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Calcium pills 'increase heart attack risk' - Telegraph.co.uk
July 30, 2010 RTE.ie | Calcium pills 'increase heart attack risk' Telegraph.co.uk Taking calcium supplements could increase the chance of having a heart attack by 30 per cent, a study published today indicates. By Stephen Adams Academics at Auckland and Aberdeen universities found the link after reviewing 11 studies covering about ... Calcium supplements may raise risk of heart attack Risk of MI May Go Up With Calcium Supplements Calcium Supplements Linked to Heart Attacks |
Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OK - WebMD
July 30, 2010 Sydney Morning Herald | Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OK WebMD July 28, 2010 -- Bystanders who perform CPR on patients with suspected heart attacks can safely skip the rescue breathing -- typically called mouth-to-mouth resuscitation -- and just perform the chest compressions, according to two ... Compression CPR Found Effective Health Buzz: Mouth-to-Mouth Not Key to CPR During CPR, Locking Lips May Not Be Necessary |
Health insurance rates: California plans to crack down, but how hard? - Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010 TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | Health insurance rates: California plans to crack down, but how hard? Los Angeles Times As an Aug. 31 deadline nears, state lawmakers haggle over how difficult it should be for companies to significantly raise premiums. By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times As millions of Californians continue to cope with surging costs for health insurance, ... Commonwealth Fund analysis highlights benefits for women in health-care overhaul Healthcare reform to help 30 million women 30 million women to benefit from health reform law |
The FDA warns about pneumonia caused by antibiotic Cubicin - Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010 Gossip Jackal | The FDA warns about pneumonia caused by antibiotic Cubicin Los Angeles Times The Food and Drug Administration Thursday warned physicians and patients that the intravenous antibiotic Cubicin can cause life-threatening eosinophilic pneumonia, which is marked by the accumulation of a type of white blood cells called eosinophils in ... FDA Finds Pneumonia Risk with Daptomycin FDA: Antibiotic Cubicin Linked to Life-Threatening Pneumonia Daptomycin May Be Linked to Eosinophilic Pneumonia |
Relationships boon to health - Deseret News
July 30, 2010 CBC.ca | Relationships boon to health Deseret News A paper published recently by Brigham Young University researchers says a lack of friends is as damaging as smoking 15 cigarettes a day (nearly a pack a day) or being an alcoholic. It's more harmful than not exercising and twice as damaging as obesity. ... Study Suggests Strong Social Ties Could Extend Life Close Relationships Can Extend Life Family, Friends Help You Live Longer |
Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining - Washington Post
July 30, 2010 TPMDC (blog) | Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining Washington Post Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday. Fifty percent of the public held a favorable view ... Health care law gains support? Well, of course Poll Finds Opposition to Health Care Reform Law Has Declined in July Poll: Health care law getting more popular |
BPA found in cash register and ATM receipts - CBC.ca
July 30, 2010 CBC.ca | BPA found in cash register and ATM receipts CBC.ca The controversial chemical bisphenol A has been found in 40 per cent of receipts collected by the US organization Environmental Working Group. Scientists found BPA concentrations in receipts from thermal paper were 250 to 1000 times greater than those ... BPA Concern At Wal-Mart, Whole Foods And Others Receipts Putting Your Health at Risk? BPA Receipts Bombshell: Paper Slips Contain High Levels of Bisphenol A |
One in five Californians say they need mental health care - Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010 News Fire | One in five Californians say they need mental health care Los Angeles Times Almost 5 million California adults say they could use help with a mental or emotional problem, according to a survey released Wednesday by researchers at UCLA. About 1 million of them meet the criteria for "serious psychological distress. ... Survey: One out of Five Californians Report Need for Mental Health Help People more likely to seek mental health care when insured Ochsner Health: Gulf oil spill spikes mental illness reports |
Fla. judge strikes proposed health care amendment - BusinessWeek
July 30, 2010 Creative Loafing Tampa (blog) | Fla. judge strikes proposed health care amendment BusinessWeek A proposed constitutional amendment that would have blocked the state from starting a health care program similar to President Barack Obama's federal plan was removed from the ballot Thursday by a judge who said its wording would confuse voters. ... Judge takes GOP-backed proposed healthcare amendment off ballot Health amendment is tossed off ballot; state will appeal Bid to block state health care is off ballot |
West Nile virus thriving this summer - San Bernardino Sun
July 30, 2010 ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) | West Nile virus thriving this summer San Bernardino Sun Min-Lee Cheng is not in the market for a new home, but the West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District's manager peruses ForeclosureRadar.com on a regular basis. Abandoned properties with pools are Cheng's prime target - as homeowners move out, ... Prepare for possibility of the West Nile virus Department of health seeks help stop the flow of West Nile Virus Protect yourself from West Nile |
