8/30/10 Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss

Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies, let alone aging baby boomers who, despite having spent years sweating in the gym, are confronting the body’s natural loss of muscle tone over time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/health/research/31muscle.html?ref=health

9/4/10 Medical Myths That Can Kill You

Some myths are harmless. But some can kill you if you don’t get the facts from a doctor. In this Lifescript exclusive, NBC News medical correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman debunks the most dangerous health misconceptions – and shares secrets that could save your life. Plus, test your women’s health IQ…

http://www.lifescript.com/Health/Everyday-Care/Myths/Medical_Myths_That_Can_Kill_You.aspx?utm_campaign=2010-09-19&utm_source=healthy-advantage&utm_medium=email&utm_content=healthy-well-wise_Medical%20Myths%20That%20Can&FromNL=1&sc_date=20100919T000000

Vasectomy

http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P00731

http://en.wikipedia.org/Vasectomy

VUR

http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01498

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUR

Watch Your Weight

http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01570

Whitehead

http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P00254

http://en.wikipedia.org/Acne_vulgaris

Women's Healthcare Guidelines

http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01506

On ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Health Can Take Back Seat

The series also highlights the difference between the pursuit of engaging television and the sometimes frenzied efforts of contestants to win, perhaps at the risk of their own health.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/business/media/25loser.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Heart Failure Risk Among Young and Middle Age African American Adults is Far Higher Than Whites.

Heart Failure Risk Among Young and Middle Age African American Adults is Far Higher Than Whites. Although preventable, over the study period, Medscape reports that it was found this group was at risk 20 times greater than whites of the same age group.

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Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks

Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks: New test results show what scientists have suspected — people in their 60′s and older have signs of greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.

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