May 2008 Entries
By Susan Levine and Lori Aratan
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The problem at first was that the problem was ignored: For almost two decades, young people in the United States got fatter and fatter - ate more, sat more - and nobody seemed to ...
By Angela Manese-Lee, The Roanoke Times, Va.
May 18--A couple of years ago, Virginia Utility Protection Service President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Pevarski looked in the mirror and decided he could stand to lose a few ...
By University of Michigan cardiovascular Center
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The gender gap is alive and unwell in heart disease, a new international study finds, with women differing from men on everything from symptoms to ...
By DR. GIFFORD JONES
Years ago a speaker abruptly broke off his speech. He said, "I know you're bored with this topic, and I'm bored, so let's quit and have a beer."
I felt the same way and nearly tossed this column out. Why bother to waste ...
By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO - New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women. "It doesn't take away the risk entirely. ...
Girls protected by hormones during adolescence, study suggests
By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The first signs that men are at higher risk of heart disease than women appear during the adolescent ...
(HealthDay News) -- It is well-known that obesity increases the chances of medical complications during pregnancy, but now a new study shows it also puts a financial strain on the Health-care system.
Obese women who are pregnant tend to have ...