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Adam Blauert: Nature's garden beds - Merced Sun-Star
Wildflowers are now blooming in abundance below 1,000 feet and should be bursting forth in the higher elevations during the next few weeks. If you head up to the foothills this weekend and find that the flower display isn't at its peak yet, you will ...
Children and Nature: Growing up green at Springfest ... - NorthJersey.com
The new Friday Family Fun Night debuts at the 14th annual award-winning Springfest Flower & Garden Show offering opportunities for children, parents and teachers to explore and learn about eco-friendly horticulture. This family-oriented series of ...
How to Plant a Zen Garden with a Water Feature - Associated Content
What do you want to accomplish and do you want to mask the noise or complement nature? The beauty of planting a Zen Garden with a water feature is really up to you. A heavier water fall feature can drown out the neighbors and offer a private ...
April 2010 events in the S.C. Botanical Garden and Bob ... - Greenville News
Join recently graduated SC Master Naturalist Sue Watts for informal natural history explorations in the Garden with like-minded adults, using the resources of the Hanson Nature Learning Center as a springboard. Explorations will include: Oak-hickory ...
Garden lovers - mark your calendars: Garden calendar ... - Idaho Statesman
Idaho Native Plant Society Pahove Chapter Plant Sale: Saturday, April 24, at the MK Nature Center, 600 Walnut Ave., Boise. (Preview for members, Friday, April 23.) Ada Gardeners Garden Club Plant Sale: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 1, 10608 Cruiser ...
Reviews Summary for Butternut HF2V - eHam.net
I have used HF2V for over a year now and ended up buying another one and an HF6V too. Some guys are saying it is difficult to assemble. I work in contests from a bungalow near sea. Lots of land there but permanent installations are not allowed ...
Prevention

US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting
| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a meeting in honor... | U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets United Nations... | UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. meeting

Kareena is worst actoress, Harman too
| Mumbai, March 13: Bollywood actor Harman Baweja was named worst actor and Kareena Kapoor got the worst actress title Friday night at the second annual Golden Kela awards, a spin-off on Hollywood’s

The week Mr Brown lost the mums' vote
| 'Women's hostility towards the PM has never been greater' | The votes of Middle England mums will be a deciding factor in the General Election. That's why Gordon Brown

Veiled woman moves court against Salman for 'misuse' of photo
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday asked a woman whether an unconditional apology by actor Salman Khan would suffice for allegedly using his pictures with her for pr

Deepti loves Rituparno's movies
It’s been awhile since Deepti Naval acted in Firaaq. Come March 20 and the actor will be in town to do a Bengali film titled Parapar (Crossings). Sharing screenspace wi

Tibetan Women commemorate the Fifty-First Anniversary of the Tibetan Women's National Uprising Day
Dharamshala: On this historically significant day Tibetan women across the globe gathered in observance of the 51st anniversary of the National Tibetan Women's Uprising D

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Healthline

The Zone Diet
The Zone Diet, created by Dr. Barry Sears, is a somewhat scientific approach to dieting, which at its core focuses on controlling the hormone levels in your body that are key to weight control and health. The basic tenet, in bold headlines on the Zone Diet website is that it “… is not a diet. It’s a healthy, balanced lifestyle.”

South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet is a weight-healthy lifestyle designed by Dr. Arthur Agatston, a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami. Originally developed as a weight-loss plan for his overweight heart patients, he found additional health benefits that led to further diet research and refinement. Thus the South Beach Diet was born.

Weight Watchers Diet Program
Weight Watchers is another of the old-time standby diet programs, with over forty years in the business and an estimated 1 million followers across the globe at any given time. One of the reasons this weight loss plan has continued success is the focus on overall health: mental, emotional and physical. Weight Watchers provides the tools and support to change the way you eat and live.

Jenny Craig Weight Loss Plan
You’ve seen all the celebrities touting the Jenny Craig Weight Loss Plan: Kirstie Alley, Valerie Bertinelli, Queen Latifah, even basketball star Baron Davis. What is the appeal of this program that attracts heavy hitters to espouse its virtues? Jenny Craig is both a diet and lifestyle program, intent on changing the way you eat, exercise, and live your life. The goal is to change the way you think and act, keeping in mind your overall body health.

