On Healthy Living

There’s been a lot of talk in the news the past cople of days about the use of carbon monoxide on meat. The chemical is used in place of regular air in the sealed pacakges of beef and other meats to help retain the rosy color for many days longer than convential packaging methods.
The […]

From the people who brought us the low fat doesn’t help story last week comes the news today that calcium and vitamin D supplements might not be as beneficial as once thought for preventing bone fractures in women, and they’re not at all helpful for preventing colon cancer.
The study of 36,282 women ages 50 and […]

The British Parliament voted yesterday to ban smoking in all indoor public places in England. The 384 to 184 vote was more supportive of the ban than expected.
Ireland already had a ban on smoking in pulbic places, and Scotland and Northern Ireland have bans that are set to go into effect later this year. […]

Dermatologists are complaining that a new system to regulate the prescription acne drug Accutane is “a disaster,” confusing and frustrating doctors who want to prescribe the drug to women.
One of the most highly prescribed (and controversial) drugs on the market, Acutane works by stopping the skin’s oil production, which can help stop acne formation. […]

An advisory panel suggested a new warning label on stimulants like Ritalin, long used as a treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder, because of the potential risk of heart problems from taking the drug.
Nearly four million people currently take Ritalin and similar drugs to treat hyperactivity and ADD.
The Food and Drug Administration was a […]

I was watching Good Morning America this morning, as I tend to do when I’m getting ready for work, and once again their slant on the health news of the day annoyed me. Robin Roberts says there’s a new study that shows low-fat diets don’t work for women and have no effect on cancer or […]

This article from The New York Times is a must-read for every woman, and everyone who cares about a woman. It outlines a hidden heart-disease danger that is much more likely to happen to women than it does to men.
This ailment starves the heart for oxygen but doesn’t show up on an angiogram. It’s […]