http://healthknowitall.net HealthKnowItAll.net, your ultimate source for health news. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:03:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - The pharmaceutical company Novartis is in trouble with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to tactics used when advertising their drugs on Facebook. Novartis has been using Facebook as a tool to help with the marketing of their drugs. They have gotten into quite a bit ... http://healthknowitall.net/drugs/2010/08/08/fda-attacks-novartis-due-to-facebook-drug-advertising/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - A massive piece of ice has broken off of a glacier in the country of Greenland, creating one huge iceb3rg. The block of ice that broke off is said to be 100 square miles in size, absolutely huge to say the very least. This is the largest iceberg to ... http://healthknowitall.net/technology/2010/08/07/massive-block-of-ice-breaks-from-glacier-in-greenland/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - According to a new study released this week, it is best for women to get pregnant again within 6 months of having a miscarriage if they hope to have a successful full-term pregnancy. This new study was led by Dr. Sohinee Bhattacharya from Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and focused ... http://healthknowitall.net/health-care/2010/08/07/getting-pregnant-within-6-months-of-miscarriage-is-best/ New York (HealthKnowItAll) - New York City is on alert after 3 cases of the potentially deadly West Nile virus have been confirmed within the world's most famous city. The health department of New York City is working overtime this week after confirming the first 3 cases of the West Nile ... http://healthknowitall.net/drugs/2010/08/07/new-york-city-on-alert-as-west-nile-virus-spreads/ Washington - It appears that the country of France are planning to sell off surplus amounts of swine flu vaccine. Originally the country received 94 million doses of the vaccine, but have only used 5 million of them so far. The countries of Qatar and Egypt will benefit from the French decision, ... http://healthknowitall.net/health-care/2010/01/03/france-selling-off-extra-doses-of-swine-flu-vaccine/ Washington - A new virus has been identified that puts a man at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men, effecting an estimated 1 in 6. The virus was thought only to be present in animals, putting them at risk of ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/09/08/new-virus-puts-men-at-increased-risk-of-prostate-cancer/ Researchers of a new study say that injecting mice with growth factor can mend their broken hearts without the use of stem cells. Stem cell therapy is very controversial because many view it as being unethical. After a heart attack, the heart muscle does not repair itself, meaning that it is often ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/07/23/growth-factor-injections-may-mend-a-broken-heart/ Chinese scientists have reported being able to make baby mice from skin cells of animals without the use of embryonic stem cells. To make this possible, the teams of scientists took regular skin cells from mice, and worked with them to coax them to turn into embryonic stem cells. They were then ... http://healthknowitall.net/curiosity/2009/07/23/chinese-scientists-develop-living-mice-from-skin-cells/ Green Tea Compound Called Polyphenon Slows Down Growth of Prostate Cancer Researchers of a new study say that green tea may actually help slow down the rate at which tumors of the prostate grow. They reached this finding following a study of men all between 40 and 70 years of age, all ... http://healthknowitall.net/latest-studies/2009/06/20/drinking-green-tea-slows-prostate-cancer-growth/ Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - It is being reported that Ventures guitar player Bob Bogle has died at the age of 75. He died on Sunday after a 4 year battle with a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bogle stopped playing with the band 4 years ago, to concentrate on fighting his ... http://healthknowitall.net/celebrity-health/2009/06/17/ventures-lead-guitarist-dies-at-75/