Weight Loss :: Pork preserve lean body mass during weight loss
Reducing daily caloric intake is typically the first approach that dieters take to shed those unwanted pounds.
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Weight Loss :: FDA approves alli orlistat for weight loss
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Health Care :: No evidence of market manipulation in supply of pharmaceuticals – consumers do have choice
“Accusations of deliberately created shortages in the supply of cheaper, generic medicines in Australia reported today in the Daily Telegraph are unfounded,” Medicines Australia Chief Executive Ian Chalmers said today.
Bird Flu :: UN agency urges greater support for countries struggling to control bird flu virus
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today expressed confidence in the United Kingdom?s ability to respond adequately to an outbreak of bird flu at a commercial turkey farm, but warned that greater support was needed to help countries still struggling to control the virus, such as Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria.
Pill :: Public citizen petitions FDA to ban birth control pills containing hormone desogestrel
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday released a petition calling on FDA to ban oral contraceptives containing the hormone desogestrel because studies have shown they are twice as likely to cause blood clots without boosting protection against pregnancy.
Bird Flu :: UK investigates bird flu outbreak
Although more than 160,000 turkeys have been slaughtered at a farm in Suffolk in England in order to curb the spread of the deadly bird flu virus, officials remain baffled as to the source of the outbreak.
Hair Dye :: Allergy to hair dye increasing
Allergic reactions to hair dye are increasing as more and younger people dye their hair, warn researchers in this week?s BMJ.
Healthcare :: Top hospitals have 28 percent lower mortality rate
Patients treated at top-rated hospitals nationwide have nearly a one-third better chance of surviving, on average, than those admitted to all other hospitals, according to a study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company.
Viagra :: AIDS Healthcare Foundation Sues Pfizer Over Viagra Ads
US’ largest HIV/AIDS Healthcare provider says Pfizer?s direct-to-consumer ads for Viagra encourage recreational use and contributes to increased incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV.
Research advances on nanotech workplace health and safety
“Companies, workers and investors alike are being challenged by the uncertainties surrounding nanotechnology workplace safety. These uncertainties include lack of sound, scientific information on occupational risks, poorly determined perceptual risks, and hesitancy over nanotechnology oversight,” according to co-authors Andrew Maynard and David Y.H. Pui in an article in the latest issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research. This is a special journal issue devoted to nanoparticles and occupational health.