A quick online search for the term Botox will reveal that there are as many people searching for Botox as there people searching for Botox alternatives. Botox was approved by the FDA in 2002 as a cosmetic procedure to get
If you are an old friend of the Medifast diet then probably you'd be happy to hear about the new maintenance package Medifast has prepared for you. It's called Momentum Maintenance Package.All newbies to Medifast know it's difficult to lose
A hospital group says more needs to be done to prevent medication errors in children. A safety alert issued Friday by the group comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one
House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical experts to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.
Most of the college students who got the mumps in a big outbreak in 2006 had received the recommended two vaccine shots, according to a study that raises questions about whether a new vaccine or another booster shot is needed.
Women with high blood levels of an estrogen-like compound found in soy seem to have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among more than 24,000 middle-aged and older Japanese women, those with the
Acupuncture, as practiced in traditional Chinese medicine, may offer some relief from migraine pain, a new study suggests.Italian researchers found that regular treatments with "true" acupuncture helped improve symptoms in 32 patients whose migraines had been resistant to standard preventive
Elderly women showed measurable improvements in their walking speed and balance after a nine-week yoga program—and they gained a centimeter in height, on average, Philadelphia researchers report."The only explanation may be that they are standing more upright, not so much
Substances isolated from bitter melon, a plant eaten and used medicinally in much of Asia, could provide the basis of new drugs for treating diabetes and obesity, an international team of researchers reports.Also known as balsam pear, the vegetable has
A woman's satisfaction with her sex life appears to have very little to do with the health of her heart and circulation, according to a new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative."In women this particular aspect of sexual
The researchers have also found less left hemisphere activity in the brains of children who struggle with rapid auditory processing as compared to matched control children. April Benasich, a professor of Neuroscience who led the study at her Infancy Studies
Byron Brehm-Stecher an associate professor in food science and human nutrition and Heidi Weinkauf, a graduate student in food science and human nutrition, are studying silver nanoparticles' potential for improving food safety. The aim of this study is to develop
The study conducted by UK professor Rick Zimmerman, a centre director in Louisville, Ky. for the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) and Philip Palmgreen, professor of communication at UK revealed that mass media campaigns can be successful in
They discovered that a protein called leiomodin (Lmod) promotes the assembly of actin protein and guides it to form the pumping unit of the heart. Actin is the most abundant protein found in animal cells and forms long polymers, or
While radiation therapy is used effectively to destroy cancerous tumours, it can have a devastating effect on healthy cells, noted the study published in the April 11 edition of the American review Science. But a new drug protects gastrointestinal cells
The "Deliver Now for Women and Children," a global campaign which aims at reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, will be launched from 12 districts in Orissa where public hearings will be organised for communities to voice their demands. "Workshops will
The study discovered that longer the ethnic minority women live in the UK the more likely they are to smoke during pregnancy or give up breastfeeding early. The researchers from UCL Institute of Child Health in London conducted their study
Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg in Sweden analysed 1,458 women who were included in the so-called Population Study of Women from 1968. They were asked to report how often they drank wine, beer, and liquor by selecting
