I am sure you’ve heard the old saying, “Life is just a bowl of cherries” and Mary Engelbreit’s clever phrase, “Life is just a chair of bowlies,” reminding us that life can be simple if you let it.
Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax Linked to Two Serious Side Effects
Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss, which increases the risk of fracture. This debilitating disease affects nearly 10 million Americans and contributes to 1.5 million bone fractures each year.
Vaccine to Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence May Be On the Horizon
A breast cancer vaccine to prevent recurrence may begin the first stages of clinical trial testing this spring.
HealthNews Dozen – Top Medical Advances for Women
There are new medical advances being discovered every year, as researchers and scientists work continuously and tirelessly to make life easier for those with various ailments, diseases, and discomforts. And while many scientific finds can be applied to diseases as a whole, the differences between the bodies of men and women often require solutions unique to one gender.
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
But e-mail intervention may spur some adolescents to change, study finds
.
Source: HealthDay
Viagra May Shield Heart from Blood Pressure Damage
Sildenafil appears to delay dangerous heart muscle expansion in mice.
Source: HealthDay
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Care for aging people with the disease falls short, study finds
.
Source: HealthDay
War Vets with Headaches Could Have Brain Problems
Reduced sense of smell might also signal need for testing, expert says
.
Source: HealthDay
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Excess estrogen may contribute to malignancy, study suggests.
Source: HealthDay
Making Progress against Cervical Cancer
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
Certain foods consumed during pregnancy might protect against asthma and eczema
.
Source: HealthDay
Women Need 400 Micrograms of Folic Acid Every Day
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Winter Workouts Are Cool
Tips on having fun, staying fit in the snowy season.
Source: HealthDay
Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
Consumers urged to pay more attention to choosing the doctor, not the device.
Source: HealthDay
Count the Kicks and Help Your Baby
Pregnancy is a glowing time for most women once the period of morning sickness stops and the rosy effects of motherhood take over.
FDA Prevents Two Dairies from Adulterating Animal Drugs and Food
Source: Food and Drug Administration
FDA Announces Class I Recall of Ophthalmic Surgical Device
Source: Food and Drug Administration
Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
Condition marked by pain, swelling, loose teeth and exposed bone.
Source: HealthDay
Inherited Factors Play an Important Role in Breast Cancer Progression According to New Study in Mice
Source: National Cancer Institute
Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread
Finding could help docs tailor treatments even further, researchers say.
Source: HealthDay