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Indiana State University would go smoke-free July 1, 2009, based on a recommendation that will go to the board of trustees on Friday. The administration is making the recommendation, and trustees would have to approve the smoke-free policy. ISU's current policy prohibits smoking inside all university facilities except for designated smoking floors in residence halls. Smoking is allowed outdoors at...
June 17, 2008
People who have had weight-loss surgeries say they tried an average of 24 diets and exercise programs over the years before deciding to have the procedure, according to a survey released today at a meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The survey of 409 bariatric surgery patients, including those who had gastric bypass or adjustable gastric banding, found most people...
June 17, 2008
The contamination of tomatoes with a rare strain of salmonella has led to the largest outbreak of food-borne illnesses since E. coli in spinach killed five and sickened hundreds almost two years ago. At least 277 people of all ages in 28 states and the District of Columbia have been sickened; 43 have been hospitalized. A nationwide recall of round, plum and Roma tomatoes has dealt a sharp blow to the...
June 17, 2008
Berlin (dpa) - Germany's main radiation laboratory has concluded that mobile phones are safe and pose no cancer risk to users, according to a nearly-10-year-long study obtained Monday by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. The survey by the Federal Radiation Protection Bureau found no evidence whatever that cellphones, cordless phones or cordless base stations situated next to beds caused brain cancer, headaches...
June 17, 2008
Drinking up to six cups of coffee a day may lower the overall odds of dying prematurely, mainly because it cuts the risk of dying from heart disease, a study released today suggests. But the study found that heavy coffee drinking doesn't cut your chance of dying from cancer. "Our results suggest that long-term, regular coffee consumption has several beneficial health effects," says Esther Lopez-Garcia,...
June 16, 2008
Giving your children all they need to grow big and strong may not be as simple as a gummy vitamin and three square meals. They still may be susceptible to an epidemic that's starting to gain the notice of pediatricians and bone doctors across the country: vitamin D deficiency. Mike Stone joined a growing legion of children diagnosed with the condition when an X-ray of his 14-year-old bones revealed...
June 16, 2008
DENTON, Texas, Jun 16, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A U.S. professor of music says he wants to get the word out that playing music can damage hearing. John Murphy, a professor at the University of North Texas in Denton, says he was unaware of his own hearing loss until he took a class in electronic music and could not hear certain tones. The saxophonist learned he has a condition common to professional...
June 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 17, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. scientists say antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in pigs, pork products and even some veterinarians who work with swine. Public-health doctors at the University of Iowa found drug-resistant bacteria in nearly half of pigs tested with nasal swabs, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. University of Minnesota researchers found the bacteria...
June 16, 2008
Fourteen-year-old Ruben Rodriguez likes sports, being outside and hanging out with friends, like any teenager. But he has a daily routine most other teens don't have - five to six times a day, he has to stop everything, prick his finger and check his blood sugar. Ruben also must carefully monitor his diet and wear a small pump that gives him regular doses of insulin through a tiny tube under his skin....
June 16, 2008
Berlin (dpa) - Germany's main radiation laboratory has concluded that mobile phones are safe and pose no cancer risk to users, according to a nearly-10-year-long study obtained Monday by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. The survey by the Federal Radiation Protection Bureau found no evidence whatever that cellphones, cordless phones or cordless base stations situated next to beds caused brain cancer, headaches...
June 16, 2008
Harrison Strickler's passion for cycling fueled his desire not only to fight his cancer but to help other youngsters battling the illness. So yesterday, Harrison helped lead 65 cyclists on a ride departing from and returning to the Weinstein Center for Recreation at the University of Richmond to raise money for pediatric cancer research. The ride also marked the second year to the day that the 10 year-old...
June 16, 2008
Neu-Isenburg, Germany (dpa) - Knowing how to relax can prevent job burnout, experts say. Critical self-examination is also important, according to Professor Volker Faust, a neurologist and psychiatrist from the German city of Ravensburg. Faust told the Neu-Isenburg-based Aerzte Zeitung that people should not ignore warning signs of burnout such as over commitment, overwork, overtime, followed by exhaustion,...
June 15, 2008
Jun. 16 - Trelana Nance of Florissant grew up plump - through childhood, to high school and college, then as a wife and mother. Her weight had nothing to do with being a bookworm more interested in math than exercise. "I didn't do anything," she recalls. Over the years, she steadily added pounds and dress sizes. A new daughter a year and a half ago meant more weight. She knew she was overweight but...
