Blueberries Digital News Report – The good news about blueberries just keeps flowing in. A report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a journal for the American Chemical Society, found…
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Charlie Daniels Stroke
Charlie Daniels in 2003 Digital News Report – Charlie Daniels will not cancel any shows after suffering a mild stroke in Colorado on Friday. The country music star didn’t feel well while…
Gastric Bypass Can Lengthen Lifespan For Morbidly Obese People
A Person with a BMI of 46 Digital News Report – Morbidly obese people can extend their lives by three years if they undergo gastric-bypass surgery, a report in the January issue…
16,000 People May Have Died From H1N1 Swine Flu
2,500 people line up in Texas City, Texas to receive the H1N1 vaccine photo: Nsaum75 – cc Digital News Report – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that…
Tylenol Recall 2010
Tylenol pills – cc Digital News Report – Tylenol is recalling some of their products including adult Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Rolaids, and Simply Sleep because of reports of nausea….
Two Lung Cancer Tests May Determine Presence and Type of Disease
Digital News Report – In the future, perhaps a simple blood test may be used to diagnose lung cancer and a breath test can determine the type. These findings were discussed as scientists shared knowledge at the Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer in Coronado California on Wednesday.
These two lung cancer tests may be available in the future. The first is a blood test to determine if a patient has lung cancer.
Morphine Helps Prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Digital News Report – Quick action by first responders in the war zone and a shot of morphine may help injured soldiers cope with stress later on.
The research, which appears in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found that of 696 soldiers injured in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, those who were administered morphine within an hour after being wounded were less likely to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Swine Flu Poised For Third Wave
Digital News Report – While the number of swine-flu cases has been leveling-off, some health care officials are worried that the virus is poised for a third wave. There were no deaths from the H1N1 in Nevada last week, but officials in San Antonio Texas say they expect a third wave.
Obesity Rates Leveling Off
Digital News Report – Although the percent of obesity Americans is still high, the rate of increase has leveled-off. The publisher of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) thought the results of this study were so important that they published them online early.
Pomegranate May Help Defend Against Breast Cancer
Powel Brown, M.D., Ph.D. (left) and Shiuan Chen, Ph.D. (right) Digital News Report – Pomegranates can reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to researchers in the United States. For thousands of…