SUNDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Perhaps five years from now, you might actually hear your doctor casually say, “While we’re at it, let’s do a blood test to see if your genetic makeup puts you at high risk of having a heart attack.”
So says Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of preventive cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the leader of a group that has identified three Read the rest of this entry »

Tue Feb 17, 2009 – 04:17 PM
Ask and you shall – or at least might – receive.
Don’t ask and, well, you’ll never know.
While Ricky Hilton’s vision hasn’t been entirely fulfilled yet, his simple request just two months ago has already developed into a tangible plan to improve fitness opportunities for the residents of Rural Retreat.
Hilton approached Rural Retreat Town Council in December with the initial idea Read the rest of this entry »

Question: So here I am, quite frankly disgusted at my failed attempts at New Year’s Resolutions of losing weight. I desperately need to lose at least 30 pounds and every time I try, I end up quitting. What do I do this year to make it different than the last?
Answer: It can feel so defeating to have tried to lose weight and not accomplished your goal. But take heart — most people fail before succeeding. It takes trial and error to find a workout Read the rest of this entry »

SUNDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Perhaps five years from now, you might actually hear your doctor casually say, “While we’re at it, let’s do a blood test to see if your genetic makeup puts you at high risk of having a heart attack.”
So says Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of preventive cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the leader of a group that has identified three Read the rest of this entry »

ScienceDaily (Nov. 13, 2008)
— Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found.
One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison, only 21 percent of those treated with drugs were symptom-free. Results Read the rest of this entry »

MILFORD – As Aerosmith’s “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” booms in the background, 32 women, ranging in age from 16 to 71, are shaking and shimmying, and moving and grooving. They got the beat. They also got the beads of perspiration.
During this one-hour, high-energy workout at Gold’s Gym, they have punched their arms, kicked their legs and twisted their bodies every which way but loose. It’s all part of the TurboKick class Read the rest of this entry »

How should you choose a diet that works for you?
Updated Sun. Oct. 12 2008 7:05 AM ET
Allison Van Dusen, Forbes.com
Americans are giving up on diets.
While weight-loss programs and products are still an estimated $58 billion industry, the number of people dieting is dropping, according to market-research firm NPD Group. Among a group of 5,000 consumers, in 1990 39 per cent of the women and 29 per cent of the men claimed to be on a diet; Read the rest of this entry »

CINCINNATI – The 98-pound homeless woman wore a fraying lavender bathrobe over her white T-shirt and pajama bottoms.
Soft purple slippers with pink bows covered her feet. She struggled to prop herself up onto the examination table at the Center for Respite Care in Avondale.
She complained of a bad head cold and painful leg cramps that she said were related to her failing kidneys. She was a dialysis patient, HIV-positive and deaf.
Her doctor, Read the rest of this entry »

PROVO — The number of defendants declared incompentent to stand trial who may end up in jail while waiting for beds to open up in the state hospital has been reduced, state officials said.
    The Provo hospital has 359 beds, with 100 of those dedicated to people who have been involved in a criminal court proceeding.
    In the past, about 20 criminal defendants were on the waiting list, with wait times for a bed stretching to as long as Read the rest of this entry »

“Krasnoyarsk gave me life and a chance to survive,” he said. “I would like to give the children of Krasnoyarsk a safe and fun place to play.”
Scouts usually choose a project closer to home, Harford County’s Eagle Project co-coordinator said.
“Alex is a true idealist,” said Mike Balog, who approved Alex’s plan. “He broadened ‘helpful to your community’ to a global context. He has the greatest motives, exceptional fervor and truly wants to give Read the rest of this entry »