Nutrition

Global crackdown on counterfeit medicines
Washington Post, The | 7 hours 58 minutes ago
Fake medicines a growing enterprise

U.S. part of global crackdown on counterfeit drugs
Washington Post, The | 8 hours 1 minute ago
Fake medicines a growing enterprise

Counterfeit drugs targeted
Washington Post, The | 13 hours 7 minutes ago
RAIDS HELD WORLDWIDEFake medicines a growing enterprise

Global crackdown targets counterfeit drugs
Washington Post, The | 16 hours 59 minutes ago
RAIDS HELD WORLDWIDEFake medicines a growing enterprise

U.S. part of global crackdown on counterfeit medicines
Washington Post, The | 20 hours 59 minutes ago
RAIDS HELD WORLDWIDEFake medicines a growing enterprise

Veteran Boston comedian Kevin Knox passes away
Sun (Lowell, Mass.), The | 1 day 16 hours 48 minutes ago
TYNGSBORO -- Boston comedian and former Tyngsboro resident Kevin Knox died Monday at Brigham & Women's Hospital after a six-year battle with cancer.

Folic acid may increase cancer risk, study shows
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 3 days 3 hours 40 minutes ago
Norwegian researchers found heart patients treated with folic acid and vitamin B12 had an increased risk of cancer and death

Kevin Knox, comedian, Tyngsboro resident, loses battle with cancer
Sun (Lowell, Mass.), The | 3 days 11 hours 38 minutes ago
Boston comedian and former Tyngsboro resident Kevin Knox died Monday at Brigham & Women's Hospital after a six-year battle with cancer.

Get to know your prenatal nosh
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 4 days 20 hours 27 minutes ago
FISHMany women feel they should avoid fish during pregnancy to reduce their exposure to toxins such as mercury, dioxins and PCBs. In fact, according to Health Canada, "the benefits of eating fish are greater than not eating fish, when pregnant women choose the recommended types and amounts." According to the guidelines, pregnant women are encouraged to consume 150 grams (about 5 ounces) of fish per week.

Effects of vitamin D deficiency amplified by lower levels of sex hormone estrogen
News-Medical.Net | 4 days 20 hours 57 minutes ago
Effects of vitamin D deficiency amplified by shortage of estrogen

Heart and bone damage from low vitamin D tied to declines in sex hormones
EurekAlert! | 5 days 14 hours 24 minutes ago
Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, but not testosterone.

Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken
Boston Globe, The | 7 days 3 hours ago
Many Americans do not think twice about taking medicines to prevent heart disease and stroke. But cancer is different. Much of what Americans do in the name of warding off cancer has not been shown to matter, and some things are actually harmful. Yet the few medicines proved to deter cancer are widely ignored.

New Diet Pills Show Promise for Weight Loss
ABC News | 8 days 3 hours ago
Drug Industry Hunts for 'Holy Grail' -- Pill to Help People Lose Weight and Keep It Off

Ali Vincent on going from fat to Biggest Loser
MSNBC | 8 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
Contestant writes about the battle she faced and her weight-loss journey