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FDA Mulls Cutting Salt in Processed Foods
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing on Thursday to debate just how much salt is too much in the processed foods Americans eat. (Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:59:31 GMT)
Minimally-invasive Treatment Reduces Shoulder Pain From Tendonitis
Radiologists are using a new minimally-invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the shoulder. Ultrasound-guided non-surgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff and restores mobility, according to a new study. (Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:03:37 GMT)
FDA Mulls Cutting Salt in Processed Foods
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing on Thursday to debate just how much salt is too much in the processed foods Americans eat. (Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:31:51 GMT)
Bethany's Alternative Market scheduled Friday, Saturday
LINDSBORG -- At the Bethany College Alternative Gift Market Friday and Saturday, holiday shoppers can find gifts of compassion, peace and hope. (Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:04:16 GMT)
Study: CT Scans Could Increase Cancer Risk
There are new worries over the high number of people getting CT scans. | | A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that CAT or CT scans significantly raise your cancer risk. | | According to scientists, within 20 years, CAT scans will be the cause of nearly 2% of all cancers in the United States. | | A CT scan can be a lifesaver, exposing deadly diseases like colon and... (Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:17:35 GMT)
FDA Is Urged To Toughen Rules on Salt
A consumer group prodded the Food and Drug Administration yesterday to regulate salt as a food additive, arguing that excessive salt consumption by Americans may be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:10:18 GMT)
Author outlines keys to alternative medicine
Alan E. Smith seems so normal and sane even when he talks about ear candling or rolfing as easily as most people talk about shopping. His new book “Unbreak Your Health” is a sort of shopping guide to what he refers to as CAM, complementary alternative medicine. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:17:18 GMT)
A radical plan to lower drug costs
What to do about the high cost of drugs? A cadre of academics and economists has a radical new answer: Take away the exclusive product patents the government grants a new drug and replace them with cash awards to the innovating company. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:41:10 GMT)
New Imaging Technique Could Establish Early On If A Cancer Patient's Treatment Is Working, UK
A cutting edge technique that boosts the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) more than 10,000 fold could allow cancer patients to find out within days of starting treatment how their tumours are likely to respond - a Cancer Research UK study published in Nature Medicine has revealed. [click link for full article] (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:03:33 GMT)
Elderly relatives of HIV/AIDS victims bear brunt of support
HA NOI — Sixty- five -year- old Nguyen Thi Kim Chung’s late son was forced to rely on supportive relatives to buy medicine. As a housewife, Chung has no pension, forcing her to depend on her husband’s meagre salary to cover the daily needs of her five-member family. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:03:07 GMT)
CT scans may raise cancer risk
Researchers said U.S. doctors are putting patients at risk of cancer by exposing them to radiation from unnecessary diagnostic CT scans. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:35:54 GMT)
CT scans may raise cancer risk
Researchers said U.S. doctors are putting patients at risk of cancer by exposing them to radiation from unnecessary diagnostic CT scans. The report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, said that in the coming decades up to 2 percent of all c... (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:40:29 GMT)
Ibuprofen Preserves Lung Function in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The common pain reliever and anti-inflammatory ibuprofen significantly slows the decline in lung function seen in children with cystic fibrosis, U.S. researchers report. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:00:13 GMT)
ACAM Welcomes Jeanne Drisko, M.D. as Next President
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.----The American College for Advancement in Medicine today announced that the next President of the association would be Jeanne Drisko, M.D. Dr. Drisko will become ACAM's first female president in the organization's 34-year history. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:15:00 GMT)
as Next President
ACAM Welcomes Jeanne Drisko, M.D. 30/11/2007 22:15:00 Business Wire US6837571081 The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) today announced that the next President of the association would be Jeanne Drisko, M.D. (Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:28:25 GMT)
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