Month: May 2014

Weight loss is a topic hot on the heels of the research published in The Lancet … Many people that participle in a diet which is high in healthy fats claim that … most ketogenitc diet advocates claim that they eat a lower quantity of food …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beset by growing evidence of patient delays and cover-ups, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned from President Barack Obama's Cabinet Friday, taking the blame for what he decried as a "lack of integrity" in the sprawling health care system for the nation's military veterans.

Fad diets are the topic of this month's Healthline, hosted by Inspira Health … There is “juicing,” or going completely carb-free, or eating only foods that … “All of these fad diets can result in weight loss, but I think the message is that it's …

According to Reports, Donald Sterling Was Declared Mentally Incapacitated

CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors may have found a way to help young breast cancer patients avoid infertility caused by chemotherapy. Giving a drug to shut down the ovaries temporarily seems to boost the odds they will work after treatment ends, and it might even improve survival, a study found.

By Laura Rena Murray SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California voters can expect to receive free weed from some pot clubs in the Bay Area city of San Jose for casting ballots in state primary elections next Tuesday that include local races and battles for governor and secretary of state. The city’s cannabis collectives, which have also offered up a voter guide to the races, are offering free marijuana and discounts when members show a ballot stub or an “I Voted” sticker on June 3. “Primary elections tend to have much lower turnout because people don’t even know there’s a vote that day,” said Dave Hodges, a cannabis club owner and member of the Silicon Valley Cannabis Coalition. “We want to help people know when to vote and who to vote for.” A spokesman for San Jose, David Vossbrink, said that the offer appeared to be illegal under federal law, which he said bars inducing voters to register or vote in elections that include a federal contest.

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low dose of antidepressant may be almost as effective as estrogen at reducing the number of hot flashes menopausal women have to endure, according to a new study. Estrogen therapy is still the best way to avert the sudden feelings of overheating, sweating and occasionally palpitations – the most common symptom of menopause – that can strike women from once a day to once an hour, day and night. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved one antidepressant medication, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) paroxetine, for treating hot flashes in 2013. Brisdelle was the first non-hormonal option approved by the FDA for hot flashes.

Parents in Israel are calling a Huggies ad sexually provcative and have called on its creator to take it down. They have even threatened a boycott of the denim diaper ad that features boy-girl toddlers.