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U.S. To Ban Importation Of Certain Foods From Mexico

VitaBeat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:20:16 EDT

- A ban on certain foods coming from Mexico into the United States will take effect Monday as health officials are turning their attention to new possible sources for the Salmonella infections that have, up until now, been blamed on tomatoes.The San Diego Union Tribune reported that the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Contr

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Study: Consumption Of Green Tea Can Be Good For Heart

VitaBeat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:50:20 EDT

Green tea appears to have a short-term health benefits on the large arteries of the heart, a Greek study has shown. The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system; endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of atherosclerosis. The study by Dr. Nik

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Study Recommends All Sports Players To Be Screened For Heart Defect

VitaBeat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:20:20 EDT

Screening young athletes who participate in competitive sports for potentially fatal heart problems before they compete could save lives, a study has concluded. The new study recommends performing the electrocardiogram (ECG), which records heart activity, while exercising because that can diagnose four times as many abnormalities as while resting

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Study: Women Receiving Kidneys From Males Donors At High Risk Of Organ Rejection

VitaBeat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:05:19 EDT

Women receiving kidneys from males donors are at a higher risk of organ rejection than those who received one from another woman, a new Swiss study says. Researchers now recommend that the gender of patients and donors should be considered in future operations to avoid such problems. Researchers at University Hospital Basel analyzed data on 195,5

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U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Claims First Canadian Victim

VitaBeat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:35:19 EDT

Canada reported Friday its first case of salmonella poisoning linked to the outbreak of the disease in the United States. The Public Health Agency of Canada said a 33-year-old man from Ontario returning from the U.S. tested positive for the salmonella strain that has sickened 922 Americans in 40 U.S. states since April.

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Low Levels Of Maternal Vitamin D Linked To Dental Problems In Babies

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:50:14 EDT

Pregnant women who consumed low levels of vitamin D during gestation are more likely to have babies who develop tooth enamel problems, which can lead to tooth decay, new Canadian research says.Researchers at the University of Manitoba here studied 206 women for the vitamin D levels in their second trimester of pregnancy and found only 21 (10.5 pe

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Texas Doctors Who Still Accept New Medicare Patients Down By 32 Percent

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:50:16 EDT

Doctors in Texas are shying away from taking in new Medicare patients because of reductions in reimbursements. A recent survey by the Texas Medical Association said only 58 percent of doctors in the state now accept new Medicare patients, a significant decline from 90 percent before 1990.Unless Congress finds a solution to the physicians' dispute

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Washington's Doctor-Assisted Suicide Initiative Gathers Public Support

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:35:19 EDT

Supporters of a doctor-initiated death initiative turned in an estimated 320,000 signatures Tuesday to the Secretary of State's Office. The signatures are more than enough to send Initiative 1000 to voters in November. If approved, Initiative 1000 would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medicines to patients with six months or less to live. Suppo

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Study: Compound Found In Red Wine Prevents Age-Related Maladies

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:50:18 EDT

A compound found in grapes and red wine has been seen to help with age-related health concerns, a new Harvard study has found. When studied on lab mice, the compound, known as resveratrol provided heart benefits, enabling stronger bones and preventing eye cataracts; researchers said on Thursday.David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School and Rafael

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Facebook Said To Pose 'Mental Risks' To Teens

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:20:14 EDT

Teens who are hooking up with the rising social networking sites face potential dangers, according to a psychiatrist.Psychiatrist Dr. Himanshu Tyagi said that Facebook and MySpace could be dangerous. In the annual meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, he said that people who have active online activities are possibly giving less attentio

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Study Finds Link Between Brain Chemical And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:50:16 EDT

Defective signalling of a chemical called serotonin in the brain may be at the root cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Italian researchers have found.Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Monterotondo, Italy, genetically modified lab mice to produce low levels of the brain-signalling protein serotonin. After bein

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FDA Panel Recommends Testing Diabetes Drugs For Heart Safety

VitaBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:05:19 EDT

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel of outside medical experts Wednesday said the agency should urge pharmaceutical companies to conduct stricter safety tests before marketing new diabetes drugs.FDA advisers voted 14-2 that the FDA should require drug makers to show that experimental diabetes drugs don't increase cardiovascular risks. Many

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Transgender Man Delivers Baby Girl

VitaBeat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:50:17 EDT

A transgender man who surprised the world in April by revealing he was pregnant gave birth Sunday to a baby girl at a hospital here.Thomas Beatie, 34, who switched gender from woman to man, delivered his baby at the St. Charles Medical Center. He gave birth naturally. The father has already left the hospital with his baby, who was conceived throu

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Bush Hopes For "Miracles Of Healing" At New Military Medical Facility

VitaBeat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:20:15 EDT

President George W. Bush on Thursday attended a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. The $970 million expansion will include new patient facilities that will replace Walter Reed National Medical Center, but retain its name.Bush said he hoped the new facilities "will be the site of many miracles of healing.

