Health

May 22, 2009

Swine Flu Cases Spread in Asia, Americas

GENEVA ~ Mexico’s swine flu death toll rose by four as the virus continued to spread through Latin America and – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Excess Cola Can Cause Super-Sized Muscle Trouble: Study

A steady, litres-per-day diet of colas can cause serious muscle problems, doctors warned in a study released this week. A – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Study Blames Overeating, Not Lack of Exercise for US Obesity

AMSTERDAM ~ Overeating, not a lack of exercise, is to blame for the American obesity epidemic, a new study claims, – Read More...
May 8, 2009

First US Face Transplant Recipient Revealed

WASHINGTON ~ When her husband shot her five years ago, Connie Culp was left without a nose, a palate or – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Swine Flu Fact File

LEGIAN ~ As more than 150 people died in the past week from an outbreak of swine flu that appears – Read More...
April 24, 2009

New Anti-Cancer Foods Added to Patients’ Plates

Would-be cancer survivors had their diet expanded by three menu items this week, with new studies extolling the disease-fighting properties – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Viagra Not Harmful to Vision: Study

Treatments for erectile dysfunction such as the hugely popular drug Viagra do not appear to pose long-term damage to men’s – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Study Points to Calorie-Burning Fat

WASHINGTON ~ Calorie-burning fat may seem like science fiction, but a study has found that adults have small blobs of – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Cholesterol Drug ‘Cuts Vein Clot Risk by 40%’

ORLANDO ~ The cholesterol-fighting drug rosuvastatin, marketed as Crestor to help fight high cholesterol, can help cut the risk of – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Workout: When You’re Not at Your Best, Give It a Rest

By Steven E. Levingston The Washington Post WASHINGTON ~ Man, did I feel lousy. Coming down the stairs one frigid – Read More...