Teen Pregnancy Surges...
Posted by Angel in Health on January 28, 2010 | No Comments
A 10-year decline in U.S. teen pregnancy ended in 2006 as rates increased by 3%. New Mexico had the most and New Hampshire the fewest teen pregnancies.
Green Tea Extract May Treat Uterine Fibr...
Posted by Angel in Health on January 28, 2010 | No Comments
An extract from green tea may be useful in treating uterine fibroids, a condition that affects 25%-30% of U.S. women, new research indicates.
Green Tea Extract May Treat Uterine Fibr...
Posted by Angel in Health on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
An extract from green tea may be useful in treating uterine fibroids, a condition that affects 25%-30% of U.S. women, new research indicates.
Cutting Salt as Good as Quitting Smoking...
Posted by Angel in Health on January 22, 2010 | No Comments
Cutting U.S. salt intake by a half teaspoon a day would prevent up to 92,000 deaths, 99,000 heart attacks, and 66,000 strokes — a benefit as big as smoking cessation.
How to read eyeglass prescriptions...
Posted by Angel in Vision Care on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
According to the US laws, patients are entitled to get the prescriptions of their eyes after paying for the eye examinations. With such a valid and updated prescription, eyewear customers can resort to any other resources for prescription eyeglasses. They are no longer limited to buy corrective spectacles...
Helen Keller; Not Your Ordinary Miracle ...
Posted by Angel in Vision Care on January 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
Though most of us know of Helen Keller from our studies in school as being a magnificently bright woman who happened to be blind and deaf, and a very prolific writer, mainly about those two issues in her life. Though they are indeed true, that is not what she considered her “finest writings”.
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FDA on BPA: ‘Some Concern,’ ...
Posted by Angel in Health on January 16, 2010 | No Comments
The FDA now has “some concern” over child BPA exposure, aligning with other U.S. health agencies and advising Americans to take “reasonable steps” to avoid the plastics chemical.
Buying contact lenses without prescripti...
Posted by Angel in Vision Care on January 16, 2010 | No Comments
In the age of internet, it will be silly to ask for the availability of contact lenses without prescription. But if you ask whether you should buy contacts without a valid prescription, it will involve thinking. In many countries buying and even selling contact lenses to people is illegal. But you are...
Lotemax Eye Drops are good for eye redne...
Posted by Angel in Vision Care on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
Loteprednol, the ophthalmic solution of Bausch & Lomb, was originally bought from Pharmos Corporation with a price of about $25 million. Now the most commonly used brand names of the solution in the U.S. are: Lotemax and Alrex, while the former has ranked first in the country’s prescribed ophthalmic...
Obesity in the U.S.: Are We as Fat as We...
Posted by Angel in Health on January 13, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. obesity rates are leveling off for most kids and adults, new CDC figures suggest. But we aren’t getting thinner: nearly 13% of teens and 34% of adults are obese.