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Researchers Link Low Levels Of "Good Cholesterol" To Memory Loss

VitaBeat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:05:22 EDT

A new study has linked low levels of high density lipoproteins (HDL) or the good cholesterol in middle age to the risk of memory loss that can lead to dementia later in life.Researchers at University College London and the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (the French equivalent of the U.S. National Institutes of health) c

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Experimental Drug Helps Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Patients

VitaBeat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:35:23 EDT

An experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation can slow the progression of thyroid cancer in some patients, new research has found. The investigational drug, motesanib diphosphate has better response in those with a specific gene mutation in their tumors than in those without the mutation.Researchers from the University of Texas

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CDC: FEMA Mobile Home Residents At Health Risk From Formaldihyde

VitaBeat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:20:14 EDT

High level of formaldehyde have been detected in trailers and mobile home occupied by victims of Hurricane Katrina, says a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Formaldehyde, a preservative commonly used in construction materials, is carcinogenic and can cause breathing problems.The trailers were provided by the Fed

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Research Says Compound In Watermelon Can Have Aphrodisiac Effects

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:35:19 EDT

Watermelon rinds could be the new natural aphrodisiac, new research has shown. Researchers from Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center say the fruit's rind can have a Viagra-like effect.The flesh and rind of watermelons contain citrulline, which reacts with the body's enzymes when consumed in large quantities. The compound is chan

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4,000 Feared Sickened In Danish Salmonella Outbreak

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:35:33 EDT

More than 4,000 people in Denmark may be infected with salmonella in what may become the worst outbreak there in 15 years, health officials said Wednesday.Urgent checks are being conducted to find the source of a salmonella outbreak that officials say may be caused by a food product distributed only in Denmark but no single source has yet been na

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Wildfires Cause Respiratory Ailments To Rise In California

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:20:24 EDT

The smoky haze covering many parts of California due to the 1,500 simultaneous fires has caused a spike in doctor visits in the state. Most of the patients in doctor's waiting rooms are residents who have difficulty breathing because of the soot.Aside from breathing problems, other common complaints of patients include sore throats, itchy eyes an

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California Recalls Ground Beef, E. Coli Suspected

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:20:18 EDT

Ground beef linked to outbreaks of E. coli ailments has been recalled and removed on Tuesday from Ralphs Supermarkets shelves in California. Ground beef has been removed from Ralphs stores in Hollywood, Silver Lake and Orange County.Nebraska Beef Limited, based in Omaha, ordered the recall of 531,707 pounds of ground beef produced in May after it

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Respiratory Ailments On The Rise In California Due To Wildfires

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:35:20 EDT

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European Commission Proposes New Drafts For Cross-Border Healthcare

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:20:17 EDT

The European Commission is poised to unveil new rules on Wednesday that could give patients new rights to seek medical treatment in the 27-nation bloc without prior authorization from their insurer.The new healthcare package would not only allow people greater freedom in choosing their place of treatment but also ease the load on the limited clin

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Four Factors Found To Determine IVF Success Rates

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:20:17 EDT

Stanford University researchers have developed a method that can increase the ability to predict whether a woman will become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF).The new method would save time and money of thousands of infertile couples and help them decide whether investing in IVF procedure would yield any results for them.

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New AIDS Drugs Decrease Mortality Rates In HIV Patients

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:35:42 EDT

Anti-retroviral drug therapy has slashed AIDS death rates to match those of uninfected people in the first five years after the virus attacks the body, new British research has found.Since the introduction of anti-retroviral drugs such as Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's. Sustiva in 1996, the five-year, post-diagnosis survival for those infected sexuall

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FDA Expands Salmonella Investigaton Beyond Tomatoes

VitaBeat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:20:16 EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to widen its search in the salmonella outbreak investigation by including other produce items on its list of suspects.The decision to include other fresh produce commonly consumed with tomatoes comes as the FDA is under growing pressure to step up efforts to trace the source of the contamina

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Woman Dies After Being Ignored In New York Hospital For 24 Hours

VitaBeat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:05:20 EDT

Surveillance video footage inside a New York hospital has shown a patient lying ignored in the psychiatric ward floor before she collapsed and finally succumbs to her death as workers failed to help.The 49-year-old Jamaican woman, Esmin Green, had been waiting in the emergency room for nearly 24 hours when the video shows her sliding from her cha

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Dutch Ban Tobacco Smoking But OK Marijuana

