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It seems every time you turn the news on or check your paper, or your computer for that matter, there is another research study that is pinpointing something else (that most of us happen to use, do or eat), that causes cancer.  Now it seems that almost everything in our environment is a potential cancer […]

AP - Shakespeare once called sleep the “balm of hurt minds.” Bodies, too, apparently. People with the severe form of apnea, which interferes with sleep, are several times more likely to die from any cause than are folks without the disorder, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Sleep.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) — A simple measure of an immune
system protein called interleukin-8 (IL-8) can predict survival in
children with septic shock, according to a study led by researchers at the
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

AFP - Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest nations, launched a nationwide anti-malaria campaign Friday by distributing one million free nets to children aged under five and pregnant mothers.

Reuters - Methadone, a drug used to treat
people addicted to heroin and other opioid drugs, holds promise
as a new treatment for leukemia, especially treatment-resistant
leukemia, according to results of a study.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Reuters - Children who grow up in a
spick-and-span home may have a higher risk of developing
inflammatory bowel disease, a study suggests.

Reuters - Patients with incurable cancer
are often not clearly informed of what they stand to gain from
palliative chemotherapy, according to the study results
published in BMJ Online First. As a result, British
investigators say, patients may lack sufficient knowledge make
a decision based on informed consent.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Flu vaccine may not protect
older people from pneumonia once they get the disease, researchers
report.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) — A cannabinoid receptor lying
on the surface of cells may help suppress colorectal cancer, say U.S.
researchers. When the receptor is turned off, tumor growth is switched on.

Diabetes UK has launched a pin badge appeal in partnership with Halifax Bank of Scotland.
The badges, featuring cartoon superhero Dangermouse and his hamster assistant Penfold, will be on sale at Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches across the UK with proceeds going to Diabetes UK.
Every pound raised will be matched
Customers are being encouraged […]

Researchers claim that drinking sugary drinks could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Scientists looked at the link between weight gain, sugary drinks and Type 2 diabetes in 43,960 African American women.
The women completed a questionnaire about the types of drinks they consumed in 1995 and again in 2001. During the ten year follow-up period, […]

Wound Care Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM), announced an evidence based study with a NE podiatric clinic evaluating the clinical performance of their advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRx(R), on diabetic venous ulcers. “According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes now […]

(NaturalNews) People with assumed lactose intolerance are able to tolerate A2 milk with research suggesting that intolerance is due to the type of milk protein present in the milk given that A2 milk contains lactose. Milk contains two main types of proteins — caseins and whey, 80% and 20% respectively. Beta casein represents approximately a […]

(NaturalNews) A Los Angeles hospital is being sued by a mentally ill paraplegic man who claims that he was dumped in a gutter and abandoned by hospital employees after being discharged.
The lawsuit alleges that employees of the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center drove
Gabino Olvera, 42, in a van to “Skid Row,” a section of Los Angeles […]