Month: March 2012
Five Exercise Myths Busted : Healthymagination
CSTO To Exercise In Armenia; SCO In Tajikistan (And Uzbekistan …
Exercise Can Influence Your DNA « CBS Philly
As a doctor, I have been consistently taught that you are born with certain DNA and that cannot be changed. But, according to research in the journal Cell, this is not necessarily true.
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natural medicine doctors | Top Ways to Talk Natural Medicine with …
More and more doctors are incorporating alternative and complementary treatments into the healing plan.
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In wake of scandals, list highlights ethical firms
(Reuters) – After a wave of scandals including wrongful foreclosures on U.S. home mortgages, worker suicides at a major Apple Inc supplier in China and the $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Japan’s Olympus Corp, a New York think tank is calling out companies that take the high road. The Ethisphere Institute’s annual World’s Most Ethical companies list, released on Thursday, found that 145 companies in countries including United States, Great Britain, Japan, Portugal and India stood out as setting a high standard for their employees’ behavior. …
Factbox: Ethisphere’s most ethical companies of 2012
(Reuters) – The Ethisphere Institute, a New York think tank, included 145 companies in its sixth annual list of the world’s most ethical companies, up from 110 in 2011. Companies are evaluated for having, and enforcing, clear policies on areas including bribery, supplier conduct and investor communications. The list has steadily become more global over the years and this year’s version includes two of India’s largest companies — Tata Steel Ltd and Wipro Ltd. …
Ad campaign shows smoking’s scary side
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government’s campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking. The 12-week advertising blitz, called “Tips From Former Smokers,” is an effort to counteract the estimated $10.5 billion a year spent by tobacco companies to market and promote cigarettes in the United States. “This is really a David versus Goliath fight. The tobacco industry has spent more than $100 billion on marketing and promotion. …
First Generic Lexapro Approved
WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — The Israeli drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals has gained the first U.S. approval to market generic Lexapro (escitalopram) to treat depression and general anxiety disorder, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
Most Women Need Pap Test Only Every 3 Years: U.S. Panel
Study Finds PSA Testing Cuts Prostate Cancer Death Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — Adding another perspective to one of the most controversial and confounding issues in medicine, a new European study reports that men who received routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to check for signs of prostate cancer were 30 percent less likely to die from the disease.
U.S. Deaths From Gastro Infections Doubled Over 8 Years: CDC
WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — In recent years, deaths resulting from the common stomach and intestinal illness known as gastroenteritis have more than doubled in the United States, a new report reveals.