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Increased Incidence of Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Disease Risk
Vitamin D levels in Americans have plummeted in the last two decades. Vitamin D deficiency, which is the subject of much current research, has been linked to several disease, including multiple sclerosis, particularly pediatric multiple sclerosis. Consequently, in October 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics doubled the minimum requirement for vitamin D in children. Several studies conducted in the last two years show an association between vitamin D deficiency and heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, osteoporosis, rickets and autoimmune diseases.
Polio Vaccine Award Opens Doors for Researchers
The problem with treated live vaccines has always been that live viral particles can occasionally cause infection in the vaccinated person as well as people they’re exposed to. A prime example is the chickenpox vaccine, which is a well known cause of shingles in older adults exposed to vaccinated children. On Friday, jurors found that active polio vaccine was the cause 30 years ago when Staten Island resident Dominic Tenuto contracted polio after changing the diaper of his recently vaccinated 5-month old daughter.
Freak Gas Station Explosion Kills Colorado Teen
Whitney Hendrickson, an 18-year old college student attending Grinnell college in Iowa, was back home in Colorado Springs celebrating spring break when she was killed in a freak accident at a local gas station. Miss Hendrickson had brought a college friend, Julie Podair, home with her and planned to show her the area. In preparation for a trip to a nearby popular hot springs, the two girls went to fill up Hendrickson’s minivan.
Provigil's Abuse Potential Isn't The Only Concern
When the FDA approved modafinil (Provigil) in 1999, night shift workers and international travelers lined up for prescriptions. Soon, reports came in that modafinil, while living up to its promise of increased alertness, caused side effects of irritability, edginess and weight loss, symptoms similar to those of amphetamine and related sympathomimetic amines. Suspicions of its potential for abuse were sparked early on. In addition to its effects on the psyche, modafinil was also found to rarely caused increased blood eosinophil counts, hypertension, and severe allergic reactions.
Flex Belt - Rapid Stomach Toning Medical Technology
The Flex Belt - Rapid Stomach Toning Medical Technology Ab Toner is an FDA approved fitness product for both men and women that electronically flexes the stomach muscles, toning them effortlessly. The FDA has approved the Flex Belt for “toning, tightening, and strengthening the stomach.” In product reviews, more than 95 percent of reviewers report that the Flex Belt produces exceptional results.
Is Terry Sedlacek's Lyme Disease Linked To Maryville Pastor's Shooting?
Family members of Terry J. Sedlacek, who has been charged with fatally shooting of Fred Winters, the Maryville Pastor of First Baptist Church in Maryville Illinois report that the 27-year old Sedlacek has been suffering from Lyme Disease.

Terry Sedlacek’s attorney Ron Slemer has confirmed that Sedlacek first contracted Lyme Disease several years ago after being bitten by a tick. Ticks transmit the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial microorganism responsible for Lyme disease, which is known to cause depression and mental aberrations.
New Jersey Suggests February as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Symptoms in ovarian cancer, such as bloating, are insidious and frequently ignored or attributed to weight gain or irritable bowel syndrome. For this reason, many women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until their conditions are advanced and much more likely to be resistant to treatment. With greater awareness of the warning signs and symptoms in women with ovarian cancer for both patients and health care professionals, women could be diagnosed in the early stages of disease.
President Obama Launches Health Reform Website
President Barack Obama is showing his commitment to health care reform with the launch of a health care reform website, http://healthreform.gov. Launched on March 5, 2009 healthreform.gov is an official government website maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The unveiling of this new website coincides with a comprehensive conference the President and the White held on health care reform.
Perfect Pushup - Original That Uses Biomechanics
The Perfect PushUp--Original by Body Rev is a well-designed piece of exercise equipment that uses principles of engineering and biomechanics to facilitate a perfect push up. Created by a Navy Seal, the Perfect PushUp reduces undue strain on elbows and wrists.
Increased Cancer Risk In Women Who Drink Alcohol
A study published in the Feb 24, 2009 Journal of the National Cancer Institute based on the health records of more than 1 million women in the UK who participated in the Million Women Study shows that partaking in even one alcoholic drink daily increases cancer risk.

While alcohol has previously been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, this new study shows that alcohol also increases the risk of liver and rectal cancers in middle-aged women. Because this study only evaluated the health records of women, these findings do not apply to men.