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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan 30, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Wet sand could pose a health risk for beach goers, researchers at the University of Florida said. In a study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers said people who stay in water and wet sand have a higher probability of having gastrointestinal problems than those who spend time on dry sand farther away from the water, the St. Petersburg...
January 31, 2008
The dangers of pesticides on what should be our healthiest foods ought to spur or reinforce caution on the part of the public. That's largely because regulators have done a poor job of studying and controlling pesticides. The philosophy of too much of government amounts to: What the public doesn't know can't scare them out of buying products from the folks using their money to sway our regulatory decisions....
January 31, 2008
Infants expel the mercury contained in a common vaccine preservative too quickly for toxicity to build up, US researchers said Wednesday, saying their findings should allay fears that child vaccines can cause autism. A study conducted at the University of Rochester in New York and due to be published on Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics showed that infants "expel thimerosal mercury much faster...
January 31, 2008
(UWIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. Kaitlin Struble sits in a computer lab surrounded by iPod-clad students. Her classmates listen to music while walking through the quad, checking e-mail, running on the treadmill, waiting for the bus, waiting for class. She's one of them, too. But for a moment she removes her headphones - to make an admission about her generation's iPod toting ways. "It's probably bad," the senior...
January 31, 2008
Folic acid, already recommended for women of childbearing age because it lowers the risk of spina bifida and related birth defects, also might cut the chances of delivering a premature baby by half or more, scientists report today. The new analysis is based on folic acid supplements, as opposed to folic acid in food, reported by 34,480 pregnant women in a U.S. government-sponsored trial. Taking supplemental...
January 30, 2008
(UWIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas - We all know exercise is good for us. Unfortunately, with our strenuous lifestyles and schedules, it can be hard to maintain a regular workout plan. But it is no mystery that good health does not happen by diet alone. In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture decided physical activity is such an important part of good nutrition that they added it to the Food Guide Pyramid...
January 30, 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan 30, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Wet sand could pose a health risk for beach goers, researchers at the University of Florida said. In a study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers said people who stay in water and wet sand have a higher probability of having gastrointestinal problems than those who spend time on dry sand farther away from the water, the St. Petersburg...
January 30, 2008
(UWIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Awkward social situations and heavy drinking are familiar features of college life for many students, but research by one University of Arkansas professor has shed new light on the relationship between social anxiety and drinking problems. Lindsay S. Ham, assistant professor of psychology, collaborated with researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to explore the...
January 30, 2008
(UWIRE) LOS ANGELES - Air pollution has been suggested as a risk factor for developing heart disease for several years, but a new UCLA study has found ultrafine particles from vehicle emissions that may lead to heart attack or stroke. These unregulated ultrafine particles, potentially the most toxic air pollutant particles, are 10 times smaller than the fine-sized particle pollutants regulated by current...
January 30, 2008
(UWIRE) NORMAL, Ill. Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm goes off. Yet another day has started. Too early - it seems - for most college students. It will be OK, though, because naps are a saving grace for tired students. For some people, naps are as regular and common as eating lunch or brushing teeth. "Sleep is our body's way of resting and rejuvenating," Jim Almeda, health educator at Illinois State University...
January 30, 2008
Black and Hispanic children have made significant gains in health, safety and income over the past two decades, narrowing gaps between them and white children, according to a pioneering report on child development to be released Tuesday. They still fare worse overall than whites, but they're catching up in several areas and are less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, abuse drugs or commit suicide,...
January 30, 2008
Jan. 30 - The odds of dying from heart disease are nearly 50 percent higher for truck drivers than the general U.S. population, and diesel exhaust is a likely culprit, according to a new Harvard University study of importance to transportation-heavy California. The findings are part of the largest and most comprehensive study yet conducted on the effects of diesel engine emissions on trucking industry...
January 30, 2008
Cox News Service ATLANTA - Have you heard the joke about "the pasta diet"? It goes like this. You walk "pasta" the doughnut shop. You walk "pasta" the candy store. You walk "pasta" the ice cream parlor. You lose weight. Pretty silly; but as with most good comedy, it's based on the truth. And, despite a recent bad reputation, it's probably not the pasta that's making you fat. All carbs got hit pretty...
