Flu vaccination rates remained high during the 2010-2011 flu season, according to data in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Continue reading …More than 1 billion people in the world are living with some form of disability, and governments everywhere need to beef up efforts to help them, according to a new report.
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WebMD talks to experts about treatment options for TMJ or other temporomandibular disorders
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Mineral makeup is more than just a new beauty trend – it claims health benefits for skin as well. But is it really help – or hype?
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Close to 70,000 heart failure deaths could be prevented in the U.S. each year if more patients were on recommended therapies, new research suggests.
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People who continue to engage in moderate to intense exercise as they age may be less likely to develop the small brain lesions commonly referred to as silent strokes, new research suggests.
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Genetic mutations not inherited from parents appear to explain some cases of autism, new research suggests. And the mutations may number in the hundreds.
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The FDA has found “very low levels” of a cancer-causing form of arsenic in the livers of chickens fed the widely used arsenic drug 3-Nitro or Roxarsone. Pfizer will suspend U.S. sales of the drug in 30 days.
Continue reading …FDA Limits Highest Dose of Cholesterol Drug Statin (Includes Zocor, Vytorin, Simcro)
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Due to muscle injury risk, the FDA says no new patients should start taking the 80 mg dose of the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin (found in Zocor, Vytorin, and Simcor).
Continue reading …Are your kids getting enough of these four essential nutrients often missing from kids’ diets?
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