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A complex decision
Published December 1, 2008, 10:58 pm, Journal Inquirer
"Hooterville" used to be the wholesome pastoral town depicted in the 1965-71 TV series Green Acres. Among Hooterville’s citizens were quirky farmers holding bent pitchforks and general store owners who were also the town postmaster, justice of the peace, and publisher of the local newspaper.
Lack Of Vitamin D Could Spell Heart Trouble
Published December 1, 2008, 10:41 pm, Science Daily
Vitamin D deficiency -- which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness -- may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, as well as major cardiovascular events including stroke and congestive heart failure.
Some inspiring children's books for the holiday season
Published December 1, 2008, 10:30 pm, The Express-Times
Books can teach the meaning of giving.
CT colonography offers 1-stop screening for cancer and osteoporosis
Published December 1, 2008, 9:27 pm, EurekAlert!
( Radiological Society of North America ) New research reveals that computed tomography colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, has the potential to screen for two diseases at once -- colorectal cancer and osteoporosis, both of which commonly affect adults over age 50.
HEALTH BRIEFS: Samasati Center in Montford to host open house
Published December 1, 2008, 9:23 pm, Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE – The Samasati Center for Healing & Creative Arts will host an open house 5-8 p.m. Thursday.
Advocates call for tougher sunscreen standards
Published December 1, 2008, 9:19 pm, Baltimore Examiner
Many people believe that slathering on SPF 30 sunscreen before hitting the beach or the ski slopes should protect them from cancer-causing sun rays, but advocates say that may not be enough.
Turning Back the Cellular Clock: A Farewell to Embryonic Stem Cells?
Published December 1, 2008, 9:12 pm, Scientific American
When historians chronicle the stem cell research wars, Shinya Yamanaka will likely go down as a peacemaker. The Japanese scientist has helped send the field on a surprising end run around the moral debate surrounding embryonic stem cells, the creation of which requires the destruction of embryos. Last year Yamanaka led one of two teams that showed that normal human skin cells can be genetically ...
Later On: Non-melanoma skin cancer can forecast others
Published December 1, 2008, 9:04 pm, Winston-Salem Journal
The question: Are people who have had skin cancer more likely to develop subsequent cancers that do not involve the skin?
CT Colonography Offers One-Stop Screening for Cancer and Osteoporosis
Published December 1, 2008, 9:01 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
New research reveals that computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, has the potential to screen for two diseases at oncecolorectal cancer and osteoporosis, both of which commonly affect adults over age 50. Results of the study will be presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Eagle County and the sunshine vitamin
Published December 1, 2008, 7:34 pm, Vail Daily
New natural health columnist, Nick Bitz, talks about the importance of Vitamin D
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