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AFP - The global rise in food prices threatens to reverse gains made in children’s health in Africa, where mortality rates have been falling even in the poorest countries, UNICEF warned Wednesday.

A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person’s risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology. Calcium coverage scoring takes into account not only the amount of calcified plaque build-up in the coronary arteries, but also its distribution.
“Now we know that the […]

AFP - The obesity rate among American children and teenagers may have stabilized after a dramatic rise in the 1980s and 1990s that has been described as an epidemic, according to a US study on Wednesday.

AP - Continuation of a long-running government study on whether contaminated water harmed babies at Camp Lejeune, N.C., hinges on a half-million-dollar payment that is due Sunday.

A clinical researcher of the University of Padova is introducing a novel approach to achieve a higher degree of remission in endocrine patients.
“For years patient associations have been complaining of an impaired quality of life following standard treatments for a variety of endocrine conditions” says Dr. Sonino. Based on her long-standing experience, she is studying […]

As the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is set to announce new guidance (28th May) recommending regular blood glucose monitoring that is supported by appropriate education for people with Type 2(i) diabetes, brand new research reveals that Type 2 sufferers lack the education […]

(NaturalNews) Health insurance company Health Net Inc. rewarded employees for finding ways to drop customer policies and not pay for their medical expenses, according to an investigation by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC).
Since 2005, the DMHC has been investigating five of the seven insurance companies that provide health care plans to individuals […]

(NaturalNews) More happy justification for chocolate lovers: blood pressure (BP) responds favorably to cocoa, but not tea, a new meta-analysis suggests. Authors of the study say that while both products are rich in polyphenols, the study findings suggest that phenols in cocoa may be more active than those in tea. The study appears in the […]

(NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Raw Food Summit which can be found at (http://rawsummitarchives.com) . In this excerpt, Happy Oasis shares what she’s learned from other cultures about healing and happiness and the exciting details about The Raw Food Festival.
Raw Food Summit Excerpt with Happy Oasis, the founder of The Raw […]

(NaturalNews) In spite of federal regulations, many toys sold in the United States continue to contain lead, according to reports released by two different non-profit organizations.
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) conducted tests on 100 toys purchased in the San Francisco Bay Area, and found that nine contained lead levels higher than those allowed by […]

(NaturalNews) Eating nuts five or more times a week reduces your risk of heart attack by a whopping 60%. And in addition to this stunning statistic, research shows that people who eat more nuts are generally thinner. They also have lower levels of LDL cholesterol and better bones. A new study even links eating nuts […]

AP - The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun.