Health and Medical
May 23, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.
It’s that time of year when kids exit the classroom for some summer fun and time with friends. Parents, however, aren’t always as excited about summer vacation. It means more meals, snacks and drinks being consumed at home. Although summertime is usually less structured, good nutrition must remain a priority. While this may sound overwhelming, with some planning, summer can be fun and healthy for your entire family.
May 23, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.•By AP
SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The first bird and mosquito batches of the year have tested positive for West Nile virus in Illinois.
May 22, 2012 - 1:20 a.m.•By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian MCT News Service
As summer approaches, American Academy of Dermatology recommends plenty of sunscreen
May 22, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.•By Judy Hevrdejs MCT News Service
Maybe your wrists and fingers swell when you leave work. Or maybe they ache or go numb in the middle of the night.
May 21, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.•By AP Medical Writer MIKE STOBBE
ATLANTA (AP) — Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says.
May 16, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.
It is important that your body be adequately hydrated. Our bodies need water to help us digest food, to regulate our body temperature, and to help cells get rid of waste. Being properly hydrated can help prevent kidney stones and constipation.
May 15, 2012 - 1:20 a.m.•By Cassandra Spratling MCT News Service
DETROIT – When Don and Darla Daley dine at restaurants near their Royal Oak, Mich., home, they no longer drive their car.
May 15, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.•By AP Medical Writer LINDSEY TANNER (AP)
CHICAGO (AP) – One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That’s a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally disabled, the researchers said.
May 9, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.•By Carrie Grobe KSB Hospital
Got calcium? May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month and learning how to prevent it is easier than treating it.
May 8, 2012 - 1:30 a.m.•By AP Medical Writer LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) – The obesity epidemic may be slowing, but don’t take in those pants yet.
May 2, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.•By Sherry DeWalt
Have you ever used an exercise video to help with workouts? I have been active my entire life, but I must admit that it wasn’t until recently that I had the experience of working out to a video. I was surprised by how much fun it was.
May 1, 2012 - 1:20 a.m.•By Rockford Register Star BRENDA YOUNG (Rockford Register Star)
ROCKFORD (AP) – Cindi Johnson, a former Ms. Rockford, thought she would never again compete as a bodybuilder.
May 1, 2012 - 1:15 a.m.•By LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press
CHICAGO – Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth.
April 27, 2012 - 1:20 a.m.•By AP Medical Writer MIKE STOBBE (AP)
ATLANTA (AP) – A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there’s strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back.
April 26, 2012 - 1:20 a.m.•By AP Medical Writer LINDSEY TANNER (AP)
Erwin Gomez (left), Ray Fering and Cera Fearing, three patients involved in an unusual kidney retransplant case, after they met for the first time at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Cera Fearing donated a kidney to her brother. After only 2 weeks, his kidney disease attacked the donated organ, so doctors removed it last summer and transplanted it into Erwin Gomez, a Valparaiso, Ind. surgeon with kidney disease. It’s believed to be the first time a living patient has donated a transplanted organ.
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