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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes the five-fold increase in unintentional drug overdose deaths noted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 1990 and 2006 as a serious public health concern. Much of this increase follows from increases in the deaths from the use of opioid drugs, which in 2006 accounted for more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. The agency is also concerned about misuse of benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium and Xanax), which accounted for 272,000 emergency department visits in 2008 (compared to 306,000 for opioids)...

Leading US clinical speakers David Newkirk and William Bo Bruce are to headline the Friday lecture programme at the 2010 British Dental Conference and Exhibition. Both are renowned experts in the field of restorative and aesthetic dentistry and are accredited members of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. William Bo Bruce is Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine. David Newkirk is a general dental practitioner in Naperville Illinois...

A British soldier who was blinded by a grenade in Iraq three years ago said his life has been transformed since he was fitted with a prototype BrainPort device that allows him to "see" with his tongue. 24-year old Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg from Walton in Liverpool, UK, told BBC News on Monday that while the device is only a prototype, it has a lot of potential to advance things for blind people: "the potential to change my life is massive," he said...

Title: Could Lowering Blood Pressure Help Stop Dementia?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/17/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2010

Title: FDA OKs Insulin Pump Plus Glucose Monitor System
Category: Health News
Created: 3/17/2010 3:54:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2010

Title: Online, Phone Tests Assess Diabetes Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 3/17/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2010

I have definitely found that I can lose weight on a low-carb diet and improve my blood lipid profiles at the same time. However, it can be very restrictive and remaining on a diet that focuses on...

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It is really getting tough to choose how to sweeten my coffee these days. There are so many choices for sweeteners these days: Splenda, Stevia products like Sweat Leaf, Aspartame...which is the...

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After reading Todd's recent post about low GI foods and their impacts. I had to read up on the subject a little more. Having no close relatives suffering through diabetes, I never thought about such...

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