Have you seen all those gorgeous grapes in the grocery stores these days? Eat ‘em. They may help you with high blood pressure that results from a salty diet.
, examined rats from a research breed that develops high blood pressure when fed a salty diet. The rats were fed a mixture of green, red and black table grapes in powdered form along with their regular salty diet. When the grape-fed rats were compared 18 weeks later with control-group rats, Read the rest of this entry »
Beth Johnson considers herself a health-conscious person. She eats well and exercises.
When Johnson, 45, heard there was a tool available online to determine risks for heart disease, she jumped at the chance to find out her status.
“I always try to take care of myself,” she said. “But I know I need to be more aware of my body.”
Johnson used HeartAware, a free online tool that evaluates a person’s risks for various health problems.
The Tennessee Read the rest of this entry »
The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable,
direct-pay letter of credit (LOC) issued by Bank of America, N.A. (Bank)
(rated ‘AA-/F1+’ by Fitch), securing the Bonds and the application of
Fitch’s joint probability methodology. Under the terms of the LOC, the
Bank is obligated to make payments of principal and interest upon
maturity, acceleration, and redemption, and purchase price of tendered Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (AP) — They’re first-time parents — five times over.
A set of quintuplets was born Saturday at Staten Island University Hospital, spokesman Christian Preston said. He said the four girls, one boy and their mother were doing well.
Preston declined to give the family’s name, but Tony Scherillo told the Staten Island Advance the parents are his daughter and son-in-law, Jamie and Kevin Ferrante.
“Everybody was ecstatic” on Read the rest of this entry »
Aperture Health, Inc. (OTCBB: APRE) today
announced the launch of its unique health and wellness lifestyle magazine
– “wellness360.”
“wellness360″ provides articles on timely and important health and wellness
issues for the entire family
– from teens to seniors. Topics include: nutrition, fitness,
pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, Personal Medical Records, physical,
mental, spiritual well being, and how to take control of one’s quest for
good Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian health officials have found that infant formulas marketed in that country are safe for consumption, echoing what U.S. food-safety regulators said earlier in the week about U.S. infant formulas.
The results, in a report to be issued as early as Friday, come amid manufacturers’ objections that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration data also generated unnecessary concerns among parents.
Earlier this week, controversy arose in the U.S. when Read the rest of this entry »
WAIKAPU – Brian Hoyle, primary investor of the proposed West Maui Hospital and Medical Center, spoke at a Maui Chamber of Commerce luncheon to over 80 people last week Wednesday at Maui Tropical Plantation.
Hoyle expects the Certificate of Need (CON) application for the hospital to be ready for public review by January 2009. The Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency will make a decision on the CON and whether the project can Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration said it has approved the first anti-nausea patch for use by cancer patients on Monday. Sancuso, the patch worn on the arm delivers granisetron, a widely used anti-nausea medicine through the skin. Expected to be available by the end of the year, the patch would offer relief from the debilitating nausea that often accompanies chemotherapy.
The patch Sancuso works by continuously delivering a steady dose of granisetron, Read the rest of this entry »
A major anti drugs conference in Dublin today will hear from families who have been affected by drug abuse.
The conference marks the 25th anniversary of Community Awareness of Drugs, a voluntary organisation that provides drug prevention programmes to parents.
Spokesperson Bernie McDonnell says information is the key in the fight against drugs.
Parents who are well informed about drug abuse have a better chance of preventing their children from Read the rest of this entry »
As medicine undergoes rapid transformation, North American leaders in continuing medical education (CME) have joined together to transform CME itself. Their goal is to see that physicians have the best professional development resources available throughout their careers to translate new research into better patient care.
The Mayo Clinic Consensus Conference on Continuing Medical Education (CME) held on Sept. 24-26 brought together more than 50 Read the rest of this entry »