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Book Review Conquer the Fat-Loss CodeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Wendy Chant, MPT, SPN Reviewed by Rita Jenkins I'll begin with a caveat: I'm late to the "fat-loss code" game. My radar isn't fine-tuned to the next new thing in the diet world. I have read quite a few books on diet and nutrition over the years -- perhaps that's why I've become somewhat suspicious of them. Having never seen her first one, I decided to explore Wendy Chant's second diet book, Conquer the Fat-Loss Code, because I happened to stumble upon it, and it really did strike me as different from typical books in the category. When it comes to books on losing weight, that alone makes it stand out..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study Finds Higher Suicide Risk in Teens Who See Themselves as OverweightEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As if the many physical health concerns associated with the obesity epidemic weren't worrisome enough, new research shines a light on an alarming mental health connection: Teenagers who are overweight are at higher risk of attempting suicide. Even teens who merely believe themselves overweight -- but actually are not -- are more predisposed to suicidal behavior, the researchers found..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - May 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Poor Sleep Linked to Higher BMIEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A "good night's sleep" may be more important than we think. In addition to allowing us to feel rested, energetic and clear-thinking, studies have shown that there are connections between sleep and heart health. There also has been research demonstrating that sleep may affect body weight..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - May 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Did Public Health Officials Overreact to Swine Flu?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just one week after the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) -- commonly referred to as "swine flu" -- caused declarations of public health emergencies from the local to the international level, questions are arising as to whether public health authorities overreacted to the outbreak and inadvertently triggered unnecessary and harmful behaviors..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - May 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gene Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell GrowthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is well established that cancer cells feed on blood sugar, but that is not the only nutrient they require. Another major energy source for cancer is glutamine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamine), and a new study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hematology/faculty_staff/dang.html) and published online in the journal Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html) shows how a cancer-promoting gene called "Myc" controls its use..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - February 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Foods Containing Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Salmonella FearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recalls of peanut butter products were announced on Friday and Saturday, as the US Food and Drug Administration continued to search for the cause of a nationwide salmonella outbreak implicated in six deaths and 474 illnesses so far..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - January 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Salmon: Healthy Fats From the SeaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., Author of The Healthiest Meals on Earth.
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - January 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Book Review: The Healthiest Meals on EarthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS Reviewed by Rita Jenkins Jonny Bowden had me at polymeal. Yet there's so much more to offer in this -- for want of a more-adequate term -- "cookbook," that I hardly know where to start. So I'll just relate my journey of discovery with The Healthiest Meals on Earth and encourage you to embark on your own..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - January 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hot Flashes vs. Breast Cancer - Why Are Doctors Still Prescribing HRT?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers are once again pointing to strong evidence that the use of hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, to treat the symptoms of menopause may cause breast cancer (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gP_ZvdO69_MFxESPrhLhCFDd6mBQD9523P400). At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Saturday, study authors presented their analysis of data from 15,387 women who participated in the Women's Health Iniative (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/index.html) study of combination hormone therapy (estrogen plus progestin)..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - December 14, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Happiness Has a Life of Its OwnEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Is your coworker's wife's brother having a good day? If so, that's good news for you. .
