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Aspirin ‘can’t prevent onset of Alzheimer’s’

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Taking aspirin does not protect against Alzheimer’s disease after all, scientists claim.
A U.S. study contradicts previous reports that long-term use of painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen could ward off the onset of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Dr Jae Hee Kang, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, investigated the […]

Mind and body motivation

Don’t let your good intentions fall by the wayside. Take control of your mind and your bikini body will follow
No time, no money, too tired, I’ll do it tomorrow…sound familiar?
Even with the sound of summer whispering in your ear it’s easy to put off getting into shape. The hectic lifestyles that we all […]

Milk campaign under fire ending

WASHINGTON - An ad campaign that suggested milk can help people lose weight is ending, the Federal Trade Commission told a doctors group that had complained.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine contended the weight loss claims were false and misleading. The group, in a 2005 petition, asked the commission to order a halt to the […]

Your ‘get active’ starter kit

What’s holding you back from getting active? We’ve got the solutions for all your fitness roadblocks
We are constantly told by experts that we should get moving to aid weight loss, prevent disease, improve our quality of life, and even to reduce the need for certain medications. But with an ever growing proportion of the […]

FDA Rejects Vioxx Successor

By AP/LINDA A. JOHNSON
(TRENTON, N.J.) The Food and Drug Administration rejected Merck & Co.’s request to market a successor to its withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx in the United States, the drugmaker said Friday.
The move was widely expected, after a panel of FDA advisers two weeks ago voted 20-1 against approving the drug, […]