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Tips for avoiding tainted products
• Talk to your physician about the supplements you are taking or considering taking — even ones that might seem embarrassing. A conversation with your doctor about buying X-Rock 3 Day Pill for Men might be uncomfortable but worth it in the end....
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Health Organizations, Science and Technology
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FDA Approves Diet Drug to Treat Overweight Adults
CNNNEW YORK -- Some people who suffer from chronic weight issues may soon get some help from a pill. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved Belviq, or lorcaserin hydrochloride, to be combined with a reduced-calorie diet and...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Online Dish: Promising New Male Birth Control Patch
KIAHFinally women don't have to be in charge of everything, including birth control. Now we can share the hormonal fun of being able to take a pill that affects every aspect of our bodies, with men. Aren't we so giving? Because men expect us to "swallow",...Tags: Birth Control, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Testosterone, Family Planning, Health Treatments
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Dietary supplements: Tips for consumers
By Trine Tsouderos, Chicago Tribune reporterTrouble in the dietary supplement manufacturing industry may leave consumers wondering which products are safe and which actually deliver what is listed on the "supplement facts" label. There's no way to know for sure without sending the supplements to...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments, Consumers, Health
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American ginseng may reduce fatigue during cancer treatment
Already known as a popular herb for its reputed energy-boosting effects, American ginseng may help reduce symptoms of fatigue for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, according to a new study. Mayo Clinic researchers found that after...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Cancer, Diabetes, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments
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Is it time to roll the joint?
HealthYears ago, when I was a student at Penn State, a NORML activist cornered me and tried to talk me into supporting the “legalize marijuana” cause. Keep in mind that this was many years before the state of California approved the use of medical... -
Study: Multivitamins May Prevent Cancer in Men
CNNTaking a multivitamin may help prevent cancer in healthy middle-aged men, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School...Tags: American Medical Association, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dietary Supplements, Cancer, Vitamin Therapy
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Local residents say Friday the 13th all in good fun
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBoonsboro resident Bill Gormley wasn’t being extra careful on Friday the 13th, saying he doesn’t buy in to the idea of the date bringing bad luck. “It’s all coincidence,” said Gormley, 64. “If you walk under a...Tags: Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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UW, UCLA researchers develop birth control gel for men
Los Angeles TimesA birth control gel for men sharply lowered sperm counts with few side effects, researchers reported Tuesday. The gel, containing testosterone and a synthetic progestin called Nestorone, will require substantially more testing, but it has the potential to...Tags: Birth Control, Testosterone, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Family Planning
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FDA approves 1st new diet drug in 13 years
SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved a new diet drug from San Diego's Arena Pharmaceuticals. It's the first diet drug approved in more than a decade. Belviq, or lorcaserin hydrochloride is to be combined with a reduced-...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Drugs and Medicines
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Alternatives for back pain
Back pain. Eighty percent of us have it at some point, and it's notoriously hard to treat because the source of the pain can involve the muscles, ligaments, joints or tendons. Yoga, acupuncture, massage, herbs and spinal manipulation can be effective,...
Tags: Glucosamine, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dietary Supplements, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists
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