Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Google Alert - health

News6 new results for health
 
New vitamin D recommendations
Washington Post
By Rob Stein Despite mounting pressure to urge many Americans to sharply boost their vitamin D levels, new government recommendations are not advocating a huge increase in the amount of the "sunshine vitamin" that people get. ...
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Weight Watchers' New Points: Zero for Most Fruits and Veggies
TIME
By Meredith Melnick Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | 0 comments For more than a decade, the Weight Watchers Points system has been simple: basically, the more calories a food has, the more points it is assigned. But in an overhaul announced Monday, ...
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Ex-official urges probe of China '90s HIV epidemic
The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — In his dying days, a retired Chinese health official is calling on the government to come clean about a 1990s blood-selling scandal that infected tens of thousands of people with the virus that causes AIDS. His appeal this week for a ...
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Merck Halts Isentress Study
Zacks.com
Merck (MRK - Analyst Report) recently announced its decision to halt a phase III study with its HIV drug Isentress based on the recommendation of an independent Data Monitoring Committee. The phase III study was being conducted to investigate the ...
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Washington state potato booster in spuds-only protest
Reuters
By Laura L. Myers SEATTLE (Reuters) - The head of the Washington State Potato Commission on Monday neared the end of a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months. Chris Voigt, 45, began his ...
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Alcoholic Whipped Cream: Another Binge Drink in a Can?
TIME
By Meredith Melnick Monday, November 29, 2010 | 0 comments Four Loko is so last season. There's a new faddish booze-infused product whipping up interest from public-health experts: alcoholic whipped cream. According to a report in the Boston Herald, ...
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