SUNDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — A new scientific discovery could someday lead to medications to fight the flu as well as a vaccine that would not have to be changed every year because it could target a broad range of flu strains.
“We identified new human antibodies that inactivate influenza, not just bird flu, but any of the seasonal influenza viruses that affect us in the winter,” said researcher Dr. Wayne A. Marasco, an associate professor Read the rest of this entry »

Does Obama Have Control of the DEA?
Perspective by Tim King Salem-News.com
Has the time arrived for Obama to take his gloves off and overhaul the DEA from top to bottom, or is it even an option?
(SALEM, Ore.) – The DEA is defying President Barack Obama’s word that the Department of Justice would no longer be used to harrass and arrest owners and operators of medical marijuana dispensaries.
“I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting Read the rest of this entry »

LONDON (Reuters) – Adding nuts to a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in fruit and vegetables appears to provide extra health benefits, Spanish researchers said on Monday.
A daily serving of mixed nuts helped a group of older people manage their metabolic syndrome, a group of related disorders such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar, Jordi Salas-Salvado of the University of Rovira i Virgili in Spain and Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is no stranger to athletic competition — or to steroids. And the former champion bodybuilder says there’s no place for drugs in sports these days.
Schwarzenegger says top athletes are inspirations to young people and to people trying to lose weight and stay fit.
The former action star says competition drives athletes to use drugs. His advice: “Come out, be clean and say, ‘Look, Read the rest of this entry »

Does it work?
We’re not sure. A big study found that people who closely followed the Mediterranean diet were less likely to die prematurely (earlier than expected) from heart disease. But we don’t how many of the people in this study had high cholesterol.
What is it?
The Mediterranean diet is eaten by people who live around the Mediterranean in countries like Greece, Italy and Spain. Researchers don’t always agree on what constitutes a Mediterranean-style Read the rest of this entry »

, Western Mail
A MOBILE health clinic in Gaza City funded by Welsh churchgoers was last night feared destroyed by Israeli missile strikes.
The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, yesterday expressed his fury at the apparent bombing, and has written to the Israeli Embassy in London demanding answers.
The dental clinic van, with its Welsh red-dragon stickers, has been funded to the tune of 100,000 thanks to a 10-year appeal run by the Church Read the rest of this entry »

Studies emphasize the important role played by physical activity in public health efforts to combat obesity and diseases. Frequent and regular physical activity boosts the immune system, helps prevent diseases, improves mental health and helps prevent depression. It may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has become a major reason of concern, as most of the obese children are more likely to develop obesity-related diseases. Read the rest of this entry »

I admire Caroline Kennedy. Her dignity and her character are striking. So
when she made the remark to the
David Halbfinger the other day,
“Have you guys ever thought of writing for a woman’s magazine or something?
…You’re supposed to be crack political journalists,” I was surprised — and
disappointed. Then I had a wider concern: Why, 40 years after the advent of
second-wave feminism, are the words “women’s magazine” still so automatically Read the rest of this entry »

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 02/24/09 —
Findings from a new study in the current
issue of
confirm for the first time in a large U.S. study that
testicular cancer risk is higher among men with a history of infertility in
the past, compared to the general population. Previous research on this
topic was reported mainly from European countries with a much higher
prevalence of testis cancer in the male population.
In men with testicular cancer, the risk Read the rest of this entry »

PALM BAY, Fla. – Police said on Friday that a girl at a Palm Bay elementary school traded sex for drugs.
Palm Bay police said they want to know where the elementary school student got the marijuana she brought to school.
Yvonne Martinez of the Palm Bay Police Department said their investigation is leading to South Florida and illegal sex with a sixth-grader.
“Certainly it’s shocking,” Martinez said.
Police and parents said they’re shocked.
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