Minority Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem around the world, experts say, and the problem may be especially severe in the United States among poor black and Hispanic children, researchers report. (29-03-2010 08:03 PM)
Makeup Makeover: The Truth About Cosmetics (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - More than $40 billion is blown on cosmetics globally each year and hundreds of hours are spent applying creams, lotions and powders. Even with the recent downturn in the economy, makeup-addicts have simply turned to drugstores, instead of high-end boutiques, to snag their tonics, wands and face paints, according to a recent consumer report by Euromonitor International. (29-03-2010 06:35 AM)
UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV travel bans (AFP)
AFP - UNAIDS, backed by hundreds of parliamentarians, called Sunday for the lifting of travel restrictions on HIV-positive people which are still by imposed by 52 countries. (29-03-2010 01:26 AM)
Zyclara Approved to Treat Pre-Cancerous Skin Condition (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Zyclara topical cream (imiquimod 3.75 percent) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), a precancerous condition that's commonly found on skin frequently exposed to the sun. (27-03-2010 10:48 AM)
Pregnancy May Protect Breast Cancer Survivors (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that women who become pregnant after having had breast cancer may actually improve their survival odds, a notion contrary to what some medical experts had thought. (27-03-2010 06:04 AM)
28% of U.S. Kids Drank Alcohol in Past Month (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-quarter (27.6 percent) of American youth aged 12 to 20 said that they drank alcohol in the past month, according to a study released Thursday by the federal government. (27-03-2010 06:04 AM)
After-school exercise helps overweight girls (Reuters)
Reuters - Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines in cholesterol levels in girls and boys, report researchers from Spain. (27-03-2010 04:34 AM)
Losing breast not always best for cancer patients (AP)
AP - New research suggests that women with gene mutations that predispose them to breast cancer might not pay a huge price in survival if they choose to preserve their breast instead of having it removed. (27-03-2010 01:04 AM)
Long-Term Breast-Feeding Tied to More Aggressive Cancers (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women who breast-feed for six months or more face a higher risk of developing the most aggressive types of breast cancer, but it's not clear whether there's a cause-and-effect relationship, a new study finds. (27-03-2010 01:03 AM)