Health Timeline
Migraines May Be Like ‘Brain Freeze,’ Researchers Discover
Even if you’ve never experienced the torment that migraines impart, surely you’ve experienced the ubiquitous brain freeze that results fro[...]
Lung Cancer Risk Lowered By Aspirin Use in Women, Study Finds
A daily, low-dose aspirin regimen has been linked to a host of health benefits- including reduced risk of stroke, heart attack and other cardiovascula[...]
High Price Cigarettes: New Zealand Aims For $100 Per Pack
Lawmakers in New Zealand hope to make the country a smoke free zone by 2025 and to reach that goal officials are hoping to raise the cost of cigarette[...]
US Fast Food Way More Salty Than Foreign Fast Food, Generally Less Healthy [Study]
Fast food in the United States has far more salt than foreign fast food locations, even when the same fast food chain is compared in the United States[...]
Breast Cancer Is Actually 10 Diseases, Not 1 [Breakthrough Study]
The term “breast cancer” is a blanket term for what has turned out to be 10 different categories of diseases which have now been classifie[...]
New Blood Test IDs Depression In Teens
Blood tests have been used by medical professionals for years to diagnose various diseases and now researchers have created a test that can diagnose d[...]
Heart Failure Could Be Helped by Male Hormone Testosterone, Meta Anaylsis Finds
An analysis of four small studies on patients being treated for heart failure and the male hormone testosterone have yielded some promising results,[...]
Austism Linked To ‘American Diet’ In New Study
The autism epidemic in the United States may be linked to the American diet according to a study published in the journal Clinical Epigenetics. In exa[...]
Ultrasound Beam Destroys Prostate Cancer Without Side Effects
A London study found that high-powered ultrasound beams are capable of destroying prostate cancer without the usual side effects associated with other[...]
Osteoporosis Linked to Genetic Factors in New Worldwide Study
New research revealed in the journal Nature Genetics has shown a link between certain genetic factors and osteoporosis, a disease of the bones that l[...]
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Feeding Tube Diet the Latest Fad Among Brides-To-Be, Dieters
Low carb diets have been the hottest thing since (no) sliced bread and faded into obscurity before resurging, but a new diet involving a voluntary fee[...]
Breast Cancer Treatment Benefits From Strong Workout Routine [Study]
While fighting breast cancer can be a painful, exhausting, mentally draining experience a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Miam[...]
Yellowfin Tuna Linked To Salmonella Scare, 116 People Sick And 12 Hospitalized
More than 100 people in 20 states have been sickened this week after a yellowfin tuna product used in sushi, sashimi and other dishes was infected wit[...]
Fertility Treatment Egg Donors Don’t Risk Reduced Fertility, Study Finds
When a woman starts to think about a fertility treatment course, usually it is from the perspective of difficulty conceiving- but in order for many wo[...]
Frequent Ovarian Cancer Screening Not Recommended, Medical Panel Says
In recent weeks, it seems many experts have weighed in against some forms of routine testing (at least at their current frequency), with yearly cervic[...]
Stem Cells Treatment Law In Texas Will Allow Doctors To Offer Experimental Treatments Without FDA Approval
Friday could be a big day in Texas for supports of stem cells treatment as a Texas agency will vote on whether to enact new rules that will allow doct[...]
Antidepressants Linked to Hypertension in Pregnant Women in New Study
Antidepressants are one of the more commonly prescribed medications in America right now, and it would be easy to think that the frequently-used pharm[...]
Vitamin D Deficiency Likely Not Too Relevant to Academic Success, Study Says
Vitamin D is a massively trendy health topic right now, with its lack being blamed for everything from depression to obesity and cancer, and high leve[...]
Store Bought Chicken: 48% Is Tainted With Feces
Researchers examining the contamination of chick products in 10 major cities have found that 48% of the poultry they investigated was contaminated wit[...]
Beer Sorta Makes You Smarter When Problem Solving [Study]
Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have conducted a beer drinking survey and they have learned that beer can actually make you smart[...]
Sleep Apnea Sufferers Get New Weapon Called ‘Provent’
Sufferers of extreme sleep apnea don’t have many options, in fact the only feasible piece of technology until recently was the Continuous Positi[...]
Menthol Cigarettes Double Stroke Risk [Study]
Menthol cigarette smokers could be at twice the risk of having a stroke according to a new study published in the April 9 issue of Archives of Intern[...]
McDonald’s in Hospitals Sending the Wrong Message?
In America, it has been said that we are digging our graves with knives and forks, and it seems apt enough considering how large of a problem obesity [...]
Prescription Diet Pills, Steady Approach For Weight Loss Overwhelmingly Successful, Study Says
A new study on weight loss and methodology has given credence to what nutrition and dieting experts have been telling obese patients for years: eat le[...]
Yearly Lung Cancer Screening Cost-Effective For Smokers, Study Finds
This month, health news has centered a bit around the cost-effectiveness of frequent screenings, but one particular type (lung cancer tests for long-t[...]
Colorectal Cancer Screening More Likely if Patients Get to Pick Test (STUDY)
A new study has found that people are more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer when their doctors recommend a stool test rather than a colono[...]
New Brain Scan Test For Alzheimer’s Unveiled
A new test that detects the presence of proteins in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s was approved this past Friday by the Food and[...]
Malaria Drug Stops Working In Key Area As Resistance Continues To Grow
The global fight against malaria has hit a snag in a major area of interest as the disease continues to build a resistance to powerful new drugs meant[...]
Childhood Obesity Research Finds Two Gene Variants That May Cause Weight Gain In Children
Researchers examining childhood obesity have discovered two gene variants that they believe could play a critical role in the development of common ch[...]
Cell Phones and Cancer Debate Revived Yet Again
Cell phones are like the eggs of the technology world: they’re fine, they’re not, they cause cancer, they don’t cause cancer, they&#[...]
Appendix Surgery Being Performed Too Often [Study]
Having appendix problems? No problem at all, a surgeon somewhere is likely ready to cut that appendage out of your body post haste. A recent study in [...]
Sleeping Pill Prescriptions Are Killing Obese People
Taking a sleeping pill while obese could be enough to kill you. According to a recent study obese pill who are prescribed 18 or fewer sleeping pills a[...]
Prescription Drug Sales In United States Rapidly Rising In New Geographical Areas
Prescription painkiller addiction has steadily been on the rise in the United States for years and now new reports from the DEA and pharmaceutical com[...]
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