
![]() Daily Mail | Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday. The findings, from a major study involving almost 58000 women in France over 12 years, ... HRT Linked to Asthma Risk HRT 'can put women at greater risk of asthma' Estrogen-only HRT may increase risk of asthma after menopause |
![]() Boston Globe | Americans advised to get H1N1 vaccine CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Federal health officials urged Friday that more Americans get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, sometimes referred to as swine flu, which continues to kill. Most states are reporting only sporadic or local flu activity, ... Now there's plenty of H1N1 flu vaccine Many see H1N1 as waning H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not Out |
![]() TopNews Arab Emirates | Artificial Pancreas Aids Type 1 Diabetes Patients Food Consumer One problem facing type 1 diabetics is hypoglycemia; a condition in which blood sugar drops to dangerously low levels after the use of insulin. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a device that can simultaneously monitor and ... Computer program paves way for artificial pancreas Diabetic Patients Get Help by “Artificial pancreas” Successful Testing 'Artificial pancreas' helps diabetics |
![]() Just Jared (blog) | What You Need to Eat to Fight Heart Disease Food Consumer Friday was “wear red day”; an event sponsored by the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in an effort to raise heart disease awareness in women. The campaign, which has been dubbed American Heart Month, ... AMPING IT UP: It's February . . . Time to love your heart "Go Red for Women" at Genesee Valley Mall Maury Co. Health Council celebrates National Wear Red Day |
![]() TopNews United States | Public Health Tab to Hit Milestone Wall Street Journal For the first time, government programs next year will account for more than half of all US health-care spending, federal actuaries predict, as the weak economy sends more people into Medicaid and slows growth of private insurance. ... Government Healthcare Spending to Set All Time High Health care spending keeps climbing Health-Care Burden Shifts to US Government as Spending Soars |