Herbal-Review.com

Yeah!  Just for a brief jolt of energy, you may actually be risking damaging your heart, according to a study that was recently done which doesnt’ sound like it was a very comprehensive one, but it still leads me to believe there is some sort of concern that should be heeded when it comes to […]

AP - As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers.

Reuters - Levels of a protein linked with
Alzheimer’s disease rise as people recover from brain injuries
– a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries
boost the risk of developing the disease, U.S. and Italian
researchers said on Thursday.

Reuters - Young women who experience more
than one stressful life event are at greater risk of developing
breast cancer, but a general feeling of happiness and optimism
may help guard against the disease, Israeli researchers report.

AP - Scientists for the first time have peered into people’s brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer’s disease.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) — A group of researchers has
described hourly changes in a protein in the brain that is thought to play
a key role in Alzheimer’s disease.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) — Characteristics of normal
cells which are present long before any tumor appears may determine how
virulent a particular cancer is going to be, new research suggests.

AP - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says.

AP - In an Aug. 26 story about a new TV ad linking hot dogs with cancer, The Associated Press, relying on figures provided by a nutrition adviser to the American Institute for Cancer Research, erroneously reported average risks for colon cancer and how eating hot dogs affects those risks. Karen Collins said she misstated […]

AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over.

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

Reuters - A cesarean childbirth procedure
developed in the UK takes a “woman-centered” approach and
incorporates many important aspects of natural childbirth,
according to a recent report.

AFP - Long-term daily use of incense, an important feature of Asian religious practices, increases the risk of some cancers, an international study has found.

Reuters - New screening tests and effective
vaccines from Merck & Co and GlaxoSmithKline make tackling
cervical cancer in poor countries a real possibility for the
first time, researchers said on Thursday.

(NaturalNews) The ongoing phenomenon of mysterious honeybee deaths is starting to raise alarm in the food industry, which depends heavily on bees to pollinate many critical crops.
“Honeybee health and sustainable pollination is a major issue facing American agriculture that is threatening our food supply and endangering our natural environment,” said Diana Cox-Foster of Penn State.
Honeybees […]