Health and Fitness Blog http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com A look at ways to get fitter and healthier Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:13:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en F.D.A. Opens Office in Beijing to Screen Food and Drug Exports http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fda-opens-office-in-beijing-to-screen-food-and-drug-exports/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fda-opens-office-in-beijing-to-screen-food-and-drug-exports/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:13:42 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fda-opens-office-in-beijing-to-screen-food-and-drug-exports/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
New York Times - bFound Nov. 19, 2008/bbrBEIJING - The United States opened a branch of the Food and Drug Administration here in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, the first of several …br

a href=”http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomHealth-TopStories/~3/U-NmpS4EBY0/2008-11-19-chinafda_N.htm”FDA opens office in China/a - USA Todaybr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700911637amp;z=950238795″US FDA launches China office/a - People’s Daily Onlinebr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699884353amp;z=950238795″China wants to conduct inspections for U.S.-bound goods/a - MENAFNbr

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fda-opens-office-in-beijing-to-screen-food-and-drug-exports/feed/ Obama selects Tom Daschle as health chief http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/obama-selects-tom-daschle-as-health-chief/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/obama-selects-tom-daschle-as-health-chief/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:35:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/obama-selects-tom-daschle-as-health-chief/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
USA Today - bFound 7 hours ago/bbrThis a source of concern, he said. Obama is starting to embrace a good deal of lobbying. Daschle, 60, works as a policy adviser for the law firm …br

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130204.php”Biotechnology Industry Organization Congratulates Former Senator Tom …/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130115.php”Statement By Former Speaker Of The House And Center For Health …/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130100.php”AARP Statement On Former Senator Tom Daschle HHS Secretary …/a - Medical News Todaybr

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/obama-selects-tom-daschle-as-health-chief/feed/ Higher Risk Of Certain Cancers Being Recorded In HIV-Positive People http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/higher-risk-of-certain-cancers-being-recorded-in-hiv-positive-people/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/higher-risk-of-certain-cancers-being-recorded-in-hiv-positive-people/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:05:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/higher-risk-of-certain-cancers-being-recorded-in-hiv-positive-people/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
Medical News Today - bFound 1 hour ago/bbr… also reports that cases of lung cancer among people living with HIV are increasing, and a 2003 study conducted by Johns Hopkins thoracic surgeon …br

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130193.php”Benefits Of Early HIV Testing And Treatment For Infected Infants/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130109.php”New HIV Infections Could End In United States In 30 Years/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1698922871amp;z=950238795″Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies/a - Washington Postbr

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a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700129452amp;z=950238795″RainbowNetwork.com/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/higher-risk-of-certain-cancers-being-recorded-in-hiv-positive-people/feed/ Over 1,000 melamine babies still in hospitals http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/over-1000-melamine-babies-still-in-hospitals/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/over-1000-melamine-babies-still-in-hospitals/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/over-1000-melamine-babies-still-in-hospitals/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
MSNBC - bFound 1 hour ago/bbrBEIJING - Over a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China’s Health Ministry …br

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700145298amp;z=950238795″China announces raft of food-safety rules/a - International Herald Tribunebr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699158852amp;z=950238795″F.D.A. Opens Office in Beijing to Screen Food and Drug Exports/a - New York Timesbr

a href=”http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomHealth-TopStories/~3/U-NmpS4EBY0/2008-11-19-chinafda_N.htm”FDA opens office in China/a - USA Todaybr

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a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700052141amp;z=950238795″Scientific American/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/over-1000-melamine-babies-still-in-hospitals/feed/ Deodorant kills boy, 12 http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/deodorant-kills-boy-12/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/deodorant-kills-boy-12/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:44:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/deodorant-kills-boy-12/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
Telegraph - bFound 1 hour ago/bbrDaniel Hurley, from Sandiacre, Derbyshire, was found collapsed in his bathroom by his father Robert Hurley after using the deodorant, a coroner was …br

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700126995amp;z=950238795″Boy 12 collapses and dies after spraying too much Lynx deodorant/a - Telegraphbr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699987259amp;z=950238795″A BOY’S heart failed after he used too much deodorant, an inquest …/a - The Sunbr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699911577amp;z=950238795″Boy, 12, collapsed and died after ‘using too much deodorant’/a - Mail Online UKbr

