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Kathleen Registered Nurse

Charlotte, North Carolina
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Premature Ejaculation Spray Passes Clinical Trial and More by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Men last five times longer with premature ejaculation spray Results of a new trial show that a blend of Lidocaine and Prilocaine spray shows promise or premature ejaculation ( ... Read on »
Bacteria in Cigarettes and more by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine New discovery shows cigarettes full of disease causing bacteria Researchers from France have used a technique called DNA microassay to find that cigarettes are full of a vari ... Read on »
Drug ads could harm health and more by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine How drug ads can harm health Results of a new study shows that drug ads are not doing a good job at helping consumers improve decisions about their health. The findings, relea ... Read on »
Grab Some Health News: Dark Chocolate eases stress in study and more by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Scientists prove dark chocolate eases stress The benefits of consuming dark chocolate for its antioxidant properties has been known, but until now dark chocolate was only susp ... Read on »
BPA and Sexual Dysfunction in Men Linked and More by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Work exposure to BPA linked to erectile and ejaculation dysfunction In a first study that involves human exposure to Bisphenol-A, scientists find a link between erectile dysfu ... Read on »
Grab Some Health News: Health care reform passage and more by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine What health care reform means to you For uninsured Americans, passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act means access to affordable and quality health care. The hea ... Read on »
Stop Cancer by Curbing Obesity and Other Health Matters by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Research links over 100000 cancer cases yearly to obesity According to new research from the American Institute for Cancer Research, several types of cancer are linked to obes ... Read on »
N95 Respirators no Better Protection from H1N1 Flu and More by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine New guidelines urged for H1N1 protection among healthcare employees Infectious disease experts are calling for a moratorium on OSHA guidelines for health care employees that r ... Read on »
Antioxidants could fight respiratory effect of H1N1 flu and other Health Matters by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Antioxidants fight H1N1 respiratory damage in studies A series of new studies from University of Alabama researchers, published November 2009, show how antioxidants could help ... Read on »
Self-Insurance the best answer for the economy says Peter Roff and More by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Why Self-Insurance Is the Answer to Our Health Care Mess Despite its current problems, the U.S. economy is still the envy of the world, largely because it is still more or les ... Read on »
Grab Some Health News: Reflux drugs lead to weight gain and more by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine GERD drugs lead to weight gain New research from Japan scientists shows that long term use of popular drugs to treat GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), seem to lead to we ... Read on »
Grab Some Health News: H1N1 Insights and More by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine H1N1 Outbreak at Air Force Academy Provides Virus Insights Scientists have gained insights about controlling H1N1 flu spread from a major outbreak of swine flu that occurred J ... Read on »
Grab Some Health News: Anti-cancer food, vitamin D deficiency, resveratrol and diabetes by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine How to Fight Cancer with Food Eating a well balanced and nutritious diet is the best way to fight cancer with food. There are studies that support the notion that we can fight ... Read on »
Benefits, Facts and Advantages Of YOGA by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Consider the benefits of yoga as a valuable exercise that just might suit your needs. The gentle stretching of yoga, or more vigorous movements when desired, can be incorporat ... Read on »
More reasons to eat Mediterranean diet - It reduces depression by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Focus on a Mediterranean diet is now linked to lower depression. Eating wholesome foods is important for good health. Foods in the Mediterranean diet are consistently linked ... Read on »
Duke researchers develop patch to mend hearts by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Photo: Brian Liau Researchers at Duke University have used embryonic stem cells from mice to develop a patch that could be used in humans to repair diseased hearts. Though th ... Read on »
Low Vitamin D found in women with breast cancer and other health matters by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Women with breast cancer likely to lack enough Vitamin D Results of a new study show that women with breast cancer are likely to lack enough Vitamin D to protect from bone los ... Read on »
BRCA gene associated with earlier breast cancer and other health news by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Breast cancer diagnosed earlier for women with BRCA gene University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers say women who possess the high risk BRCA gene for breast ... Read on »
Grab Some Health News: Midlife Obesity Reduces Chances of Long Life for Women and More by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Midlife obesity shortens lifespan for women Women who gain weight midlife are now found to have a shorter lifespan according to a new study. Researchers from the University of ... Read on »
Well-Being Linked to Sexual Satisfaction in Women and other Health Matters by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Study: Sexually satisfied women experience well-being Results of a new study show that women who are sexually satisfied experience greater vitality and well-being compared to ... Read on »