Tag: health
Pick apple slices instead of Snickers
Any time we can increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables, we win -- both from a health and an agricultural production standpoint.
Pets and diabetes?
According to Sallianne Schlacks, a veterinarian who is completing a residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, the occurrence of diabetes in cats and dogs is on the rise.
Exercise is key in reducing body fat, preserving muscle
Exercise and healthy eating reduce body fat and preserve muscle in adults better than diet alone, according to a study funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Research finds food that fights cancer in humans
Recent food-based research has discovered fruits and vegetables contain natural cancer-fighting capabilities when consumed appropriately.
National guidelines urge doctors to ease on antibiotics
COLUMBUS -- Sinus infection sufferers may see a change during their doctors appointments this cold and allergy season as new national guidelines urge doctors...
Used correctly, neti pots can be highly effective
DALLAS -- Facing the allergy season, people who annually endure the dreaded nasal symptoms -- sniffling, sneezing, and itching -- are willing to try...
Michigan hospital hires its own farmer
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital has hired a resident farmer to grow organic produce for patients in its new greenhouse,...
Can your animals make you sick? Illness can go both ways
LONDON, Ohio -- Hollywood likes to promote the myth that humans are always the "victims" when it comes to diseases transmitted between animals and...
Experts: 89 million people medically uninsured during 2004 to 2007
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Eighty-nine million Americans were without health insurance for at least one month during the period from 2004 to 2007, and...
Hip replacement — who needs it?
BETHESDA, Md. -- Hip replacement is an operation in which a damaged hip joint is removed and replaced with an artificial joint. There are...
