http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new U.S. study has revealed that just 25 percent of 14-year-olds said they used sunscreen regularly despite the fact that sunburn in childhood greatly raises a person's lifelong risk for skin cancer. Researchers led by Dr. Stephen Dusza of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City, examined data on ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/good-health/only-1-in-4-young-teens-uses-sunscreen-regularly.html According to a study published by The Lancet on Monday, the first use of embryonic stem cells in humans eased a degenerative form of blindness in two volunteers and showed no signs of any adverse effects. The results of the cautious first-stage test that was designed to examine whether the treatment ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-care/groundbreaking-advance-in-stem-cells-confirmed.html Green Valley Food Corp. has announced the recall of 650 cases of alfalfa sprouts distributed in Texas because of possible salmonella contamination. The company said in a statement late on Thursday that "Let's Grow Healthy Together!" Alfalfa Sprouts in 5 ounce containers with the date January 1, 2012 on the label ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-and-you/green-valley-alfalfa-sprouts-recalled.html If you are low on budget and want to buy commercial fitness equipment, going online is the best option for you. This is not just because purchasing commercial fitness equipments is an easy task online with so many options to choose from, but also because you could easily get huge ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-care/buy-commercial-fitness-equipment-best-options-to-purchase-exercise-equipment.html A new blood test could hold promise as a means of early detection and diagnosis for often deadly pancreatic cancers. The test, which measures levels of a protein known as PAM4, was able to identify two-thirds of patients who had pancreatic cancer at an early stage of their disease, according to ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-care/new-blood-test-may-hold-promise-to-spot-pancreatic-cancers-early.html U.S. health regulators recently said that Johnson & Johnson shut down a clinical trial of its antibiotic Doribax for a type of pneumonia. This was after patients taking the drug had higher rates of death and a lower cure rate than those who got an alternative medicine. Doribax, known generically as ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-care/doribax-trial-halted-because-of-safety-issues.html The consumer health unit of Novartis will be taking a hit of $120 million in the fourth quarter after the Swiss drugmaker decided to voluntarily recall some products in the United States. In a statement issued on Sunday, Novartis said operations and shipments had been temporarily stopped at the ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-and-you/novartis-unit-to-take-120-million-charge.html A new research from Japan has suggested soy rich diet that is linked to a reduced risk of cancer does not offer protection for stomach cancer. The researchers from Japan found no difference in gastric cancer risk between people who consumed a lot of isoflavones and those who consumed the least. An ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-care/soy-may-prove-ineffective-to-protect-against-stomach-cancer.html No trace of potentially deadly bacteria that killed two infants in recent weeks was found in sealed cans of Enfamil baby formula, according to U.S. health officials. It was further added that a recall was unnecessary, providing relief for the product's manufacturer, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. "Parents may continue to use powdered ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-and-you/no-need-to-recall-enfamil-formula.html The lung cancer risk of a woman does not appear to be associated with the number of children she has, although some scientists had thought hormonal changes during pregnancy may protect against the disease. "If you look at the component studies, they are all over the map," she told Reuters Health, ... http://www.schoolofbeinghealthy.com/health-care/lung-cancer-risk-of-women-not-tied-to-childbirths.html