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Major Studies On Mulberry Leaf Show Its Significant Promise For Millions Of Americans Living With Type 2 Diabetes
11.07.2008 21:11
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Major clinical trials conducted by a team of researchers and doctors at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis VA Hospital), demonstrate that mulberry leaf, the food source of silkworms, can help markedly stabilize blood sugar levels and inhibit carbohydrate absorption in Type 2 diabetics by providing additional support which enables them to make better dietary and lifestyle choices.
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Diabetes
New CDC Report Demonstrates Urgency For All States And Cities To Become Smokefree
11.07.2008 20:16
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A new report issued today by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) exemplifies the need for nonsmoking Americans to be better protected against exposure to secondhand smoke. The report finds that 46 percent of Americans show biologic exposure to the deadly toxins found in cigarettes. Even more startling are the millions of children this statistic includes.
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Smoking
Health Risks Add To Crisis In Ethiopia
11.07.2008 18:10
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Worsening malnutrition and the threat of disease outbreaks are compounding Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis. WHO is working with the Government of Ethiopia and health partners to support the 4.6 million people needing urgent emergency food relief nationwide. The number of people who need food assistance is increasing noticeably in Ethiopia.
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First Aid
Men And Women Are Programmed Differently When It Comes To Reacting To Temptation, According To Study
11.07.2008 17:12
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Temptation may be everywhere, but it's how the different sexes react to flirtation that determines the effect it will have on their relationships. In a new study, psychologists determined men tend to look at their partners in a more negative light after meeting a single, attractive woman. On the other hand, women are likelier to work to strengthen their current relationships after meeting an available, attractive man.
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Psychiatry
Nashville, Tenn., Religious Leaders Seek To Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Blacks
11.07.2008 16:11
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The AP/Clarksville Leaf Chronicle recently featured an effort by the Nashville, Tenn., Metro Health Department that aims to "harness the power and influence of black churches to slow the spread of HIV" in the community.
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HIV/AIDS
Georgia's Health Care Laws Unlikely To Reduce Uninsured, Report Says
11.07.2008 16:11
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New Georgia state laws aimed at reducing the number of uninsured by providing incentives for them to buy lower-premium health care policies are not likely to work, according to a report issued this month by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Florida Times-Union reports.
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Insurance
Melanoma On The Rise Among Young Women In The US
11.07.2008 16:10
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A review of 30 years of surveillance and epidemiological records shows that incidence of melonoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is increasing among young Caucasian women but not among young men in the US. The reviewers did not establish if this is due to increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation or some other factor and suggested this should be investigated further.
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Cancer
Number Of New HIV Cases Reported In Afghanistan Increasing, Health Ministry Says
11.07.2008 15:12
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Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported that more than 400 new HIV cases have been recorded in the country, Xinhuanet reports. Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is relatively low in Afghanistan, the ministry said there are many potential risk factors that could spread the virus.
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HIV/AIDS
House Members Introduce Companion To Universal Health Insurance Bill Sponsored By Sen. Wyden
11.07.2008 15:12
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Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) on Wednesday introduced a companion bill (HR 6444) to Senate legislation (S 334) that would establish a universal health insurance system in the U.S., the
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Insurance
UCLA Cancer Researchers Locate And Image Prostate Cancer As It Spreads To The Lymph Nodes
11.07.2008 14:12
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Using an engineered common cold virus, UCLA researchers delivered a genetic payload to prostate cancer cells that allowed them, using Positron Emission Tomography (PET), to locate the diseased cells as they spread to the lymph nodes, the first place prostate cancer goes before invading other organs. The tiny cancer metastases in the pelvic lymph nodes are very difficult to find using conventional imaging tools such as CT scanning.
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Urology
NEJM Perspective Examines Increasing Use Of E-Prescribing Among U.S. Physicians, Pharmacies
11.07.2008 14:12
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The hand-written prescription is "on its way to becoming a historical curiosity," as physicians and pharmacies increasingly adopt electronic prescribing systems, according to a New England Journal of Medicine article by Richard Steinbrook, a physician and the national correspondent for NEJM, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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Pharmaceutics
Yemen's Parliament Plans To Debate Law That Would Protect People Living With HIV/AIDS, Address Stigma, Discrimination
11.07.2008 14:11
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Yemen's Parliament is expected to begin debating a law that aims to protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and address related stigma and discrimination, Yemen's The National reports.
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HIV/AIDS
New PhRMA Guidelines Ban Gifts To Physicians From Drug Company Marketing Campaigns
11.07.2008 13:13
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America on Thursday is expected to announce new voluntary guidelines prohibiting gifts to doctors as part of pharmaceutical companies' marketing efforts, the New York Times reports.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Zimbabwe To Introduce Drug Isoniazid To Prevent TB Cases Among HIV-Positive People, Health Minister Says
11.07.2008 13:12
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Zimbabwe's Health and Child Welfare Minister David Parirenyatwa on Monday announced that the government soon will introduce the antibiotic isoniazid in an effort to prevent HIV-positive people from developing tuberculosis, The Herald/AllAfrica.com reports.
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HIV/AIDS
Joint Commission Alert Finds Doctors Who Bully Nurses Threaten Patient Safety, Calls For Zero Tolerance
11.07.2008 12:13
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Physicians who use "outbursts and condescending language" to bully nurses can make nurses afraid to question their performance, which can increase risk for medical errors, as well as the cost of care, according to a safety alert issued on Wednesday by the Joint Commission, an independent group that accredits most U.S. hospitals, the
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
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