Ritchey, 27, was overweight most of her life. By the time she moved to Los Angeles two years ago, she weighed 260 pounds and was a size 26. Like many chefs, she wasn’t eating enough during long days at work, and when she did eat, it was all the wrong stuff.
“When you’re around food all day, you lose your appetite,” she says. “So many of us have coffee or soda in our hand all day and don’t eat healthy, regular meals. We have too much to do. Then Read the rest of this entry »

The Salt Lake Valley Health Department is warning that high numbers of mosquitoes continue to test positive for West Nile virus and that residents should taken precautions.
    The virus has been detected throughout the county. Recent mosquito testing shows a high number of positive results in the south end of the valley and Magna.
    “The health department is working closely with local mosquito abatement districts to reduce the number Read the rest of this entry »

Neb. lawmakers focus on fixing safe-haven law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials geared up Friday for a special legislative session designed to deal with a unique “safe haven” law whose unintendend consequences have allowed parents to abandon nearly three dozen children as old as 17. As the session to correct the law approached, a 5-year-old boy was dropped off at an Omaha hospital on Thursday night. Earlier in the day, a woman dropped Read the rest of this entry »

Sacramento’s fitness scene – its runners, cyclists, walkers, swimmers and the rest – spreads across this region, from the climbs and trails of the foothills to city parks and pools, to the roads and paths running south into the Delta and west toward the coast.
But if there’s a crossroads, a spiritual core for competitive runners and for beginners, for recreational triathletes and Ironman qualifiers, it’s a friendly storefront on J Street Read the rest of this entry »

Oct. 28, 2008 – PSA, a marker of
risk, drops slightly in men who lower their
with statin drugs.
The statin drugs Crestor, Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor,
, and Zocor
. Recent studies suggest they may lower men’s risk of advanced
cancer. But there’s no proof statins have this effect, nor is it clear how the drugs might fight cancer.
High blood levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) can signal prostate cancer, although other benign conditions Read the rest of this entry »

No case of death or health problems resulting from milk and milk products from China has been reported amongst children anywhere in Pakistan, ‘The News’ was informed here on Saturday.
In the wake of thousands of children being seriously affected after consuming milk and milk products in China, the Ministry of Health in Pakistan has maintained a close eye on the situation and is in continuous liaison with concerned authorities in the provincial Read the rest of this entry »

In this mass-media age, the health and fitness of presidential candidates often is equated with their fitness to lead. But should someone’s health, vigor and resting pulse rate make a difference as a barometer of performance? And is it fair to compare the health and wellness of candidates who have a 25-year age gap, as is the case with Barack Obama and John McCain? Yes, says presidential historian Allan Lichtman, author of “The Keys to the White House” Read the rest of this entry »

’s team has winnowed a fairly large field down to two finalists. One is
, former health policy adviser to Rep.
Henry A. Waxman
(D-Calif.) and current Baltimore health commissioner, who’s focused on things like safe medicines for kids. The other is
, who served as assistant secretary of health and human services for policy and evaluation in the Clinton administration and before that was New York City health commissioner.
Each candidate has Read the rest of this entry »

San Jose firefighters are trying to refine their duties in treating prisoners at Santa Clara County Jail, and they have been training with jail workers in recent weeks to improve their understanding of the jail’s rules.
Firefighters from Fire Station 1 at 225 N. Market St. typically respond to 911 calls at the county jail, but some firefighters said in the spring that they felt uncomfortable in the jail because their radios don’t work, the doors Read the rest of this entry »

Hospitals and nursing homes could see hundreds of millions in budget cuts designed to help the state save more than $1.3 billion over the next two years.
Gov. David Paterson’s proposed budget for the next two years includes a series of proposals aimed at the health-care sector intended to save over $699.7 million in 2009-2010 and $623.4 million in 2010-2011.
The bulk of the savings would come by reducing Medicaid reimbursement rates and Read the rest of this entry »