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - December 8, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Book Review: Skinny Bitch Bun in the OvenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin Reviewed by Rita Jenkins Pregnant women are vulnerable -- especially first-time mothers. They're filled with excitement, hope, optimism, and a little panic around the edges. Their bodies are changing in ways that make them feel they no longer know who they are. They've probably heard a hundred different versions of what to expect, and they still don't really have a clue what childbirth and motherhood are all about..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Less Than 7 Hours Sleep May Hike Cancer Risk in WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Regular physical activity can reduce a woman's risk of developing cancer, but there's a catch. She must also get adequate sleep on a regular basis, according to a new study presented at a conference of the American Association for Cancer Research..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 22, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

It's Medicare Part D Plan Selection Time AgainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The six-week annual Medicare Part D plan selection window is open again, and participants in the government-run prescription drug program will have to go through the onerous process of determining which plan best fits their needs. For many, the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder (http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/Questions/MPDPFIntro.asp?version=default&browser=Firefox%7C2%7CWinXP&language=English&defaultstatus=0&pagelist=Home&ViewType=Public&PDPYear=2009&MAPDYear=2009&MPDPF%5FMPPF%5FIntegrate=N) is a good place to start..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 17, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: Vitamin C,E Supplements Don't Improve Odds Against CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neither vitamin C nor vitamin E showed any protective benefits against cancer in a 10-year study following 14,641 male doctors, researchers have concluded. Earlier studies had suggested that these antioxidants might be effective in warding off cancer, but it's possible that obtaining them as part of a balanced, healthy diet might offer more advantages than taking them in pill form..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 17, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Chinese Herb Could Be Potent Weapon Against HIVEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An herb used in Chinese medicine -- the Astragalus root -- contains a chemical that could be used to complement antiretroviral therapy or possibly even replace it, suggested Rita Effros, a member of the UCLA AIDS Institute, which made the finding. Effros, co-author of the study, is a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 10, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bullying and the Pleasure PrincipleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study suggests that bullying (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying) makes people feel good. Now, this may not come as a huge surprise, given the stereotypical images in films and TV shows of bullies ganging up on their targets, laughing wickedly as they torture them with physical or verbal insults. But most depictions suggest fairly simple explanations for bullying behavior: the desire for power, wealth, etc., with little or no regard for morality..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 8, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Obesity Fuels Soaring Diabetes NumbersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Twice as many new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in the US than 10 years ago, according to the latest government statistics, which covered 2005-2007. The alarming trend, which researchers blame on the obesity epidemic, has struck hardest in the South. In West Virginia, the state with the highest incidence, about 13 in 1,000 cases were diagnosed in adults. Minnesota had the fewest cases, 5 in 1,000..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Falling Back to Normal Time Is Easier on the HeartEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Now that the jack-o-lanterns have gone dark and their sharp-edged features are beginning to soften, it's time to hunker down for the coming winter. That means, among other things, losing the sun an hour earlier. For some, the advancing twilight puts a nostalgic period on the end of Indian summer. For others, it may literally be life-saving: Setting the clock back an hour may lower the risk of a heart attack..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - November 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Genetically Modified Purple Tomato Helps Mice Resist CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With a little help from snapdragons, purple tomatoes may open a new chapter in the debate over genetically modified foods. Such products, often developed to improve crop yields by building in resistance to pests and disease, have been the center of controversy. Opponents point to uncertainty over how they might alter the environment, how they might affect food chains, and how they might differ nutritionally from their natural counterparts..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Physicians and the Placebo Effect: An Ethical ThicketEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study published in the British Medical Journal (http://www.bmj.com) has sparked new debate over doctors' use of placebos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo) in treating their patients. The research found that many doctors prescribe vitamins, sedatives or nonprescription painkillers to treat chronic medical conditions such as arthritis. In most cases, the doctors do not plainly tell their patients that they are being given placebos..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 25, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Obama, McCain, Medicare and Those Precious Old Folk VotesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the 2009 presidential campaign locomotive hurtles toward decision day, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is launching a new attack on Sen. John McCain's policy proposals that seems designed to upset undecided old folks into swinging the younger senator's way. Trouble is, the campaign may be counting on the brains of those seniors being a lot fuzzier than they actually are..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 18, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High Blood Pressure in Americans: Numbers Are UpEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
High blood pressure affects more Americans than ever, according to a new report in the medical journal Hypertension (http://hyper.ahajournals.org/). Although one might be tempted to blame the current economic crisis, the increasing trend toward hypertension correlates with another trend that's been building far longer than the financial meltdown: the obesity epidemic. As unsettling as that news is, though, it's somewhat mitigated by the fact that the number of people who are getting treatment for the condition is also on the upswing..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 15, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

An Anticancer DietEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life .
