Just as the breast cancer awareness movement has its pink ribbons, the American Heart Association’s
campaign is using cute red dress pins (and singer Toni Braxton) to wake women up to their No. 1 killer. Trouble is, plenty of doctors still downplay signs of trouble when they see a woman who’s, say, going through a divorce or other frazzling event. New research from
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than they do when they see the same signs in stressed-out men. Read the rest of this entry »
The Bronx, NY (November 2008) ─ A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent.
The findings, published in Psychology and Health, were based on data drawn from participants who spanned numerous religious denominations. The research was conducted by Eliezer Schnall, Read the rest of this entry »
âIf I were president, I would make our first priority the health of our children, because the health of our children is actually the worst itâs ever been. We act like a fat kid is cute. Well, a fat kid is going to get diabetes and itâs going to shorten their life. Kids today are going to live a shorter life than their parents and that is a tragedy.â
Those words, though not president yet, help to show that Dr. Neal Barnard is Read the rest of this entry »
NEW PALTZ -Three 18-year-olds from Long Island are set to reappear in New Paltz town court this week, after state police in Highland found ecstacy, LSD, Ketamine, prescription pills and marijuana during an early morning traffic stop.
About 2:30 a.m. Monday, Commack, Suffolk County, resident Ethan M. Grant and East Northport, Suffolk County, residents Robert. E. Regan and Karoline D. McGuiness were stopped while traveling eastbound on Route 299. Read the rest of this entry »
Congress and other policy makers are considering an increase in the oversight of physicians’ relationships with medical device firms, but new research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business suggests that greater regulation could stifle the development of new medical devices.
Duke Professors Aaron Chatterji, Kira Fabrizio, Will Mitchell and Kevin Schulman used physician data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile and Read the rest of this entry »
A free information series for parents and other caregivers, sponsored by Saint Anne’s Hospital Pediatric Services, will tackle:
• Oct. 15:
“Kid Safety 101” with Cathy Bonner, RN, and Judy Garcia, RN, Saint Anne’s Hospital Pediatric Services. • Oct. 21: “Asthma Kids’ Tips” with James Maguire, MD, board-certified pediatrician/allergy specialist, Pediatric Associates of Fall River.
• Oct. Read the rest of this entry »
Hung Huang is the chief executive of China Interactive Media Group.
There is nothing that is closer to a Chinese soul, or shall we say stomach, than food. We are a nation of food lovers, and now we are all going on a national diet.
Not because we don’t love to eat anymore, but because we just don’t know what is safe to eat.
In September, we learned that we can send a Chinese to walk in space but we cannot produce milk powder without Read the rest of this entry »
NASHVILLE – Family health care premiums in Tennessee rose about five times faster than wages between 2000 and 2007, according to a new study by a nonprofit that advocates health care for all.
Premiums for family health coverage provided through the workplace rose by more than $4,000 during the eight-year period studied, according to the Families USA report. That included an increase in both the employer’s contribution and the worker’s contribution. Read the rest of this entry »