Archive for the 'Health in the Media' Category
Is your doctor making you sick?
We want to know whether you’ve been the victim of medical negligence. Have you ever been misdiagnosed, or worse had a health problem that went unnoticed by medical professionals for years? How about had an error with a prescription or medical examining outcome? Or, have you ever gone to the hosp…
DIY dialysis machine saves girl’s life
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When little Millie Kelly was born, she was diagnosed with gastroschisis, a condition where the intestines (and sometimes other organs) develop external of the abdomen. During surgery to right the defect, her kidneys started to fail.
Infants, particularly tiny infants like 6-pound Millie Kelly…
Fun summer snacks for kids
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Summertime, and the livin’ is easy… the kids are home, and the snackin’ is high….
I know in my house, all of the outdoor activity promotes an insatiable starvation in my skinny three-year-old, and I want him to get the fuel he needs so he can enjoy riding his bike and playing in the sprin…
Our common craving: to feel good
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When it comes down to it, we all share a common craving: to feel good. University of Oxford neuroscientist Morton Kringelbach knows that. It’s why he’s writing his new book The satisfaction Center and why he shared with Reader’s Digest (August, 2008) some of his revolutionary research. Check tha…
Detox diet causes brain damage in woman
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There are plenty of wacky ‘fad diets’ out there. The grapefruit and lemonade diets come to intellect. But while fad diets are often weird, they’re generally regarded as safe, right? Wrong — fad diets can be downright dangerous, as that story proves.
A British woman, Dawn Page, was recently a…
Incentives don’t work in the expanded run when trying to quit smoking
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‘I’ll take you on vacation whether you quit smoking,’ I told Jon a few months ago. An incredibly stressful situation at work lead to him taking up the habit again, much to my chagrin. And I’ve been doing what I can to get him to quit again, but to no avail. ‘Thanks, but I have to do it for mysel…
Your Turn: Ever bought something off an infomercial?
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It was Saturday dawn, early. I had just woken up and was clearing the sleep out of my eyes while devouring some grapefruit and a piece of toast. that wee hours, like all lazy weekend mornings, I switched on the TV while I ate. And what’s generally on the tube on a Saturday dawn? You guessed it–…
Passport to fitness
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If you’ve been dying to take a tour of southeastern Europe but have never gotten around to doing so, you can always satisfy your wanderlust by brining these parts of the world to you. Performing, these internationally-named exercises may help tide you by until you’re ready to do your real globe-…
Fit Factor: The body politic
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Come November 4th, 2008, a new President will be sworn into office in the United States. that much we know nearly with certainty. What is not known, however, is who that person will be. While I would love to wax on about my political beliefs and who I think the next person will be to sit in the …
Lean Pockets Recall
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What’s in your freezer these days? whether Lean Pockets manufacture the list of frozen goods in your house, listen up. Nestle recently announced a recall of 200,000 lbs of frozen chicken that might have been used in the convenience food, which is sold in stores across North America. The recalls …
Row, row, row your boat … all the way to Beijing!!
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Would you like to row a boat to Beijing to celebrate the upcoming Olympic games? What’s wrong, not up for the 53,716,520 meter journey around the globe? Fair ample. But what whether you could do it in the safety of your local lake or river? Would you be game soon after?
So far, 4,000 society …
Eye sweet can cost you in the casino
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Ever wonder what showgirls have to do with casino gambling? And why prostitution is legal in Las Vegas? The opportunity to indulge in as many vices as possible is one reply, but those individual indulgences may be more connected than they seem: Just like the free booze, the ladies are there to f…
Time to hang it up
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If you’re trying to get ahead of the game by jabbering on your cell phone on the way to work, your efforts may actually be counterproductive.
On average, citizens drive 2mph slower when they talk on their cell phone, according to researchers from the University of Utah. Considering the proven…












