Could an unhealthy diet increase the risk of developing dementia later in life?
That is the question that led neurodegeneration researcher Jeffery Keller from the Sanders-Brown Institute on Aging in Lexington, Ky., to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in July to study dementia.
“We saw our work in dementia moving toward understanding how nutrition, obesity and diabetes are emerging as risk factors in dementia and the elderly,” Read the rest of this entry »
I fear that this phrase-du-juor “common ground” will come to replace
any real discussion of the issues. What is “real discussion”? It’s talking about what, exactly, “abortion reduction” means in policy terms. It’s talking about why family planning funding still, in this day and age, needs to be not only defended but explained as a critical health service? It’s talking about why, if comprehensive sexual health education includes strong abstinence messages, Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK — Publicly funded family planning prevents nearly 2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 800,000 abortions in the United States each year, saving billions of dollars, according to new research intended to counter conservative objections to expanding the program.
The data is in a report being released on Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health think tank whose research is generally respected even by experts Read the rest of this entry »
FORT WORTH, Texas
— A former state legislator is the new chief executive of JPS Health Network, the Tarrant County Hospital District board voted Wednesday.
Robert Earley was chosen by a 10-1 vote despite some concern that his eight months as the district’s interim CEO was his only experience running a health-care system. Terms of his contract have not been set, the district said.
JPS board chairman Steve Montgomery said the board looked Read the rest of this entry »
“They put about $50 million into completely reconstructing the place – new roof, new separation area between the roaster and production lines,” said Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney who specializes in litigating food poisonings and was invited to ConAgra’s headquarters to discuss the outbreak last summer. He settled more than 1,200 salmonella poisoning cases with ConAgra for an undisclosed sum last year.
The redesigned facility is seen as state of Read the rest of this entry »
Middle-Aged Fitness Workouts: What's The Minimum Exercise Needed to Keep Fit?
Acclaimed Fitness Trainers Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll Deliver Advice to Become Fit With Easy “Impossible To Quit” Workout.
London, UK (
) February 19, 2009 — It's no wonder February is often called the 'blah' month, especially when so many people throw in the towel and give up on their New Year's resolution to stick to a diet, lose weight Read the rest of this entry »
This is the juggling act of pediatric care in California, where parents and medical professionals are grappling with a significantly diminished network of care for the state’s 10 million children.
In the last decade, even as the number of children has grown, more than 65 hospitals have either eliminated their children’s units or shut down altogether. More than two dozen others have reduced the number of beds for children. Most counties north of Read the rest of this entry »