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a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699987259amp;z=950238795″The Sun/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/deodorant-kills-boy-12/feed/ Got a Complex Task? Study, Sleep on It http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/got-a-complex-task-study-sleep-on-it/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/got-a-complex-task-study-sleep-on-it/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:15:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/got-a-complex-task-study-sleep-on-it/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
WebMD - bFound 1 hour ago/bbrNov. 20, 2008 — If you’ve just learned a complex skill, here’s how to do it better: Get a good night’s sleep. Practice may make perfect, but not if …br

a href=”http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/iLBEbf5JsJ0/index.html”Exercise plus sleep lower cancer risk in women/a - CNNbr

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/129986.php”A Quarter Of Children Who Sleep Fewer Than 10 Hours A Night Become …/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699874446amp;z=950238795″Scent To Sleep Offers Help for Companies Losing Time, Money to …/a - Houston Chroniclebr

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a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1697736026amp;z=950238795″Asiaone/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/got-a-complex-task-study-sleep-on-it/feed/ Media Violence Cited As ‘Critical Risk Factor’ For Aggression http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/media-violence-cited-as-critical-risk-factor-for-aggression/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/media-violence-cited-as-critical-risk-factor-for-aggression/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/media-violence-cited-as-critical-risk-factor-for-aggression/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
Medical News Today - bFound 11 hours ago/bbrPaul Boxer’s large-scale study shows conclusive link between media violence and real violence in adolescents. You are what you watch, when it comes …br

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700355052amp;z=950238795″Report offers 10 steps to curb urban violence/a - Boston Globebr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700834165amp;z=950238795″Albertan students can’t escape the violence/a - University of Calgary Gauntletbr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700580965amp;z=950238795″Nia Glassie Child Abuse/a - Scoopbr

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a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700834165amp;z=950238795″University of Calgary Gauntlet/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/media-violence-cited-as-critical-risk-factor-for-aggression/feed/ Ginkgo Biloba Doesn’t Prevent Dementia http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/ginkgo-biloba-doesnt-prevent-dementia/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/ginkgo-biloba-doesnt-prevent-dementia/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/ginkgo-biloba-doesnt-prevent-dementia/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
CBS News - bFound 2 hours ago/bbrMillions of older people take the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba in hopes that it will prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and …br

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1699883120amp;z=950238795″Five ways to keep Alzheimer’s away/a - CNNbr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1698430648amp;z=950238795″Ginkgo biloba doesn’t block Alzheimer’s/a - USA Todaybr

a href=”http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/41YlqHtjgTE/index.html”Study: Ginkgo doesn’t cut dementia risk/a - CNNbr

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a href=”http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/459762205/main4620156.shtml”CBS News/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/ginkgo-biloba-doesnt-prevent-dementia/feed/ Study Examines Effect Of Medicaid Payment Delays On Physician … http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/study-examines-effect-of-medicaid-payment-delays-on-physician/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/study-examines-effect-of-medicaid-payment-delays-on-physician/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/study-examines-effect-of-medicaid-payment-delays-on-physician/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
Medical News Today - bFound 2 hours ago/bbr… a href=http://bs.serving-sys.com/Burstin …br

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700087111amp;z=950238795″Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Despite Absence Of BRCA …/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/129968.php”Togo Begins Distributing No-Cost Antiretrovirals, Government Says/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/129993.php”AACR Cancer Prevention Meeting: Georgetown University Medical Center …/a - Medical News Todaybr

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a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1698280203amp;z=950238795″China.com/a

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]]> http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/study-examines-effect-of-medicaid-payment-delays-on-physician/feed/ Fast Food TV Ads Linked to Child Obesity, Study Finds http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fast-food-tv-ads-linked-to-child-obesity-study-finds/ http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fast-food-tv-ads-linked-to-child-obesity-study-finds/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:45:00 +0000 Kim MacDonald http://www.healthandfitnessblog.com/fast-food-tv-ads-linked-to-child-obesity-study-finds/ table width=”100%”trtd width=”99%” valign=”top”
FOXNews.com - bFound 2 hours ago/bbrThe percentage of U.S. children who are overweight or obese rose steadily from the 1980s until recently, when it leveled off. About a third of …br

a href=”http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130189.php”Implementing A Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse …/a - Medical News Todaybr

a href=”http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z1700027614amp;z=950238795″TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say/a - New York Timesbr

a href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/research/21obesity.html?partner=rssamp;emc=rss”TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say/a - New York Timesbr

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a href=”http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/health/~3/459746791/0,2933,455028,00.html”FOXNews.com/a

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