Foundation study: how do diet and genes affect each other in heart disease and stroke?
Both genetics and diet play a role in your risk of heart disease and stroke, but can the two interact together to make some foods worse for people than they would be in others? That is a question that, a researcher funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of British Columbia and Yukon, hopes to answer in the near future.
Homocysteine, an amino acid, has been Read the rest of this entry »
Vitamin Water Making Deceptive Health Claims?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has slapped a lawsuit on Coca-Cola, maker of VitaminWater drinks, calling its marketing claims unsubstantiated and deceptive. Coca-Cola’s retort called the suit “ridiculous.” As further finger-pointing plays out, how should consumers decipher punchy buzzwords like “triple antioxidants” and “definitely au natural” on some of the bottles’ labels? Katherine Read the rest of this entry »
If getting in shape is one of your New Year’s resolutions, here’s good news—some gyms are
. Among the deals: a free guest pass for two weeks at Bally Total Fitness, a free month followed by 50 percent off the monthly membership fee at Curves, free enrollment at Gold’s Gym, and a 30-day money-back guarantee at L.A. Boxing, according to the
Los Angeles Times.
Independent gyms are also offering deals, so consider asking the manager for savings, Read the rest of this entry »
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Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or experience medical errors than patients in other affluent countries, according to a study released on Thursday.
The study comparing the experiences of patients in eight nations reflected poorly on the U.S. health care system as President-elect Barack Obama and his allies work on plans to rein in health costs and extend insurance to more people.
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that has sickened at least 399 people in 42 states. King Nut Cos., which distributes but does not manufacture the peanut butter, sold to institutions like schools and hospitals, said it would recall all King Nut and Parnell’s Pride brand peanut butter. The company, based in Ohio, also said it would work with the manufacturer of the peanut butter, Peanut Corp. of America, to “inform others of this problem.”
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Intel Corp. has launched a personal health system that combines a device used by patients at home with an online interface that permits healthcare professionals to
patients’ medical conditions. Called the Intel Health Care Management Suite, the device was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration in July. It provides ongoing access to information about patients’ vital signs and offers educational information, patient reminders, surveys, and video-conferencing Read the rest of this entry »
for coverage, regardless of health status, the Associated Press reports. But insurers also favor a requirement for all Americans to have health insurance. Requiring health insurance for all is needed, according to industry analysts, because mandatory inclusion of both healthy and sick people would allow insurers to distribute risk over a larger group of people. Two health insurance trade organizations—
that each called for coverage of those Read the rest of this entry »
On Wednesday, the FDA will open it first overseas office here in China, whose growing role as an exporter of food and drug products to the United States has combined with several recent food safety scares to prompt the change in strategy.
The agency will initially have about 13 employees in three offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to certify inspections of U.S.-bound Chinese exports, officials said at a news conference here Tuesday. Third-party Read the rest of this entry »
As Economy Falters, Many States Cut Back on Medicaid
as revenue falls and more people are out of work and without private health insurance, the
reports. Nineteen states have already lowered payments made to nursing homes and hospitals and ended coverage of certain treatments. Some states have stopped payments for services that the federal government doesn’t require them to cover, such as physical therapy, hospice care, hearing aids, and eyeglasses. Read the rest of this entry »