Tuesday, August 31, 2004
UN and Reproductive Health
Just yesterday, I was asking my husband what the UN had done in the last 10 years. He will be happy to know I found something. Some countries have taken major strides to improve the rights and reproductive health of women but more must be done to meet goals set at a U.N. conference a decade ago,...
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Monday, August 30, 2004
Eat More Chocolate!
Finally, a reason to eat more chocolate. Eating dark chocolate may not leave you with the feeling of guilt anymore. Greek researchers say they have evidence that shows chocolate improves the function of blood vessels, which in turn helps prevent dangerous blood clots and can help to reduce heart...
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Saturday, August 28, 2004
15 Conditions Account for 50% of the Rise in Insurance
The 15 most expensive medical conditions, in order, according to a new Emory University study: Heart disease Trauma Cancer Pulmonary conditions Mental disorders Hypertension Diabetes Arthritis Back problems Cerebrovascular disease such as stroke Pneumonia Skin disorders Endocrine disorders...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Government's Plan to Fight Obesity
I still don't feel this is an issue for the government. But, hey, if they don't have anything better to do.... The plan calls for targeting obesity at several levels, including behavioural and environmental changes such as better city planning to encourage exercise; developing better drugs and...
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Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Survival of the Thinnest
Here is an interesting quiz put together by David Hariton, author of Survival of the Thinnest: True or False My weight naturally varies over a certain range, and I have to watch my weight to stay at the bottom of the range. I will get thinner if I burn off more calories than I consume. My genes are...
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Monday, August 23, 2004
Controlling Anger
Since anger seems to be the topic of the week, here is a resource to managing your anger: We all know what anger is, and we've all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns...
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Sunday, August 22, 2004
Diabetes Aided by Tomato Juice
I never really thought about diabetes before. I know there is a history of it in my family, but still, it never hit home. When I was pregnant with the twins, I went into pre-term labor three months early. To insure the twins had the best chance of survival had they been born early, I agreed to an...
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Saturday, August 21, 2004
Leukemia Linked to Gas Stations
Children who live in close proximity to gas stations and auto body shops have a dramatically higher rate of leukemia, according to a new study. More from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040820/HLEUKEMIA20/TPHealth/ First, define close. Second, if this is true, what...
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Friday, August 20, 2004
Ok. Which Blogger Started It?
Not only do I think one of you started this e-mail hoax, I want to know how many of you actually fell for it: A recent e-mail hoax claims Hopkins scientists warned people that freezing plastic bottles releases dioxins into the water. But the researchers say that's entirely false -- they said...
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Thursday, August 19, 2004
Sex and Drugs Go Together
This article is a good reason to return to the old days when a daughter was sent to live with the nuns until she was of marrying age: The center's president says this year's results show a "tight connection" between teen sexual behavior and substance abuse. Joseph Califano warns that parents whose...
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