Posted on August 5th, 2009 by Health News
Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing and “screen time” involving computer use, videos and video games appear to be associated with elevated blood pressure in children, independent of body composition, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Posted on August 5th, 2009 by Health News
In a letter last week to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), Planned Parenthood Arizona Chair Candace Lew and the organization’s President and CEO Bryan Howard announced that they are resigning from the Governor’s Commission on Women’s and Children’s Health, the
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. More than 1.3 million adults in the U.S. suffer from RA with 75% of those afflicted being women. Patients with RA experience pain, stiffness, swelling, and deterioration of joints.
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The family planning industry in Massachusetts is flourishing during the economic recession, according to state medical experts, the Boston Herald reports. Planned Parenthood has reported a 77% increase in the state for procedures to insert intrauterine devices, and physicians are seeing higher numbers of vasectomy procedures. In addition, condom sales are increasing.
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The full Senate on Tuesday is set to begin debate on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who is widely expected to be confirmed by the end of the week, the Los Angeles Times reports (Savage/Oliphant, Los Angeles Times, 8/4).
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A new US study on monkeys found that social stress is linked to increase in deposits of harmful fat in the abdomen which can speed up the build up of plaque in blood vessels, a major risk factor for heart disease which is the number one cause of death in humans [...]
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Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP) announced the launch of a series of new, proprietary Quill(TM) SRS product codes specifically designed for laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, gynecology procedures, including hysterectomies and myomectomies. In 2008, there were approximately 750,000 hysterectomies performed in the United States of which approximately 130,000 were performed laparoscopically.
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Cervical cancer, or cancer of the cervix, is cancer of the entrance to the uterus (womb). The cervix is the narrow part of the lower uterus, often referred to as the neck of the womb. Cervical cancer occurs most commonly in women over the age of 30. The American Cancer Society [...]
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U.S. health officials are revising guidelines for closing schools in anticipation of a surge of cases of the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) virus at the beginning of the school year, according to a Washington Post report.
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Posted on August 5th, 2009 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a seventh statin drug to lower cholesterol — pitavastatin (Livalo).
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