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Latest Health News From Health Monthly
Support for cigarette plain packaging
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 18 hours ago… Todd Harper, executive director of Quit, a charity that helps people stop smoking, said the tobacco industry was becoming increasingly dependent on packaging …
Health trust will ignore protests
ThePasty.com, UK - 1 hour agoThe Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) says it will ignore 27,000 people who marched through Hayle on Sunday against cuts to Cornish health services. …
Race to raise awareness for ovarian cancer
South Coast Today - Some of the possible symptoms of ovarian cancer include abdominal pain, swelling and pressure, bloating, urgent urination; indigestion; unexplained weight loss or gain, pain during intercourse; unusual fatigue; nausea, constipation or diarrhea, lower
NY mayor to give his own cash to stop world smoking
Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ex-smoker, on Tuesday announced plans to donate $125 million to help the world stop smoking.
SLIMMING AID MAKES ME GIDDY Health CHECK
Sunday People, UK - 17 hours agoQI’VE been taking a herbal slimming aid but since I started I’ve noticed a tingling in my fingers and sometimes feel giddy. Is there a link? …
Diabetes Prevention: Six New Tips to Block Disease
The American Diabetes Association has published new diabetes prevention guidelines for people at high risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes.
Health notes
Baltimore Sun, United States - 45 minutes agoUpper Chesapeake Health will hold a free men’s health expo from 10 am to 1 pm Sept. 6 at the American Legion, 501 St. John’s St., Havre de Grace. …
Nicotine Replacement Helps COPD Patients to Quit Smoking
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 24 - Nicotine replacement therapy enables a significant number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to stop smoking, according to a report in the August issue of Chest. “Nicotine replacement
Healthy progress for Pender
Wilmington Morning Star, NC - Aug 24, 2006The state of North Carolina has graciously decided that the people of Pender County are entitled to better medical care. Let’s stick …
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
The Hook, VA - Aug 24, 2006… Better quitting through pharmaceuticals: UVA’s addiction guru, Bankole Johnson, surveys the latest ways to stop smoking in the current Archives of Internal …
