Stuff the bird, not yourself
02:41 PM CST on Sunday, November 23, 2008
Every Thanksgiving, you head to the table with the best intentions not to overeat.
And every Thanksgiving, you leave the table feeling more bloated than a puffed-up turkey.
We talked to Lona Sandon, assistant professor of clinical nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center, about how to right-size your plate for a Thanksgiving feast that won’t Read the rest of this entry »
If smokers won’t quit for their own health, or even for the health of their (human) families, will they quit for their pets? The authors of a new study published today in the journal
think they just might. Our colleague
Secondhand smoke is as dangerous for pets as it is for the non-smoking people
who live with smokers. Non-smokers who live with smokers have to worry about the
risk of lung cancer and respiratory diseases. But even dogs and cats Read the rest of this entry »
Published: February 16, 2009
A woman goes to her doctor for a check up. She says she feels tired all the time and has trouble sleeping. Her stomach has been bothering her and she’s been getting pains in her legs. Although she doesn’t feel right, she’s not thinking heart disease. But she should be.
Heart disease kills more women than breast cancer, but surprisingly, women don’t perceive it as the bigger threat and know little about how it’s symptoms Read the rest of this entry »
“[Parents] should follow very carefully the directions on the package,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “The No. 1 cause of problems is children getting into medicine for accidental ingestion.”
Despite pleas by the American Academy of Pediatrics and others who say over-the-counter products are ineffective for children under 6, the industry said Tuesday that kids older than 4 can benefit. Read the rest of this entry »
AtriCure, Inc. is a medical device company and a leader in developing,
manufacturing and selling innovative cardiac surgical ablation systems
designed to create precise lesions, or scars, in cardiac, or heart,
tissue. Medical journals have described the adoption by leading
cardiothoracic surgeons of the AtriCure Isolator(R) bipolar
ablation system as a treatment alternative during open-heart surgical Read the rest of this entry »
“The UWMC nurses are very happy to be moving forward in this process. With
no reduction in rest between shifts and a wage package that enables the
hospital to retain and recruit the best nurses in the region, the RNs are
confident that they can continue to provide the excellent care that their
patients have come to expect. The RNs at UWMC have been united in their goal
of outstanding patient care, safe working conditions and a good quality of
life Read the rest of this entry »
A spokesperson said the harness supports his body so the weight isn’t entirely on his legs and allows him to got on “short” walks, it has already contributed to him losing 1kg.
Governor Paterson is proposing to extend health insurance access to the children of insured parents up to age 29. He says one in three young adults between ages 19 and 29 do not have health insurance. He says allowing them to continue on a parent’s health insurance is cheaper for the family and costs nothing to the state. It also makes money for the health insurance companies.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York thinks the idea is good, Read the rest of this entry »
Two teenagers are under arrest, after police said they were driving a car registered to the Colonie police chief and had drugs in their possession.
Eighteen-year old Nicholas Signore is charged with criminal possession of marijuana. The driver, 19-year old Colby Kendall is charged with DWAI.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression. It works by beaming magnetic pulses through the skull, triggering small electrical charges that prompt brain cells to fire, theAssociated Press reported.
The device, called transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS, is intended for patients who got no relief from their first antidepressant, offering them a different option than trying an Read the rest of this entry »