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Got Carpal Tunnel? Sex May Be To Blame
0A new study is blaming an increase in carpal tunnel syndrome — a condition which causes wrist pain as well as weakness in the hand and fingers — on sex. And all this time we thought it was the rise [...]
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Archive for January, 2010
Celebrate Yoga Day on January 23rd with a Free Class
0National Yoga Day is this Saturday, January 23rd and to celebrate, yoga studios across the country are offering free classes. Spearheaded by the Yoga Alliance, Yoga Day aims to introduce newbies to the practice and encourages seasoned yogis to share [...]
7000 Women Misdiagnosed with Breast Cancer Each Year
0In a new study by UK’s NHS, more than 7,000 women were found to be misdiagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers claim that thousands of women who get routine breast cancer screenings are mistakenly told that they have life-threatening cancer and [...]
FDA Warning: Fake Alli Diet Drug Being Sold Online
0The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and GlaxoSmithKline are warning consumers of fake and “potentially harmful” versions of the Alli diet aid being sold online. Offered on auction sites — including eBay — the counterfeit Alli looks like the real [...]
Pink: Diet Extremist (With A Rockin’ Body!)
0In the newest issue of Women’s Health, uber-fit rocker Pink admits that she can go from one end of the diet spectrum to another — within a day. “I go to extremes,” the 30-year-old tells the magazine. “I diet absolutely. [...]
FDA Admits Concerns About BPA
0After years of touting its safety, the Food and Drug Administration has finally reversed its previous stance on Bisphenol-A (BPA) — chemical popularly used in plastic bottles, cans, food containers and many consumer goods — and now states that there [...]
Win-Win: Lose Weight, Help the Hungry
0If you haven’t quite gotten in the swing of your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight — like 50% of other Americans who vowed to make weight loss a priority in 2010 — here’s another reason to get moving on [...]
Johnson & Johnson Expands Tylenol Recall…Again
0Johnson & Johnson has expanded a previous recall of their Tylenol Arthritis caplets to include more than two dozen other over-the-counter products including Tylenol Extra Strength, Motrin Rolaids and a number of children’s medications. Following consumer reports of “an unusual [...]
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