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The number of young homosexual men being newly diagnosed with HIV infection is rising by 12 percent a year, with the steepest upward trend in young black men, according to a new report. The double-digit increase in young gay men is roughly 10 times higher than in the homosexual community overall, where the number of new infections is going up about 1.5 percent a year. The report, released Thursday...
July 11, 2008
Does it ever seem like you were dealt a lousy health hand, while others around you seem to thrive and avoid physical ailments? Well, if you are on a quest for fabulous health, here's a recent book that we highly recommend: "Choosing Brilliant Health," (Perigee Trade, $23.95, 288 pages), by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks, along with Jen Seda, MD. Foster and Hicks' previous book, "How We Choose to be Happy,"...
July 11, 2008
Jul. 11 - Fresno reached a scorching high of 112 on Thursday as officials investigated possible heat-related deaths to the north and south. A farmworker who died in Kern County earlier this week may have succumbed to heat, officials said. And a 91-year-old woman died of heat-related causes early Thursday at a Modesto mobile home park, Stanislaus County coroners officials reported. No deaths or serious...
July 11, 2008
Vitamin D Medical group proposes higher minimum intake WASHINGTON - A flurry of recent research indicating that vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the "sunshine vitamin" are outdated, leaving millions unnecessarily vulnerable to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments. The studies have produced evidence...
July 10, 2008
A supposed "pregnancy pact" that drew worldwide attention to eight teenage girls at a Massachusetts high school may be fiction, the city's school board chairman says. He says none of the girls has confirmed any pact on the record. "My gut feeling is that there may have been some sort of pact after the fact - you know, two girls who are pregnant say they'll stick together," Greg Verga, chairman of the...
July 10, 2008
THE American Medical Association launched an ad blitz last weekend, charging a handful of GOP senators with imperiling the nation's elderly. It worked: The Senate yesterday passed the Medicare bill in question - which raises fees paid to doctors but cuts subsidies to private health plans. President Bush will veto it - but the votes seem to be there to pass it into law anyway. This pitting of insurers...
July 10, 2008
TORONTO - A cross-country snapshot by the Canadian Cancer Society finds that on a typical summer day about 28 per cent of adults spend at least two hours in the sun. Young adults - those aged 16 to 24 - are soaking up the most rays, but are least likely to don a hat, slather on sunscreen or otherwise protect themselves from overexposure, according to the survey results released Thursday. Forty-seven...
July 10, 2008
Jul. 7 - For years, Irena McClain, Associate Director of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, has served as a representative for the foundation in Meridian, Jackson, and Hattiesburg. Now, for the first time in years, the foundation has designated a representative specifically for Meridian. McClain and the foundation's executive vice president Mary Fortune talked with the Meridian Star Editorial...
July 9, 2008
The search for the source of what federal officials are calling the largest outbreak of food-borne illness in decades changed course yet again Wednesday with a warning against the consumption of hot peppers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising the young, old and those with impaired immune systems to avoid fresh jalapeoo and serrano peppers. The announcement comes 12 days...
July 9, 2008
They're not your typical greeting cards. Consider these punch lines: "What have you been up to since your last HIV test?" "Sleep is a necessity. Not a luxury." And "You can quit smoking today!" The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has developed more than 80 electronic greetings called Health-e-Cards to spread health information. Some are animated, others have music, and one urging...
July 9, 2008
The TastyKake truck comes three times a week to the corner store on North Mount Street, rumbling past drug dealers and piles of trash to fill the racks with cupcakes and cream-filled chocolate bars. The Utz man comes twice to deliver little bags of chips, each one containing about 20 percent of the recommended daily intake of fat. But if the owner of Blooming Sun Market, Grace Lyo, wants to sell fruits...
July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jul 10, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected Thursday to recommend black-box warnings on suicide risk for 11 epilepsy drugs. The agency has put warnings about suicidality - suicide risk and suicidal behavior - on about 35 drugs in the past four years, fueling a debate between groups who say the FDA is overreacting and others who say the risk were ignored...
