Oct. 27, 2008 — A new breed of tomatoes that are specially engineered to have extra antioxidants may help prevent
, according to a new study.
Scientists in Europe transferred certain genes of snapdragons to tomatoes, creating a tomato with a dark purple color and loads of antioxidants. Researchers tested the tomatoes on cancer-prone mice; they found that a
supplemented by purple tomato powder increased the life span of the mice compared to Read the rest of this entry »
Caring Canines Therapy Dogs Inc., a nonprofit group, is seeking people who own gentle and loving dogs to make visits to nursing homes, child-care centers, hospitals, libraries and senior-citizen centers in Lake County. Details: 352-365-4948.
LifeStream Behavioral Center, a nonprofit organization at 515 W. Main St., Leesburg, has a volunteer program designed to involve individuals and groups in the community who are interested in assisting in LifeStream’s Read the rest of this entry »
An American doctor charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three patients at a rural Australian hospital repeatedly botched operations and performed surgeries he was not capable of handling, a prosecutor saidMonday.
In his opening statement in the pre-trial hearing of Jayant Patel, prosecutor Ross Martin also said the doctor lied on his application to Bundaberg Base Hospital by neglecting to reveal he had been reprimanded by medical boards in Read the rest of this entry »
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Officers who responded to Isiah Thomas’ home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.
Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the victim, but a person familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official police report has not been released, has confirmed it was the former NBA star Read the rest of this entry »
A pizza deliverer went to a local hospital in critical condition Monday morning after a man shot him during a robbery attempt.
The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office received a call about 9:30 a.m. from the emergency room at Doctor’s Medical Center in San Pablo reporting the arrival of the victim, a 50-year-old man.
The victim drove to the 2700 block of Bowhill Lane, in the unincorporated Rollingwood neighborhood, to deliver a pizza about 9:10 a.m., Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — Minority women, especially black women, have more distrust of the medical system, which leads to delays in screening for breast cancer, new research shows.
Almost half of all women agreed that they had “sometimes been deceived or misled by health-care organizations.” Eighteen percent strongly agreed with the statement.
On another gauge of mistrust, 39 percent of black women agreed that “health-care organizations Read the rest of this entry »
fat diet reduces a woman’s chance of developing breast or colon cancer?
The data on diet for preventing breast or colon cancer suggest that just reducing total fat is not enough. Although we do not have definitive data on the role of vegetables (and fruits), increasing dark, leafy green vegetables and a wide range of other vegetables, reducing fat (especially animal fats), and restricting calories is highly recommended not only for cancer prevention Read the rest of this entry »
will hold an open house Wednesday, from 2 to 4 p.m., at its new Wound Care Center.
The center is located on the first floor of the Baptist East Medical Pavilion, 3900 Kresge Way.
It features hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is used to treat wounds and certain infections of the bone and skin.
The therapy also treats tissue damaged by radiation therapy, skin grafts that aren’t healing well and spider bites.
Inside the hyperbaric chamber, Read the rest of this entry »
, fullback/linebacker
, cornerback
, running back
are the finalists for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors for games played on Nov. 16-17.
Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com/rookies beginning Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET and ending on Friday at noon ET to determine the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. The Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week will be announced Friday evening on NFL.com/rookies.
In addition, for the fourth Read the rest of this entry »