http://factbasehealth.com Your resource for health issues! Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:38:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drug raises hope of easing heart risks An experimental Merck drug safely boosted good cholesterol to record highs while dropping bad cholesterol to unprecedented lows in a study that stunned researchers and renewed hopes for an entirely new way of lowering heart risks. Read more on Boston Globe http://factbasehealth.com/15290/drug-raises-hope-of-easing-heart-risks/ Game: Try Not To Overeat At Thanksgiving Can you make it through Thanksgiving dinner without overeating? Test your skills -- and your self control -- in this game. Read more on ClickOnDetroit http://factbasehealth.com/15289/game-try-not-to-overeat-at-thanksgiving/ Psychology Students Study Natives in South Dakota Having been oppressed and alienated since America was first discovered over five centuries ago, Native Americans have had to overcome many obstacles in order to achieve freedom and acceptance, two things we often take for granted. Twelv... Read more on The Cowl http://factbasehealth.com/15288/psychology-students-study-natives-in-south-dakota/ Survey: 45M Suffered Mental Illness In 2009 The government says 1 in 5 American adults suffered from mental illness during the past year. Most didn't receive treatment. Read more on KMGH 7 Denver http://factbasehealth.com/15287/survey-45m-suffered-mental-illness-in-2009/ NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation According to data appearing today in Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, patients with a common heart rhythm disorder, called atrial fibrillation, who were treated with catheter ablation using the NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter, reported markedly fewer symptoms and substantially improved ... http://factbasehealth.com/15286/navistar-thermocool-catheter-improves-quality-of-life-in-patients-with-atrial-fibrillation/ Cholesterol drug could be financial boon for Merck A new drug being developed by Merck & Co. could follow Lipitor as the next mega-blockbuster cholesterol drug, if it clears several important hurdles. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance http://factbasehealth.com/15285/cholesterol-drug-could-be-financial-boon-for-merck/ North Country Health Services and Sanford Health Announce Plans to Join Together North Country Health Services (NCHS), based in Bemidji, MN, and Sanford Health, based in Fargo, ND and Sioux Falls, SD, announced the NCHS Board of Trustees has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI), meaning both organizations will begin the ... http://factbasehealth.com/15284/north-country-health-services-and-sanford-health-announce-plans-to-join-together/ Parker Puts Distraction Aside, Leads Spurs To Win Tony Parker scored 21 points, hours after Eva Longoria filed for divorce, to lead the Spurs to a 103-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Read more on KSAT San Antonio http://factbasehealth.com/15283/parker-puts-distraction-aside-leads-spurs-to-win/ Don’t be the Diabetes police November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and while you may not be one of the nearly 24 million Americans with diabetes, chances are you know someone who is. Read more on Dearborn Press & Guide http://factbasehealth.com/15282/don%e2%80%99t-be-the-diabetes-police/ Governor Rendell: Pennsylvania Chosen to Join National Health Care Transformation Demonstration Project Patient-Centered Project Invests $33 Million in Improving Care, Reducing Net Costs Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! News http://factbasehealth.com/15281/governor-rendell-pennsylvania-chosen-to-join-national-health-care-transformation-demonstration-project/