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Latest Health News From Health Monthly
Hominy & Hash
American Reporter - In the late ’60s, a woman in California took on the state in a suit to stop smoking in elevators. “Fat chance,” my smoking friends and I said. She won. Non-smokers hitched themselves to her wagon and started speaking up. It’s taken 30 years for
9 Steps to a young and healthy heart
Hindustan Times - A weight loss of 10 per cent or more lowers blood pressure and the levels of triglycerides in the blood. In children, excess weight makes them three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach the age of 65. Take
State: Bush plan would cut health care for 600,000 kids
San Diego Union-Tribune - Our state’s values have moved to the place where we want to cover all our children, said Lesley Cummings, who administers Healthy Families, which is California’s version of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. But this would move us
Learn the basics of student finance
Times Online - Staying on top of spending is key to a healthy bank balance at university, but if you really want to keep your finances in shape and save money, a good place to start is the account itself. Here, Times Money runs through the student finance basics
Painted furniture returns to popularity
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Just another reason to stop smoking. The Kovels answer as many questions as possible through the column. The volume of mail makes personal answers or appraisals impossible. Write to Kovels, The Commercial Appeal, King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th
New Survey Reveals Life-Changing Events Lead to Women’s Renewed Focus
Forbes - RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — New research from the not-for-profit National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC) shows life- changing events, such as childbirth, significant weight loss or divorce trigger changes in a woman’s
What’s going on
Detroit Free Press - We can have those, asserts John Robbins, author of “Healthy at 100: How You Can — At Any Age — Dramatically Increase Your Life Span and Your Health Span” (Ballantine Books, $15). Here’s a bit of what he says: Loneliness kills. Strive for healthy
Medifast Opens Seventh Weight Control Center in Dallas Metro Market
PR Newswire - Center will offer on-site clinical weight-loss solution BALTIMORE, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Medifast (NYSE: MED) , today announced the grand opening of its seventh weight control center in the Dallas metro area on Saturday, September 22
Tax dollars not hurt by smoking ban
State Journal-Register - of the tyranny of that small minority! The world belongs to everyone, not just smokers. For decades the message has been: if you don’t like the smoke stay home. The message of the 21st century is: if you want to participate in life, stop smoking
Controlling appetite key to stabilizing one’s weight
The Washington Times - Dr. Denise Bruner has maintained a 50-pound weight loss for 25 years. Now she is giving her patients tips on how to control their appetite in a healthy way. She says she was inspired to lose weight because she was having too much fun in life to face
