Bringing comfort back
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Jan Jarvis
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Dragging around heavy luggage, slouching in airport chairs and sitting for long flights can turn the holidays into a pain in the back. The spine was designed to move, not sit still for hours in planes or cars, said Jason Brewton, physical therapy director for the Texas ...
Long, loud iPod use now can become deafness later
McClatchy Newspapers
12/19/2008, by Jodi Mailander Farrell
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - They're called the iPod Generation _ all those kids wired to earbuds and MP3 players this holiday season as they hunker down to endure long road trips or relatives that visit even longer. But they're at risk of becoming the "Huh? What?" Generation. You've heard of ...
Walk briskly ... and carry a smaller stomach
McClatchy Newspapers
12/19/2008, by Edward M. Eveld
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - This is just what you need, in the aftermath of pumpkin pie and the advent of holiday parties: gross-out science about deep belly fat. But first, some encouragement.
Cyd Nelson and Suzy Wiley, both of Kansas City, Mo., both trim and fit, were briskly hitting the path ...
Patients, take control of your health, professor advises
McClatchy Newspapers
12/19/2008, by Karen Garloch
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - As a child, Cyndy King tagged along with her physician father and watched the way he calmly and tenderly talked with patients. That model served King well when she became a nurse practitioner and knew the importance of taking time to understand the physical and ...
Fund pays to teach kids about washing away germs
McClatchy Newspapers
12/17/2008, by Colette M. Jenkins
Akron Beacon Journal (MCT) - Fourth-graders might no longer need to sing the ABC song to memorize the alphabet, but it can still come in handy at the sink. "Sometimes I sing it twice, if my hands are really dirty," said Andrea Chambers, 10. "If you wash your hands a lot, it can keep you from ...
Magnetic bursts treating woman's depression
McClatchy Newspapers
12/17/2008, by Carrie Peyton Dahlberg
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Once a week, Lucinda Smith tucks earplugs into both ears, flips her auburn hair over a neck rest and waits for a powerful magnetic burst to be aimed at her skull. The magnet's jolts arrive with a rattle, like a woodpecker drilling into a tree. Timed and positioned just ...
Seniors: Tools for staying fit
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Anything that enhances balance or brain fitness makes a great gift for an aging friend or relative. If an exercise ball is too daunting, try a Balance Disc ($19.99). Simply sitting on this portable _ and less wobbly _ alternative can help improve posture and balance. It ...
Ask Dr. Denton: Sugar: Dextrose - Lactose - Fructose, So what is behind the name?
Catholic Online
12/12/2008, by Dr. Denton D. Weiss
Virginia Beach, Va (Catholic Online) - Like most individuals, I spend a lot of time trying to be a good food consumer. I look for the cleanest grocery store. I sniff, poke, and punch each of the products I select with great consideration. I especially spend an inordinate amount of time with my ...
Couple planned ahead for husband's peaceful death
McClatchy Newspapers
12/12/2008, by Jill Keech
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Joyce and Alton "Al" Hedgepeth were planners. In 1995, when Al developed a lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, he and Joyce discussed what they would want to happen if they were very sick. "And we both agreed that hospice was ...
Natural way to let go: Hospice care can ease pain and even prolong a patient's life
McClatchy Newspapers
12/12/2008, by Jill Keech
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Eighty-six-year-old Joan Meier is living out her final days in her den, cocooned in a hospital bed overlooking the patio. Beyond the window is a pot with a bunch of tired-looking gold flowers. They are fading, just as she is.
While her spirit and faith are ...
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