Atkins Diet Plan
The Atkins Diet Plan gained popularity in 1972 with the publication of the book, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution. Dr. Atkins, the founder and former Executive Medical Director of The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine, was one of the first vocal proponents of a low-carbohydrate diet. Long a voice for nutritional medicine, that first book has spawned newly revised versions as well as diet variations such as the South Beach Diet.

Health Care Costs Expected to Rise in 2010
Even in the midst of a recession that experts say is shaping up to be the worst post-war contraction on record, health care costs continue to rise. In fact, a new study by PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) suggests that U.S. employers can expect their health-care costs to increase by 9 percent next year.
Sensa Weight-Loss System
It’s not every day that a new weight-loss fad crosses your path—or is it? Diets, supplements, and exercise gadgets tempt you at every turn, but most have been proven as unsuccessful and even dangerous (think Fen-phen and Hydroxycut). The Sensa Weight-Loss System is not new, not a fad, nor is it a diet.



University of Florida Health Research Headlines
August 2003 - Dr Bruce Meyers pics and articles
August 2003 - UF Drug Center: May I help you? - Too much spousal attention causes pain - A University of Florida nursing researcher is examining whether stress and pain management techniques can prevent work-related injuries and improve the overall health
September 2003: Studying rats may have hit a new way to deliver genes to kidneys - How Doctors may make fewer mistakes
October 2003 - Take-out coffie more invigorating - Roving cells might help doctors predict heart & kidney problems
December 2003 - High blood pressure may prevent diabetes - Scientists have significantly delayed growth of cancerous human tumors
January 2004 - UF study suggests dieters shouldn't give up - slimming hormone waits to be unleashed - Scientist's device to improve breathlessness is focus of innovative UF program
January 2004 - Air-conditioned football pads developed by UF scientists could help players stay cool - UF scientist recognized for innovations in brain injury research
January 2004 - UF researchers find nerve cell receptors for sensing cold may be more than skin deep - UF scientists find enzyme protects cells during gene therapy
February 2004 - UF College of Pharmacy with local drugstore to provide free asthma assessment service - UF cardiologists garner federal funds to study stress and the heart
February 2004 - 2 million gift enables UF to establish epilepsy research center - UF researchers probe epliepsy drug's effect on scars
February 2004 - Former UF veterinary intensive care unit patient is barrel racing champion - UF experts say little-used procedure could help identify male bladder cancer patients at risk of recurrence
March 2004 - UF researchers link World Trade Center attack to rise in heart arrhythmias in Florida patients- UF College of Nursing faculty member named as Emerging Star in Health Disparities Research by Howard University - UF scientists find immune system cells fight cancer's return, predict outcome soon after stem cell transplant
March 2004 - Study shows St. John's wort may compromise cancer drug's ability to prevent relapse - UF researchers explore why patients' pain recall may be more than total
March 2004 - UF researchers say consumers should know the facts before buying tooth-whitening product - UF stem cell researchers successfully treat diabetes in mice by coaxing cells to change
April 2004 - UF researchers have used a common gel to successfully deliver gene therapy to the diaphragm muscle of mice - International breast cancer experts convene to discuss state of diagnosis and treatment
April 2004 - UF researchers garner NIH grants to study fibromyalgia - UF researchers restore spatial deficits caused by stroke in rats
April 2004 - UF researchers: Equine influenza virus likely involved in recent respiratory disease outbreak in racing greyhounds - UF scientists show adult blood stem cells can transform into brain cells in people
April 2004 - UF researchers contributed to FDA decision to regulate pancreatic enzymes - UF, Harvard researchers study possibility of using gene therapy to fight rheumatoid arthritis
May 2004 - UF researchers pinpoint unlikely ally in cancer fight - UF's Mark Atkinson strives to pilot diabetes research to perfect landing
June 2004 - Multimillion dollar grant funds UF gene therapy research - UF vascular surgeon wins $1 million award to study scarring in veinbypass grafts
June 2004 - UF scientists correct muscle disorder in mice by delivering gene therapy to the womb - UF expert: for some physicians, alcohol and drugs are prescription for addiction
July 2004 - UF College of Medicine researchers report link between overeating,obesity and addiction - UF College of Pharmacy teams with Tufts University School of Medicine to advance research and education of food and drug interactions
August 2004 - UF develops screening tool to prevent wrong patients from receiving Parkinson's surgery - UF researchers discover racial disparities in oral cancer treatment and survival
August 2004 - UF, Harvard researchers put a finger on understanding how limbs develop - UF researchers screen relatives in hunt for type 1 diabetes risk factors
