Tericia Mitchell will never forget the Christmas she didn’t remember.
She was staying at a cheap motel on Aurora Avenue, her mind a blur of fortified wine and crack cocaine.
She didn’t give much thought to the colored lights in the lobby window, until she overheard someone looking for drugs say they might get a little extra, because it was Christmas.
“I said, ‘Today’s Christmas? Really?’ ” By then it was 11 p.m., far too late to even call her Read the rest of this entry »
is a female issue, right? A lot of media health coverage certainly gives that impression, the Jade Goody/cervical cancer fascination being a classic case. Men make up 49% of the population but their health issues get only spasmodic attention, at least compared to fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and abortion. And given the widespread male reluctance to discuss their own wellbeing with people in white coats, it’s an area in which the
really needs Read the rest of this entry »
The downloadable summary of Green for Life reveals:
* How Victoria discovered what was missing in her family’s raw food plan
and how she found nutritional balance in living foods. (Page 2)
* What percentage of your diet should be made of greens… you may be
surprised! (Page 4)
* Why some people initially feel ill when they eat leafy green vegetables
(and how to overcome it). (Page 5)
* A simple way Read the rest of this entry »
People like to eat certain foods together, oatmeal and orange juice for breakfast, for example.
Epidemiologist David Jacobs, Ph.D., believes eating certain foods together is healthy because we’ve evolved to like it that way, and it’s healthier to do so.
magazine, February 2009 issue, Jacobs calls these combinations food synergy. He says evolution has tested food pairings and that’s why they’re healthier for us.
The right food combinations can Read the rest of this entry »
Launched Monday, Dec. 8, the new Web site
will
offer many unique educational and health care access features. The site, whose
name translates to “Healthy Florida,” is a culturally relevant Web site,
designed especially for the needs and preferences of the Hispanic Community.
Spanish-speaking consumers will have the ability to view health and wellness
information, U.S. health care system educational content, and community-
related information. Read the rest of this entry »
Zimbabwe Cholera Cases Surpass 65,000
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of
President Barack Obama signed into law late Wednesday afternoon new legislation that will allow four million more U.S. children to get government-sponsored health coverage.
Obama acted right after the House, by a vote of 290-135, approved spending an additional $32.8 billion for the State Children’s Health Insurance Read the rest of this entry »
By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD
2008-09-14 14:06:31.0
These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse to take them, can’t tolerate them or die with nearly full 90-day supplies of multiple prescriptions on their nightstands.
Few of the country’s 5,700 hospitals and 45,000 long-term care homes keep data on the pharmaceutical waste they generate. Based Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers may be getting closer to an effective way of preventing age-related macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of vision loss among older Americans.
A new study finds that women who took a combination of B6 and B12 vitamins along with a folic acid supplement had lower risks of developing age-related macular degeneration. The women who got the supplements, compared with those taking a placebo, had a 34 percent lower risk of developing Read the rest of this entry »
The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is pushing for a multi-sectoral summit to put up a “united effort” in the campaign against illegal drugs.
PNP chief Jesus Verzosa said he suggested to Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III the conduct of a summit “to revisit the national strategy against illegal drugs.”
“I just suggested to Chairman Sotto that we hold a drug summit to revisit the national Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prompted by this summer’s salmonella outbreak, the government has begun investigating how to quickly identify the source of contaminated food and stop it from getting to consumers.
At the first public hearing on the issue Thursday, representatives from the produce industry cited progress toward labeling on every case of fruit and vegetables that would make it easier to trace tainted food from the dinner table back to the Read the rest of this entry »