Retail Clinics Meet Parents’ Needs for Children’s Care

According to a survey of 2,064 adults selected at random, parents are turning more and more often to retail clinics for the medical attention their children need.  And they say the main reason why they do so is because it’s much more convenient than trying to get a doctor’s appointment. Read more

Eat Fish Often for Mental Clarity in Senior Years

Researchers in Finland have just published their findings on a study that compared a diet rich in fish to a diet with little, if any, fish and discovered that the fishy diet eaters reduced their risk of stroke, with their rate of risk diminished where fish consumption was highest.  As long as the fish wasn’t fried, anyway. Read more

Two Eggs for Breakfast Speeds Weight Loss

Study participants who ate two eggs for breakfast every day for two months lost 65% more weight than participants in the same study who ate a bagel for breakfast, even though the bagel and the eggs contained an equal number of calories. The egg-eaters also lost 61% more body mass and felt more energetic than the study participants eating bagel breakfasts. Read more

CDC Wants More HIV Testing Done in US

The diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a life-altering moment that comes with some really big decisions to make.  One of the most important of those decisions is the course of medical treatment to take. Read more

Squeaky-Clean Aromas Wash Away Baby’s Immune System

Nobody would argue that the arrival of a new baby is a time when cleanliness is critical but a new study suggests too much of a good thing can leave your child gasping for breath.  Seems asthma has a tendency to develop in young children if they were exposed to excessive cleaning solvents and chemicals before and after they were born. Read more

Who’s Most Likely to Adopt?

It’s the guys.  The young ones, between 18 and 44 years of age.  In 2002, at least 1.2 million men in this age group adopted children but only 613,000 women the same age did. Read more

Americans Tippling Less Than Their Ancestors

Americans at the beginning of the current century are consuming fewer alcoholic beverages than their relatives at the beginning of the previous century, according to new data published in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine.  And, of all alcoholic beverages consumed, America’s thirst for beer seems to be drying out the fastest. Read more

High Risk of HIV Linked to Common Vaginal Infection

Women with bacterial vaginosis are at 60% higher risk of contracting the human immunosuppressant virus (HIV) than women without the infection, according to the findings of a study just released from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill’s School of Public Health.  Research hasn’t yet revealed which infection came first but, since both infections are sexually transmitted, the findings of the UNC study may lead to improved treatments, perhaps a means of prevention, for either of the two life-changing infections. Read more

Life With a Partner Minimizes Alzheimer’s Risk

Men and women living with a partner in mid-life are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of age-related dementia, according to researchers presenting their study to colleagues at the 2008  Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, the largest conference based on the disease in the world.  The conference is being held in Chicago this year. Read more

EPA Says Granite Countertops Pose No Threat

Recent news reports have told us to beware those trendy granite countertops installed in kitchens across America but those stories are based on junk science, according to the Marble Institute of America (MIA). And the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concurs.

The EPA issued a new statement last Friday to confirm its belief that granite countertops are not a realistic source of radon gas and the general pubic should not be concerned about having granite countertops in the home. The mineral content of each slab of granite is different and some of the minerals in the stone are radioactive but the radioactive elements occur in such small quantities that there is little or no danger of radiation poisoning.

Previous reports that the granite countertops may pose risk to certain individuals have been dispelled in numerous studies conducted by various entities. Faulty testing methods and inconsistent standards are thought to be behind the previous reports of danger.

In an effort to eliminate confusion, the MIA is in the process of establishing standards that can be universally applied when testing granite countertops for levels of radioactive emissions.

Source: PR Newswire

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