ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2009)
— Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually found in obese people.
The findings in mice, appearing online Feb 3 in Cell Metabolism, have led to the initiation of a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial to determine whether eating an extremely low-fat diet Read the rest of this entry »
STAMFORD — Family members and doctors for Charla Nash, the Stamford woman who was brutally mauled Monday by a 200-pound pet chimpanzee, thanked people Wednesday for supporting her and reported that she has made “some good, but small, progress.”
They spoke at a news conference at Stamford Hospital’s Tully Health Center on Strawberry Hill Court.
“While she remains in critical but stable condition, her vital signs are improving,” said Dr. Kevin Read the rest of this entry »
JusticeNewsFlash.com top news for South Florida product liability lawyers – OTC skin numbing creams for cosmetic laser hair removal cause injury and death.
West Palm Beach, FL (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) www.fda.gov issued a consumer alert about topical anesthetic creams. Over-the-counter (OTC) skin numbing creams, commonly used before cosmetic procedures, have been linked to two young women’s deaths. Read the rest of this entry »
Many of the victims of Thursday’s situation at the Walmart Super Center in Germantown were transported to Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.
MENOMONEE FALLS – Eight of the victims of Thursday’s situation at the Walmart Super Center in Germantown were transported to Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.
All of the victims are expected to be okay, and three have already been released.
Hospital officials are not releasing Read the rest of this entry »
What is your fitness age?
There are several factors used to calculate the age and fitness of your body. Some people call this you “real age.” As we breeze through life and participate in the activities that we love, our abilities and skills change over time. Sometimes we see improvement in our abilities, and sometimes we lose flexibility and stamina.
This is a natural part of the aging process, but those of us that are competitive by nature become Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) last week joined a majority in the House of Representatives in support of bipartisan legislation to provide health care to 11 million children from working families.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2) was approved by a vote of 289-139.
The bill is very similar to the legislation that President Bush vetoed twice in the 110th Congress.
“Investing Read the rest of this entry »
MADISON (WKOW) – The UW Hospital Board will soon decide how to proceed on a proposal to offer late term abortions at its Park Street clinic.
Wednesday's hearing is the last chance for people — who passionately believe and don't believe the UW should be doing this procedure — to speak their piece.
The debate spilled into the streets of Madison over the weekend. Hundreds of people expressed either their support or disdain for a proposed Read the rest of this entry »
Pharmaceutical industry officials in Kenya estimate that at least 40 percent of the drugs sold in the East African nation are counterfeit, with anti-malarial drugs being especially susceptible to being faked.
Patients continue to be sick or can even die as a result of taking counterfeit drugs, most are believed to originate from China and India.
For more, click on video link.
Eating more fruits and vegetables, cutting down on calories and carbohydrates and increasing exercise are all-important parts of any healthy diet. But according to new research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, a low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than a low-calorie diet.
Researchers in the small clinical study found that people on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the Read the rest of this entry »
Today, Fortenberry leads an active lifestyle by staying busy with her children and grandchildren, as well as the new shop she owns with her husband Joe, called The Ironing Board in Oak Grove. She is also an assistant teacher at Oak Grove Elementary, where she says it is a true blessing to work with the kids and to feel that perhaps she is making a difference in their lives.
February, observed as National Heart Month, is an opportunity for women Read the rest of this entry »