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SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 15, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A group backing medical use of marijuana is asking a federal appeals court in California to order the U.S. government to stop spreading false information. Americans for Safe Access Executive Director Steph Sherer said, "It's time for the federal government to acknowledge the efficacy of medical marijuana and stop holding science hostage to politics," the...
April 15, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Apr 14, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers say weight gained early in life may lead to physical disabilities later in life. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, finds women overweight or obese from their mid-20s to their 70s were nearly three times more likely to develop mobility limitations than women with normal weight throughout. The risk for men...
April 14, 2009
Azam Anwar played competitive tennis in his youth, and trophies aren't the only thing he has to show for it. An arthritic right knee reminds him of the years spent on the singles court. "Your body starts talking to you, and you have to start backing off, trying other alternatives," says Anwar, a cardiologist in Dallas. He has had two surgeries on his knee. Experts say there's no need for Anwar, 49,...
April 14, 2009
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Apr 15, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Fast-food and soft drinks may boost children's risk of obesity, but they also make them happy, U.S. and Chinese researchers have found. Hung-Hao Chang of National Taiwan University and Rodolfo Nayga of the University of Arkansas said programs aimed at tackling childhood obesity - by reducing children's consumption of unhealthy food and drink - are likely...
April 14, 2009
City schoolkids can check their sweet tooth at the door when they return to classes next fall. In an aggressive attempt to combat the growing obesity epidemic, the Department of Education is setting strict guidelines for drinks sold in schools - with a maximum of 10 calories per 8-ounce drink in elementary and middle schools and 25 calories per 8-ounce drink in high schools. "Roughly half the kids...
April 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, Apr 14, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says more companies are recalling products containing possibly tainted pistachio nuts. The actions follow the recall of thousands of pounds of pistachios by Setton Farms Inc. of Terra Bella, Calif., because of possible contamination with salmonella bacteria. Among recent recalls were various brands of in-shell roasted...
April 14, 2009
By ANNETTE WELLS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Their names are quite different, their costs vary and their appearances are worlds apart. But when it comes down to potency, dosage, intended use, performance and safety, generic drugs are no different than their name-brand counter-parts. For those reasons, and because of the recession, some Southern Nevada health care providers are suggesting that patients...
April 14, 2009
Enid residents heard about advances in diabetes treatment Monday at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center's 12th annual diabetes information fair. Many Enid residents affected by diabetes attended the fair, where 14 vendors had information booths, helping educate people about the disease. "It's a growing epidemic," said Patti Ruiz, program coordinator, RN and certified diabetic educator. In Enid alone,...
April 14, 2009
With alarming statistics regarding the health of the nation's children - and the obesity epidemic at the root of those problems - some folks here have decided to take action. The Southeast Culinary and Hospitality College of Bristol, Va., announced the formation of the Community Hospitality Outreach Program, or CHOP, on Monday. The program is designed to help fight childhood obesity, aid nutrition,...
April 13, 2009
Apr. 14 - Aleyna Ucargonol's face lit up when the short-haired cat with the black-and-white "tuxedo" markings came into her Friendship preschool Monday morning. Aleyna, 3, reached to pet Scooter's head and shoulders. Then the girl, who has cerebral palsy, leaned down to spin a wheel on the partially paralyzed cat's "kitty wheelchair," similar to the one Aleyna uses. Pamela Schanwald, CEO of The Children's...
April 13, 2009
Apr. 14 - BLOOMINGTON - With Latin music pumping, 20 women danced, lunged, pumped their arms, gyrated their hips and let out an occasional "whoop." They were exercising but smiling. When someone opened the door of the group exercise classroom at Four Seasons II during the 60-minute class to find out what all the noise was about, instructor Sarah Shipley called out "Come in and join the party!" "The...
April 13, 2009
Melhorn "Buck" Ball decided before his death to donate his body to science, thinking it could help researchers in their study of cancer, relatives said. Ball battled brain cancer for more than 12 years. He died of complications Saturday. He was 61. "He had accepted the Lord in his life and made peace with all his family," said Theresa Breland, one of Ball's two children. "He chose not to have chemo...
April 13, 2009
Now in its 23rd year, the Blake Medical Center support group has helped hundreds of patients and their caregivers navigate the turbulent life changes that follow a cancer diagnosis. Founded in 1986 by radiation oncologists Dr. Tri D. Nguyen and Dr. Cornelius T. Turalba, Caring Friends' mission is to help people understand cancer and the treatment options available. On Thursday, Blake will host a special...
