Obesity, Diabetes Epidemics Continue To Grow In California
redOrbit Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:59 PM PDT
A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Both conditions â€" which are related to each other as well as to heart disease â€" increased significantly in just six years, with the prevalence of diabetes alone jumping nearly 26 percent between 2001 and ... |
Heart pill 'could save 10,000 lives a year'
AsiaOne Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:40 PM PDT
LONDON (AFP) - A pill for chest pains costing £10 (S$21.10) a week could save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients and dramatically reduce hospital admissions, trial results published Monday suggest. |
DASH eating plan lowers long-term heart attack risk, especially among African-Americans
Science Daily Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:23 PM PDT
The DASH diet reduced the estimated risk of having a heart attack in the next ten years by 18 percent when compared to a typical American eating plan, according to a new study. Both whites and African-Americans benefited from the diet, but African-Americans had the greatest benefit. Researchers provided all the food to the participants in this eight-week study. |
Finding medallion was overwhelming
Peoria Journal Star Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:19 PM PDT
The woman who found the Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion after the second clue was released Tuesday afternoon felt so exhilarated by the discovery she thought she was having a heart attack. Â Carrie Westerfield, her 13-year-old daughter Bailey Tindall and 4-year-old son Carter Williamson unearthed the medallion about 7 p.m. near the trailhead of Deer Run Trail at Dirksen Park. |
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Daily Racing Form Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:17 PM PDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Zayat Stables announced Tuesday that its Grade 3 winner Heart Ashley has retired from racing and will go through the auction ring at the 2010 Keeneland November sale. Zayat Stables owner Ahmed Zayat will consign the 4-year-old Lion ... |
School bans breast cancer bracelets
Willows Journal Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:12 PM PDT
Students at Willows Intermediate School can no longer wear a breast cancer awareness bracelet that reads "I Love Boobies." Others have a heart symbol instead of the word love. Principal Steve Sailsbery announced the ban at the end of the day on Aug.... |
Superfoods: What Every Woman Should Know
WCBS-TV New York Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:10 PM PDT
How would you like to fight heart disease or lower your risk of cancer? The key to doing so might be on your dinner plate. |
Scientists Discover New Protein That Gets To The Roots Of Obesity And Osteoporosis
redOrbit Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:17 PM PDT
New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that the 'Sprouty' protein could be a therapeutic target for patients with obesity and/or osteoporosis, as well as diabetes, osteoarthritis and heart diseaseHere's good news for anyone trying to lose weight or has osteoporosis: Scientists from Maine are on the trail of a weight loss drug that may revolutionize how we treat these two conditions. In a new ... |
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