The Men’s Health Forum was commissioned by the DoH to undertake a study into the different ways that women and men access health services.
The ‘Gender and Access to Health Services Study 2008′ found large differences in use of services and the incidence and prevalence of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, mental health and sexual health.
The study concluded that the quality framework offers the ‘ideal mechanism’ to address gender inequalities.
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Studies emphasize the important role played by physical activity in public health efforts to combat obesity and diseases. Frequent and regular physical activity boosts the immune system, helps prevent diseases, improves mental health and helps prevent depression. It may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has become a major reason of concern, as most of the obese children are more likely to develop obesity-related diseases. Read the rest of this entry »

HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has just introduced a new $20 million advertising campaign for Yaz, the most popular
pill in the United States.
But the television ads, now running during prime-time shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” and on cable networks, are not typical spots promoting the benefits of a prescription drug. Instead, they warn that nobody should take Yaz hoping that it will also cure
.
As part of an unusual crackdown Read the rest of this entry »

Fitness centers stocked with the latest in high-tech machinery and staffed by fitness professionals can be a huge help for those interested in getting or staying in shape.
For the days you don’t have time to get to the gym, or you’d like a change of pace, there’s always a home gym.
Studies show the closer a gym is to your house, the more likely you are to use it. And home gyms receive the most use of all. So, if you’re intent on keeping your Read the rest of this entry »

12:00 AM CST on Sunday, January 25, 2009
jroberson@dallasnews.com
Rosemary Hill used to earn more than $200,000 a year as an executive for an information systems company.
Her master’s degree in management systems and years of telecommunications work in the Air Force gave her a posh life of first-class flights and swanky hotels.
But when her aunt grew ill with cancer and died in February 2002, the Lakewood resident began re-evaluating her Read the rest of this entry »

Where can you go this winter to mix fun and fitness?
| Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 07:01 AM
I never bother with New Year’s resolutions until the kids go back to school and the family returns to a normal schedule. Sadly, when I packed the kids’ backpacks yesterday, I realized I was donning my “eggnog sweater”. The sweater is so named because it ably camouflages the mid-drift I dare not bare after a month of indulging in Read the rest of this entry »

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned people to avoid nearly 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients.
They may promise an easy fix to weight problems, but the FDA said they contain unlisted ingredients, including high doses of a powerful anti-obesity drug, as well as a suspected carcinogen.
Most of the diet pills appear to be from China and are sold mainly on the Internet.
The FDA is considering Read the rest of this entry »

MADISON, Wis.
– Patients cannot sue the makers of potentially unsafe medical devices approved for sale by federal regulators, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The court ruled against a Wisconsin man who had surgery to remove a defibrillator after the manufacturer, Medtronic, Inc., warned its battery had a chance of failing. The ruling is a victory for Minneapolis-based Medtronic and other manufacturers who want to limit product liability.
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Below is a letter regarding universal health care that I sent to my congressman, Allan Mollohan.  I had written him earlier about supporting HR 676, a single-payer system that would fix our broken health system.  In his reply, Congressman Mollohan waxed eloquent in broad generalizations-something politicians are good at-about his concern for health care, but he failed to say whether he supported HR 676.  In this letter I have given highly specific Read the rest of this entry »

Updated at 5 p.m.:
The girl has been identified as Kayley Ishii.
A 4-year-old girl was killed when she became trapped inside a washing machine, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said today.
The child apparently climbed into a front-loading washing machine Monday afternoon at her home in Mission Viejo, said sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.
Her mother told investigators that the girl’s 15-month-old brother managed to start the machine, Read the rest of this entry »