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Paris (dpa) - Boasting one of the highest fertility rates in Europe, France saw its population grow by 0.6 per cent last year, to an estimated 64.3 million people, the government's statistics office INSEE said on Tuesday. Some 834,000 children were born on French territory in 2008, the highest number since 1981, INSEE said. That figure was all the more remarkable in that the number of child-bearing...
January 13, 2009
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 63-year-old female. I have been about 20 pounds overweight for the last 10 years. I had two back surgeries, one at L4 and the other at L5, nearly 30 years ago. My current problem is inflammation of the bursa sacs in both of my hips. I have seen two physicians, three orthopedists and a physical therapist. I have had two cortisone shots, three different prescription anti-inflammatories...
January 13, 2009
Being healthy has always been a priority for Mary Ann Robertson, even if she has slacked some as of late. "I'm getting back into it though," Robertson from Victoria said. "I've started back exercising again. I've always been pretty conscious about that." The priority Robertson places on her health is often the exception rather than the rule for women in the United States though. About 80 percent of...
January 13, 2009
Many parents with overweight children would be willing to break the bank to help their kids reach a healthy weight, but luckily, that's not necessary. Some of the simplest and easiest ideas for reshaping eating habits are also the cheapest, nutritionists say. Parents should enlist their children's help to come up with ways to tighten the family food budget while eating healthier so that kids are invested...
January 13, 2009
Figure skater Sasha Cohen has her mother to thank for letting her dream about competing in the Olympics again. Cohen's mother turned to yoga 2 1/2 years ago because she had pain in her shoulder and lower back. Galina Cohen wasted little time getting her two daughters to plunk down their mats next to hers at a yoga workshop in Newport Beach, Calif. After the practices eliminated Galina's pain and made...
January 13, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that peanut butter is the "likely source" of the salmonella infection that has struck 410 people in 43 states and may have contributed to three deaths. And the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday that the salmonella found in a 5-pound tub of peanut butter that infected nursing home residents there was found by genetic testing to be the...
January 13, 2009
WASHINGTON - People who sleep less than seven hours a night are three times as likely to catch a cold as their well-rested friends and neighbors, researchers reported yesterday. The study supports the theory that sleep is important to immune function, said Sheldon Cohen and colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Volunteers who toss and turn instead of snoozing, were much more likely...
January 12, 2009
You may be 40 years old, but your skin could be 35 - or maybe 50. It's your Skin Virtual Age, or SVA, which renowned dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey Dover explains in his book, "The Youth Equation: Take 10 Years Off Your Face," which came out this month. In the book, Dover discusses ways women and men can take care of their skin easily and affordably, he said during a recent phone interview. "It's a program...
January 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday the language of a new regulation that will require country of origin labeling for many foods. The USDA said in a statement the final rule will be published in the Jan. 15 Federal Register. The regulation is required by the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. The rule covers muscle cuts and ground beef, lamb, chicken,...
January 12, 2009
Jan. 12 - ASHLAND - January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and health agencies across the country are urging women to undergo annual screenings and to vaccinate themselves against a common cause of cervical cancer. Kentucky ranks seventh in the nation in the number of cases and deaths from cervical cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. Between 2001 and 2005, the Kentucky Cancer Registry...
January 12, 2009
NEWARK, N.J., Jan 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Stores in New Jersey offering free antibiotics say they're not concerned the program could be abused by people who don't need the medication. Stop & Shop, Wegman's and Shoprite stores this month began giving away antibiotics to customers with a prescription, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported Sunday. "People are coming from everywhere," said Shilvanti...
January 11, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jan 10, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Most laid-off U.S. workers can't afford to continue buying health insurance through their former employers as offered in an existing program, advocates say. In a report released Friday, Families USA, a liberal advocacy group, concluded that 1985 legislation called COBRA, designed to enable newly unemployed workers to extend their employer-based health insurance...
January 11, 2009
Unsafe injection practices such as those of Dr. Harvey Finkelstein have exposed at least 60,000 patients to hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the past decade, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Calling it "a wider and growing problem," the CDC documented 33 outbreaks in the United States that resulted in 448 people getting hepatitis B or C from doctors' offices or clinics...
