In the United States at least one child in five is overweight and the number of overweight children continues to grow. Over the last 2 decades, this number has increased by more than 50 percent, and the number of...
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Youth Smoking, Drug Use Down Again
December 21, 2004 By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH Associated Press Writer (AP) WASHINGTON Youth smoking and drug abuse declined again this year, concludes a federal study that also found marked progress over the last decade in...
Anti aging oil
When used as a part of an anti-aging oil recipe, essential oils not only smell nice (who doesn’t love vanilla or lavender?), they also work simultaneously to diminish the appearance of those stubborn wrinkles and...
An FDA Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments
by Isadora B. Stehlin FDA Consumer Medical treatments come in many shapes and sizes. There are “home remedies” shared among families and friends. There are prescription medicines, available only from a...
Ovarian Cancer
Q. What is ovarian cancer? A. Ovarian cancer is a serious disease in which some cells in your ovaries become abnormal (unhealthy), multiply out of control, and can damage healthy parts of your body. Women have the best...
Early Alzheimers Disease
Terms You Need to Know Dementia is a medical condition that interferes with the way the brain works. Symptoms include anxiety, paranoia, personality changes, lack of initiative, and difficulty acquiring new skills...
NIH Funds Botanical Center in Iowa to Study Health Effects of Echinacea and St. John’s Wort
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced a 5-year, $6 million grant for the...
Garlic Supplements Can Impede HIV Medication
Researchers have found garlic supplements can cause a potentially harmful side effect when combined with a type of medication used to treat HIV/AIDS. Investigators from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) observed...
Depression
Depression is a serious medical condition. In contrast to the normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is persistent and can interfere significantly with an...
Bipolar Alcoholics Helped by Seizure Drug
A drug used to control seizures can help people with bipolar disorder and alcoholism stop or reduce drinking, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researchers reported. The drug, valproate, is already used to treat...
