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Families 'fail' on schizophrenia

Nearly half of the 730 respondents to the King's College, London, study reported negative treatment by relatives and friends after diagnosis. About a third said they had encountered problems when seeking or keeping a job.Writing in the Lan [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Virginia Fails in Tobacco Related Diseases and Death Study

When it comes to preventing diseases and deaths related to tobacco, Virginia gets an F. That's the verdict in a report released this week by the American Lung Association.Tobacco-related illnesses are the top preventable causes of premature [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

HEALTH ALERT First flu case diagnosed in Wake County woman

North Carolina has it’s first confirmed case of the flu.That’s the word from state health officials.A 38 year old Wake County woman is recovering at home after her diagnosis.State Health Director Dr. Leah Devlin says, “We [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Only bodies under toppled ferry in Philippines

Divers wriggled into a capsized ferry Tuesday and found only bodies including that of a crewman still clutching a radio three days after some 850 people went down with the vessel during a powerful typhoon, officials said. Hundreds of peopl [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Widespread vitamin D deficiency poses risk-US study

Many young children do not get enough vitamin D, an often invisible deficiency that can show up later as broken bones or a weakened immune system prone to disease, researchers said on Monday. Two out of five U.S. children aged 8 months to [...]

Posted On : Jun, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

India children's health 'ignored'

More than half of Indian children under the age of five do not get the health care they need, according to a report by Save the Children. It ranks India alongside Ghana when it comes to providing basic health care to its children under fi [...]

Posted On : May, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Cynthia Nixon goes public with breast cancer battle

Cynthia Nixon has joined forces with the breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure and is going public with her own battle with breast cancer. Nixon, who is reprising her role as Miranda in HBO's "Sex and the City" i [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

The Endocrine System

Hormones! How can something so small have such a big impact?$HOME$ They dramatically affect your health, attitude, growth and development, energy, your sense of security and your feeling of well being. And, just like a garden needs fe [...]