Vitamin News
- BANGLADESH: Some 22 million children immunised against polio Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 8:31AM Source: IRIN Health experts in Bangladesh have successfully immunised 22 million under-five children against polio, a debilitating disease that mainly strikes children.
- Younger Alcoholic Men At Risk For Osteoporosis Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 8:05AMLow bone mass, or osteoporosis, is a known consequence of alcoholism, especially in older alcoholics. However, a new study shows that younger male alcoholics are also at increased risk for osteoporosis. People with osteoporosis, no matter what the cause, are at an increased risk for fractures and poor fracture healing.
- UPDATE: Police say teen swallowed stolen earrings; X-ray reveals the evidence Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 8:03AMAn 18-year-old Naples man faces multiple charges after he stole a pair of earrings at a Coastland Center mall store and then swallowed them when confronted by security, according to the daily police log.
- Poprs® Exploding Seasonings Offer Fun, Healthy Way to Get Kids to Eat Their Veggies Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 8:00AM NEENAH, Wis.----Raven Manufacturing announced today it has developed a new line of seasonings that make kids actually want to eat their vegetables.
- Melanoma cases likely to decline Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 10:05AMNew Zealand could lose its unenviable reputation as the skin-cancer centre of the world thanks to climate change.
- How to Keep Your Family Flu-free Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 9:53AM(ARA) - "Sniffle, sniffle, wheeze, wheeze." These are tell-tale sounds of cold and flu season, which is right around the corner. With a little knowledge and a few smart tips, you and your family may make it through the winter without a single "ah-choo!"
- DOST promotes vegetable flour Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 7:01AMKORONADAL CITY -- The regional office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is promoting squash as an alternative product in making noodles and bread or pastry products.
- Missouri Forest Nursery Taking Orders for 2009 Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 5:28AMBy Jim Low - Extreme weather in 2007 and 2008 has limited the availability of some trees and shrubs, so order early to be sure you get them.
- Event: Lyla, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Lumonics @ Edinburgh Castle, Adelaide (21/11/08) Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 4:49AMLyla, Mona Lisa Overdrive and Lumonics at The Ed.
- Soothe your nerves, beat the blues Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:10AMThe ingredients in products for winter skin care seem to get ever-more exotic. Abhilasha Ojha does a sampling.
- UTMB layoffs included 127 faculty Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:56PMGALVESTON — Experts in molecular medicine, researchers on infectious diseases and well-known surgeons were among the 127 UTMB faculty members laid off.
- Edamame - Soybean Beans Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 7:26PMEdamame are soybean beans, typically grown in Japan and China. These green, ovalish treats have only 5g net carbs per serving - and also provide 4g of fiber.
- Plant foods and cancer prevention Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 6:02PMEat more of a variety of vegetables and fruits, cereals and pulses such as beans to help prvent cancer.
- Deccan Herald » Crossword Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:42PMACROSS: 9, Have ashot 10, Lie still 12, Wind 13, Splash 14, Lighter 15, Raspberry 17, Rubbed out 18, Disdain 20, May-fly 21, Ach(ot)e 24, Picked up 26, Last word 28, Over 29, Bandit 31, Hits-out 34, First love 36, Big cheese 38, Retreat 39, Stress 40, Rent 41, Old-timer 42, Too little.
- Broken bones need 3 key things to heal Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:08AMRule No. 1: When you get bucked off your horse, try to land on your feet.
- It’s not all coming up greenbacks in beef industry Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:02AMKEARNEY — The world is full of challenges for cattle producers today, including high grain costs, competition from pork and poultry, and animal welfare legislation.
- Cornell scientists find key to vitamin B1 biosynthesis Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 9:01AMA key enzyme in the biosynthesis of vitamin B1 has somehow evolved the ability to perform a complex series of some 15 to 20 steps, report two Cornell chemists.
- Monsoon Floods: One person feared drowned, more than 4,000 evacuated in east coast Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 8:00AMOne person is feared drowned as floods continued to wreak havoc on the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, sending more than 4,000 people to relief centres and forcing the closure of several major roads.
- BADMINTON: HONG KONG OPEN: Koo-Tan still in the hunt Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:52PMKOO Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong stayed in the hunt for a place in the Super Series Masters Finals when they advanced to the second round of the Hong Kong Open yesterday when several other national pairs also impressed.
- Koo-Tan still in the hunt Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:32PMMOST READ TODAY! A DECADE ago, Professor Chua Kaw Bing was holed up day and night in his laboratory in Universiti Malaya, garbed in white and protective gear. Eye shield, mask and gloves.
- Sonoma West News Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:20PMWINDSOR — These days Henry Lankford has Rumor eating out of the palm of his hand, but when Sonoma County Animal Control confiscated the Appaloosa from its previous owners in March of 2007 she’d back herself into the corner of a stall in an attempt to avoid human contact.
- Cooking oil smuggling bid thwarted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:07PMTAWAU: An attempt to smuggle more than 1,600kg of cooking oil to a neighbouring country was foiled by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
- Rules on open sky policy Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:06PMTRANSPORT Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said yesterday that any decision to liberalise the aviation industry under the open sky policy was subject to strict guidelines.
- RM9.7m for trips abroad Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:06PMTHE Federal Territories Ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall spent RM9.7 million from 2006 to September this year on overseas tours. Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said officers of his ministry went on seven tours, incurring an expenditure of RM1.1 million.
