or chemicals? That’s the dilemma for parents worried about a controversial substance found in the popular sealants that are painted on children’s molars to prevent decay.
The chemical is bisphenol-A, or BPA, which is widely used in the making of the hard, clear plastic called polycarbonate, and is also found in the linings of food and soft-drink cans. Most human exposure to the chemical clearly comes from the food supply. But traces Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Health care, says the man most concerned with that 17 percent of America’s economy, can be “a nation-ruining issue.” As Michael Leavitt ends four years as secretary of health and human services, he offers this attention-arresting arithmetic: Absent fundamental reforms, over the next two decades the average American household’s health care spending, including the portion of its taxes that pays for Medicare and Medicaid, will go from 23 Read the rest of this entry »
This is one of the biggest recalls in U.S. history and another example of vulnerability in the nation’s food supply. None of PCA’s peanut products are sold directly to consumers. But the FDA says that more than 70 firms used the company’s goods in all manner of foods, from cookies and pet food to ice cream and cereal. Since the salmonella outbreak was discovered last summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes that eight deaths Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON (AFP) — Iain Hume, the Barnsley and Canada striker who was left with a fractured skull after being elbowed by Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan two weeks ago, has been readmitted to hospital, his club said Tuesday.
Hume, 25, returned to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell seven days after he was released following emergency surgery which had left him fearing he could die.
The player, who is considering legal action Read the rest of this entry »
Gilrs Aloud pop star-turned-X Factor judge Cherylo Cole has found love with…
Rafa Benitez is on a shortlist of three if Juventus sack under pressure coach…
TV star Ben Freeman and a schoolgirl were seen cuddling minutes after he…
Britney Spears is back in the nudes, sorry, news for whipping off her kit.
Bubbly Fern Britton is thought to have lost around six stone over the last two…
Like a bad hangover, it’s now dawned on the Read the rest of this entry »
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Dominique Reynoso sat waiting in Room 2, watching over Dyana, her listless daughter, and Isabella, her bouncy one.
Dyana, 8, had good reason to be sitting quietly on the exam table while her 3-year-old sister zipped about the room smiling and engaging visitors. Her ear hurt.
Reynoso, a homemaker, regularly takes her children to the North Park Pediatric Clinic and Development Center to tend to their ailments. Sometimes she receives Read the rest of this entry »
(HealthDay News) — Anorexia is an eating disorder in which a person becomes obsessed about gaining weight and severely limits food or starves to feel more in control. Most people with anorexia are female.
There’s no single cause of anorexia, but there are a number of contributing factors. The National Women’s Health Information Center offers this list:
Anorexia may be caused by hormonal changes or chemical changes in the brain.
A family history Read the rest of this entry »
No one can defy death. All that one can do is add some more years to one’s lifespan. If you really want to live longer and stay healthier then you can start with exercise and the right diet, suggests a new study.
Conducted by researchers at the Manchester Metropolitan University, the new study, has found that exercise, low to moderate workouts, and a diet containing proteins and carbohydrates can help old people live longer and stay healthier. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Clayton County’s only hospital has two weeks to find $40 million or possibly risk wiping out its small amount of cash and closing.
Southern Regional Health System officials will meet with SunTrust today to ask for an extension on a $40 million debt due Dec. 31.
The 331-bed Riverdale hospital has spent the past several months scrutinizing spending, streamlining services and seeking help from the Clayton County Commission, hospital chairman Read the rest of this entry »