By
HerbalBloom on Friday, July 15th, 2011 |
No Comments
If it’s terrible for you, it’s terrible for your brain
Health factors painstaking outside the box when it comes to the risk of being paid Alzheimer’s or another dementia — including whether a person’s dentures fit properly or they suffer from poor eyesight or hearing — may in fact contribute to development of the brain disorders, researchers say.
Read more on Hamilton Spectator
A Small Alcohol May Help the Heart: Studies
SUNDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — Moderate drinking may be excellent for your health — better, in fact, than not drinking at all, according to a trio of studies presented Sunday at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.
Read more on HealthDay via Yahoo! News
More Evidence Links Avastin to Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) — Just weeks after U.S. health officials went to rescind approval of the drug Avastin to treat breast cancer, a new study provides more evidence that the anti-cancer medication ups the odds of congestive heart failure in these patients.
Read more on HealthDay via Yahoo! News
Incoming search terms for the article:
By
HerbalBloom on Monday, July 11th, 2011 |
No Comments
Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythm
FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) — People with two common inflammatory diseases stand a higher chance of developing a heart affect up that is strongly linked with stroke, a new study suggests.
Read more on HealthDay via Yahoo! News
New Test Links Blood Protein to Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk
TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — The presence of a certain biomarker in the blood is linked with structural heart disease and increased risk of fatality from all causes, a new study suggests.
Read more on HealthDay via Yahoo! News
Taking Small Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) — If you sit all day at an office and worry in this area its effect on your weight and health, take a few breaks.
Read more on HealthDay via Yahoo! News
Tiniest Newborns With Down Syndrome Face Other Health Risks
MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) — Infants with Down syndrome who weigh less than 3.5 pounds at birth are at high risk for heart and lung disorders that increase their chances of dying, a new study has found.
Read more on HealthDay via Yahoo! News
Incoming search terms for the article:
By
HerbalBloom on Friday, July 8th, 2011 |
No Comments
Prosecutions loom over Kronic sales to children
Health officials are preparing to prosecute two Dunedin and two Invercargill retailers who sold Kronic to children below 18.
Read more on Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News
One in three retirees spending more than they probable
Nearly a third (31%) of Canadian retirees are spending more than they probable, a TD Waterhouse survey finds, on equipment like everyday living expenses, taxes and health care
Read more on National Post
Incoming search terms for the article:
By
HerbalBloom on Monday, July 4th, 2011 |
No Comments
Wilmington START! Heart Walk 2010
![<a href =]()
Heart Health” src=”http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5035947719_1f1b13b421.jpg” width=”400″/>
Image by Christiana Care
Christiana Care Health System teams continued their proud tradition of supporting the annual Wilmington START! Heart Walk, at the Wilmington Riverfront on rainy Sept. 12, 2010.
A total of 668 people—well ahead of their registration goal of 500 from Christiana Care—registered for the annual consequence to support cardiovascular research and education.
The total goal for the consequence was 0,000. Final fundraising figures are still being tallied.
Try out the next Focus newsletter for a START! Heart Walk update.
Building a better barley helps win over muesli offenders
CAN a healthy breakfast muesli designed by scientists go excellent enough to pass muster with that most discerning of audiences: children?
Read more on Straight Furrow
More employers are offering on-site medical clinics
The cost-cutting strategy has been embraced by dozens of companies — typically large employers that are self-insured and pay their own medical claims. Major employers across the country, keen to curb quick-rising healthcare costs, are opening their own state-of-the-art health centers where doctors and nurses provide medical care to workers evenly just steps from their desks.
Read more on Los Angeles Times
Gifts presented as thanks for heroic, life-saving service
Jim Carell says he’s been blessed in his life and he wants to bring some blessings to others. Among those on his list of recipients is Cumberland Medical Center and the Lake Tansi Safety Patrol.
Read more on Crossville Chronicle
