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The surgeon general's office may be getting its first celebrity leader since C. Everett Koop left office in the 1980s: CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta. The cable TV network reported Tuesday that President-elect Barack Obama has approached Gupta, a neurosurgeon, about the job. Obama's transition office had no comment. CNN said in a statement that it has made sure Gupta's on-air reporting...
January 6, 2009
A flotilla of studies - including two papers published today - has sunk the notion that individual vitamin supplements prevent cancer. With so many earlier studies suggesting that people can eat their way to longer lives, experts acknowledge that their latest findings may leave people confused and even frustrated. "A lot of people are looking at this and asking, 'What happened?' " says Lori Minasian,...
January 6, 2009
STEVE ALLISON never figured he'd need CPR. After all, he was active, riding 12 miles each day from a bus stop in Kent to his job in Renton in preparation for his third Seattle-to-Portland bike ride. Then, last June, Allison, a service supervisor at Cummins Diesel, arrived at work, changed his clothes, stepped into the office and, in his words, "did a face plant into the counter." "I don't remember...
January 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jan 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Spending on prescription drugs in 2007 showed the smallest increase in 40-plus years, driven by low-cost drugs and prescriptions, the U.S. government said. The report released Tuesday said lower spending was the key factor in holding overall healthcare spending to its smallest increase since 1998, USA Today reported. More than half of the slowdown in 2007...
January 6, 2009
BOSTON, Jan 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The e-version of a house call will be introduced in Hawaii Jan. 15, said America Well, a Web service linking patients face-to-face with doctors online. The service is for people wanting easier access to physicians because they are uninsured, don't want to wait for an appointment or spend time traveling to a clinic, Roy Schoenberg, co-founder and chief executive...
January 6, 2009
ATLANTA, Jan 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Trauma during childhood could predispose the sufferer to chronic fatigue syndrome as an adult, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta found. In a report in Tuesday's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers said they found 62 percent of adults with chronic fatigue syndrome suffered a childhood trauma such as neglect or abuse, compared with 24 percent of...
January 6, 2009
A British woman believed to have contracted rabies while working in an animal sanctuary in South Africa died of the disease late Tuesday, her family said. Lisa McMurray had been in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland, since being diagnosed last month. Her brothers said in a statement that they were devastated by her death. She is thought to have been infected...
January 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jan 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Hundreds of federal security officers at U.S. airports say they're being sickened by formaldehyde in their new blue uniforms, their union said. The new uniforms are causing rashes, runny and bloody noses, itchy eyes, dizziness and swollen and cracked lips, said the American Federation of Government Employees, the union which represents the Transportation Security...
January 6, 2009
California's performance in providing healthcare to children slipped in 2008 and as many as 1 million children in the state could be without health insurance this year, a leading children's advocacy group reports in its annual report card released today. In its 2009 report, Children Now says the state's grade for providing healthcare to children slipped from a C to a D-plus last year, largely the result...
January 6, 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services' annual airdrop of rabies vaccinations begins Wednesday across 41 Texas counties, including Kerr County. Flights from five airports across Central, South and West Texas will drop more than 2.9 million baits for coyotes and foxes to stem the tide against strains of rabies carried by those species. "The purpose has been to create and maintain zones of vaccinated...
January 5, 2009
Not quite three months after her cancerous left leg was amputated just below the hip, Amanda McDaniel watched Paralympian Monte Meier carve fluid one-legged turns Monday at Park City Mountain Resort. "That will be you before long," said one of McDaniel's instructors from the National Ability Center. The high school junior responded with a dubious "Oh, yeah" grin. But then she pushed off with her right...
January 5, 2009
A year ago, like millions of other Americans, I made a resolution to lose weight. I was porked out and tipping the begging-for-mercy scales at more than 200 pounds - and I'm only 5-foot-7. Today, I am 40 pounds lighter! How I did it is really quite interesting. I stumbled upon an amazing new formula that helped me shed the weight day by day. By sticking with this plan, I feel a lot better, I'm probably...
January 5, 2009
Trying to put to rest persistent speculation about his health, the chief executive of Apple, Steve Jobs, disclosed in a public letter Monday that he was recovering from a hormone imbalance that had contributed to his continuing weight loss. Jobs noted that his decision not to give his annual Macworld keynote address "set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories...
