Tuesday, May 27, 2008

America Has to Get Moving to Curb Epidemic

By Susan Levine and Lori Aratan The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The problem at first was that the problem was ignored: For almost two decades, young people in the United States got fatter and fatter - ate more, sat more - and nobody seemed to notice. Not parents or schools, not medical groups or the government. But since the alarm was finally sounded in the late 1990s, the problem has been the country's reaction: a fragmented response that critics say suffers lack of direction and money ...

posted @ Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:57 AM

What's the Best Way to Fight Obesity?

    By Angela Manese-Lee, The Roanoke Times, Va. May 18--A couple of years ago, Virginia Utility Protection Service President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Pevarski looked in the mirror and decided he could stand to lose a few pounds. "You look at that [reflection], and you can see the trending going in the wrong direction because you are sedentary," Pevarski said. "I lost 30 pounds." The weight loss proved to be more than just a personal accomplishment. It also became a catalyst ...

posted @ Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:57 AM

Women and Heart Attack

By University of Michigan cardiovascular Center (HealthNewsDigest.com) - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The gender gap is alive and unwell in heart disease, a new international study finds, with women differing from men on everything from symptoms to treatment in both heart attack and severe chest pain. One of the most striking findings was that women were twice as likely as men to have "normal" or "mild" results on an exam of their heart's blood vessels, with no single blockage taking up more than ...

posted @ Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:56 AM

Who needs drugs when exercise will do?

By DR. GIFFORD JONES Years ago a speaker abruptly broke off his speech. He said, "I know you're bored with this topic, and I'm bored, so let's quit and have a beer." I felt the same way and nearly tossed this column out. Why bother to waste paper on something you already know? But on the other hand, a report from the Harvard Medical School shows it is absolute madness that so many people are taking pills when two simple changes in lifestyle could prevent and treat some Health problems. We ...

posted @ Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:55 AM