Industrial Accident Under Investigation
Voice of the Common Man Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:09 AM PDT
An Occupational Health and Safety officer is investigating an industrial accident in Heart's Desire. A spokesperson says they received a call that a man working at a construction site had fallen and was taken to Carbonear General Hospital with undetermined injuries. |
Educating with exercise
Post-Tribune Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
Hula Hoops, jump ropes and basketballs were the learning tools for students at West Lighthouse Charter School recently during the third annual "Hoops for Heart-Jump Rope for Heart" event. The activity was conducted with the American Heart Association, which has sponsored Jump Rope for the Heart for 15 years nationwide. Carrie Bruce, youth marketing director for the AHA, said she oversees schools ... |
It's flax to the max
Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
So they say ... flaxseed is a miraculous dietary supplement, capable of helping fight everything from heart disease to cancer. The tiny seed has been around forever, but suddenly it's all the rage. Could it possibly be as good for us as we're being led to believe?"It is a very good thing," said Dawn Jackson Blatner, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. But researchers have yet to ... |
High dose B-vitamin therapy slows progression of diabetic nephropathy: Study
News-Medical-Net Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:58 AM PDT
Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart attack and stroke than patients who received placebo, according to a study in the April 28 issue of JAMA. |
WinStar Farm loaded with contenders
New York Post Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:50 AM PDT
LOUISVILLE -- In the Triple Crown prep races through the winter and spring, trainer Todd Pletcher's powerhouse line-up of 3-year-olds wasn't the only stable planning a multi-pronged assault on Saturday's Kentucky Derby. WinStar Farm, headquartered in the heart of Bluegrass country, was locked and loaded with five... |
Reach for a variety of herbs and spices, and ditch the salt
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:40 AM PDT
As a nation addicted to processed and prepared food, our salt consumption has risen by 50 percent since the 1970s. At the same time, obesity, heart attacks, high blood pressure, strokes and kidney disease also have risen. |
Thilges diagnosed now with cancer
The Algona Upper Des Moines Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:40 AM PDT
After more than five years battling heart disease and receiving a heart transplant last November, more bad news has been given to Denny Thilges of Bode. |
'Epigenetic' concepts offer new approach to degenerative disease
EurekAlert! Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:38 AM PDT
( Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ) In studies on cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders and other degenerative conditions, some scientists are moving away from the "nature vs. nurture" debate, and are finding you're not a creature of either genetics or environment, but both -- with enormous implications for a new approach to health. |
B vitamin therapy leads to kidney function decline in kidney disease patients
New Kerala Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:36 AM PDT
Washington, Apr 28 : High dose B-vitamin therapy leads to a more rapid decline in kidney function and a higher rate of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) than those who received placebo, according to a study. |
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