- RM9.7m for trips abroad Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 5:58PMTHE Federal Territories Ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall spent RM9.7 million from 2006 to September this year on overseas tours. Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said officers of his ministry went on seven tours, incurring an expenditure of RM1.1 million. City Hall spent RM8.6 million on 137 tours with 513 participants. "The expenses include tickets, accommodation, ...
- Rules on open sky policy Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 5:58PMTRANSPORT Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said yesterday that any decision to liberalise the aviation industry under the open sky policy was subject to strict guidelines. "The open sky policy, specifically landing rights, is subject to guidelines and also decisions made during bilateral talks between the countries involved," Ong said in reply to a question by N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR-Padang ...
- Research Shows That Cutting Calories Makes It Harder To Fight The Flu Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:13AMDieters or those who consume fewer calories during flu season could have a harder time fighting off the flu virus, according to research by Michigan State University nutritional immunology professor Elizabeth Gardner.
- Little pills powering global relief Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:09AMHundreds of thousands of children owe their lives to the products pouring off assembly lines at this town’s Banner Pharmacaps plant.
- Decadent experience Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:37AM When I’m offered a chance to experience something new, I very rarely say no, so when Kathleen Gallagher, the spa director at Armand Salon and Spa, offered me a chance to experience some of their amenities, so I could better write my story, I couldn’t say no. Would you?
- Vitamin K linked to insulin resistance in older men Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:27AM( Tufts University, Health Sciences ) A Tufts University study of 355 non-diabetic elderly men and women found men who took a vitamin K supplement had less progression of insulin resistance over a period of three years compared to men not receiving vitamin K. Vitamin K did not appear to protect supplemented women from age-related increases in insulin resistance.
- Attorney Generals Office files suit against Darque Tan for false ad claims Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 7:17AMThe Texas Attorney Generals Office has filed suit against a Houston-based tanning salon chain, citing false health claims made in their advertising campaign.
- Creamy mashed potatoes can be made with less fat Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:58AM Potatoes often get a bad rap nutritionally, but it usually is because of what gets put on or in them.A plain, medium potato is a great source of vitamin C and h ...
- Battle of the bulging stomach: Eating healthy during the holidays Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:35AMThanksgiving Day marks the beginning of eating season, a time of year when the gluttony monster takes over the taste buds and going for seconds and thirds is nearly impossible to resist.
- Government pays for risky unapproved drugs Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:31AMWASHINGTON — The government is paying millions for risky medications that have never been reviewed for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found.
- Healthy Skin from the outside in Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:35AMTake a closer look at what to look for (and what to watch out for!) in various skin care products. Holly Potter is available by appointment at Stonington Natural Health Center, Quiambaug Cove, 107 Wilcox Road, Suite 103, Stonington, Conn. Call 860-536-3880 for more information.
- Cholesterol control 101 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:23AMI love talking about my cholesterol.
- In Brief Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:04AMThe USA was disappointed, according to sources at the American Embassy in Athens, with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) decision last week to file a complaint with the International Court of Justice in The Hague, accusing Greece of breaching a United Nations-backed bilateral agreement when it vetoed Skopje’s bid to join NATO in April.
- 50 Cent shares wealth of his business insights Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:04AMEven with inflation, 50 Cent is worth a fortune.
- McNamee?s DNA Is in Hands of Investigators Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 7:41PMBrian McNamee has submitted his DNA to investigators, who are seeking to determine whether Roger Clemens committed perjury, according to two persons familiar with the matter.
- C.J.: Suddenly, the explorer found himself face to face with an ... Oprah Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 7:23PMBy C.J. , Star Tribune
- Are vitamin supplements actually bad for us? Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:37PM Next time you visit your local chemist, pause in the aisle containing vitamin supplements, and take in the quantities and varieties of pills and potions on offer. Tiny boxes and bottles stretch as far as the eye can see, affirming that even in these cash-strapped times, the gorging of such "miracle cures" continues to be big business.
- Naturopathy: Calcium, magnesium deficiencies cause insomnia Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:15PMQ: I’M an engineer with two children. For the past two months, I have had difficulty falling asleep at night. And I can’t seem to concentrate on my work.
- Cadbury bar not sold here Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:15PMKUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry said consumers should not worry about a recent report on the possibility of the Australian-made Cadbury Boost Totally Nuts (60gm bar) contaminated with plastic pieces because the product is not sold locally.
- Nine held at anti-ISA rally released Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:14PMKUALA LUMPUR: The nine men detained at the launch of the Abolish Internal Security Act rally in Ampang on Sunday were released at 3am yesterday.
- Shot outside his restaurant Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 6:14PMNIBONG TEBAL: A restaurant owner escaped death when a gunman fired a shot at him outside his shop in Taman Permai, Sungai Bakap here at 5pm yesterday.
- AP IMPACT: Govt pays millions for unapproved drugs Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 2:27PM Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found. Millions of private patients are taking such drugs, as well.
- Taxpayers pay millions for unapproved drugs in Medicaid plan, study says Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:35PMWASHINGTON – Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found.
- Millions taking unapproved meds Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:16PMMillions of private patients are taking mediations that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness, an Associated Press investigation found.
- Millions Spent On Never-Reviewed Drugs Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:09PMAn analysis of federal records shows millions have been spent on drugs never reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness.
- Govt pays millions for unapproved drugs Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:57AMWASHINGTON - Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are...
