Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Resveratrol, an organic compound found in quantity in red wine and dark chocolate, may well be the solution to preventing the diseases associated with aging, according to study results published Friday in the journal Science . Research evolved from the initial test tube level to that of animal studies and, most recently, in animal muscle and skin cells.
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Walgreen Co has been sued by a California woman who accused the largest U.S. drugstore chain of deceiving customers into believing its Vitamin E dietary supplement contributes to cardiovascular health. The complaint, filed on Friday in federal court in Chicago, challenges a label on Walgreen's Vitamin E 400 IU Dietary Supplement that says the product "naturally contributes to cardiovascular health by helping to protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation which may cause cellular damage. …
Nurses at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City still chuckle about the elderly gentleman who was a patient at the hospital years ago. He would always respond the same way when asked if he smoked: “I gave it up when they raised the price to 35 cents a pack!” That was about 40 years ago. Cigarettes now hover at $10 a pack in New York City and only a bit less elsewhere.
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actress Valerie Harper, star of the 1970s television comedy "Rhoda," says she is determined to "live each day's moments fully" despite a brain cancer diagnosis that doctors told her could bring death in a matter of days or in several years. Harper, 73, who won four Emmy Awards for her signature sitcom role, said on NBC's "Today" show on Monday that the reality of her illness hit home "when I heard the word 'incurable.'" "'Incurable' is a tough word, so is 'terminal,'" she said with a laugh. …
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Fifty one people have died since Saturday after drinking homemade alcohol, most of them in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with more than 300 others suffering from alcohol poisoning, the health ministry said on Monday. The consumption and sale of alcohol is banned in the North African country, even though it is available on the black market. In a statement on its website, the ministry said 38 people had died in Tripoli and another 13 had died while on their way to Tunisia for treatment. …
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Small water frogs marketed and sold as pets are linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections from 2008 to 2011, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report published in Pediatrics on Monday found the infection sickened 376 people in 44 U.S. states and sent 29 percent of those infected to the hospital – mostly children. …
When the university adopted a wellness program seven years ago, Maribel rallied the faculty with a humorous phrase that always brought laughter and smiles, even on the gloomiest days, “Let's exercise, so we can die healthy.” Like a bundle of pent-up …
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After a few moves away from Memphis, which included a stint in Searcy, Ark., Brown discovered the SilverSneakers senior citizens exercise program at the Searcy Athletic Club. Brown was instantly hooked. “I was so impressed with the program. It's a …
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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AP) — They may never come face to face with a Taliban insurgent, never dodge a roadside bomb or take fire, but they still may be responsible for taking lives or putting their own colleagues in mortal danger. And now the military has begun to grapple with the mental and emotional strains endured by these Air Force personnel.