More Walking, Cycling Linked To Healthier Weights Worldwide
Amble, stroll or pedal: it’s all good. A new study provides evidence supporting a seemingly obvious but unproven link between walking- and cycling-friendly communities and lower levels of obesity. Researchers found that people are more likely to have healthy weights if they live in places where walking and cycling are more common. The link held [...]
Newspaper Editorials React To Stem Cell Policy Reversal
Newspapers across the country published editorials reacting to U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth’s recent ruling challenging the legality of the Obama administration’s guidelines allowing federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Summaries of the editorials appear below… Source:Newspaper Editorials React To Stem Cell Policy Reversal
Heat Leads To At Least Six Deaths In Alabama This Summer, Precautions Urged
The Alabama Department of Public Health advises the public to be alert to the warning signals of heat illnesses. Between June and mid-August at least six persons ranging from preschool age to their 80s have been confirmed to have died from heat-related causes in Alabama. Heat-related illnesses occur when a person’s temperature control system is [...]
Embryonic Stem Cell Research In The Toilet, According To Arthritis Treatment Center
The recent ruling by federal judge Royce C. Lamberth halting embryonic stem cell research may present a hurdle for some disease research but not necessarily for arthritis… Source:Embryonic Stem Cell Research In The Toilet, According To Arthritis Treatment Center
Back To School, Staying Healthy At School Is As Easy As Learning Your ABC's
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 22 million school days are lost every year due to the common cold and on average children have between 6-10 colds per year. Does it seem as if your child is sick all the time? In the early school years, your child’s immune system [...]
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