Post-Exercise 'Glow' May Last 12 Hours
Emotional uplift from even moderate workout isn't short-lived, new study
shows. When it comes to boosting your mood, exercise is the gift that keeps
on giving and giving, new research suggests.
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'Improved' test for
Alzheimer's
A new mental agility quiz could help detect
Alzheimer's disease more accurately than the traditional test, Cambridge
researchers say. The test can be carried out by patients themselves,
potentially while sitting in a GP or hospital waiting room.
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FDA Strengthens Warnings on
Gardasil
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday strengthened warnings on
Merck & Co.'s Gardasil vaccine about fainting after receiving reports of
"traumatic injuries" among some vaccine recipients.
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Study Suggests Drug is Safe For Morning
Sickness
For the first time, a large study shows that pregnant women who suffer
morning sickness are not risking harm to their babies if they take a certain
anti-nausea drug.
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Yoga Helps Those With Asthma
Study finds practice can ease symptoms, raise awareness of breathing
patterns. Settling into a warrior or tree pose a few times a week seems to
improve symptoms and quality of life for people with asthma.
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Tests Show Many Supplements Have Quality
Problems
Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bu 1/4gs in a baby's colic and
teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of
these have been found in "natural" products and dietary supplements
in recent years.
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FDA Flags Psychiatric Risks of Asthma Drugs
New labels on popular asthma drugs like Merck's Singulair must highlight
language about suicidal behavior, depression and anxiety seen in a small
number of patients, federal regulators said Friday.
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FDA Approves Injectable Form of Ibuprofen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Caldolor, the first
injectable dosage form of the common pain medication ibuprofen, to treat pain
and fever.
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FDA Issues Public Health Advisory Regarding
Levemir Insulin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
learned that some stolen
vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir made by Novo Nordisk
Inc.
have reappeared and are being sold in the U.S. market.
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