Imagine that you have been diagnosed with cancer. You need weekly chemotherapy treatments, but your insurance plan limits the number of times you may visit a doctor each year. Or your plan’s high deductibles and co-pays force you to choose between paying for treatment and paying the mortgage. Or your employer dropped its health plan and now you can’t afford one yourself.
Millions of people in America face harsh circumstances like these Read the rest of this entry »
Mary Ann Niewald walks into the room, stands over the child and quiets herself.
She looks over her shoulder to confirm the baby’s name on the nurse’s chart. It is Hannah.
Then she gently picks up the infant.
“Oh, you’re such a sweet baby,” Niewald whispers.
Hannah moves slightly inside her tight wrapping, exhales lightly, and falls back asleep.
Niewald gazes at the child and smiles adoringly.
They are two people at the opposite ends of Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re anxious to get started on your best fitness year yet, then sign up for a local race! Getting in shape, losing weight, or increasing your fitness level will be some of the many New Years resolutions this year. If you want to beat the odds and reach your goal then start off the year with a road race.
These races are runner and walker friendly. So if you are just beginning you won’t be intimidated by super human runners. Just get out there, Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many American children are not eating enough fruit and vegetables and their diet lacks key nutrients, according to a report released on Wednesday that focuses on school food programs as a way to help prevent long-term health problems.
School kids in the United States are getting too many calories from solid fats found in foods such as pizza and hamburgers, and sugars from candy and soda, said the report by the Institute of Read the rest of this entry »
Few 47-year-olds look like Will Backman. Few 27-year-olds do, for that matter.
“Since it’s not a mandatory thing, it really depends on the engine crew. But as whole, everyone tries to do something to stay in shape,” said the Richmond fire engineer, explaining his well-trimmed, 180-pound frame. “There’s a sense of pride about it. I want somebody to take care of me if I get my butt in a wringer during a fire, and I want to be able to do the same.” Read the rest of this entry »
There are about 10 million cancer survivors in the United States —- the largest group of people living with a chronic disease. Just from breast cancer, there are 2.5 million survivors. As one of those survivors, I’m often asked what can be done to prevent a recurrence. The American Cancer Society and the American Institute for Cancer Research both stress that diet and lifestyle are the best things we can do to reduce the chance of the Read the rest of this entry »
matter of better managing the stress that can be brought on by multiple responsibilities, Poa says.
She likened the process to developing a road map for the future. By making women more aware of options in their care, she says she believes they will make better choices. She also encourages women to keep a journal of their medical history.
Poa speaks from personal experience as a mother of five. “I really have to practice what I preach,” she says. Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers found that almost half of all sufferers of the crippling stomach disorder found their symptoms disappeared after taking the natural remedy.
By contrast, only one in five patients found relief after using anti-spasmodic drugs and just one in eleven using fibre, the findings, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) show.
Around eight million people in Britain are thought to have IBS, although diagnosis is difficult.
Symptoms Read the rest of this entry »
No surprise here: Kids who play sports and do other physical activities report all kinds of health benefits, feeling better about themselves mentally and physically, a comprehensive new study shows.
The Women’s Sports Foundation partnered with Harris Interactive to survey 2,185 children in grades 3 through 12 and 863 parents about the kids’ participation in organized sports and other activities such as playing
and going camping and hiking. They Read the rest of this entry »
politician wants to make it easier
for healthy food to end up as part of your diet.
Borough President Scott M. Stringer is expected to release a
report on Saturday calling for new tax and zoning incentives to get
markets to stock healthier food.
The report also seeks to require city agencies to buy 20 percent
of their food from local farmers and recommends restricting the
number of fast-food restaurants in newly established “food
enterprise zones.” Read the rest of this entry »