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Teen smoking declines

...escents science-based information about the health risks of ecstasy and other drugs will contribute to a further reduction in the use of these drugs." "It's time to make the anti-drug effort catch up to the anti-tobacco effort," he added. But alcohol remains the most popular drug with teens, though a sligh...

Olive oil does good

...that three dietary factors could affect a person's risks of developing the disease. They suggested that people who ate a lot of meat and fish, as opposed to those who ate mostly vegetables and cereals, were at increased risk. This is because a high meat intake can increase the amount of a bile acid calle...

Risk for Pregnant Women

...,000 women across the United States faced elevated risks during pregnancy because of contaminated municipal tap water.// According to the study, just outside Washington, had the most pregnant women at risk in an individual community or water system. WSSC drinking water was pretty safe. "I speak from a uni...

Link between chlorine byproducts and pregnancy risks

...ps identified areas that may have increased health risks including miscarriage, neural tube defects and reduced fetal growth from women drinking chlorination byproducts....

Burden of lung disease

...a relatively elderly population with lung cancer – risks of surgery are greater with age and associated conditions like heart disease. Or it may be that people present with symptoms too late for the disease to be treated surgically....

New Birth Control Pills increase the stroke risk

...ved them sooner, letting researchers there compare risks among all three kinds of pills. In previous research, the scientists found women taking the third-generation pills were more likely to develop these clots than those on the second-generation ones. Although usually harmless, deep venous clots can m...

Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of cleft palate

...riment. Just as public health messages about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy have resulted in a steady decline in fetal alcohol syndrome, they hope women will take notice of their results and others that have found smoking can harm a developing baby....

Loss of weight

...scientific committee had initiated a review on the risks and benefits of the anti-obesity drug sibutramine. The drug is sold as Reductil in Europe// and Meridia in the United States. The drug was temporarily withdrawn from the market in Italy after reports that two patients taking the drug had died. A spo...

Vegetables decrease Tobacco Toxins

...the intake of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risks associated with environmental carcinogens, including secondhand smoke. According to him, this does not mean that smokers should be advised to just eat healthy. The best way to lower risk is to stop smoking. Burdick was not associated with the study....

Sharing injection equipment spreads Hepatitis C

According to findings of a new report, the risks injection drug users face for infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from sharing commonly used drug paraphernalia other than syringes, such as drug "cookers" and cotton filters.// While many anti-drug campaigns have warned of the hazards of sha...

FDA may speed review of new drugs

...ally double its number of staffers who oversee the risks of newly sold therapies. But drug safety advocates say some of the proposal is worrisome. In wake of a dozen drugs pulled off the market because of dangers in recent years, critics say the FDA already is approving drugs too fast and doesn’t ad...

Fame brings wealth but not health

...team at Women's Hospital, Texas, reveal the health risks of winning an Academy Award. They looked at all 700 screenwriters ever nominated for an Oscar and find that winners had a lower life expectancy - by an average of 4 years than mere nominees. This is despite having longer and more successful careers...

Family planning with folate

...early pregnancy.One should not avoid folate due to risks of twin bearing....

Body mass index guide needs revision

...25 to 30 is overweight, and over 30, obese. Health risks increase with BMI over 25. But a survey of 2,500 a...in ethnic groups are more vulnerable to the health risks of weight gain....

Putting cancer risk with a vision

... is that people often get information about health risks in a sort of fragmentary way invariably about one ...o begin to realize that in certain situations, the risks of competing causes of mortality may be greater or competitive with the (disease) you know a patient...

Dangers from lead

...nstrated that protecting children from the serious risks posed by lead was still more complicated than believed. Doctors generally check for lead exposure in children by testing their blood, including that taken from the umbilical cord at birth. Public health experts concentrate on trying to reduce the pr...

Heart attack risk starts at 20

... benefit of preventing heart disease outweighs the risks of side effects. "The continuing message is that adoption of healthy life habits remains the cornerstone of primary prevention, including the avoidance of tobacco (including secondhand smoke), healthy dietary patterns, weight control, and regular, a...

Outcome of common medications

...eta blocker therapy is associated with substantial risks of depressive symptoms, fatigue and sexual dysfunc... not supported from data from clinical trials. The risks of these adverse effects should be put in the context of these medications. In the end, the investig...

Warning on radiowave exposure

...feel, that we need to learn more about the health risks of low level radiowaves. Radiowaves and microwaves play an increasing role in everyday life - what with cellphones,// wireless computers and personal digital assistants, pagers, and text messengers. We often walk past cellphone base stations, often ...

Vacuum device increase breasts

...esearcher. "Understand that you're trading off the risks of surgery with the inconvenience of having to wear" the BRAVA device, Greco said....

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