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A Chicago alderman is floating a proposal to make it illegal for city restaurants to use trans fats, the partially hydrogenated cooking oils that are linked to clogged arteries and heart attacks. Edward Burke, a longtime council member, says children need to be protected from unhealthy, fatty foods and that the city, named the fattest…
Today’s must-read is from USA Today, which reports that the cost of cancer drugs has skyrocketed, even compared to the rising cost of other types of drugs. The cost of cancer drugs rose 16 percent last year, compared to a 3 percent rise for other kinds of prescription drugs. The newer drug therapies tend to…
Here’s one for the truth is stranger than fiction category: Muhammad Ali, boxing champ and Parkinson’s victim, is starting a line of healthy snacks for kids. Know as GOAT (for “greatest of all time”) snacks, they will be on the market next year. None of the snacks will have more than 150 calories, and they…
I don’t think I could possibly fit more acronyms in that headline! The news has got me so excited I can’t even use real words. As expected, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a vaccine for the Human Papilloma Virus, an incredibly common virus that also happens to be linked to…
A new study finds that people with asthma use their inhalers less when they do light exercise that involves steady breathing. Upper body exercises were also found to be helpful. Asthma is a disorder marked by difficulty breathing, so it makes sense that exercise that focuses on the breath would be helpful in regulating flare-ups….
It seems a grim occasion to mark, but today is considered the anniversary of when AIDS was first reported, 25 years ago exactly. In that time an amazing number of strides were made in prevention and treatment, but, as much of the news coverage points out, we’re not as far along as some had hoped….
The New York Times has a story today about the government cutting funding for diabetes research at a time when death rates from diabetes are rising. No other major disease has rising death rates, and researchers say diabetes has always been underfunded, according to the paper. “The number of Type 2 diabetics in the United…
Brazilian Waxes, Lazy Ovaries & Outrageous Orgasms by Lisa Sussman Ulysses Press, 224 Pages, $14.95 Sex is one of those topics that everyone is interested in but no one really wants to talk about. Which is a shame, because so much of your potential pleasure in one of life’s most pleasurable activities comes from understanding…
I was very happy when I read the stories about a new deal to keep soft drinks out of elementary schools and to limit the size and sugar quantity in drinks sold at schools across the board. This deal, brokered in part by Bill Clinton, will keep regular sodas out of schools, limit diet sodas…
Thanks to Nava Atlas and her wonderful newsletter, I have a new favorite blog (other than the Niner Niner blogs, of course). It’s called Vegan Lunch Box. Basically, it shows what this great vegan stay-at-home mom made for lunch that day for her “shmoo.” There’s a picture every day and a rating of how he…