August 2004 - Sea turtle health may benefit from new database of blood values - UF audiologists sound alarm for awareness of motorcycle noise risk
September 2004 - UF researchers find lack of physical fitness poses weighty problems for heart health - Group forms to test new cancer drugs in children
September 2004 - Driven to help horses: UF launches new mobile equine diagnostic program - UF scientists combine experimental therapies to fight gene disorders
October 2004 - UF researchers reveal secret lives of genes during spinal injury- UF researcher unearths reports of serial murder by children - UF researchers show mice live longer when they slim down after gene therapy
November 2004 - Stem cell scientist named new director of UF's McKnight Brain Institute - UF cardiologists develop heart disease risk score for women with chest pain
November 2004 - UF source available to comment on medicinal marijuana use - New fetal heart monitor could give better health picture during labor, say UF researchers
January 2005 - Good breeding means good planning: UF launches small animal reproduction service - Military metaphors upset some cancer patients, UF doctors say
January 2005 - Autism experts to convene at UF - Beer-drinking rats count calories better than many people, UF researchers say
February 2005 - UF researchers map bacterial proteins that cause tooth loss - Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals
February 2005 - UF will talk about the Women's Health Initiative - University of Florida College of Nursing to implement new Clinical Nurse Leader track beginning in summer 2005 - Culture clash: Kids with chronic illness face difficult transition to adult care
March 2005 - Police alcohol checks put sales to teens on ice - Cure no quick fix for cancer survivors on long road to recovery
March 2005 - Live oral bacteria found in arterial plaque - Autistic kids benefit from dads' involvement
April 2005 - New Web site provides information on grapefruit-drug interactions - GatorSHADE program goes from Swamp to Cyberspace
April 2005 - Cellular communications breakdown identified in inherited brain disorder - Florida veterinarians become first in U.S. to perform electric shock treatment to correct heart abnormality in horses
May 2005 - UF News: Prenatal cocaine exposure exerts subtle effects on schoolchildren - UF study finds some people with oral pain wait too long before seeking help
June 2005 - UF News: Quickly matching the drug with the bug saves lives - UF News: Researchers create way to generate brain cells in lab
June 2005 - UF News: Heart rate changes tied to depression in women - UF News: Deadly aortic disease difficult for doctors to detect
June 2005 - UF News: Manatee eyes could be window to health status - UF News: Prescription pain patch abuse blamed for increase in deaths
July 2005 - UF researchers test drug that could cut orthodontic treatment time in half - UF News: For advance directives, a picture's worth a thousand words
July 2005 - UF News: Genetic links could unlock clues to leading cause of blindness - UF News: Legendary medical school dean dies
August 2005 - UF News: Gene therapy works in mice to prevent blindness that strikes boys - UF News: Statement issued by Lynn J. Romrell, Ph.D., Executive Director, Anatomical Board of the State of Florida
August 2005 - UF News: Scientists get look at genes' defensive playbook - UF News: Anthrax stops body from fighting back, study shows
September 2005 - UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses - UF News : Scavenger cells could be key to treating HIV-related dementia
September 2005 - UF News: Researchers kill resistant bugs one bandage at a time - College of Pharmacy holding 21st Annual Open House
October 2005 - UF News: CT scan can spare some head and neck cancer patients surgery - UF researchers awarded $13.5 million to study stroke rehabilitation
October 2005 - New UF center at heart of care for congenital cardiac conditions - UF News: Surgery professor named president-elect of prestigious group
November 2005 - Gene at heart of bad outcomes in high blood pressure patients - Multiple-birth babies, boys have higher risk of defects
November 2005 - UF nursing researcher receives NIH funding - UF scientists say stem cells may trigger bone cancer
November 2005 - Surgery professor named president-elect of prestigious group - Scientists closer to new cancer detection method
November 2005 - UF's McKnight projects combat memory maladies -Tiny cellular structure plays big role in mammalian gene regulation
December 2005 - MicroRNA may have fail-safe role in limb development - UF to establish emergency medicine residency in Gainesville
December 2005 - UF News: Scientists find sugar may have a sour side - UF distance education graduates identify missing persons in their homeland
December 2005 - UF News: Cells can live without molecules once considered essential - UF News : Health care quality to be addressed at UF conference
February 2006 - UF News: Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack - UF News: Human, animal doctors report success in dog's open heart surgery
February 2006 - UF scientists trace origin of shark's electric sense - UF News: Leading autism experts to discuss clinical, research developments
February 2006 - UF scientists reveal ancient origin of vertebrate skeleton - UF News: Ancient DNA helps UF researchers unearth potential hemophilia therapy