VitaBeat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:05:17 EDT

A nationwide ban on smoking tobacco in enclosed places began here Tuesday, but Dutch cafes and restaurants will permit patrons to smoke marijuana inside their premises.Some 200 inspectors of the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority will ensure compliance to the ban by cafes across the country. The inspectors have been trained to detect toba

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Houston Woman Gives Birth To Healthy Quintuplets

VitaBeat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:05:26 EDT

A Texas couple has given birth to quintuplets at a Phoenix hospital nationally known for its successful multiple-birth deliveries. Three girls and two boys, who are expected to debut in Houston in August, were delivered last Thursday to 33-year-old mother Ellen Howell.Doctors at the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center delivered the five babies v

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Two Airlines Refuse To Carry 5-Year-Old Sick Girl To China For Treatment

VitaBeat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:05:19 EDT

A 5-year-old Kentucky girl with a rare disease was refused by two airlines to board a plane from Canada to China for her treatment, saying she was too sick to fly. The girl was to receive stem cell treatments for a rare fatal disease at a Beijing hospital.After being treated at a Vancouver hospital for seizures, Miranda Goranflo and her daughter

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Philippines Bans Cigarette Ads, Sponsorships

VitaBeat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:05:16 EDT

Beginning Tuesday, cigarette ads and sponsorships will be banned in the Philippines.The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 mandates a total ban on cigarette ads effective July 1, said Dr. Maricar Limpin, president of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control-Alliance Philippines (FCAP).

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Unhealthy Diet In Pregnancy Can Do Irreversable Health Damage To Babies

VitaBeat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:50:19 EDT

Women who gorge on junk food while pregnant could raise the risk of their offspring developing irreversible health problems such as obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes in adult life, according to new research.Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College here carried out their study involving rats but scientists believe it also applies to humans

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New DNA-Based Test To Detect Drug-Resistant TB In Two Days

VitaBeat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:20:14 EDT

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in diagnosing multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by using a DNA-based test that takes just two days to yield results.The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said the rapid molecular diagnostic tool will be available over the next four years in more than a dozen countries.

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5 Million Grant To Help With Sickle Cell Research

VitaBeat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:35:18 EDT

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a nearly $5 million grant to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center for the establishment of a basic and translational research center that will consolidate research, treatment and care of adult and pediatric patients under one roof, speeding up the time between research and treatment."Thi

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California's Wildfires Causing Air Pollution To Rise Dramatically

VitaBeat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:20:15 EDT

Pollution readings in California have jumped from 2 to 10 times above federal benchmarks for clean air, according to Dimitri Stanich, spokesman for the California Air Resources Board.With a weather forecast of more thunderstorms and dry-lightning strikes, firefighters don't see any relief in sight for Californian's suffering from a rash of wildfi

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EPA, DoD Concerned Over Toxic Chemicals Inside Three Military Bases

VitaBeat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:20:15 EDT

The Defense Department and the Environmental Protection Agency are in a turf war over the clean up of toxic substances at Fort Meade and two other military bases.The Pentagon has refused to sign an agreement, required by law, which includes 12 other military areas on the Superfund list of most polluted parts of the U.S. An agreement would have re

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Holland's New Smoking Ban Expected To Change Famous 'Coffee Shops'

VitaBeat — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:35:20 EDT

- A new law will go into effect on July 1 banning smoking tobacco indoors throughout the Netherlands. What this means for Amsterdam's historic coffee shops, where smoking tobacco laced with marijuana is more of the main draw, remains up for debate.According to reports, coffee shop owners say the new ban should not effect them because 'coffee shops

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Diarrhea, Lack Of Medicine Claims Six Lives In Nepal

VitaBeat — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:50:17 EDT

At least six people, most of them children, have died from diarrhea in Nepal's western Jumla region over the past two weeks.A diarrhea outbreak struck the remote village Gadhichaur, 235 miles (380 km) west of Kathmandu, affecting more than 100 people.

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Woman Dies From Lethal Slimming Pills Bought Over Internet

VitaBeat — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:20:15 EDT

A woman who wanted to lose weight died after taking banned slimming pills that she bought over the internet.Selena Walrond, 26, died five days after she started taking DNP, a drug that increases metabolic rate to burn calories and make bodybuilders and athletes lose weight more quickly. DNP is also used as a pesticide.

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Breast Cancer Vaccine Successfully Enters Phase-II Trial

VitaBeat — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:20:23 EDT

A breast cancer vaccine currently being tested in a Phase II trial at various hospitals has yielded positive results and is targeted towards women who've already had metastatic breast cancer.The therapeutic breast cancer vaccine AE37 uses a peptide antigen of a cancer gene known as HER-2/neu. This gene/protein is present in many types of cells, b

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