Nobody wants a broken hip, especially at an age when there are so many other health problems to solve. With age we start losing bone density and bone strength. As a matter of fact, this begins to happen as soon as our sex hormone levels start declining.  (more…)

We are all at risk for some kind of cancer. It seems to be the disease we can never get a grip on. We can work out, we can eat right, we can stay healthy and drink water and take vitamins. And maybe one of our relatives in our family tree had it, and boom, there we are, with nothing we could have done to prevent it. (more…)

People can die from thrombosis in their lungs, but did you know, that thrombi come from leg veins?
Thrombosis is the formation of blood clots. (more…)

There is an unconfirmed rumor that Wyeth Pharmaceutical is requesting the FDA approve its new antidepressant Pristiq for hot flashes secondary to menopause.
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Recently, Aprotonin, a drug for reducing bleeding was found to increase the risk of death.
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A recent study, published in New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that surgery is much more effective than conservative and conventional treatment. The important thing to remember: this study is for spinal stenosis only! This study cannot be applied to all cases of back pain.
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Be more cautious than ever before with beef, as the largest US beef recall in history is now underway. It has been found that Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing was using sick or injured cows for meat.
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