Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A tough economy has created a health hazard of its own. Strapped for cash, thousands of Americans are skipping medication doses, shunning doctor visits and forgoing diagnostic tests to save money.
It’s sickening. For real.
Almost half of the public – 47 percent – have postponed health care, did not fill a prescription, or skipped a medical test, immunization or mental health treatment because of the cost, according Read the rest of this entry »
Time has a way of settling issues, even those that have become very contentious. As the days and weeks and months pass by, there is time for discussion, time for reflection and time for compromise.
And it was time that helped solve a rather quarrelsome issue at Los Gatos High School.
The school and KCAT-TV15 were at odds over a parcel of real estate on the high school campus. KCAT sits in residence in a building adjacent to the weight room at Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having multiple generations living under one roof may take a toll on women’s heart health, a large study of Japanese adults suggests.
The study, which started following nearly 91,000 middle-aged and older adults in 1990, found that women who lived with their spouse, children and parents or parents-in-law were at elevated risk of developing heart disease.
Compared with their counterparts who lived with a husband only, Read the rest of this entry »
Discover your personality type, Oct. 7, 7 p.m., Healing Wellness Center, 620 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Free. 301-712-9015, ext. 1301.
Hospice 101, general hospice and volunteer program information, Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m., Hospice of Frederick County, 516 Trail Ave., Suite C, Frederick. Vol. opp. include direct patient care, special events and fundraising, office duties or placing calls to bereaved persons. Free. RSVP to 240-566-3038 or dkhara@fmh.org. Read the rest of this entry »
HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Malaysian plantation worker
Rajam Murugasu became blind in one eye after she slipped and
accidentally sprayed the weedkiller paraquat in her face.
“It was raining. I fell down and the chemical shot straight
into my eye,” said Murugasu, a 40-year-old mother of four. “I
was in and out of hospital for a whole year,” she told Reuters
at Teluk Intan town in northwestern Malaysia.
Paraquat, a herbicide that protects crop Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, October 27, 2008
You can add genetically engineered, purple tomatoes to the list of cancer-fighting foods.
British researchers engineered the fruit to contain nutrients more commonly seen in dark berries, which have been shown to lower the risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases, Reuters reported.
For the study, cancer-prone mice fed the fruit lived an average of 40 days longer than animals on a standard diet. Read the rest of this entry »
Editor’s note: This installment of the Herald Times Reporter series on drug use examines the toll abuse and addiction take on relationships, work and other aspects of a person’s life.
Drug abuse is an “equal opportunity” problem, crossing all demographic lines both genders, all ages and all socio-economic classes, according to John Schmidt, a licensed clinical social worker-psychotherapist at Aurora Behavioral Health.
And, “addiction does not Read the rest of this entry »
Change is upon us, but we are not talking about the change in Washington; it’s the change on our waistlines. The talk in some South Florida gyms is how Barack Obama is getting people to make their own kind of change to their bodies.
A picture showing a shirtless Barack Obama in Hawaii confirmed the fact that our 44th President even embodies change.
“Making a change is not just about politics, it’s health-wise keeping it fit,” said James Read the rest of this entry »
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) – Hazardous Materials Teams in full protective gear converged on an Attleboro business Monday morning after a small chemical explosion.
Emergency crews took one person to Rhode Island Hospital with cyanide burns. Another 20 to 30 people were decontaminated and taken to Sturdy Hospital as a precaution.
Fire Capt. Keith Jackson says the department was alerted to a “cyanide emergency” at
about 8:30 a.m. Monday. That business Read the rest of this entry »
September 07, 2008 08:25 am
Pastor says New Albany church helped rid area of drugs, prostitution
Tara.Hettinger@newsandtribune.com
Rev. Johnny Knuckles, of Friendship Baptist Church, stood outside his church Saturday afternoon watching as neighbors and congregation members enjoyed the games, pony rides, food, music and more for free.
This was all part of the church’s second-annual Neighborhood Block Party, which was on Shelby Street Read the rest of this entry »