CHICAGO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Users of Alli, the first
weight-loss drug approved for sale over-the-counter in the
United States, are finding what they likely suspected all
along: pills are no magic substitute for diet and exercise.
Yet as Americans engage in the New Year’s tradition of
resolving to shed pounds, the market for diet aids is expected
to remain firm, even as the economy is mired in recession.
Americans spend $30 billion a year on weight-loss Read the rest of this entry »

show that 59% of Americans want single-payer health coverage, and by over a 2 to 1 margin they think that it is more important to provide universal health care than to avoid a tax increase for it. An overwhelming majority believe the present system to be seriously flawed.
This is one of those issues where Congress acts independently of the wishes of the people. Congress is not giving serious consideration to a single-payer plan. Instead what Read the rest of this entry »

during next month’s one-day series in Bangladesh.
Qadir said that he is not fully aware of Shoaib’s form and fitness and will like to meet the pacer soon to hear him out before a decision is made to recall the player.
Qadir said he will also consult with his fellow selectors — Saleem Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad — before making up his mind about Shoaib’s chances of playing in the five-match ODI series in Bangladesh next month.
Shoaib, 33, Read the rest of this entry »

DES MOINES, Iowa -
health officials want to increase
rules and fees for tattoo artists in the state.
The Iowa Department of Public Health wants to more than double
fees, require more education and ban tattooing in private homes and
by minors.
Talissa Miller, a state health department administrative
assistant, says Iowa’s tattoo rules haven’t changed since 1989 and
that officials want to bring them up to higher standards.
Miller says few complaints Read the rest of this entry »

Maybe it’s providence or God’s way of saying thank you, and maybe it’s the relaxed ambience at houses of prayer, but mosques, churches, synagogues and shrines apparently keep the angel of death away.
At least those are the findings of a study published recently by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
In one of the most comprehensive studies ever of the connection between religious Read the rest of this entry »

It’s
not just women who grumble about their body and looks, for young men too have
body image issues, which range from physique and height to hair loss.
That’s the conclusion of a new
research.
The study of 200
young heterosexual men, which has been published in the
, found that it was so common
for men to worry about their muscle definition (82 per cent did) that such
concerns could be considered
normal.
“Clearly it is not a
small Read the rest of this entry »

About a year ago, Marc and Tammie Smith came to a rather uncomfortable assessment: They were unhealthy.
The Smiths decided to change that.
The Stafford County family joined a gym and got their three girls, Chelsea, 10, Darby, 12, and London, 13, playing soccer.
This month, they started their own “family fitness boot camp,” challenging one another to try new activities at their gym.
These activities have included a family cardio dance class, Read the rest of this entry »

Sunday Oct 05, 2008
The family of an Auckland mother who committed suicide while in the care of a mental health unit will this week demand to know how the tragedy occurred.
Brenda Moore, a 42-year-old social worker, was found dead on December 14 in the grounds of the Henry Bennett Centre at Waikato Hospital. At a coroner’s hearing starting tomorrow in the Hamilton District Court, her family will highlight concerns about her death and those of Read the rest of this entry »

Health Related Activity Doing Regularly Started within
For Over One Year Past Year
—————– —————
Had health-related screening/exam 55% 23%
Went for physical exam 54% 21%
Tried to improve health through
exercise, better nutrition 53% Read the rest of this entry »

I am a 25-year-old man in a relationship with a 35-year-old man. We have been going out for three years and live together happily. There is one issue on which we disagree though: he has been using recreational drugs (mainly ecstasy) for a decade or so and I don’t like this. I have had terrible experiences with a sibling who takes drugs, and who caused my parents a huge amount of pain as a result.
My boyfriend maintains he was “slowing down” his Read the rest of this entry »