Articles filed under Health
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West African dance is art, and a workoutApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Ann-Marie Shapiro is sweating and catching her breath as she sits to put on her shoes in the great room at the Channing-Murray Foundation in Urbana, Ill. She looks physi...
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FDA switch OKs hospice painkillerApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests ab...
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Pounds flying off Fittest Loser contestantsApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Our five contestants in the Fittest Loser Challenge all continue to lose weight and get more fit. They are now in the home stretch, with only three more weeks of trainin...
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Among 4-year-olds, 1 in 5 obese, study findsApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - A striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obes...
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Even those chips carry some riskApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Could eating an extra large bag of potato chips increase your risk of heart disease? Recent research has shown that a diet of fried potato chips increases blood markers ...
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Exercise comes in different forms -- some not so unpleasantApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - For some, exercise is the longest four-letter word. The mere mention of it conjures visions of endless climbs up StairMaster machines, screaming music in crowded aerobic...
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Breast density measurements can be cancer prevention toolApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Measuring breast density improves the accuracy of tests used to assess a woman's risk for breast cancer and helps guide doctors in recommending treatment that saves live...
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Tests show when early Alzheimer's sufferers should stop drivingApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. scientists are creating tests to show when it is time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving. It is one of a family's most wrenchin...
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Nursing homes ill-equipped for mentally illApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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The bed bugs bite, but they won't spread disease, report saysApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Sleep tight even if the bed bugs bite: the increasingly common apple seed-sized pest doesn't spread diseases such as yellow fever, HIV, hepatitis B and cancer, a report ...