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Holistic Breast Health & Healing Program in Rockport

On Wednesday, February 25, at 6:00PM, the Total Health Alliance will offer a program on holistic breast health and healing that will offer practical tools, information, and nutritional guidance from both the traditional and complementary he [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Legal threats over rape support

Every year three million women in Britain become victims of rape or other forms of sexual abuse. The Equality and Human Rights Commission says councils have a legal duty to provide support for victims and is threatening court action. The L [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Cancer-preventive compounds in broccoli discovered

Previous studies have shown that broccoli can cut the risk of developing breast cancer. Recent research conducted by Leslie Wilson, professor of biochemistry and pharmacology, and Mary Ann Jordan, adjunct professor in the Department of Mole [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Junk food ban under new proposals

Junk food could be outlawed in schools under proposed legislation by a cross-party group of AMs. It would allow the assembly government to banish unhealthy food and compel schools to teach children what makes a well-balanced diet. A special [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Portion Control - the Key to Successful Weight Loss

Are you eating healthy meals and exercising and at the end of the day you still put on those few extra pounds. If you answered yes, then the solution to your problem may be portion control. What this means is that you have to learn to bet [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Half of all Americans have poor eyesight: study

Half of all Americans have some sort of vision problem, most of them myopia or astigmatism, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. This is far higher than previous estimates, the team at the National Eye Institute reported in the Archives of [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Police offer teenagers junk food for good behaviour

Police are bribing youngsters to behave with the offer of cheap fast-food. Teenagers who promise to be good are being given discounts on items such as Big Macs and stuffed-crust pizzas, as well as computer games and clothes. Other off [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Hong Kong poultry traders may have ignored bird flu warning ...

Poultry traders in Hong Kong may have failed to promptly alert the authorities to a possible bird flu outbreak, the city's health secretary said, following a mass cull of chickens. An investigation team was now trying to identify why the H [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs

Long-term exposure to the tiny, dirty particles in polluted air seems to increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis, which are blood clots in the thighs or legs, an Italian study finds. "It is well-established that air pollution cause [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Report Warns on Serious Mental Problems in Teens Using Pot

Marijuana is one of the world’s most commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300 million users worldwide and 28 million users in the United States alone. Marijuana comes from a plant called “Cannabis sativa.” [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

US Life Expectancy Falls for Large Segment of Population

While life expectancy in the United States has risen steadily since the 1960s, a new study [published Tuesday] finds that in certain geographic areas of the country, life expectancy has stagnated, and even declined, especially among women. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Health Insurance Companies Ordered To Reinstate Canceled Pol...

Los Angeles: California state health officials have ordered the largest health insurance companies in the state to reinstate 26 health policies which officials say were improperly canceled. The investigation will continue as they look over [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Worry Spot Found In The Brain

Stanford researchers report that worrying about something before it happens might do more than just create knots in your stomach. They found that people who seemed to have higher levels of "anticipatory worry" - judged by b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Postmenopausal Women's Sexual Dissatisfaction Not Linked To ...

Sexual dissatisfaction in postmenopausal women isn't associated with cardiovascular disease, say U.S. researchers. It's known that sexual dysfunction in some men is predictive of cardiovascular disease but this association has never been ex [...]