January 5, 2009
IF you absolutley have to have a fad diet, here is the latest crop of diet books: n "The 9-Inch Diet," by Alex Bogusky with Chuck Porter The claim: Your dinnerware is making you fat. Statistics show that from 1950 to today, our plates have grown 3 inches, and "for every inch our plates have grown, our butts have grown half an inch," says Bogusky. The solution: Switch to smaller plates. Dump your china...
January 5, 2009
Amalia Dominguez was 18 and desperate and knew exactly what to ask for at the small, family-run pharmacy in the heart of Washington Heights, the thriving Dominican enclave in northern Manhattan. "I need to bring down my period," she recalled saying in Spanish, using a euphemism that the pharmacist understood instantly. It was 12 years ago, but the memory remains vivid: She was handed a packet of pills....
January 5, 2009
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) FORT WORTH, Texas - Five-year-old Kate Levschan and her 18-month-old brother, Jacob, have never sat on Santa's lap. Their mother, Marti Levschan, wants to keep it that way. "I've seen what Santa Claus has had wiped on him," she said. "You really need to be aware of germs." Levschan has a good reason to be cautious. When Kate was born, six weeks prematurely, Levschan learned...
January 5, 2009
KINGSTON, Tenn., Jan 3, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Drinking water remains safe after a large spill of coal ash from a retaining pond at a Tennessee power plant, U.S. officials said Friday. However, the Environmental Protection Agency said tests show there are high levels of arsenic in the sludge, CNN reported. Leslie Sims, coordinator for the EPA, said preliminary tests of wells and municipal water show...
January 4, 2009
I'm pretty sure half of my office is out with the bubonic plague. They could just be burning end-of-the-year sick days. But, still, I'm not taking any risks. That's why I'm doing the following five things to boost my germ-fighting power: 1. Drinking green tea. Seemingly touted to cure everything from cancer to ingrown fingernails, green tea is also said to boost your immunity. Some studies even suggest...
January 4, 2009
While many local businesses report some absences of employees do to seasonal illness, the flu season hasn't reached a peak yet. Missouri had only 14 influenza cases reported during the last week of 2008, said Eden Dietle, communicable diseases surveillance manager for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Those cases were spread throughout the state with no clusters, Ms. Dietle said....
January 4, 2009
If you want to lose weight in 2009 without spending a fortune, consider embracing the theme of USA TODAY's sixth annual Weight-Loss Challenge: Dieting on a Dime. Everyone is painfully aware of the cost of eating out - not to mention the expense of buying fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meat, fresh fish and many other healthful foods at the grocery store. It's difficult to lose weight under the best...
January 4, 2009
Weight-loss marketers face a hefty challenge with the advent of diet season: selling products and services to pound-conscious yet penny-pinching consumers. The first quarter - when resolutions are still fresh - is when many weight-loss companies launch marketing efforts. Weight Watchers spent more than $50 million January through March 2008 to tout its products and services, according to TNS Media...
January 4, 2009
If you lecture New Yorkers on the importance of dieting, will it make them like paying more taxes? State Health Commissioner Richard Daines seems to think so. And if you find that odd - and a bit hard to believe - just go to YouTube and check out his nutty, pedantic online shtick, in which he attempts to sell Gov. Paterson's "fat tax." Daines defends the levy - 18% on sugared soda - as "good for your...
January 3, 2009
Still looking for new ways to lose weight? Consider looking at how quickly you eat your meals and how you listen to cues from your stomach. A recent study of almost 3,300 adults in Japan showed that those people who ate their meals quickly were about twice as likely to be overweight, compared with those who savored their food. People who ate until they felt full also had twice the risk of being overweight,...
January 2, 2009
It's not specifically our job at the Nutrition Quiz to make you feel guilty for indulging in dessert. It's merely one of the perks. Take our quiz about the caloric values of your favorite treats, courtesy of caloriecount.about.com. It's bound to spoil your appetite. 1. Everyone loves pie. Which kind of pie boasts the most calories per average slice? a) apple b) chocolate creme c) mince d) pecan 2....
January 2, 2009
HOW TO ... LIGHTEN YOUR DRINKS Here are some tips for cutting the calories, carbohydrates and fat in alcoholic beverages: Don't overdo it. Doctors recommend a limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. You may be imbibing on a special occasion, but stay in control (and have a designated driver). Go for lighter choices. In general, wine, champagne and light beers are three of the healthier...
January 2, 2009
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