National Black Women’s Beauty Conference Coming to Atlanta
*Health is an increasing concern in the African American community and especially among women. Disproportionate medical statistics, unhealthy lifestyles, obesity, economic imbalance, healthcare reform, rising healthcare costs and shirking healthcare coverage, all work against the African American woman striving to improve her health and lead a more holistic [...]
‘Kiddie’ Viagra May Get Pfizer a Patent Extension
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer plans to sell a children’s form of Viagra to treat a rare lung disorder as a humanitarian gesture in exchange for getting a six-month extension of its patent on the adult version.
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A packed bus hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 people aboard, as NATO announced another American death in a rapidly rising monthly death toll.
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Can’t get any worse?
First it rained on the their wedding. Then it rained on the reception. Afterward, the limo taking Nick and the now Heather Oden Pettit to Huntsville International Airport was an hour and a half late.
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9. Teens with Type 2 diabetes need to change eating habits
PETALING JAYA: Like most teenagers, Nurul Rahimah Abu Bakar, 14, loves ice-cream, cakes and chocolates.
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Record heat expected Saturday
Three more heat-related deaths confirmed Marylanders dragging through a second long stretch of 90-degree weather this summer face some of the hottest weather of the season Saturday as the mercury heads into record-breaking, triple-digit territory.
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Study shows osteocalcin plays role in diabetes onset
Researchers led by Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and have further illuminated how bone controls this process. The finding, published in Cell, is important because it may lead to more targeted drugs for type 2 diabetes.
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Research and Markets: By Early 2010, the Mexican Congress Began Passing Some Initiatives to Limit the Consumption of …
DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Health and Wellness in Mexico” report to their offering.
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Shake the habit
Excess salt has been linked to a host of health problems. They range from heart disease and stroke to high blood pressure, which can lead to kidney damage, vision loss and memory loss, says Allison Knott, registered dietitian at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Ga.
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Stewart Supporters Jam Judson Before Resentencing
Lynne Stewart, the jailed Downtown radical ex-lawyer awaiting resentencing July 15 on charges of materially aiding an Islamic terrorist conspiracy abroad, can still rouse a crowd of committed lefties on a steamy summer night in Greenwich Village.
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