June 15, 2008
Jun. 16 - The discovery of 133 dead birds so far this year with West Nile virus is a caution flag for health officials that the disease's season is starting earlier in Sacramento and throughout California. "We were shocked to find a dead bird so early on," said Luz Maria Rodriguez of the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District. Without a clear reason - winter and spring were drier than...
June 15, 2008
Jun. 16 - A program designed to put kids on the fast track to better health and fitness is being offered this summer at Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic. Starting Wednesday, parents and their children are invited to participate in the hospital's Summer Shape Up class, a program that will encourage youngsters to eat healthier and increase their physical activity. "It's taught in a fun way, but will...
June 15, 2008
Connie Ferentz first noticed the pain and numbness in her toes shortly after ending chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer last December. It didn't bother her much during the day, although the pain began to wake her at night. The 58-year-old Glendale nurse knew things would progressively worsen and sought to do something fast. Within a month, Ferentz found herself inside a dimly lighted room in the...
June 15, 2008
MCHENRY, Ill., Jun 15, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A hot tub at a hotel in McHenry, Ill., has been linked to a third case of Legionnaires' disease, local health officials say. McHenry County Department of Health official Joseph Gugle said Saturday all three cases involved people contracting the bacterial infection due to a hot tub at a Hampton Inn in McHenry, the Chicago Tribune reported. The individuals...
June 15, 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jun 14, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - An expert on fish disease blames warmer water in the Yukon River for a parasite that has been killing Alaskan salmon. The problem is "white spot disease," which is caused by Ichthyophonus hoferi, a parasite that has played havoc with herring stocks in Scandinavia, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fish infected with the parasite do not smell right when...
June 14, 2008
Bliss Atlanta 188 14th Street at the W Midtown (lower level) 404-685-3510 Claim to fame: This New York-based spa founded in 1996 started something of a revolution by making going to a spa fun instead of stuffy. Trademarks include sky blue walls with clouds and "grass" tile floors. Bliss products, sold in spas, department stores and by mail, often go hand in hand with in-spa treatments, such as the...
June 14, 2008
MILWAUKEE, Jun 15, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A meatpacker and other companies have agreed to pay $13.5 million to the family of a 3-year-old Wisconsin girl who died from an E. coli infection. The settlement between Brianna Kriefall's family and Excel Corp., a subsidiary of Cargill Inc., does not end the litigation over her death and the E. coli outbreak, The Milwaukee Journal reported. Brianna apparently...
June 14, 2008
Cancer victims and their families here have launched a new phase of their campaign for recognition of the cruel legacy left by a government uranium mill. Steve Young, organizer of the Monticello Victims of Mill Tailings Exposure, encouraged his neighbors to push the federal government for a long-term program that would help pay for cancer screening and expenses related to the old mill. "It does make...
June 14, 2008
Jeff Gragg thinks most men are generally "below average" when it comes to taking good care of their health. He's not being harsh, especially since he had his own go-around with keeping fit. "I spent 10 years in the military," he said. "Afterwards, I took a desk job and just ballooned up to 300 pounds. I made my exercise program fit into my schedule at all costs. I changed my whole way of life." Gragg,...
June 13, 2008
Jeff Gragg thinks most men are generally "below average" when it comes to taking good care of their health. He's not being harsh, especially since he had his own go-around with keeping fit. "I spent 10 years in the military," he said. "Afterwards, I took a desk job and just ballooned up to 300 pounds. I made my exercise program fit into my schedule at all costs. I changed my whole way of life." Gragg,...
June 13, 2008
LONDON, Jun 13, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Flip-flops and sandals may put wearers at risk of developing skin cancer on their feet, doctors in Britain warn. Open-toe shoes can increase chances of lesions developing as the skin is exposed to intense sunlight, a cause of skin tumors, or melanomas, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. Cancer affecting the feet is called acral melanoma, doctors said. Research...
June 13, 2008
ATLANTA, Jun 13, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Sickness blamed on salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 cases Friday with six new states added, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The CDC found 61 new cases of Salmonella Saintpaul infection in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee and Vermont. That brings to 23 the number of states in which infections have been confirmed since...
June 13, 2008
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