March 2006 - UF News: Some heart patients vulnerable to mental stress - UF to offer free, online support groups for Alzheimer's caregivers
March 2006 - UF News: Mega-partnership lands biotech training grant - UF News: Sodas and energy drinks can supply a surprising caffeine jolt
March 2006 - UF News: Researchers seek answers to combat TB epidemic - UF News: Researchers use new technique to treat high blood pressure, kidney damage
March 2006 - UF News: UFVMC trains disaster first responders for large animals - UF News: Prenatal cocaine exposure not linked to bad behavior in kids
May 2006 - 47-Year Old Palm Beach Gardens man has vision restored and gets a second chance at life - Trial Drug Shows Significant Enhancement in Reversal of Vision Loss in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
May 2006 - UF News: Elders' ability to walk predicts future health outcomes - UF News: Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damage
May 2006 - University of Florida earns national recognition in distance education - UF News: Don't ask, might not think to tell: Communication key to preventing risky drug interactions
May 2006 - UF scientists restore sight to chickens with blinding disease - The Fifth Annual Medicaid Research Conference 2006
May 2006 - UF News: Hurricanes' latent hazards tracked by poison centers - UF News: Taking evolution's temperature: Researchers pinpoint the energy it takes to make a species
June 2006 - UF News: Elders with anemia face increased health risks - UF News: Tisher to step down as medical dean next year
June 2006 - New UF tool measures heart implant patients' anxiety - UF News: Medium is the message for stem cells in search of identities
July 2006 - UF study sheds light on cystic fibrosis-related diabetes - UF scientists reverse muscle contractions in mouse model of muscular dystrophy
July 2006 - UF researchers question effectiveness of decongestant - UF to begin master's program in public health nursing
July 2006 - UF and state officials to discuss new Brain Tumor Center - UF scientists discover evolutionary origin of fins, limbs
July 2006 - UF News: New test could keep babies from contracting deadly infections - UF scientists test improved gene therapy method for hereditary heart conditions
July 2006 - UF News: Study pinpoints how genetic glitch could keep some people from feeling full - UF News: Back to school means getting back to sleep
August 2006 - UF News: Former Ohio State dean to lead College of Veterinary Medicine - UF News: Kids with OCD bullied more than others, study shows
August 2006 - UF News: Healing potential discovered in everyday human brain cells - UF News: UF study shows how cigarette smoke blocks cell repair
August 2006 - UF News: New study will explore advanced pacemaker techniques in canine heart patients - UF reaches milestone in building a Gator Nation of pharmacists
August 2006 - UF News: Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers - UF News: Vaccine combination leads to fevers, more ER visits for babies
September 2006 - UF study shows leptin could combat type 2 diabetes - UF News: Boy undergoes rare surgery to correct life-threatening disease
September 2006 - UF News: Florida boy is state's first to get new mechanical heart device designed for children - UF News: One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
October 2006 - UF researchers familiar with Nobel winner's work - Tiny Tampa Bay fish key to evolution of immune system
October 2006 - UF News: Whooping cough rates higher in states where vaccination exemptions easily obtained - UF News: Researchers explore medicine in the final frontier
November 2006 - UF News: Drug exposure before birth could affect kids' decision-making skills - UF News: Gov. Bush to speak at Cancer and Genetics Research Complex grand opening Nov. 15
November 2006 - UF News: With exercise, elders can improve weakened physical abilities - UF News: Women with chest pain risk serious complications even in absence of blockages
November 2006 - Horse owners can still vaccinate animals against West Nile virus - UF News: Governor, UF open cancer-genetics research complex
December 2006 - UF News: Mental exercise has long-term benefits for seniors - UF News: History-hunting geneticists can still follow familiar trail
December 2006 - UF News: New director appointed to head UF racing laboratory - UF News: PAWS program offers veterinary care, support to seriously ill pet owners
June 2007 - UF News: Talcum powder stunts growth of lung tumors - UF study shows Older people with diabetes more apt to suffer depression
June 2007 - UF News: Outdoor alcohol ads boost kids' urge to drink - UF scientists work to develop simple bladder cancer test
July 2007 - UF News: Molecular detectors may refine cancer treatment - UF psychiatry chairman to serve in NIMH research post
July 2007 - UF News: The future of medicine: Insert chip, cure disease? - UF to lead research on life-threatening fungus
August 2007 - UF News: New center explores influence of nature versus nurture on genes - UF, French scientists seek test to detect gene doping in athletes
August 2007 - UF News: A parent's depression can weigh heavy on children - UF scientists reveal how dietary restriction cleans cells
August 2007 - UF to house pancreas research repository for the study of diabetes - UF experts fashion prosthetic ears for young son of Olympic medalist
