USA Today: Life
- We're moving on, but we won't be far away
Thursday - 04/16/2009 - 07:00 AMToday marks the swan song for the Better Life blog, which is being discontinued in a reorganization of the site. But don't touch that dial. Check out USA TODAY's Health & Behavior page or follow @USATODAYhealth on Twitter for the latest wellness news and tips that we find around the Web.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sheryl Monkemeyer loses battle with Huntington's Disease
Monday - 04/13/2009 - 11:31 AMI was so sad to learn that Sheryl Monkemeyer (right), whose fight against Huntington's Disease I wrote about last fall, died a week ago. "She was a wonderful person. A lot of people didn't see that," her husband Jonathan Monkemeyer...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Farrah Fawcett's type of cancer is uncommon
Monday - 04/06/2009 - 05:36 PMActress hospitalized because of bleeding from a minor procedure.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - It happened on 'House'
Tuesday - 04/07/2009 - 05:27 PMIn last night's episode of House, Kal Penn's character, Kutner, abruptly committed suicide. When he doesn't show for work, Thirteen and Foreman go to his apartment to find him shot in the temple.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- California reaps benefits of anti-smoking efforts
Wednesday - 04/08/2009 - 02:51 PMThe state's campaign has saved 1 million lives.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kids can take toll on marital happiness
Thursday - 04/09/2009 - 01:59 PMHaving children comes with a cost and it’s not only financial, according to a new study that found 90% of couples experienced decreased marital satisfaction after the first child’s birth.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Passover and Easter present interfaith challenges
Friday - 04/10/2009 - 07:00 AMGood morning, In this holy time for Jews celebrating Passover, which started Wednesday night, and Christians honoring Good Friday today and celebrating Easter on Sunday, there are many families that are interfaith, having relatives in each religion.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Matzoh ball soup: The Jewish ACE inhibitor?
Thursday - 04/02/2009 - 04:00 PMGotta give the American Chemical Society an "A" for its effort to link a study by scientists at a Japanese meat-packing company to Passover, which starts next week. "Passover's matzoh ball soup may be good for your health," touts the...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Take time to tune up your workout
Wednesday - 04/01/2009 - 02:28 PMYou may have already done some pushups this morning, but did you use the correct form? Have you ever wondered how to use those big exercise balls (aka stability balls) without falling off?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- FDA acts against unapproved drugs
Tuesday - 03/31/2009 - 07:25 PMThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned nine companies to stop making and distributing 14 unapproved narcotic products. They include oral morphine solutions and immediate-release tablets containing morphine, hydromorphone or oxycodone.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Medicinal wines traced to Egyptians
Monday - 04/13/2009 - 07:30 PMWhen Great-Grandma took a nip of the elderberry wine "for medicinal purposes," she was following a tradition that goes back thousands of years. Researchers say they have found evidence that the Egyptians spiked their wine with medicinal herbs as long...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Little moves add up to burn calories
Monday - 04/13/2009 - 01:06 PMToday is the third week of our annual USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge, and this week we’re profiling Ebony Lugo, 23, of New York City. She has lost almost 50 pounds.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Where shall wisdom be found?'
Tuesday - 04/07/2009 - 01:48 PMWhere does wisdom come from? The great theologians, brilliant philosophers … mom and dad? New research suggests it's a little more complicated than that. In this week's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Get up and get moving for National Start! Walking Day
Wednesday - 04/08/2009 - 07:00 AMGood morning! Today, April 8, is the American Heart Association's National Start! Walking Day. The association urges all employees to bring their sneakers to work and walk 30 minutes today, preferably with their coworkers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Be careful out on the roads
Thursday - 04/09/2009 - 07:00 AMGood morning, As you suit up and ride out today, keep in mind that driving is not a calling for all of your fellow motorists. A case in point is a 69-year-old German woman who, according to a Reuters report,...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sex in middle school a reality for some
Thursday - 04/09/2009 - 04:02 PMMiddle school sex isn’t unheard of, according to researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health who found some kids as young as 12 are sexually experienced. Researchers examined sexual risk behaviors among largely low-income 7th graders in...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Adoption preferences may differ for gays, heterosexuals
Thursday - 04/02/2009 - 02:06 PMWhether parents are gay or straight influences whether they want to adopt boys or girls, says a new study published online in the journal Sex Roles. Psychologist Abbie Goldberg of Clark University in Worcester, Mass., looked at the adoption choices...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rocket fuel component found in baby formula
Thursday - 04/02/2009 - 06:48 PMScientists say the chemical can harm the thyroid.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Happy April Fools' Day!
Wednesday - 04/01/2009 - 04:00 AMGood morning, Today is a day in which you'll no doubt be on guard against jokesters looking to fool or embarrass you. But there are some fun, benign ways to have fun, especially if you have young kids.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Tend to yourself before you tend your garden
Tuesday - 03/31/2009 - 02:50 PMBritish neck and back doctors are telling folks to warm up their bodies before plunging into the garden. Doctors from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine say they've seen a significant increase in patients who seek treatment for lower back...
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- Try to take it easy on Tax Day
Tuesday - 04/14/2009 - 10:08 AMGood morning, Filed your income taxes yet? If not, you've only got until tomorrow, April 15. The Internal Revenue Service acknowledges on its site that these are tough times for many Americans.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Why the rash of shootings?
Friday - 04/10/2009 - 04:21 PMPolice say two people have been killed today in what they believe was a murder-suicide at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Mich. This would be the eighth U.S. mass shooting or murder-suicide in the past two weeks.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Happy Birthday, Jackie Chan!
Tuesday - 04/07/2009 - 07:00 AMGood morning, Today is actor and martial artist Jackie Chan's birthday. The Clown Prince of Kung Fu was born on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong. He is one of the most popular movie stars in the world, appearing in...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mild flu season is on its way out
Wednesday - 04/08/2009 - 01:57 PMIf you haven't gotten the flu yet, cross your fingers and hold your breath -- you may soon be in the clear. The flu season is winding down and turning out to be one of the mildest in years, the...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Seder recipes for a happy Passover
Wednesday - 04/08/2009 - 04:27 PMLooking to glam-up this year's seder menu? Or perhaps enhance a few favorite family dishes a tad? For those celebrating Passover -- the Jewish holiday commemorating the Jews' exodus from ancient Egypt -- which begins tonight, there are new, kosher-friendly...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What we're tweeting: 'Diet' cookies, Obama's health reform, weight discrimination and more
Thursday - 04/09/2009 - 06:50 PMHere's a selection from some of today's @USATODAYhealth posts on Twitter, where we round up what's buzzed about in health news -- not just from our site, but from around the Web.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- FDA OKs new lice treatment
Friday - 04/10/2009 - 11:50 AMAlcohol-based solution approved for adults and children over age 6 months.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Go fly a kite - really!
Thursday - 04/02/2009 - 07:00 AMGood morning, April is National Kite Month. The Cultural China website says that there's an old Chinese saying: "Those who fly a kite can have a long life." The site further explains: "When you look at your kite flying in...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Surgeons need more practice in prostate operation
Wednesday - 04/01/2009 - 11:00 AMProstate cancer patients who choose a new, less invasive surgery need to choose their doctors carefully, a new study shows.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Research links psychosis, heavy cannabis use
Tuesday - 03/31/2009 - 03:53 PMResearch announced this month by the University of Granada in Spain suggests that daily cannabis use predisposes a person to the appearance of psychosis and schizophrenia. The study, published in the journals Schizophrenia Research and European Psychiatry, interviewed 92 people,...
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