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 13, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Beyond Statistics: Getting to the Long TailEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life The "median survival" associated with any given cancer is just that: a median. We can all learn how to boost our physiology to do better than the median, and, hopefully, reach the (very) "long tail" of the survival curve..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Breaking Through IsolationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life Stress does not cause cancer, but helplessness and social isolation are associated with faster cancer progression. Learning to break through isolation is a key factor in a comprehensive plan to defeat cancer..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cancer Is a Preventable Disease of Our Western LifestyleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life Cancer rates have been rising steadily since the 1940s. But this is mostly true in Western lifestyle societies. By understanding how this happened, we can all learn to protect ourselves better..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cancer: A matter of 'Terrain,' not GenesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life Genes account for at most 15 percent of cancers. What matters most in prevention or getting the most of treatments is not our genetic makeup but the biology we create within our body to support our natural defenses against tumor growth..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Exercise Against CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life Physical activity, even just walking 30 minutes six times a week, confers a very important protection against cancer, before we get the disease, or during its treatment. Jacqueline discovered this for herself. To her astonishment. .
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

False Hope and False HopelessnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life We should be careful to avoid false hopes when talking about cancer. But not telling patients what the scientific literature says they can do to help themselves to prevent cancer or treat it better leaves them with false hopelessness!.
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Don't Sacrifice Health to Stay Afloat in Tough TimesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
During tough financial times, many people try to demonstrate their value at work by working harder and longer. But, if you don't also make time to take care of yourself, success may come at a hefty cost: your health..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - October 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stem Cell Breakthrough May Lead to Tailor-Made TissuesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The restrictions placed on embryonic stem cell research in the US may soon prove to be less frustrating to the many scientists who believe stem cell therapies could lead to radical new treatments for a vast array of diseases. In mouse experiments, researchers have discovered a safe and effective way to convert ordinary cells into embryonic stem cells that could theoretically be used to create healthy, tailor-made tissues for individuals. Experiments in humans are under way..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - September 26, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Diet Can Improve Blood Pressure Even When Meds FailEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some patients whose hypertension resists control through medication may find that a simple dietary change can bring their readings into the safe zone: cutting down drastically on salt. When two groups of patients under treatment for high blood pressure were monitored around the clock, the group that was on a low-salt diet showed dramatically reduced BP levels, compared to the group that consumed more salt..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - September 20, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Links to Diabetes, Heart Disease Escalate BPA ControversyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists and consumer advocates are increasing the volume of their alarm over BPA, or bisphenol A, a chemical found in many plastics. Although almost everyone in the US can expect to have some level of BPA in their bodies, the latest research findings link higher levels of the substance in the urine of adults to greater incidence of heart disease and diabetes..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - September 18, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA's BPA Blessing Fails to Allay Critics' FearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The US Food and Drug Administration's (http://www.fda.gov) apparent willingness to embrace the results of industry-funded studies on the safety of Bisphenol-A (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A), or BPA, has opponents of the controversial chemical howling..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - August 18, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Exercise Pills: Time in a Bottle?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With health experts advising that an hour a day (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/07/exercise-its-an.html) is needed to maintain weight loss, many people who are already short on sleep (and, yes, that makes you fat (http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2594/) too), are excited that researchers have discovered how to deliver exercise benefits in a pill..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - August 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

California Law Melts Arguments of Trans Fat DefendersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health advocates are cheering California's new ban on the use of trans fats in restaurant food by 2010 and in retail baked goods by 2011 -- an action that was strongly opposed by the restaurant industry. Their opposition was understandable on one level: Making foods with trans fats is cheaper. But that's where the argument for trans fats really starts and ends. Saving money is the only advantage -- and there are many serious disadvantages..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - July 26, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Talk Show Host's Autism Remarks Over-DiagnosedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I never heard of conservative talk show host press attention ( http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ncl=1228772075) that's being given to the uproar over his remarks about autism..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - July 22, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA Weighs Pros and Cons of Black Box Warning for Epilepsy DrugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov) has concluded that the agency's strongest warning -- a black box on the label -- would not be in the best interests of patients taking 11 drugs prescribed for epilepsy and other health problems such as bipolar disorder and migraines. Although studies show the drugs are linked with higher incidences of suicidal thoughts, that side effect is relatively rare, the panel noted, and the risk that patients might be afraid to take drugs they need is too great..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - July 12, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

