HEALTH

Safety First on Brand Name Statin Switch To OTC

OTC Statins: How Safe is it to Swallow the Pill?

Recent industry buzz on Pfizer's alleged strategy to sell its cholesterol reducer-blockbuster drug, Lipitor as an over-the-counter pill, reinforces debate on the safe compliance of prescription drugs when sold as OTC's.
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Truth About Packaged Foods Manufacturers Never Want You to Know

It will be an understatement to say consumers are being constantly fooled by packaged food manufacturers. Though many read the ingredients list and calorific content printed on the package, people tend to overlook unpronounceable chemicals' names and be content if there is relatively less sugar and calories. But more often than not, an unpronounceable name on a food package is your short cut to ailments including mood swings, diabetes, cancers, heart diseases, hormone imbalances and neurologi...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Medicare Prescription Drug Costs Unlikely to Rise in 2012

The government-subsidized prescription plan for seniors will not increase by the time 2012 rolls around, and yet, the plan will cost seniors an average of $30 a month in 2012, down from $30.76 this year, according to a statement made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.
Salmonella Outbreak in the U.S. Kills 1 and Sickens 77

Cargill Recalls 36 Million Pounds of Ground Turkey Products [FULL TEXT]

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., from Arkansas, is voluntarily recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg. That strain of salmonella has killed one person and left about 77 others sick, and the recall is considered the third-largest in U.S. history, according to reports.
AIDS Research

New HIV Cases: U.S. Infections Remain Steady, But 'Alarming' Disparities Soar

Men who have sex with men remain the group most heavily affected by new HIV infections, according to a CDC officials. The agency estimates that these cases represent only 2 percent of the U.S. population, and accounted for 61 percent of all new HIV infections in 2009. Young males were most severely affected, representing 27 percent of new infections in 2009.
Woman competing in race to end obesity

High Price of Healthy Food Keeping America Fat

Eating enough healthy food to satisfy the government's nutritional guidelines can be prohibitively expensive, with potassium alone adding $380 to the average person's grocery bill, a study found.
Food crisis

Want to Eat Healthy Foods? Tack on $380 to Your Grocery Bill

Inexpensive ways to add nutrients such as, potatoes and beans for potassium and dietary fiber to a person's diet are hard to come by, and a recent study published in Health Affairs, only confirms the obvious toll on one's pockets for healthier food items.
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Rate of New HIV Steady Overall, Rises for Gay Black Men

Newly released data on HIV revealed that the rate of new infections has for a decade been stuck at 50,000 a year, with the rate of new infections for young bisexual or gay men, particularly African-Americans, rising sharply.
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Toxic Child Car Seats Found, Chemicals Marked 'Hazardous'

Parents beware! The car seat that you purchase for your child may contain 60 percent of toxic chemicals, according to a study published Wednesday. Although, the good news is that some seats were found to be almost toxic-free. Here's a list of the most and least toxic child car seats to buy for your children.
A logo is pictured on the building of Cargill International SA in Geneva

Salmonella Outbreak: Turkey Recall One of the Largest Ever

36 million pounds of turkey have been recalled from the Minnesota-based company Cargill. The recall was announced Wednesday after a Salmonella outbreak which reportedly killed one California resident and sickened at least 77 others.
Vampire Bat

Blood-sucking Vampire Bats Use Heat Sensors on Prey: How Do They Do It?

Vampire bats can locate hotspots or blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips, a new research claims. A study discovered that unlike other variants of bats, this species of blood-sucking vampire bats do not track prey by producing a constant stream of high-pitched sounds and then analyzing the echoes.
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U.S. HIV Rate Remains Stable, But Increasing Among Young, Black Gay Men

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its first multi-year estimates on the national HIV incidence surveillance on Wednesday. It is published in the journal PLoS ONE. The new estimates show that there were 48,600 new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2006 and some 56,000 in 2007. In 2008, there were 47,800 such infections and 48,100 in 2009, data show.
 AIDS Infection and Treatment

New HIV Infection Rate in US Flat, Prevention is Key: Officials

The U.S. has been gaining momentum in its fight against HIV but the number of new infections, about 50,000 per year over the past decade, continues to persist, federal officials said Wednesday. The epidemic still largely concentrates on gay men and rates of new infection have also been rapidly rising in young black men.
Is long life a genetic gift or a cuase worth fighting for?

Genes the Key to Longevity: Study

People who live long maybe simply be genetically gifted, a new study revealed. The study found that many nonagenarians smoke and don't exercise. The study overwhelmingly suggested that long life is enabled by genetic factors, not lifestyle choices,
Brain Cells Eat Themselves When Starved

Brain Cells To Blame For Failed Diets, Obesity and Weight Gain: Study

Did you feel guilty the last time your diet did not work? Did you blame yourself for giving into food temptations? Now, you may let go off these guilt feelings as new research suggests that specialized neurons in the brain are responsible for those uncontrollable ?hunger pangs?. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have studied a biochemical mechanism that challenges human willpower.
A worker processes turkeys at the West Liberty Food processing plant

Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Surfaces, As CDC Investigates Outbreak

A recent study published on Wednesday suggests that two strains of Salmonella are resistant to multiple antibiotic treatment drugs as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food Safety and Inspection Service investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella poisoning linked to ground turkey.

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