September 2007 - Celebrating 25 Years of Nurse Midwifery - UF-VA partnership expands nursing class size, adds faculty
October 2007 - UF Health News: UF researchers test stem cell therapy for heart patients - UF Health News: Regional, language differences affect Hispanics’ health-care experiences
October 2007 - UF study: Even slight cost changes affect SCHIP families - UF Health News: UF researchers track genetic journey of HIV from birth to death
October 2007 - UF Health News: Gift of $2 million brings smiles to UF College of Dentistry - UF Health News: Simple reason helps males evolve more quickly
November 2007 - January 2008 - Gene therapy safety trial for childhood blindness under way - UF Health News: UF scientists test the safety of experimental drug for vision loss
May 2008 - UF Health News: UF researchers to test whether video games improve seniors mental functioning - UF Health News: UF researchers make strides to improve liver surgery
May 2008 - UF Biologists join world experts in experiminet to explore flu origins - UF Health News: Combining exercise with hormone could prevent weight gain
August 2009 - UF- Developed Site to Help Improve Physical Fitness in Kids - UF Health News: UF renal transplant program helps surfer catch next
August 2009 - UF researcher recognized for innovative vascular discoveries - Scientists link genetic glitches to common childhood cance
August 2009 - UF Nursing school receives more than $90,000 to expand Doctoral education - UF, Shands recognized for Bone Marrow research, clinical care
August 2009 - Two UF Communication Science departments move forward as one - Two-day shelter medicine conference planned for October
September 2009 - UF Health News: Scientists Cure Color Blindness in Monkeys - UF, FDA to Train Clinicians in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Sciences
September 2009 - Study of isolated snakes could help shed light on venom composition - UF Study: Tahi Chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels
September 2009 - Ocala doctors support UF rehabiltation efforts in gratitude for pet's care - Small animal rehabilitation, fitness center accepting new patients
September 2009 - Socio-cultural, genetic data work together to reveal health disparities - Scientists join forces to explain HIV spread in Central and East Africa
October 2009 - UF to receive $29.5 million in Recovery Act Funds to Begin Study of whether excerise prevents diability in older adults - UF part of nationwide trials to test H1N1 vaccine in women, children, youth with HIV
October 2009 - UF Scientists discover new explanation for controversial old patient-care technique - UF Researchers find triggers in cells' transition from colitis to cancer
October 2009 - UF Genetics Institute Director named to Federal Biosecurity Panel - Grant to help UF doctors deliver cancer care to needy Floridians
October 2009 - UF names new Cancer center Director, Radiation Oncology chair - New hospital's therapeutic design supports healing, green practices
October 2009 - UF receives $12.2 million to establish National Network of Scientists - Phytochemicals in plant-based foods could help battle obesity, disease
November 2009 - University of Florida seeking older males for national testosterone therapy trial - Small animal oncology professor named to administrative post
November 2009 - UF receives $3 million grant to study type 1 diabetes - UF participating in new recruitment registry for research studies
November 2009 - New study measures hookah use among Florida teens - UF names new College Of Public Health and Health Professions dean
November 2009 - UF to lead national effort to help patients with rare brain disease - Toxicologist receives research foundation professorship
December 2009 - Small addition to cancer drug may make big difference - UF scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact
December 2009 - UF News: Special delivery: UF nursing studeny helps 'Miracle' baby - UF veterinarian receives scholarship for translational research
December 2009 - Florida Trend names UF's Hauswirth top scientist newsmaker of 2009 - Media Advisory: UF to Announce New Dean of the College of Medicine
January 2010 - UF News: UF urologists use robot to shave time off vasectomy reversal, raise sperm counts - UF News: UF professor named to Spanish scientific academy
January 2010 - UF gets almost $15 million in federal funds to build research complex to help older adults - New study suggests theory for insect colonies as 'superorganisms'
January 2010 - UF study: Prescribed erectile dysfunction drugs don't lead to risky sexual behavior - From crickets to whales, animal calls have something in common
January 2010 - UF conference examines positive link between health research, education - UF Health News Media Advisory
January 2010 - UF professor named to Spanish scientific academy - UF appoints founding chair of environmental and global health department
January 2010 - UF researchers continue 'extraordinary measures' to tackle Pompe disease - Emeritus professor of veterinary pathology honored with Olafson Medal
January 2010 - UF surgeons, research biologists create scale to grade shark bite severity - UF to study word-finding problems caused by Alzheimer's disease
January 2010 - Consumer medication information falls short, UF researchers say - UF professor receives prestigious award from Italian cardiologists



