EarthtimesSmall Lifestyle Changes Can Boost LongevityU.S. News &World Report -8 hours agoTUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People with four healthy lifestyle behaviors -- not smoking, physical activity, moderate alcohol consumption, and eating five servings of fruit or vegetables a day -- live an average of 14 years longer than people ...Healthy Living Probably Gives You 10 More Years, StudyMedical News TodayFour Small Lifestyle Changes for a Longer LifespaneFluxMediaFood Consumer - AHN - WKBT - The Associated Pressall 349 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesThe Right Vision Of Health CareForbes -42 minutes agoWith the primary season in full swing, the presidential candidates are fighting over what to do about the spiraling cost of health care--especially the cost of health insurance, which is becoming prohibitively expensive for millions of Americans.Medicare Helps Push Drug Spending UpWashington PostHealth Spending Exceeded Record $2 Trillion in 2006New York TimesWall Street Journal - U.S. News &World Report - Bloomberg - Houston Chronicleall 186 news articles

  dBTechnoA Link Between Anxiety and Heart AttacksTIME -28 minutes agoIt's no secret that men with angry, explosive personalities are at a higher risk of a heart attack. But they're not alone: Nervous, withdrawn and chronically worried people are courting coronary problems, too, according to a new long-term study in the ...Anxious people have higher heart risk: studyReutersAnxiety Raises Heart Attack RiskU.S. News &World ReportBloomberg - WebMD - MedPage Today - dBTechnoall 234 news articles

  eFluxMediaRed Wine Drug Shows Proof That It Combats AgingWired News -4 hours agoBy Alexis Madrigal 01.08.08 | 12:00 AM SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time, scientists have proof in human subjects that a derivative of an ingredient in red wine combats some symptoms of aging.Sirtris Says Drug Helps Diabetics In Early TrialsWall Street JournalResveratrol-like drug works in humans-SirtrisReutersForbes - San Francisco Chronicle - Boston Herald - FOX Newsall 40 news articles

  Rural US faces organ transplant hurdles: studyReuters -1 hour agoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Residents of US rural areas are up to 20 percent less likely to get a heart, kidney or livertransplant than urban dwellers, researchers reported on Tuesday.Rural Residents Get Fewer Organ Transplants: StudyU.S. News &World ReportStudy: Need a transplant...move to the cityWFIE-TVWRAL.comall 15 news articles

  Turkish PressFrance best, US worst in preventable death rankingReuters -16 hours agoBy Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday ...US Health Care Ranks Poorly Compared to Other Rich NationsVoice of AmericaNot So Good at Preventing Premature DeathU.S. News &World ReporteFluxMedia - dBTechno - AFP - United Press Internationalall 75 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesUPDATE 1-US warns of severe pain with osteoporosis drugsReuters -16 hours agoWASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US health officials issued an alert on Monday to highlight the possibility of severe bone, joint and muscle pain in patients treated with certain osteoporosis medicines.FDA Issues Alert on Bone DrugsTheStreet.comFDA studies pain in osteoperosis drugsBusinessWeekCNNMoney.com - Guardian Unlimited - InjuryBoard.com - dBTechnoall 76 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesGirls who feel unpopular more likely to get fatReuters -1 hour agoBy Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescent girls who rank themselves at the bottom of the social totem pole are more likely to gain weight over time than their peers with a more positive view of their social standing, new research shows.For Girls, Social Status Tied to WeightABC NewsComment by Goutham Rao, MD, Clinical Director Weight Management and Wellness Center, CHPMedPage Today - dBTechno - Boston Globe - AHNall 134 news articles

  Merck obesity drug cuts pounds, side effects seenReuters -2 hours agoBy Ransdell Pierson NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - An experimental Merck & Co Inc obesity drug helped patients lose weight and burn up calories, but at higher doses caused psychiatric side effects similar to those that prevented US approval of a similar ...Merck Pill Derived From Pot Research Curbs `Munchies' (Update1)BloombergNew Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Early StudyU.S. News &World ReportChannel 4 News - EurekAlert (press release) - Daily Mailall 17 news articles

  KVALUPDATE 2-US House panel says probing Pfizer Lipitor adsReuters -21 hours agoWASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A US House of Representatives committee said on Monday it was probing Pfizer Inc (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) advertisements that feature heart specialist Robert Jarvik pitching its blockbuster cholesterol drug ...House Committee Opens Probe Into Celebrity DrugFOX NewsCongress probes celebrities in drug adsMedical Marketing and MediaInternational Herald Tribune - U.S. News &World Report - WTOL - NJ Blogall 76 news articles

  WHDH-TVDairy Linked to 3 Deaths, MiscarriageThe Associated Press -29 minutes agoBOSTON (AP) - At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their cows and still deliver milk to your door, in glass bottles.Listeria Deaths Now Number Three in Whittier Farms OutbreakNewsinferno.comInfection tied to tainted milk kills a 3d manBoston GlobeWorcester Telegram - MetroWest Daily News - eFluxMedia - International Herald Tribuneall 106 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesMd. Faces Doctor Shortage, Report SaysWashington Post -Jan 7, 2008By Susan Levine Much of Maryland faces a doctor shortage that could become severe by 2015, forcing patients to wait longer for appointments, search for specialists and turn more frequently to emergency rooms for help, according to a report released ...Maryland could see doctor shortage, study findsBizjournals.comDoctor shortage called growing crisis in MarylandExaminer.comWJZ - Baltimore Sun - WMDT - WJLAall 37 news articles

  Novartis Vaccine Shows PromiseWall Street Journal -1 hour agoBy ANITA GREIL ZURICH -- Swiss drug maker Novartis AG said Tuesday that its Menveo vaccine promises to be effective in protecting infants against four types of meningococcal meningitis, a potentially fatal bacterial disease.New Meningitis Vaccine Works in InfantsU.S. News &World ReportNew Data Show Menveo(TM) To Be The First Quadrivalent ...ABN Newswire (press release)Scientific Americanall 13 news articles

  The TimesPollan Blasts Low-Carb Bread, Not So Healthy Chips: Book ReviewBloomberg -17 hours agoJan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Pollan's ``In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto'' is two-thirds of a good book. The best-selling author of ``The Omnivore's Dilemma'' is back, detailing the way politicians, scientists and lobbyists have created the ...Michael Pollan's manifesto on eating wellSalonAuthor: Forget all those food fears, fadsThe Regal CourierBoston Globe - Guardian Unlimited - Detroit Free Press - News-Leader.comall 15 news articles