Archive for August, 2009
Lead Poisoning in Children Traced to Car Seats
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Parenting, Recalls | Kristina Canizares | August 31, 2009
Car seats are supposed to keep your kids safe. But a recent investigation of six cases of lead poising in Maine traced contamination back to car seats.
A lead concentration of 40 micrograms per square foot is considered high for any surface that a child touches directly. The car seats were found to have concentrations of [...]
Experimental Drug Reduces Stroke Risk
Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert |
An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in people with irregular heartbeats by more than three times compared with the drug warfarin, researchers are saying. But the new medication also appears to increase the risk of heart attacks and stomach pains, leaving patients with a difficult choice,
Researchers presented their findings about the drug, called dabigatran [...]
Americans Way Too Sweet on Sugar
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine | Kristina Canizares | August 30, 2009
Too much of the sweet stuff is hard on your heart, says the American Heart Association. The AHA has released new recommendations urging Americans to dramatically reduce the amount of sugar in their diets to protect against heart disease.
According to the new guidelines, a healthy diet would include 25 grams per day of added sugar [...]
Seniors Driving Under the Influence
Health & Medicine | Kristina Canizares | August 29, 2009
Thousands of older Americans are hitting the road every day, not knowing that they are breaking the law and driving under the influence. It isn’t illegal drugs or alcohol, it is their own medication that may be impairing their ability to drive safely.
Many of the medications taken by seniors on a daily basis for a [...]
Circumcision May Reduce HIV Risk for Some Men
Health & Medicine, Recent Studies | Kristina Canizares |
The Center for Disease Control is considering new recommendations promoting circumcision for newborn boys. The news comes after a study in Africa showed that circumcised men are less likely to contract H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. The CDC may also recommend the procedure for adult men who are at high risk of developing the [...]
Eat The Right Foods, Ease Arthritis Pain
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert | August 28, 2009
Eating certain foods may help patients with arthritis ease pain, according to several studies that investigate diet and various types of arthritis. Although evidence is limited, dietary interventions have been shown to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Mediterranean diets including fruits, vegetables, grains, fish and olive oil had the greatest effect on arthritis patients in one of the [...]
U.S. Takes Aim at Childhood Obesity
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Raising Chickens in the City
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Swine Flu
Parents And Schools Prepare
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Back To School
Improved Home Lunch For Kids
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Great Outdoors
California Loosing Parks?
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