January 11, 2009
Federal officials are waiting to see if tests on a 5-pound tub of peanut butter in Minnesota will link it to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella typhimurium that has sickened at least 400 in 42 states. The distributor, King Nut Companies of Solon, Ohio, sells only to institutional accounts such as nursing homes, hospitals, schools and restaurants. The company issued a voluntary recall Saturday. Food...
January 11, 2009
Many mental-health crisis and suicide hotlines are reporting a surge in calls from Americans feeling despair over financial losses. It's unknown if the economic meltdown will lead to more suicides, says Lanny Berman, executive director of the Washington-based American Association of Suicidology. "Maybe the fact that so many are calling is a positive sign. They're seeking help." Although suicides spiked...
January 11, 2009
BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A firefighter in Boca Raton, Fla., alleges he and others in his department were slowly poisoned by the fire-resistant material in their pants. Of 36 Boca Raton firefighters tested for the chemical antimony, 30 were found to have elevated levels of the heavy metal, said Capt. John Luca. Antimony is related to arsenic and a key ingredient in the FireWear...
January 11, 2009
Health care pros say the big three health issues affecting many residents in Muskogee County are obesity, tobacco use, and lack of physical activity. All are behaviors, not diseases. But, these behaviors lead to cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. Despite the danger of disease, all of the big three can be difficult to overcome. Phaedra Herren, 36, battled with tobacco for 21 years before getting...
January 11, 2009
Jan. 11 - I was asked, "Why exercise?" My response was an equally simple question: "Why wouldn't you?" The benefits of exercise in moderation are far reaching and endless. The American Heart Association lists benefits of daily physical activity. They classify activity as: walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, aerobics, ballroom, tap or jazz dancing and skiing, among other things. The key, in their view,...
January 11, 2009
While petty criminals celebrate fewer NYPD summonses for quality-of-life crimes, more scofflaw smokers are brazenly breaking the city's smoking ban. The number of trendy clubs and neighborhood pubs where smokers lit up surged in 2008 - with 6.4 percent of city-inspected locales getting hit with fines, nearly double the 3.5 percent in fiscal year 2007. The repeat offenders included celebrity hangouts...
January 11, 2009
A new program starting in March at Centra Health's new Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center will help former cancer patients make the transition into physically and emotionally healthy survivors. The Wellness Community and Lance Armstrong Foundation recently awarded a $4,000 grant to the center to implement the nationally recognized program, "Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment." "This is...
January 11, 2009
Patrick Swayze decided modern medicine isn't potent enough to fight his inoperable pancreatic cancer - he's also seeking New Age spiritual help in the mountains of the Southwest, according to a report. The 56-year-old actor's quest took him on a solo trek 11,000 feet up into the mountains of New Mexico, where he sought relief in a special Native American "healing place," the Daily Mail of London reported....
January 11, 2009
By the time most of Michigan learned of the 42-state salmonella outbreak declared last week, the worst of the spike was over. About 400 people - 20 in Michigan - fell ill between Sept. 3 and Dec. 29 after eating food contaminated with the insidious bacteria. Seven Michiganders have landed in the hospital. One death in Minnesota may be linked to the outbreak. By now, as federal and state health officials...
January 11, 2009
Jan. 11 - On Christmas Eve, a group of nine dedicated seniors braved piled-up snow and icy roads from the previous day's storm to make it in to yoga class at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center. Instructor Lisa Gulotta put on some relaxing Native American flute music as the students got settled. Some rolled out their yoga mats and did stretches while others hurried in and took off their shoes and...
January 11, 2009
DALLAS (Reuters) - Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process. The specter of "recession pounds" is a concern weighing on health professionals, who point to numerous studies linking obesity and unhealthy eating habits to low incomes. They fear that as people cut food spending they will cut back on healthy...
January 9, 2009
Jan. 9 - The craze over skin-smoothing collagen has spread to "nabe" hotchpotch, with restaurants serving up the protein-rich fare - usually in the form of pig's knuckles - getting prominent play on TV and in magazines. Besides eateries serving nabe containing collagen, the high-protein connective tissue found between animal bones, drugstores are also selling the gristle in supplement form. Health-conscious...
January 9, 2009
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