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FDA warns 2 Brazilian diet pills contain amphetamines

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Friday not to use two brands of popular Brazilian diet pills imported and distributed by Miami firms because they "could lead to serious side effects or injury." The agency said dieters should avoid Emagrece Sim and Herbathin, ex…

Smoking In Pregnancy May Cause Finger, Toe Defects

If pregnant smokers need another reason to quit, a new study may have found it. The habit, researchers say, may raise the risk of having a baby with extra, missing or webbed fingers and toes. Using information from a national database on U.S. births, researchers found that babies born to …

Caloric restriction keeps heart young

Eating a nutritionally balanced diet with the amount of calories reduced by 30 percent can significantly slow the aging process in the heart, according to a new study scheduled to appear in the Jan. 17 issue of the American College of Cardiology. The study showed the hearts of those whose…

Dental Implants are the Closest Replacement to a Natural Tooth

Dental implants provide you with a way to replace any missing teeth that you may have. If you are one of the many people who feel ashamed of their smile because of gaps or missing teeth, then dental implants can provide you with a tooth replacement that looks and feels like a natural toot…

Are You Salt Sensitive?

The human body needs salt in order to function. How much salt is enough? The American Heart Association recommends 2,3000 milligrams of salt a day for healthy adults. That's ONE TEASPOON of salt. People who are extremely salt sensitive should eat less. Many Americans are eating way to…

Fitness for Life with The Alexander Technique

To achieve a high level of fitness for life sounds like hard work - and not just from a the physical point of view. Many fail to maintain fitness because, and let's be honest, exercise routines can be boring! Where is the fun in doing the same exercises week in week out. Yes there are…

Doctors warn against using cough syrups

Doctors are warning that a commonly-used remedy --cough syrups -- may not work. The American College of Chest Physicians has reviewed dozens of studies of cough syrups and concluded "(there's) little efficacy in patients with coughs due to upper respiratory infections. Their long…

Study Questions Prostate Cancer Screening

Two widely used tests for prostate cancer failed to save lives in a new study, adding to the debate over whether men should be screened for the disease. The study was small _ only 1,002 men _ and will not be the final word on the issue. But it may hint at what lies ahead when the results …

Vegetables to Cut Blood Pressure

A vegetable-rich diet can help to reduce blood pressure, researchers say. A team led by Imperial College London, which studied 4,680 people aged 40-59, said it was not clear why eating more vegetable protein had such an effect. But amino acids - the building blocks of protein - or vegetab…

Thalomid Slows Blood Cancer

Blood specialist Celgene said Monday its final-stage trials of Thalomid show the drug significantly delayed progression of a common blood cancer by nearly a year. The company's phase III trial was stopped by an external monitoring committee after analysis showed multiple myelomas in p…