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Local businessman qualifies for city tournament, but real battle is yet to come It's cloudy on Friday, but in the locker room, Steve Caswell liberally applies sunscreen - 70 SPF, as strong as he can find - before playing in Spring Valley Country Club's weekly "dogfight." "It's a half-hour process," he said, reaching for a wide-brimmed hat to complete his golf ensemble. But when you're eight months...
July 16, 2008
Glenn Poirier hadn't had a haircut since 1984. His hair fell in brown waves around his face, well past his shoulders, a friend that had been there every step of the way since well before the day he decided to sacrifice it for someone else. For many someones, most likely. Scissors and electric hair clippers sat poised in the social hall of Wyatt Park Christian Church on Saturday, ready to relieve Mr....
July 16, 2008
A-1 Acupressure and Acupuncture can continue to operate in Ozark but can no longer advertise or provide massages as it had done in the past, although criminal charges for illegally administering massages are still active. City of Ozark attorney Joe Adams said the business on U.S. Highway 231 was not licensed under the state Board of Massage Therapy to provide massages, which it advertised. Adams said...
July 16, 2008
Review-Journal The Kroger Co. which has Smith's stores in the Las Vegas Valley - has expanded a June 25 recall of ground-beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The products sold at the Smith's stores were packaged on foam trays and wrapped in clear cellophane, with sell-by dates between...
July 16, 2008
On the first Sunday of every month, folks with cancer or those who have loved ones with the disease can escape with their dogs to the country, arriving at a place far removed from thoughts about suffering and fear and grief. On a 10-acre farm in Pleasant Grove that doubles as a dog training operation, there is a low-key program called A New Leash on Life. "Being around your dog helps you focus on something...
July 16, 2008
The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District plans to spray 23,000 acres in two areas of south Sacramento for three consecutive nights starting tonight in an effort to control the spread of West Nile virus. Here are questions - and the answers - about the effort gathered from experts on the topic. Q: Where and when will spraying be done? A: If conditions allow, planes will spray sometime...
July 15, 2008
A flurry of imported measles cases has kindled outbreaks in 15 states and two cities that together have given the USA its largest case toll in a decade, health officials said Monday. Since January, doctors have reported 132 measles cases, just shy of the 138 reached in 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. So far, no child has died. Most cases have occurred in children whose...
July 15, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jul 15, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - So-called cyberbullying is becoming a serious problem in the age of MySpace and YouTube and is emerging as a public health threat, experts say. The percentage of U.S. youngsters aged 10 to 17 who said they were victims of cyberbullying increased from 6 percent to 9 percent from 2000-05, to a report by the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children...
July 15, 2008
Jul. 15 - Extreme heat has been blamed for the deaths of at least four Central Valley residents last week, including a 72-year-old Yolo County man. The Capay resident died Wednesday from environmental hyperthermia - his home was too hot - after his air conditioner stopped working two days earlier, the Yolo County Coroner's Office said. An air-conditioning unit was scheduled to be installed the day...
July 15, 2008
After a spouse in the prime of life or a beloved child dies, grief-stricken family members often find little solace anywhere. But a surprising source of comfort is emerging for some. Among families who have donated their loved ones' organs, there's a growing trend to contact the recipients, say experts in the transplant field. Although records aren't kept on numbers of contacts, more whose lives were...
July 15, 2008
Pediatricians have long said children younger than 2 shouldn't watch any television. But in new findings from a small-scale study, researchers say that even having a TV on in the background could be "an environmental hazard" for children. For the study, released today, researchers observed 50 children, ages 1 to 3, for an hour at a time as they played alone in a small room with a variety of toys. Parents...
July 14, 2008
Seattle-area residents who take advantage of the summer evenings outdoors are not alone. Mosquitoes also are enjoying the favorable conditions by finding a tasty meal, especially at dawn and dusk. Public Health - Seattle & King County is reminding people to protect themselves against mosquitoes, which can be carriers of the West Nile virus. Although it was not detected in the county in 2007, health...
July 14, 2008
Jul. 15 - California lawmakers made it official Monday: Eating at some restaurants can be bad for your health. Vowing to fight heart disease, lawmakers approved legislation to ban restaurants and bakeries from using trans fats. Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, an Artesia Democrat who proposed AB 97, predicted his bill will save lives if signed into law. Mendoza, a former fourth-grade teacher, said many kids...