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US court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special US court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents ..

Washington Post

New Plavix Warning: Lack of Effect in Many People
WebMD
March 11, 2010 - The FDA has put a new "black box" warning on the anti-clotting drug Plavix, the second best-selling drug in the world. The new label warns that normal doses of Plavix have a potentially deadly lack of effect in 2% ..

CNM News Network

'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test cases
Los Angeles Times
The finding supports a broad scientific consensus that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, and will likely disappoint parents who are convinced otherwise. By Thomas H. Maugh II and Andrew Zajac The federal "vaccines ..

The Guardian

Judge Wants to Hear From Sick WTC Workers Before Voting Begins on $657M Settlement
FOXNews
The 11000 rescue and recovery workers sickened from their days toiling in the debris of the World Trade Center must be heard before a $657 million proposed settlement is put to a vote, the federal judge overseeing the case said yesterday, ..

Boston Globe

New Plavix Warning: Lack of Effect in Many People
WebMD
March 11, 2010 - The FDA has put a new "black box" warning on the anti-clotting drug Plavix, the second best-selling drug in the world. The new label warns that normal doses of Plavix have a potentially deadly lack of effect in 2% ..

Reuters

Let's tell the truth about health-care reform
Tidewater News
I have been a practicing physician for the last 23 years. I have witnessed many changes in technology, politics and insurance over that time. Throughout my career my only goal has been to worry about the proper delivery of care to patients in need. ..

MiamiHerald.com

Infant Deaths Spur Baby Sling Warning
WebMD
March 12, 2010 - After a spate of infant suffocation deaths, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents to think twice before putting infants under 4 months of age into baby slings. ..

FireFighting News.com

Daylight saving time starts Sunday
Jacksonville Daily News
Daylight saving time was originally created to give farmers more sunlight hours in the afternoon, but now setting clocks ahead is more about saving electricity and giving kids longer to have fun in the summer sun, experts say. ..

Indian Express

'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study
BusinessWeek
FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for women who have used birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives have a lower risk of death than women who never took the "Pill". ..

The Hindu

H1N1 influenza remains a threat
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
Flu vaccinations are being offered throughout the city, and the flu remains a threat especially for the Black community. For more information regarding getting vaccinated call 211 or visit ..

CBS News

Guidelines: Do medical tests later, less often
BusinessWeek
By AP -- MAMMOGRAM: Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and they should get one every two years starting at 50, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed but independent panel. The task force says screening ..

TopNews United States

Roche's Prostate Cancer Drug Fails in a Trial
New York Times
Roche Holding, the Swiss pharmaceutical company, said on Friday that its cancer drug Avastin did not help men with late-stage prostate cancer live longer in a clinical trial, another setback as the company tries to extend use of the blockbuster drug ..

World News

'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test cases
Los Angeles Times
The finding supports a broad scientific consensus that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, and will likely disappoint parents who are convinced otherwise. By Thomas H. Maugh II and Andrew Zajac The federal "vaccines ..

CNM News Network

Court says thimerosal did not cause autism
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection. While expressing sympathy for the parents involved in the emotionally ..