6 Million People will die and $500 Billion Lost G-20 leaders pledged to provide the International Monetary Fund with $500 billion to help struggling economies, sparking global controversy. Yet startling research shows that the combined costs of tobacco-related death and related productivity losses, healthcare expenditures, employee absenteeism, and widespread environmental harm are responsible for draining [ Read More ]
Archive for May, 2009
Free “Eye Health & Allergies” brochure available from Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America Many allergy sufferers say symptoms such as itchy, dry, red and watery eyes leave them frustrated and irritable, tired, and distracted, according to a new survey conducted by the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). About 40 percent of women [ Read More ]
“Outrageous” Proposal Would All But Destroy the IHSS Program Gov. Schwarzenegger today proposed catastrophic cuts in the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program that would all but destroy the program, which provides home care for more than 420,000 low-income elderly, blind and disabled Californians. Under the latest Schwarzenegger plan, some 380,000 individuals–nearly 90 percent of [ Read More ]
Results of a new study published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology show probiotics have a tangible effect on metabolism. Researchers from Imperial College London and Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, fed mice two different strains of probiotics, Lactobacillus paracasei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Each strain showed a range of biochemical effects that were markedly [ Read More ]
A well functioning digestive system is one of the key factors for a healthy and carefree life. The role of the colon as an integral part of the immune system and the last station of consumed food is easily underrated when it comes to general well-being. It is not until complaints such as obstipation occur [ Read More ]
Data show superiority of endoscopic ablation therapy using the HALO System for eradicating Barrett’s esophagus in randomized, multicenter, sham controlled trial Results from a clinical study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveal that ablative therapy using the HALO system (BARRX Medical, Inc.) is highly effective for complete eradication of a pre-cancerous condition [ Read More ]