 40
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Jan. 25, 2007 — The CDC reports a drop in the percentage of U.S. women 40 and older getting mammograms to screen for breast cancerbreast cancer.
Based on government health surveys, the percentage of women 40 and older who reported getting a mammogram in the last one to two years dropped from 76.4% in 2000 to [...]
Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Pill OK‘d General Health
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Feb. 7, 2007 — The FDA approved orlistat capsules — called “alli” — as an over-the-counter weight lossweight loss aid for overweight adults.
That makes alli the first FDA-approved over-the-counter weight loss pill. Orlistat is also sold in higher doses by prescription under the brand name Xenical (made by Roche Laboratories).
GlaxoSmithKline, which makes alli, says the [...]
Exercise and Cholesterol: 8 Fitness Tips to Lower Cholesterol General Health
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008There’s a link between exercise and cholesterol. A sedentary life can keep your LDL bad cholesterol levels high and your HDL good cholesterol levels low, just the opposite of the way you want them. But incorporating exercise into your life may help lower your cholesterol levels on its own — and help you stay at [...]
Living by Freeways May Affect Kids‘ Lung Development General Health
Friday, September 19th, 2008Jan. 25, 2007 — Children living close to freeways may have slower lung development between ages 10 and 18 than those living farther away.
That’s according to a study of more than 3,000 southern California children, published in The Lancet’s online edition.
“Since lung development is nearly complete by age 18 years, an individual with a deficit [...]
Weight Loss Cuts Prostate Cancer Risk General Health
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Tamoxifen Benefit Even After Therapy General Health
Friday, September 19th, 2008Dec. 19, 2006 (San Antonio) — Tamoxifen cuts the risk of breast cancerbreast cancer in some women by about a third, a new study confirms, and the benefit persists even after treatment ends.
Meanwhile, “many serious side effects that were apparent during active treatment disappeared over time,” says researcher Jack Cuzick, MD, of Cancer Research UK [...]
Premarital Sex the Norm in America General Health
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Dec. 20, 2006 — Almost all Americans have sex before marrying, according to premarital sex research that shows such behavior is the norm in the U.S. and has been for the past 50 years.
The new study shows that by age 20, 75% of Americans have had premarital sex. That number rises to 95% by age [...]
Brain Wired for Improv, Not Perfection General Health
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Dec. 20, 2006 — Practicing your golf swing may make it better, but it’ll never make it perfect, because the brain is wired for inconsistency.
That’s according to new brain-based research that suggests the reason humans have a hard time doing the same task exactly the same way is that the brain starts planning each [...]
