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Got $10? It might be all you need to live healthier
Published July 22, 2008
Investing just $10 per person — roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips — could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say.
FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper
Published July 22, 2008
Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria strain on a single Mexican-grown jalapeño pepper handled in Texas — and issued a stronger warning for consumers to avoid fresh jalapenos.
Pioneering surgeon Michael DeBakey left a seven-decade legacy
Published July 15, 2008
When Dr. Michael E. DeBakey pushed forward with his groundbreaking research and maverick approach to medicine a half-century ago, heart surgery was a medical marvel.
41-year-old Olympic swimmer shows middle age doesn't have to slow down the body
Published July 8, 2008
Dara Torres jokes that she had trouble reading the scoreboard after winning the first of two events at the Olympic swimming trials.
3-D, cameras may improve breast exams
Published July 1, 2008
Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids’ toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.
National salmonella search goes beyond tomatoes
Published July 1, 2008
As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak — or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.
Cities make it a point to encourage safe needle disposal
Published July 1, 2008
Kiosks that look like black mailboxes have begun popping up at pharmacies and in city halls so needles can be dropped off, disinfected, and destroyed. Plans are being hatched to let the elderly and infirm mail their carefully packaged needles directly to a medical waste company, sparing patients a trip to disposal sites.
Preemie twins fight to grow into their bodies
Published June 24, 2008
Seventeen weeks premature, our twin sons were so small, so fragile. And already they’d been through so much.
Lack of sunshine may cloud survival odds
Published June 24, 2008
New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health.
Dad recounts preemie twins' struggle
Published June 17, 2008
Until the birth of our twins, life had been good to Asociated Press sports writer Jaime Aron and his wife, Lori.
Why it takes so long to trace a bad tomato
Published June 17, 2008
It largely boils down to the frailty of human memory and the mysteries of the tomato bin.
Kennedy’s cancer puts spotlight on experimental treatments
Published June 10, 2008
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is back home from brain cancer surgery with something he didn’t have before: lots of treatment options.
Amputees fight caps in coverage for prosthetics
Published June 10, 2008
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn’t pay for a permanent one.
Debt takes massive physical toll, study shows
Published June 10, 2008
WASHINGTON — The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck — and the back and the head and the stomach — for millions of Americans.
Alzheimer’s has a new view from early diagnosis
Sufferers lobby for research, write about disease before severe symptoms take hold
Published June 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — Don Hayen has a handy way of deflecting the instant pity that comes when he reveals his Alzheimer’s disease: “But I haven’t lost my keys all day,” he quickly jokes.