Diet, Cancer and Jade Goody
It is painful to acknowledge the fact that even in this modern era of 21st century Cancer accounts for nearly one-quarter of deaths in the United States, exceeded only by heart diseases. In 2004, there were 553,888 cancer deaths in the US (23.1% of all death).
Heart disease accounts for 653486 deaths which is about 27.2% of all death in USA. That means heart and cancer related death accounted more than 50 % of all Read the rest of this entry »
Lourdes Health System is one of southern New Jersey’s leading
health-care providers. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, a
410-bed regional referral center, offers many specialty services,
including the N.J. Heart Institute at Lourdes; maternity services,
including the Regional Perinatal Center for high-risk mothers and
infants; the Lourdes Stroke Center; bariatric (weight-loss) surgery; the Read the rest of this entry »
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Commission proposed uniform rules Wednesday on what information pharmaceutical companies can provide the public about their drugs.
Labeling rules now vary greatly within the EU, meaning patients in some countries get more information about the drugs they take than in other nations. The EU bans advertising of prescription drugs.
“Patients have become more independent (and) actively seek information” Read the rest of this entry »
B. Muralidhar Reddy
This picture released by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence on Wednesday shows displaced civilians leaving LTTE-held areas.
COLOMBO: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed that it was forced to shift 240 sick and wounded persons from the Putumattalam hospital in Wanni on Tuesday after the facility was hit by shelling which killed 16 patients. The military maintained it was not responsible for the Read the rest of this entry »
Mukasey remained at the hospital overnight for observation but a Justice Department spokesman said Mukasey had strong vital signs and was “in good spirits” after the incident, which occurred at an annual Federalist Society gathering. A person who attended the dinner said Mukasey was visibly shaking and perhaps slurring his words before he fell to the floor.
Video footage showed a tuxedo-clad Mukasey, 67, staggering behind a lectern as FBI agents Read the rest of this entry »
Health insurance study shows that Texas has the highest rates of uninsured. Hispanics in Texas are less likely to be covered than blacks and whites. In other words health insurance is less affordable for Hispanics.
The first ever study from U.S. Census Bureau looked at health insurance rates in very details for 2005. Data was analysed and broken down by state, race to show the exact situation in all states.
Researchers found that Texas residents Read the rest of this entry »
New York, February 15:
The 7th annual Red Dress Collection saw celebrities like actress Hilary Duff, soap star Susan Lucci, CBS anchor Katie Couric, among many others heating up the runway in red, to raise awareness of women’s heart health.
The show, which sets the ball rolling at New York City’s Fashion Week, remains the highlight of ‘The Heart Truth’ campaign, sponsored by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
Heart Read the rest of this entry »
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Food and Drug Administration wants a few good scientists—quite a few actually.
is bolstering its scientific capabilities in the face of accelerating technology change and market globalization, said the agency’s newly appointed chief scientist in a keynote address at the
conference here Thursday (Sept 11).
“We just hired 1,300 new people, about 900 of whom have significant scientific training and expertise,” Read the rest of this entry »
A woman’s heart: Is a first love reunion a remedy to relationship struggles?
From 13 Going on 30, The Notebook, Sweet Home Alabama, Serendipity, Just Friends, etc and with Valentine’s Day 2009 just behind us I want to examine the idea in pop psychology that one’s first love holds the key to our heart’s full healing. I myself wondered this for years until last spring in the Rockies when I too found myself back in the life of my first love Patrick. Read the rest of this entry »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some time during the 1970s, Marvin Gaye reflected on his turbulent career in an obscure tune called “Dream of a Lifetime.”
“I thank God for my wonderful life,” sang the Motown Records enfant terrible. “I’ve had my ups and downs, but I thank God.”
Gaye’s life ended violently in 1984. His father, a former preacher, shot him dead during a domestic dispute the day before the singer turned 45.
As Motown celebrates its 50th Read the rest of this entry »