Study- Religious Teens More Likely to Abstain from Sex
foxnews.com — AP A teenaged girl wears a purity ring representing her pledge to remain celibate until marriage. Religious teens lose their virginity later than those who are not religious, waiting, on average three years longer than their peers, a recent study ........More… (Health)
Law on Flu Vaccinations May Be Tested
nytimes.com — Mel Evans/AP By DERRICK HENRY THE state’s new law requiring young children attending licensed pre-school and child care centers to get flu vaccinations will be tested this week when thousands of children return to classrooms and playrooms after the ........More… (Health)
Smokers kicking butt habit have help
kauaiworld.com — By Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island With the new year upon us, there are those who have made resolutions to quit smoking. Behind those resolutions are a group of people committed to help the quitters fulfill their resolutions, and one of the first ........More… (Health)
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
washingtonpost.com — By Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Pumping a solution continuously through a donated kidney raised the chances of a successful transplant when compared to simple cold storage of the organ, European researchers report......More… (Health)
Grocer to Offer Free Antibiotics to Customers for 3 Months
foxnews.com — LANDOVER, Md. - Giant Food stores will offer free generic antibiotics to customers with a prescription for the next three months. The program covers 36 generic antibiotics including amoxicillin, penicillin and ciprofloxacin......More… (Health)
Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread
uk.reuters.com — By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, US researchers said on Monday......More… (Health)
Blood Thinner Finally Gets Hearing
online.wsj.com — By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN WASHINGTON -- Prasugrel, a proposed blood-thinning drug that would be used in heart patients, will face a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Feb. 3, the companies developing the drug said Wednesday......More… (Health)
Chronic fatigue early trauma linked
usatoday.com — By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Suffering a trauma could predispose children to chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, a study shows. In a report in today's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers found that 62% of adults with chronic fatigue had suffered a ........More… (Health)