January 29, 2008
MARION, Ill., Jan 29, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Substandard care at a Veterans Administration medical center in Illinois was responsible for 29 surgery-related deaths, a VA investigation reported. The report, issued the Veterans Health Administration medical inspector, included a litany of serious problems at the Marion VA Medical Center near Carbondale, Ill., such as a surgical program in disarray,...
January 29, 2008
CHICAGO, Jan 28, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - The American Academy of Pediatrics said it is demanding ABC cancel its premiere episode of "Eli Stone" because it incorrectly links vaccinations and autism. The opening installment of the series, which is set to debut Thursday, features a lawyer who argues in court that a vaccine caused a child's autism, The New York Times reported. While the show includes statements...
January 28, 2008
Call them buzz bars. The newest crop of candy bars comes loaded with extra caffeine, innuendo, celebrity endorsements and, of course, chocolate. First up is Snickers Charged, amped up with as much caffeine as a shot of espresso, plus taurine and B vitamins. Think energy drink with chocolate, peanuts and caramel nougat. Next up: Dale Jr.'s Big Mo' bar, with caramel or peanut butter fillings. It's aimed...
January 28, 2008
Doctors are doing more magnetic resonance images, or MRIs, of the breast to look for cancer, and as expected are finding more suspicious areas that require follow-up. But is having the additional screening tool for breast cancer, the most common cancer in women except for skin cancer, saving lives? "That is the question nobody knows the answer to," said Dr. Melanie Fidler, a radiation oncologist at...
January 28, 2008
Chicago Tribune (MCT) WASHINGTON - Food safety groups, citing polls that indicate most Americans won't knowingly buy food from cloned animals, are leading a protest against a government policy of not requiring food labels to disclose details about its origin. Two bills in Congress, one each in the House and Senate, would require specific labeling for food from clones. "What I don't understand is why...
January 28, 2008
An estimated 17.5 million Americans have diabetes, costing an estimated $174 billion in medical and other costs, such as missed days from work, in 2007. The American Diabetes Association released the estimates yesterday, updating a 2003 report that put diabetes costs at $132 billion. In Virginia, the rate of diabetes has almost doubled since 1995. The report says the number of Americans with diabetes...
January 28, 2008
Yet another reason to get off the couch: physically active people don't just look better, they appear to be biologically younger as well, a study published Monday has found. British researchers examined 2,401 Caucasian twins and found that those who reported having an active lifestyle had biological markers which appeared to be as much as ten years younger than those of their more sedentary twins....
January 28, 2008
ATLANTA - Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate of the problem. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. However, about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the...
January 28, 2008
For 17 years, Cheryl Richardson has lived with multiple sclerosis. She was constantly tired, and even the simplest hug from a family member felt like a corset tightening around her body. Problems in her left eye and numbness in her hands led to the Lynnwood woman's diagnosis in 1990. She worked for a petroleum company at the time and didn't tell them about her condition. She only told immediate family...
January 28, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan 27, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Environmental pollution may be causing the worldwide surge in type 2 diabetes cases, England's Cambridge University researchers said in a new article. High blood levels of POPs, a class of chemicals that includes many pesticides and other toxins, seem to have a relationship with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, the researchers write in a commentary...
January 27, 2008
Holy guacamole! Is it any wonder that the restaurant industry opposed New York City's new calorie-labeling law? Would you broadcast to diners that a vegetarian burrito at Chipotle can reach 900 calories or that the Signature salad at Cosi with shallot dressing and bread nears 1,000 calories? But the calorie counts at chain restaurants such as Cosi will be exposed beginning March 31. The city Board...
January 27, 2008
Jan. 27 - OROVILLE - Judy McInturf is making a list of the sick and the dead. On it are old friends, her son's former co-worker, her daughter's friend, family acquaintances, their adult children. And, of course, her late husband, Haskel. In hindsight, McInturf wonders if there could be a connection: Were her family and friends caught up in some sort of toxic web - and if so, what's the deadly thread...
January 27, 2008
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