11.29.07

China reports another 22-percent jump in HIV/AIDS infections

Posted in Health at 5:06 am by heaven

Beijing - China's health ministry on Thursday reported a rise of about 22 per cent in HIV/AIDS infections this year, following a jump of 30 per cent in reported cases last year, state media said. The ministry said 223,501 people had tested positive f...

Workday breaks benefit employers and their staff

Posted in Health at 3:13 am by heaven

Wuppertal, Germany - Workday breaks boost motivation and productivity and companies should offer breaks, pleasant leisure rooms and flexible rules, a study by the University of Wuppertal's Centre for Competence for Continued Education and Workplace S...

What Depression can do to Your Bones

Posted in Health at 1:01 am by heaven

American researchers have found that depression can wear down a young woman's bones the same way that a low amount of calcium can.

Lung donor alcohol use hurts transplants

Posted in Health at 12:24 am by heaven

Chronic alcohol consumption by a lung organ donor promotes scarring and airway injury after transplantation, U.S. researchers found. Study authors Patrick Mitchell, a post-doctoral researcher, and Dr. David Guidot, a professor of medicine -- both of Emory...

Woman sheds 140 pounds

Posted in Health at 12:24 am by heaven

A 47-year-old mother from Massachusetts lost 140 pounds and dropped 10 dress sizes after having a new type of weight-loss surgery. Patty Hill was 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 280 pounds. She suffered from depression and planned to have gastric bypass ...

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