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Spotlight on detox diet Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:27AMAn extreme diet that has come under fire in Australia is under investigation in New Zealand.
Nevada girls take part in a special assembly Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:56AMIt was a “girls only” assembly, when the female students, grades 8-12, were dismissed from classes last Friday to attend a gathering in the Nevada High School gym.
DNA test can predict best diet Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:06AMWhile many individuals fail to respond properly to certain diets, a new genetic test has been devised that helps choose the best weight loss diet.
Can apricot kernels keep cancer at bay? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:20AMIf diet can help prevent cancer, why wouldn't it control or cure the disease?
Food the front-line fighter, but what to consume? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:18AMSoy beans or seaweed? Broccoli or blueberries? Grapefruit or green tea?
Doctor hunts cure for Alzheimer’s Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:05AMDr. George Jackson, a UTMB professor, is using his work with fruit flies to help fight Alzheimer’s disease.
Live smart-reduce your risk Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:58AMAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after heart disease, cancer is the second leading cause of illness and death in the United States. Some cancers appear to be genetic and run in families. However, some cancers result from environmental and lifestyle factors.
Economic, gardening woes bear striking similarities Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:19AMAfter a relatively dreary January and February, I'm not sure about you, but I just can't wait for spring to arrive.
Lafourche students visit Saints training facility Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:08AMDaniel McBride Staff Writer METAIRIE — About 100 Lafourche students went wild Friday morning, running, tumbling and jumping around. But these students were not at recess — they weren’t even at school. They were the special guests at the New Orleans Saints’ $9 million, 132,000-square-feet training facility in Metairie.
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Atkins diet's return reflects idea that saturated fat shouldn't be demonized Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:19PMFor half a century, we've been told that saturated fats are bad for our hearts. That belief led to what many now consider the disastrous switch from saturated-fat-filled butter to trans-fat-filled margarine as the bread-spread of choice. It also led to the government's recommendation, through its...
Over 1,200 pounds shed in weight loss challenge Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:15PMAt a city health fair last year, Bob Arellano had his blood sugar checked.
Children’s snacking packs a major punch, study finds Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:04PMLOS ANGELES (MCT) — When American kids reflect upon their childhoods decades from now, snacks may figure more prominently in their memories — and around their waists — than meals shared around a table.
New gene test may help you pick your diet: report Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:00PMCan't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.
Will a low-fat diet work for you? Your genes tell Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:20PMA new genetic test may help dieters decide whether they would lose more weight on a low-fat diet, one that cuts carbohydrates or a more balanced approach.
'Badge' Value: Finding and Promoting Products That Inspire Customer Loyalty Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:17PMAlex Panos and his colleagues at TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco-based investment fund, believe that consumers will always be interested in products that enhance their lives, even if it means paying more than they have in the past. That philosophy has brought impressive results for TSG primarily in the beauty, food and beverage areas. Panos, who joined the 23-year-old firm in 1998, spoke ...
Garden project aims for 500,000 lbs. of produce Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:11PMLadies and gentlemen -- start your gardens. The North Dakota Ag Department is launching a monster effort to help feed a growing number of hungry residents. The Hunger-Free North Dakota Garden Project wants to grow and distribute a half-million pounds of fresh produce to communities without access to sources.
Dog-Sized Creature Was Almost a Dinosaur Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:08PMA four-legged animal about the size of a large dog with a long tail is now the oldest known relative of dinosaurs, dating back some 240 million years. Paleontologists recently examined the bones from at least 14 individuals of this proto-dinosaur that were discovered in southern Tanzania.
Oldest known dinosaur relative found Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:07PMResearchers have found the fossil remains of a dinosaur cousin that lived 243 million years ago, making it the oldest known dinosaur relative.
Will Peanut Allergy Soon Be Treatable? Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:11AMTwo studies presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) examine the use of oral immunotherapy in peanut allergic children and continue to add hope that a treatment may be on the horizon. Both were completed by researchers at Duke University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In one, peanut allergic children were ...
Shiloh alumna named endowed professor Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:51AMGraduating from Shiloh High School in 1980 was the first step on a journey of discovery for Debra Sullivan.
Province told to boost special diet allowance Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:34AMTens of thousands of people on welfare who receive a special diet allowance to help them manage medical conditions may see more money from Queen's Park as a result of a recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruling.
elder menus Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:06AMMerrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury. Menus are for Monday, March 1, through Friday, March 5.
What's happening in New Orleans: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:04AMDon't miss these events.
Dig up dirt on lichens and their role in ecosystem Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:46AMFungus and algae unite to make dual organisms Numerous animals use lichens for food, shelter
Global Forum Addresses Solutions To Prevent Premature Deaths Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:23AMThe first Global Forum of the Noncommunicable Disease Network (NCDnet) marks the first time WHO has convened key stakeholder groups to address the large-scale and increasing global health and development burden posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). More than 100 people representing all stakeholder groups and geographic regions, including HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan, and HRH ...
