Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that having great friends and long, strong relationships can help you live longer lives than those who do not have these relationships.

The study was led by researchers from Brigham Young University, and aimed to see what type of impact social relationships had on the lives of people. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - New studies have shown that it is just as effective to skip mouth-to-mouth when performing CPR on somebody.

There were two studies that were conducted recently and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, focusing on roughly 3,000 men and women who all required CPR to be performed on them. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new study, sitting down on your behind for long periods of time can greatly increase your risk of early death.

The new study was conducted by researchers from the American Cancer Society, and was led by Alpa Patel. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A team of government investigators have concluded that consumer gene tests are highly unreliable and misleading.

Government investigators have been working on an undercover probe into these consumer tests for quite some time now, seeing just how reliable these tests were. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shot down a plan known as REMS which aimed to reduce the abuse of painkiller drugs that contain opioids.

REMS, or risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, aimed to try and help reduce the level of misuse and abuse of these types of drugs. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The search continues in Lake Michigan to try and find the remaining 4 passengers of a plane that crashed just a few miles after take-off.

The plane took off on Friday and made it only a little ways before the plane completely lost power and crashed into Lake Michigan. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study led by the U.S. government has found some of the key areas that cause the risk for HIV, AIDS to increase for certain citizens in the U.S.

The study was carried out by researchers from the HIV / AIDS Prevention department of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealing that poverty is the biggest factor in regards to an increased risk of developing the disease. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Oakland has stirred the pot so to speak as they have approved the development of marijuana factories in the state.

This landmark decision came down this week as Oakland approved a plan to regulate and allow for the development of large marijuana growers who could help with the demand for more supply within the city and abroad. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made history as they have given approval to the first generic blood-thinner, a generic version of the drug Lovenox from Sanofi-Aventis.

The FDA has been going back and forth in regards to whether or not this generic drug would be approved. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The International AIDS Conference - AIDS 2010 has come to a close, but not before the tag-team President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made it clear that they were together in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

The International AIDS Conference - AIDS 2010 culminated on Friday with a bang as President Barack Obama pledged that he would increase his efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS to levels unforseen by the public. Continue Reading