Plastic Increases Heart Disease and Caner Risk

Posted on September 16, 2008. Filed under: Diseases, Society, Survival, Wellness, health | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Michael Kahn
LONDON (Reuters) - A study has for the first time linked a common chemical used in everyday products such as plastic drink containers and baby bottles to health problems, specifically heart disease and diabetes.
Until now, environmental and consumer activists who have questioned the safety of bisphenol A, or BPA, have relied on studies showing [...]

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Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study

Posted on May 31, 2008. Filed under: Drugs, Fitness, Home Health, Society, Survival, Wellness, environment, medicine | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study

By Amy Norton

Problems with maintaining an erection may foretell heart trouble ahead for men with type 2 diabetes, two new studies show.
A number of past studies have found a connection between erectile dysfunction (ED) and heart disease. But the new findings, published in the Journal of the American College of [...]

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Taser may have regulated man’s heart rhythm

Posted on May 27, 2008. Filed under: Alternative, Diseases, Survival, health | Tags: , , , , |

Incident suggests the device may indeed affect the heart, as critics argue

Reuters

WASHINGTON - A quick shock from a Taser may have zapped a man’s fluttering heart back into a healthy rhythm, doctors reported on Tuesday.
They cited the incident as evidence that the devices, which are used by police who want to use less-than-deadly force to [...]

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Latest Chantix Safety Concerns Add To Pfizer’s Aches, Pains

Posted on May 22, 2008. Filed under: Diseases, Drugs, Society, Survival, health, medicine | Tags: , , , , , , |

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- New safety concerns for Pfizer Inc.’s (PFE) smoking- cessation drug could hurt the already stumbling sales acceleration of Chantix and lead to legal trouble for the New York pharmaceutical giant.
A report Wednesday from a watchdog group suggested Chantix may be linked to problems such as heart trouble, seizures and diabetes, adding [...]

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Sunshine Prevents Cancer?

Posted on March 16, 2008. Filed under: Alternative, Diet and Nutrition, Diseases, Longevitiy, Society, Survival, Wellness, Women's Health, environment, health, medicine, vitamins | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

All these years, doctors have been telling their patients to avoid the sun to prevent cancer… now, perhaps the opposite is true! Get more sun and you may be able to prevent breast, colon and prostate cancer, to name a few… 

A Ray Of Sunshine In The Fight Against Cancer: Vitamin D May Help
ScienceDaily (2008-02-16) — [...]

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