March 7: When members won’t get along - 1 Corinthians 1:10-15, 26-29; 3:1-4 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:10AMBaptists long have wrestled with the problem of members who cannot get along. In difference of opinion about moral issues, early Baptists frequently solved the problem by putting it to a vote.
Support group validates polio survivors Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:29AMYears ago, when Steve Amundsen's foot began to hurt, a doctor told him not to walk so much.
Sweet treats without all the sugar Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:04AMPie socials in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day bring friends and family even those on sugar-free diets together.
In a wink, the TRMM satellite sees Gelane's smaller eye Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:07PMThe Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite noticed that Tropical Cyclone Gelane's eye is smaller than it was a couple of days ago. TRMM passed over tropical cyclone Gelane in the Southern Indian Ocean early on February 18 and noticed the decrease in size.
'Main Street' economic conditions misread by GDP Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:52PMTraditional gauges of economic activity severely overstate the standard of living as experienced on 'Main Street,' say University of Maryland researchers, who have worked with their state officials to apply a more accurate and greener index.
Study finds variations in one gene may be associated with endurance running Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:52PMA few minor variations in one gene may make a difference in athletic endurance, according to a new study from Physiological Genomics.
International study confirms doubling of childhood leukemia rates in southern Iraq Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:52PMChildhood leukemia rates have more than doubled over the last 15 years in the southern Iraq province of Basrah, according to the study, "Trends in Childhood Leukaemia in Basrah, Iraq (1993-2007), published in the American Journal of Public Health.
NIH stem cell guidelines should be modified, UCSF team reports Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:38PMA UCSF team, led by bioethicist Bernard Lo, MD, recommends that the National Institutes of Health ethics guidelines for embryonic stem cell research be modified to better protect the rights of individuals donating egg or sperm to patients undergoing in vitro fertilization.
First NMR Signal of a Copper Site in Azurin Obtained Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:37PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Metalloproteins, such as the copper-containing azurin, play a major role in catalyzing electron transfer in cellular reactions. Understanding how their structure relates to function can give rise to advances in biotechnology and medicine. To accurately characterize the nature of the bonding -- covalent vs. ionic vs. hybrid -- around azurin's metal center, a team of researchers ...
Massive stars' magnetically controlled diets Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:37PM(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of astronomers, led by Dr. Wouter Vlemmings at Bonn University, has used the MERLIN radio telescope network centred on the Jodrell Bank Observatory to show that magnetic fields play an important role during the birth of massive stars. Magnetic fields are already known to strongly influence the formation of lower-mass stars like our Sun. This new study reveals that the way ...
The Business of Healthcare Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:27PMChronic disease is big business in America. Forty-five percent of the population suffers from long-term illnesses, which accounts for the bulk of total health spending.
Fennel packed with flavor, nutrients Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:15PMWhether you need fuel for your run or flavor for your meat and casserole dishes, fennel goes the distance.
Dolphin cognitive abilities raise ethical questions, says Emory neuroscientist Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 3:07PMMany modern dolphin brains are significantly larger than those of humans and second in mass to the human brain when corrected for body size, says an Emory scientist. Some dolphin brains exhibit features correlated with complex intelligence, including a large expanse of neocortical volume that is more convoluted than that of humans, extensive insular and cingulated regions, and highly ...
Study: Mediterranean Diet May Lower Stroke Risk Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:36PMThe Mediterranean diet may be healthy not only for your heart but also for your brain. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center report patients who ate the diet — rich in fish, fruits and vegetables — suffered fewer small strokes than those who ate a more traditional Western diet.
Study: Mediterranean Diet May Lower Stroke Risk Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:36PMThe Mediterranean diet may be healthy not only for your heart but also for your brain. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center report patients who ate the diet — rich in fish, fruits and vegetables — suffered fewer small strokes than those who ate a more traditional Western diet.
Cardio diseases ‘top-killers’ in Cordillera (4:37 a.m.) Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:08PMTHE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) last week revealed cardiovascular diseases are still “top killers” in the Cordillera. read more
Cardio diseases ‘top-killers’ in Cordillera (4:37 a.m.) Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:08PMTHE Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) last week revealed cardiovascular diseases are still “top killers” in the Cordillera. read more
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Low IQ may prove fatal for your heart says study Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:47PMIQ is the strongest predictor of heart disease, second only to smoking, reports a large study funded by Britain’s Medical Research Council.
Low IQ may prove fatal for your heart says study Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:47PMIQ is the strongest predictor of heart disease, second only to smoking, reports a large study funded by Britain’s Medical Research Council.
Getting kids moving Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:27PMPut down your fork a minute. The first lady wants to talk to you. And so do a bunch of Nebraska and Iowa parents, politicians, teachers, dietitians, farmers and school lunch ladies.
Getting kids moving Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:27PMPut down your fork a minute. The first lady wants to talk to you. And so do a bunch of Nebraska and Iowa parents, politicians, teachers, dietitians, farmers and school lunch ladies.
Worse weather elsewhere cancels Ohio flights in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:09PMCLEVELAND -- Cleveland Hopkins International airport reported that many Wednesday flights were not taking off for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago and the New York City area mainly due to more serious winter weather elsewhere.