July 14, 2008
It may not be the most profound effect of global warming, but it could be the most painful: Climate change could bring a sharp increase in cases of kidney stones in Illinois and other Midwestern states, according to a new study. Linking climate change to kidney stones seems odd, but it's based on the solid medical finding that people in warm regions develop the condition at increased rates. Sweating...
July 14, 2008
Jul. 2 - Salads, at their simplest, are a mix of some really good things. Lettuce or spinach. Carrots. Tomatoes. Cucumber. Veggies of all sorts gather here to offer you their goodness. But if you're keeping them naked, you might be missing the best of what they have to offer. "Salad dressing is wonderful," says Karen From, nutrition and health education specialist with the University of Missouri Extension...
July 14, 2008
BANGKOK, Thailand - Children born after the closure of a coal-burning plant in China had 60 percent fewer developmental problems, a study released Monday suggests, giving ammunition to those who argue the country should embrace cleaner sources of energy. The study in the peer-reviewed Environmental Health Perspectives journal found that after the coal plant was shut in the midwestern city of Tongliang,...
July 14, 2008
Milk or medicine? Fuel or physical? It's not news that more people are dividing their dollars between the ever-climbing costs of daily necessities. And it's not really news that almost 50 million Americans currently live without health insurance, or that medical care costs can send a person into shock. But a recent study shows that more people facing exorbitant medical care costs actually have health...
July 14, 2008
Even after losing her teeth to unmonitored diabetes, Esperanza Chaidez admits that fighting against her affinity for candy and ice cream is an enduring and sometimes losing battle. "Before I go to bed, I get tempted to have something sweet, just something small," she said. "She doesn't follow everything perfectly, but Esperanza is one of our success stories," said Lupita Sanchez, a diabetes promotora,...
July 14, 2008
Bob and Jean Weinfeld say they've just made the last move of their lives. The older couple sold their house in Richardson and settled into the Legacy at Willow Bend, a new continuing-care retirement community in Plano that offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing care. Continuing-care communities have become popular with seniors who want to "age in place." Residents...
July 14, 2008
Bobbi Van Riper went on a scavenger hunt after a bout with breast cancer in 1996. She tried to locate a nice wig to cover her balding scalp, compression garments to reduce swelling in her left arm, a swimsuit that fit her post-lumpectomy figure and a remedy for her varicose veins. She eventually found what she wanted, but, as with a scavenger hunt, she had to go from place to place to get everything...
July 14, 2008
The chiseled body of 41-year-old Olympic swimmer Dara Torres was all the talk of people watching the U.S. Olympic trials. And it prompted some middle-aged people to think about their own physical condition and wonder whether mere mortals can achieve that high level of fitness and end up looking like Torres. "Many people in their 40s could look like her, but they'd have to train a ridiculous number...
July 14, 2008
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) MINNEAPOLIS - Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin is no stranger to weight-loss surgery. He's done it at least 3,000 times. But the University of Minnesota surgeon knows that some people, no matter how overweight, can't fathom the idea of having their internal organs snipped, tied or rearranged. Now he's trying to find out if an implantable device can help them lose weight by interfering...
July 14, 2008
Imports of jalapeoo peppers from Mexico have slowed amid government testing for salmonella, and importers say shortages are likely if the bottleneck continues. "If this goes on for two more weeks, there's a strong likelihood you won't get a jalapeoo in your burrito," says Will Steele, CEO of a leading pepper importer, Frontera Produce of Edinburg, Texas. Frontera is still shipping peppers, but some...
July 13, 2008
Consumers were surprised last month when state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced his intention to sue two drug store chains - Rite Aid and CVS - for selling expired dairy products, medicine and baby formula. But, what is perhaps more surprising is that neither federal nor state law requires most food items to be pulled from shelves past a certain date. "The truth is, there really are no policies...
July 12, 2008
NEW YORK, Jul 12, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A mentally ill woman who died on the floor of a New York hospital emergency room was killed by blood cots, medical officials say. The New York City medical examiner's office said Esmin Green died from clots, generated from in her leg veins from a long period of inactivity, that moved into her lungs, CNN reported Saturday. Security camera video from June 18...
July 12, 2008
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