Washington (IANS): Offsprings of both lean and obese primate mothers being fed a high-fat diet showed an increased risk of developing non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
If such monkeys were reverted to a low-fat diet during a subsequent pregnancy, this second offspring exhibited fewer signs of NAFLD.
This finding contradicts the thinking that a mother’s obesity during pregnancy is contributing to the rising incidence of obese children 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 »

It looks like chaos, but that’s what dodgeball is all about. Add in a lot of fun and more than a dozen players and you’ve got a pickup game of dodgeball at the 12th Street Gym in Philadelphia. Both men and women play and there are no holds barred.
Lenny Malcolm dropped in for a quick game.
“It stings a little bit but when you’re having so much fun the sting goes away very fast,” he said.
This gym class flashback is a calorie killer, CBS station Read the rest of this entry »

I’ll never forget the time in high school when one of my buddies and I went with our friend to visit his grandma in the nursing home. On the day we went, they were cleaning all of the residents’ rooms, so all of them were hanging out in the lobby.
When we asked our friend which resident was his grandma, he replied, “The one in the wheelchair.” That wasn’t very helpful, as he only narrowed it down to about 37 people.
When my grandma had to go into Read the rest of this entry »

An 8-year-old boy who has been in a coma since he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on his way to San Jose elementary school is now breathing without machines and has left the intensive care unit of Valley Medical Center.
That’s the latest news about Alejandro “Alex” Casillas, as told today to the Mercury News, by his aunt, Minerva Cardenas, who has acted as the family spokeswoman since the boy was injured Jan. 26 in the crosswalk at Story Road Read the rest of this entry »

FORT WAYNE, IN, Jan 23, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) –
Today, Pine Ridge Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PINR) CEO Kevin May made an announcement concerning ServeNation and the company.
Within the past couple of weeks, ServeNation was informed by several gift card sources that there have been scams in the gift card industry involving pink sheet companies. Since PINR is a pink sheet company it makes it more difficult or in some cases Read the rest of this entry »

“It helps to have someone pushing you on days when you don’t want to leave the house,” said Julio Hernandez, who has dropped 30 pounds since meeting his wife. “And there’s always someone there to support you and celebrate your success.”
Chicagoans Robin Karlov, 44, and Jeff Hansen, 41, say their mutual love of exercise affects almost every part of their marriage, including dinner menus—organic mac and cheese for the kids—and family vacations, Read the rest of this entry »

“It was winter, and I thought maybe they didn’t go outside because of the weather,” said Barros, now an assistant professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Children’s Hospital in New York City. “I had a headache.”
In fact, the children always had one 10-minute break but were not allowed to talk and had to stay in their chairs. There was nowhere for the kids to go outside and play, the teacher explained.
documenting Read the rest of this entry »

This month, Harris County’s criminal district judges voted to create a felony mental health court, the first one in the county’s history to focus exclusively on felony defendants diagnosed with such serious conditions as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression.
This is a smart move on several levels. Introduced about a decade ago, mental health courts, which now number more than 150 nationwide, seek to provide more humane Read the rest of this entry »

An effort to help people struggling to feed their infants started over coffee with friends.
The idea grew into a collaboration among people representing a range of fields. They held a drive to collect baby food during the first two weeks in November.
Yesterday, Centro Las Americas distributed 40 pounds of cereal, strained vegetables and fruits to six neighborhood health and social service centers across Worcester.
Sovereign Bank, which solicited Read the rest of this entry »