HEALTH NEWS

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ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUGS

Institute of Medicine Suggests Military Ban Tobacco Gradually

CANCER

In Health Reform, a Cancer Offers an Acid Test

Vegetarians Show Reduced Cancer Risk

Israeli Report Links Cell Phones to Salivary Gland Cancers

Hormone Therapy Linked to Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk

New Cancer Warnings About Tanning Beds

Limitations of Cancer Screening

ENVIRONMENT

Pesticides Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Drug Resistant Bacteria Appear in Meats

HEALTH POLICY

Chiropractic Summit White Paper on Health Reform

Administration Seeks to Reduce Antibiotics in Livestock Feed

USDA Moves to Restore Integrity of “Organic” Label

Government Seeks Preventive Approach for Food Safety

In Health Reform, a Cancer Offers an Acid Test

Rationing or Allocation of Resources?

The Case for Soda Taxes

Debunking False Claims in a Widely Circulated Anti-Health Reform Email

Chicago Passes Nation’s First Green Food Resolution

Senators Seek Nondiscrimination Policy for All Licensed Health Providers

HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION

Lifestyle and Diet Cause of Most Hypertension in Women

MEDICATION

For Many Patients, Nexium Causes or Aggravates Acid Reflux

Hormone Therapy Linked to Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk

U.S. Antidepressant Use Doubles in Decade

MEDITATION

Meditation May Increase Grey Matter in Brain

NUTRITION

Soy Associated with Less Lung Disease

Vegetarians Show Reduced Cancer Risk

Drug-Resistant MRSA Appearing in Retail Meats

Lifestyle and Diet Cause of Most Hypertension in Women

Non-Organic Foods Laced with Multiple Pesticides

Plant Foods and Alcohol in Mediterranean Diet Drive Health Benefits

OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

Nearly 10% of U.S. Health Spending Related to Obesity