The Simple Idea That Is Transforming Health Care
- Health & Healing
- April 16, 2012
A very simple question is changing the delivery of medical care: How is your health affecting your quality of life? A focus on quality of life helps medical providers see the big picture— and makes for healthier, happier patients. The Wall Street Journal, 4/16/2012
READ MORETo Heal, First Eat: Doctors Learn to Cook Healthy, ‘Crave-able’ Foods
- Health & Healing
- April 13, 2012
Although physicians are on the front lines of the nation’s diabetes and obesity crises, many graduate from medical school with little knowledge of nutrition, let alone cooking. So Dr. David M. Eisenberg, an associate professor at the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, started “Healthy Kitchens/Healthy Lives” in partnership with the
READ MOREWhy Hospitals Should Treat You Like a Kid
- Health & Healing
- April 10, 2012
As a follow-up to the recent New York Times editorial, "Things Adult Medicine Could Learn From Pediatrics," written by Dr. Perri Klass, professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University, ABC News reached out to hospitals across the country to find out how they are working to improve patients' experiences. Many hospitals are making
READ MOREKitchen cures doctors swear by
- Health & Healing
- April 9, 2012
Here are some home remedies and healing ingredients, like honey, peppermint oil, and meat tenderizer, that can actually help heal minor ailments. CNN/ Health.com, 4/3/2012
READ MORESleep Apnea Linked to Depression
- Health & Healing
- April 2, 2012
A new study found that breathing problems while sleeping are linked to depression. ABC News, 3/30/2012
READ MORESteps Set for Livestock Antibiotic Ban
- Health & Healing
- March 29, 2012
The practice of feeding antibiotics to promote growth has led to a judge’s order that moves toward ending that use of the drugs. New York Times, 3/24/2012
READ MORESupermarkets Stop Selling Pink Slime
- Health & Healing
- March 22, 2012
Safeway, SUPERVALU and Food Lion announced today that they will no longer carry what the meat industry calls "lean finely textured beef," something the public has come to know as "pink slime." All three companies site customer concerns as one of the primary reasons for the change. Walmart and Sam's Club also announced they would
READ MOREThere’s No Place Like Home: Why Cooking at Home May Be the Answer to America’s Obesity Problem
- Health & Healing
- March 21, 2012
Changes to demographics and the growth of the restaurant industry have shifted eating habits in a way that has devalued home-cooked meals and contributed to growing health problems, argues Craig A. Lambert in Harvard Magazine. Worldwatch Institute, 3/17/2012
READ MORERed Meat Tied to Increased Mortality Risk
- Health & Healing
- March 21, 2012
Your risk of early death may be increased by eating just one serving of red meat each day. ABC News, 3/12/2012
READ MOREDon’t Call It Pampering: Massage Wants to Be Medicine
- Health & Healing
- March 21, 2012
The Wall Street Journal, 3/13/2012
READ MOREIs Pink Slime in the Beef at Your Grocery Store?
- Health & Healing
- March 12, 2012
An ABC News investigation has revealed that a cheap, unsavery meat filler substance, commonly called "pink slime," is in 70 percent of supermarket beef and up to 25 percent of every American hamburger. A substance once only used in dog food and cooking oil, this pink slime is now used as filler in the majority
READ MOREFainting Can Indicate Deadly Heart Condition
- Health & Healing
- March 5, 2012
Experts say that 25 percent of the time, fainting can indicate a potentially deadly heart condition. “Everyone doesn’t have to be alarmed that there is a serious medical problem if they pass out. But it is important for the first time you pass out that you do have further evaluation,” says Dr. Lawrence Phillips, an
READ MOREA Diet Rich in Fish May Help the Aging Brain
- Health & Healing
- March 5, 2012
In a study, people with low levels of omega-3s (which are found in fish) had smaller brains and scored lower on memory tests. The Wall Street Journal, 2/28/2012
READ MORESleeping pills ‘linked to increased death risk’
- Health & Healing
- March 5, 2012
A recent study found that people who take sleeping pills— even once and a while— have a higher risk of premature death than those who do not. A study published in the British Medical Journal found people taking 18 to 132 pills a year were up to five times more likely to die early and
READ MOREHeart warning signs women might miss
- Health & Healing
- February 27, 2012
A new study highlights why more women need to pay attention to their bodies’ warning signs of heart disease, their No. 1 killer. NBC News, 2/25/2012
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