For Men Planning Fatherhood, Age Is a FactorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New research shows that a man's age is a more important consideration in achieving a viable pregnancy than was previously believed. For women, loss of reproductive ability is defined by menopause, which usually takes place at about 50 years of age but can occur as early as 40 or as late as 60. Men, however, have been known to father children into old age. An Indian man reportedly sired his 21st child (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-476980/Worlds-oldest-father-21st-child-90.html) at the age of 90 last year..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - July 8, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Magnetic Pulses May Dissipate Migraine Electrical StormEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Magnets have been used for centuries to treat a variety of health problems, from joint pain to blindness to baldness. Most magnetic therapies have been discounted by conventional practitioners as unproven, at best. Now, researchers have strong evidence that electromagnetic pulses delivered to migraine sufferers in the very early stages of an attack may disrupt the brewing electrical storm in their brains and leave them pain-free..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Few Mugs of Coffee a Day Keep the Doctor Away?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The results of two new studies published in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine (http://www.annals.org/) are good news for coffee drinkers. After analyzing the records of nearly 130,000 individuals over a 20-year span, researchers concluded that it's ok to drink coffee -- even lots of it -- and it might even be good for your heart!.
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 18, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understanding Sleep - Part 3 [Video]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 14, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understanding Sleep - Part 2 [Video]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 14, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understanding Sleep - Part 1 [Video]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 14, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Tomato?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As health officials home in on the source of the tomatoes responsible for an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in the United States -- Florida and Mexico are the current suspects -- a wave of food hysteria seems to be sweeping the country. Some news outlets are running alarmist headlines with their coverage, such as "Behind the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," (http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/17910) or, simply, "Killer Tomatoes." (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/11/ED9S116TV5.DTL) I suppose these headlines could be tongue-in-cheek, but if that's the case, I think the...
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 14, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Small Study Dampens Hope of St. John's Wort Treatment for ADHDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A tiny eight-week study that compared St. John's Wort with a placebo for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, returned discouraging results. The researchers saw no benefit whatsoever for the 27 children who received the herb compared with the 27 who received the placebo. Still, proponents of St. John's Wort as a potential remedy contend that more study is needed, suggesting that a higher dosage might be effective..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 11, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitamin D May Be Critical for Heart Health, Study SuggestsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There may be a lot more to that old adage to get plenty of fresh air and sunshine for good health than most people suspected -- at least, the sunshine part. Twenty minutes of daily exposure to sunlight might be enough to improve cardiovascular health, suggests a new study. Researchers found that men deficient in vitamin D were substantially more likely to suffer a heart attack. Vitamin D is produced by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight -- thus, it is known as "the sunshine vitamin.".
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 10, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fresh Tomatoes Implicated in Spreading Salmonella OutbreakEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fresh tomatoes have been tied to an outbreak of salmonella that's rapidly spreading across the U.S. It has led at least one restaurant chain -- Jack in the Box -- to take them off the menu. The scare is likely to have a ripple effect: Lower demand for BLTs, for example, could dampen the market for pork bellies..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - June 8, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Protecting the Planet From AsthmaticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It's more than a little ironic that many people suffering from a disease caused -- or at least exacerbated -- by air pollution will soon have to give up their medication of choice in the interest of protecting the environment. The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered the complete phase out of CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers used by millions of asthma sufferers by December 31, 2008..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - May 31, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

No Social Mercy for SmokersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The observation that people tend to quit smoking cigarettes in social clusters hardly seems surprising. After all, it's long been known that the most common route to becoming nicotine-addicted is succumbing to teen peer pressure. It makes sense that the same type of social influence would affect quitting behavior..
Source: Health News - Daily News Central: - May 24, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news