Written on February 18, 2011 by Jett Dooley
“I’d add FOUR scoops of this into your post-workout shake. Thank you,” confidently added my friend who owned and operated a sports nutrition store. Another happy customer with the keys to the physique universe… and for only $39.95 plus sales tax.
This seasoned veteran of sports nutrition sales had become a close friend over the past year. He all but blowtorched several big-name products after I shared with him several research studies showing they did NOT work (and the companies could not produce research showing they DID). He also
Read All Post…
Posted in Heatlh News | Comment Now!
Written on February 17, 2011 by Jordan Ballard
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Sure Puerto Ricans can get fresh beef at the supermarket. But what many crave — and can’t get — comes out of a can.
A national shortage of canned corned beef caused by a recall has hit especially hard in the U.S. Caribbean territory, a place where the sodium-rich, cholesterol-laden product is a regular part of some beloved local specialties, such as the fritters known as alcapurrias.
With the tapered cans almost as rare as a chilly day on the island, senior officials are vexed and shoppers frustrated. It’s taken so seriously that the local newspaper El Vocero described it with a blunt headline: “Horror!”
The dwindling supply is blamed on a government-ordered recall of the product after the U.S. Depar
Read All Post…
Posted in Health Care Notes | Comment Now!
Written on February 16, 2011 by Jade Haigh
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius recently sent an important communication to the Department’s leadership regarding HHS-wide efforts to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). The message, sent in late January, reiterated that the implementation of the NHAS is a priority for HHS. S
Read All Post…
Posted in Diseases Consultant | Comment Now!
Written on February 14, 2011 by Jade Haigh
A genetic mutation that causes a type of dwarfism may also protect against cancer and diabetes, a new study finds.
The finding suggests it may be possible to use drugs or other methods to achieve similar protection in normal-height adults, said study authors Valter Longo, a University of Southern California cell biologist, and Ecuadorian endocrinologist Jaime Guevara-Aguirre.
Their research included people in a remote community on the slopes of the Andes mountains. Many members of the community have Laron syndrome, a deficiency in a gene that prevents that body from using growth hormone.
For 22 years, the researchers followed about 100 people with Laron syndrome and 1,600 of their normal-stature relatives.
Read All Post…
Posted in Diseases Consultant | Comment Now!
Written on February 13, 2011 by Jordan Ballard
In our beauty-crazed culture, where wrinkle-free faces dominate magazine covers, runways and red carpets, beauty is youth and youth beauty. But women with an enduring sense of style know that true beauty is ageless.
We talked to three nonagenarians, each of whom has honed her own brand of panache and established a signature style. And while these fashion mavens may not have discovered the fountain of youth, they have discovered how to look their best at any age.
— — —
Elsie Lorine Menser
Victoria, Minn., 94
Family: One son, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one Shih Tzu named Brittany.
Her style: Classic, with a twist. “I’ve
Read All Post…
Posted in Health Care Notes | Comment Now!