Ex-alderman's stroke leads to mission
Connecticut Post - SHELTON Mac, a 10-year-old golden retriever, looks up with big brown eyes in complete sympathy for his owner, Eric McPherson. The 45-year-old public safety supervisor at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield and former alderman suffered a massive

A Survivors Kitchen
WXIX - (ARA) - As the weather starts to heat up, so does the desire to get in shape. Anticipating outdoor activities, skimpy beach wear and upcoming vacations, many people panic and resort to quick weight loss tricks and crash diets to get their bodies

Hospital's program aims to keep joints healthy
Pensacola News Journal - Because of them, we can perform a multitude of daily tasks. Without them, moving about and completing those tasks would be almost impossible. They are our joints — including those in the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hips, knees and

Fad diets fade, leading to domestic protein glut
San Jose Mercury News - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Too much of a good thing isn't good for anyone. That goes for protein, too. After years of people stuffing themselves with chicken, pork and beef while they were following low-carb diets like Atkins, the meat industry is looking at

Eat Cholesterol-Lowering Foods in Combination: Study
ABC News - SATURDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) Cholesterol-lowering foods may be most effective when eaten in combination, a Canadian study suggests. The University of Toronto study included 66 women and men, averaging just over 59 years of age. All of the

Low Carbohydrate Diet Did Not Increase Bone Loss, Study Finds
Medical News Today - A strict low-carbohydrate diet had no effect on bone loss for adults following an Adkins-type diet for weight loss, a three-month study by rheumatologists at the University of South Florida found. The clinical study was published this week in the

Getting to the meat of a vegetarian diet
Enid News&Eagle - The trend toward vegetarian eating in this country is clearly growing and becoming more visible. There are many individual ideas about vegetarian eating some people eat fish and chicken; some even eat red meat occasionally. And, many Americans

One-third Of Adults With Diabetes Still Don't Know They Have It
Medical News Today - The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1 percent to 6.5 percent, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who

Diabetes ravages entire body
Chattanooga Times Free Press - For an organ not much bigger than a banana, the pancreas is extraordinarily powerful. Its secretion of insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels, keeps a long list of other organs functioning normally. In a diabetic patient s body, the inability

Boning Up: A Guide to Achieving Maximum Bone, Joint Health
WISH-TV - A healthy body, inside and out, begins with our bones 206 of them for most adults! These bones protect our organs, give structure to our physique, and allow flexible movement through their attached muscles and joints. Cartilage provides a shiny

Program by some insurers to encourage patients to cut pills in half
San Francisco Gate - Some of the country's largest health insurers are encouraging patients to save money by splitting their pills in half. By purchasing a higher dose and slicing the pills into two parts, patients also cut their co-payments in half. But this practice

The Magnificent Ambersons (Got milk?)
Cape Cod Today - Let's see, what were we talking about one month ago when I last had a chance to post to this blog? Oh yes, National Library Week, that's it National Library Week is over, but that's no reason to stop visiting your local library. Now with that

Eat Cholesterol-Lowering Foods in Combination: Study
ABC News - SATURDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) Cholesterol-lowering foods may be most effective when eaten in combination, a Canadian study suggests. The University of Toronto study included 66 women and men, averaging just over 59 years of age. All of the

Japanese getting fatter
Monterey County Herald - Twenty million middle-aged Japanese have a problem with visceral fat, and the government wants to do something about it. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has made so-called metabolic syndrome a subject of legislation on health-care reform that

Share a Recipe
KRNV - Can t do without your morning cup o joe? If you thought you were making a better choice by skipping the caffeine, you may want to think again. A report presented at the American Heart Association s Scientific Sessions back in November noted

Stopping prediabetes in its tracks
MSNBC - Oct. 30 - Nearly 20 million Americans are headed down the road to diabetes, but modest weight loss and a bit more activity would be enough to turn them around. These people have prediabetes, meaning their above-normal blood sugar levels signal a high

SOY BACKLASH
South Coast Today - When soy burst onto the Western food scene in the early 1990s, the possibilities for the bean seemed boundless. The protein-packed legume had potential to prevent breast cancer, increase bone mass, alleviate hot flashes. It seemed to lower

Diabetes, poverty linked
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Presta Neal scours grocery store clearance bins for markeddown meats, overripe produce and soonto-be-outdated canned goods to stretch the food dollars she squeezes from an annual household income of less than $25,000. The Soddy-Daisy woman, 52, lives

Survey shows overweight adults clustered near Zip Code packed with
Memphis Commercial Appeal - It was after noon when the wrecker driver unloaded his fourth car of the day and his thoughts turned to lunch. For Vince Holland, 42, that means fast food. On a recent sunny Thursday, Holland was in luck. The tow had brought him to the South Memphis

From the National Women's Health Resource Center's e-newsletter
KRNV - Of course, you eat a balanced diet. That's why you're sure you get all the nutrients you need. Just yesterday, for example, you had–oh, well, you skipped breakfast because you were in a hurry, then grabbed a fast-food lunch. For dinner–who has the