July 9, 2008
It's not just the bug you have to worry about, but also the bug it could be carrying. Nine years after West Nile Virus first found its way to the United States, awareness continues to grow about this potentially serious illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of 1 percent of those infected with the virus will develop serious complications, including high fever...
July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too. Certain raw tomatoes - red round, plum and Roma - remain a chief suspect and the government...
July 9, 2008
SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) - The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation's food safety system, but said the meat processing industry will always face challenges because the bacteria that animals carry evolves. "I don't think we'll ever see a totally bacteria-free environment in the United States," Ed Schafer said Tuesday during a visit of several Nebraska meat processing plants. His...
July 9, 2008
Jul. 9 - As a summer intern with the Virginia Organizing Project, Gabrielle Brown has spent the past few weeks knocking on doors, asking residents about community issues and health care. She has gotten an earful. One single mother of two said that when faced with paying her mortgage or paying for health care, the mortgage won out. One man said he had not been to a doctor in 10 years. "I've met some...
July 9, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Consumers looking for a guilt-free way to satisfy a sweet tooth now have another option. A new no-calorie sweetener jointly developed by Coca-Cola Co. and Cargill Inc. will go on sale for the first time on Wednesday. The sweetener, named Truvia, is made from the leaves of stevia, an herb grown in South America and Asia. Stevia-based sweeteners are already used in products in Japan and...
July 9, 2008
Your mother was right when she told you to take the time to chew your food. When University of Rhode Island researchers had 30 young women eat the same meal - pasta, tomatoes and cheese - twice, they consumed an average of 70 fewer calories when they ate slowly and chewed the food thoroughly, says an American Journal of Clinical Nutrition report. Copyright 2007 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
July 8, 2008
One month before her baby was due, Ebony Perry developed a violent stomach flu and abdominal cramps. Although Perry was frightened, she knew just where to turn for advice: her copy of Baby Basics, an easy-to-read pregnancy primer from the author of What to Expect When You're Expecting. Perry, who read that her cramps were probably contractions brought on by dehydration, went immediately to the hospital....
July 8, 2008
Eating tilapia, an increasingly popular fish in the South, may be risky for people with inflammatory conditions such as heart disease, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The researchers reported yesterday that farm-raised tilapia - the fifth most popular fish consumed in the United States - has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids. "Perhaps worse, it...
July 8, 2008
The great tomato sickening illustrates the fundamental problems of the U.S. food system. It's poorly regulated, bizarrely complex and overly industrialized. There's nothing more illustrative of the way tomatoes are treated like interchangeable parts than the Food and Drug Administration's admission that it may never pinpoint the source of salmonella contamination. There's even speculation that the...
July 8, 2008
Rising costs for fuel, food and labor are forcing school cafeterias nationwide to raise prices, cut jobs and, in some cases, dip into "rainy day" funds to put food on trays, according to congressional testimony to be delivered today. The U.S. Agriculture Department chipped in an extra dime a meal last week to help schools pay for lunches. The new maximum rate is now $2.57, up from $2.47 in 2007. But...
July 8, 2008
Not just the economy is sagging. Cash-strapped folks are cutting back on body-firming services such as gym memberships, diets and cosmetic procedures. Some 53% of plastic surgeons say business has slowed, according to a recent survey by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of nearly 700 members. Cost is only one deterrent; another is fear of time away from work for recovery in this job...
July 8, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore., Jul 8, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers said a new study suggests tracking daily food consumption in a journal can double a person's weight loss. The study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research, included nearly 1,700 participants who were asked to follow a low-fat diet, attend weekly group sessions and exercise at moderate intensity for at least 30 minutes...
July 8, 2008
Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wants to get this message out to Americans: Health care isn't only what takes place in a doctor's office, a clinic or a hospital. "We put way too much emphasis on treating disease rather than protecting health in the first place," Gerberding said in an interview. As a result, the United States doesn't even muster a spot in...
July 8, 2008
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