‘Health’ Archives
Flu Season Reaching Peak
While the flu season got off to a slow start in the United States last fall, influenza is now circulating in all 50 states and is widespread in 37, health officials report. Of the three confirmed flu viruses -- influenza A H1N1, influenza A H3N2 and influenza B -- the H3N2 strain has predominated, but all three are circulating, according to the [...]
Health Care Law Suffers First Setback
Federal Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled Monday that the provision requiring people to buy health insurance violates the Commerce and General Welfare clauses. He called for the provision to be severed, but allowed the rest of the law to remain intact. While two other cases were heard by Federal judges who ruled in favor of the law, this is the first [...]
Do Calcium Supplements Increase Risk Of Heart Attack?
Doctors have long recommended Calcium supplements to stave off the onset of osteoporosis, but a new study in the British Medical Journal purports to link high Calcium levels to an increased risk of heart attacks. The study looked at 15 published clinical trials of calcium supplements. In their analysis of 11 of the trials, the scientists observed [...]
