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New Study Finds that Chocolate is Good for Heart Health

By Rebecca Jones Good news for Chocolate lovers. The latest study reveals that eating chocolate can reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke but researchers remain cautious of recommending that people add an item high in fat and calories to their diet. It has long been suspected that there are health benefits associated with … Continue reading New Study Finds that Chocolate is Good for Heart Health

No Correlation Between Childhood Vaccines and Autism

By Rebecca Jones Despite doctors best efforts to alleviate parents fears, the rumor has still persists that the MMR vaccine can cause autism in children. Thanks to a new review by the Institute of Medicine hopefully these fears can finally be put to rest. Ever since 1998, when Dr. Andrew Wakefield proposed a link between … Continue reading No Correlation Between Childhood Vaccines and Autism

Penile Cancer: The Cancer that No One Wants to Talk About

By Rebecca Jones A verdict was finally announced in the trial of the doctor who removed a Kentucky man’s penis during a routine circumcision and many are left wondering just how common penile cancer is and what kind of screening is available so that they do not have to worry about finding themselves in a … Continue reading Penile Cancer: The Cancer that No One Wants to Talk About

Hospitals Meeting Emergency Heart Care Standards

By Rebecca Jones With all the recent concerns about health care in America there is one bit of good news; people are receiving emergency heart care much faster than they used to and when it comes to a heart attack emergency response time can be the difference between life and death. According to a study … Continue reading Hospitals Meeting Emergency Heart Care Standards

Baby Boomers Spending Big to Find Fountain of Youth

By Rebecca Jones Baby boomers are rapidly approaching their so called golden years but they have no intention of growing old gracefully. From Botox to beauty cream, from lipo to HGH this is one generation that is willing to pay any price to keep youthful appearance. Global Industry Analysts, a market research firm, has projected … Continue reading Baby Boomers Spending Big to Find Fountain of Youth

Moderate Drinking May Ward off Dementia

By Rebecca Jones Good news for those who enjoy a glass of merlot with dinner. We already know that drinking in moderation can help ward of heart disease, stroke and even possibly reduce your risk of diabetes but a new study indicates that moderate drinking can also help ward off memory loss, Alzheimer’s and other … Continue reading Moderate Drinking May Ward off Dementia

Grey Market Drives up Prescription Drug Prices

By Rebecca Jones As the nation faces one of the worst prescription drug shortages in its history unscrupulous middle men are stockpiling life saving medications only to sell them to hospitals at up to 50 times their normal price. To make matters worse this practice is 100% legal. Already this year 180 medications have been … Continue reading Grey Market Drives up Prescription Drug Prices

New Research Leads to An In-Depth Understanding of How Cancer Spreads

By Emily Murray For some time now, scientists have been searching endlessly to find out exactly how cancer spreads through the body. The original understanding (which has been recognized for the last 11 years) resulted from a paper called “The Hallmarks of Cancer,”  as explained in the New York Times article this week. This traditional … Continue reading New Research Leads to An In-Depth Understanding of How Cancer Spreads