April 13, 2009
Too many teens who are depressed are undiagnosed and untreated, according to a national health task force. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all adolescents receive regular screenings for depression as part of their overall health care. Depression affects 5-10 percent of teens and 20 percent of people of all ages at some point in their lives, according to Dr. Dale Peeples, a child...
April 13, 2009
WARWICK, England, Apr 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A job promotion, on average, produces 10 percent more mental strain and reduces trips to the doctor by 20 percent, British researchers said. Chris Boyce and Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick questioned why people with higher job status seem to have better health. A long-held assumption by researchers is that an improvement to a person's job...
April 13, 2009
Mar. 23 - CHARLESTON, W.Va. State worker Harlan White had just picked up a cheeseburger and apple pie at an East End Rally's for lunch. Fast food is not his regular lunchtime routine - he usually brings his own food. Still, when asked if seeing calorie counts on the menu would affect the way he orders, he said it might. "It would probably deter me if I'd seen what was actually in this," said White,...
April 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, Apr 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a nationwide recall of Olde Cape Cod-brand grilling sauce because of a health hazard. The FDA said Olde Cap Cod Foods of Ayer, Maine, is voluntarily recalling the "Old Cape Cod Sweet & Bold Grilling Sauce" because it contains trace amounts of an undeclared seafood allergen - anchovy. People who have an allergy...
April 13, 2009
LOMA LINDA , Calif., Apr 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - In healthy individuals, walnuts lower cholesterol more than fish, fatty fish lower triglycerides and both lower heart disease risk, U.S. researchers said. "The practical significance of the study is that eating an easy-to-incorporate amount of walnuts and fatty fish can cause meaningful decreases in blood cholesterol and triglycerides even in healthy...
April 13, 2009
DUBLIN, Ireland, Apr 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A randomized controlled trial showed omega-3 fatty acids helped preserve muscles in patients who had surgery for esophageal cancer, Irish researchers said. John V. Reynolds of Trinity College and St. James's Hospital, both in Dublin, and Dr. Aoife Ryan of St. James's Hospital said that omega-3 fats are essential fats found naturally in oily fish such...
April 13, 2009
Apr. 13 - COLUMBUS - Nearly a year ago, Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio lawmakers pounded what they thought was the last nail into the coffin of the state's anti-smoking agency and confiscated its $270 million bank account. The bulk of that money, however, sits untouched to this day in the state's treasury, protected while litigation is waged. The governor cannot spend the nearly quarter of a billion...
April 12, 2009
By JAMES HAUG LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL How do you get kids to eat fruits and vegetables? With a shovel and rake. Gardens are not only useful for teaching science. They also teach children how to eat. "Research suggests that children who participate in gardening projects are more often willing to consume vegetables that they grow," said Patricia Lau, the program administrator of Project HOPE (Healthy...
April 12, 2009
Unless you've been asleep, you may well have noticed that the latest thing for grocery products to proudly announce is that they don't contain high-fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, which for many years has been a (less-expensive) substitute for sugar in many foods and beverages. Is the return to sugar a response to pressure from consumers who contend that HFCS has contributed to the obesity epidemic,...
April 12, 2009
Boston/Berlin (dpa) - Women who enjoy drinking coffee may be lowering their risk of suffering a stroke, new US research suggests. Women who drank five to seven cups of coffee a week were 12 per cent less likely to have a stroke than were those who downed just one cup a month, the study among 83,000 women revealed. The survey was carried out over a 24-year period by Harvard Medical School and Harvard...
April 12, 2009
Roughly 14 in every 100 adult Mexicans suffers from diabetes mellitus, better known as type 2 diabetes, according to the head of the department of chronic diseases at the National Institute of Public Health, or INSP. "Diabetes is the No. 1 killer in Mexico today," Ruy Lopez Ridaura told The News. "We are talking about an estimated 10 million people who have the disease. That is about 14 percent of...
April 12, 2009
A pilot project at Union's Roy Clark and Briarglen elementary schools is empowering teachers, parents and students with information about managing asthma. The Tulsa Area Asthma Steering Committee project helped identify almost 50 students with possible signs or symptoms of asthma, or whose diagnosed asthma appears to be uncontrolled, said Gena Dupus, clinical assistant professor in the University of...
April 12, 2009
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