Soy foods aid bone density
McClatchy Newspapers
10/3/2008, by Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Bone loss commonly occurs as we age, especially for women. Until recently, women were routinely prescribed estrogen after menopause to prevent bone loss and fractures. When a Women's Health Initiative study revealed that estrogen therapy increased the risk of breast ...
Change is life — and opportunity
McClatchy Newspapers
10/3/2008, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - My sister recently became a widow. Like most Americans, I'm stressed out by the collapse of Wall Street. Friends and colleagues in the newspaper industry have lost their jobs and their livelihoods. And I might have to move my desk to the other side of the ...
‘Cosby' star educates public about little-known disease
McClatchy Newspapers
10/3/2008, by Jaweed Kaleem
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Phylicia Rashad's father died more than 20 years ago of a heart attack, but she has recently wondered if that needed to be the case. "His death certificate read 'cardiac arrest due to hypertension due to diabetes,'" said Rashad, famous for her role as Claire Huxtable on ...
Heart surgery defuses ‘time bomb'
McClatchy Newspapers
10/3/2008, by Howard Cohen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Norma Maynard, a 59-year-old Hialeah, Fla., grandmother, died twice in the last six weeks. Last week, she returned to the University of Miami Hospital to extol her new life.
"I want people to be aware of this new procedure that saved my life. Maybe it'll save some ...
Live to Run, Run to Work
McClatchy Newspapers
10/3/2008, by Sam McManis
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Like so many groggy morning commuters, Debra Moss likes to begin her day at a Starbucks. Got to get that energy boost for the slog into work, after all. On this early September morning, with dawn slowly breaking, the 51-year-old state worker who lives in the Campus ...
Country-of-origin labeling begins this week
McClatchy Newspapers
10/2/2008, by Joan Obra
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Finally, after six years of waiting, country-of-origin labeling has arrived. Starting this week, retailers are required to tell shoppers if their fresh fruits and vegetables, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goat, fish, shellfish and certain types of nuts come from a ...
Yoga therapy treats mind and body
McClatchy Newspapers
10/1/2008, by Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT) - Four years ago, Jessica Soske of Berkeley, Calif., was diagnosed with a rare neuro-endocrine disease that affects the use of her muscles. She had a tough time coping and coming to terms with her body's changes. Soske, a former attorney, tends to get stuck in her ...
Feeding your body's defenses against cancer
McClatchy Newspapers
9/26/2008, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - David Servan-Schreiber was 31 when he was diagnosed with a walnut-size brain tumor and given 6 months to live. After surgery and chemotherapy, the young neuroscientist asked his oncologist if he should change his diet. "Eat whatever you like," his doctor told him. "It won't ...
How to … save your hair
McClatchy Newspapers
9/26/2008, by Alison Johnson
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Hair loss is partly genetic and partly linked to age, but professional stylists say there are ways to slow down the process _ or at least to look less bald: Dry gently. After washing your hair, pat it down with a soft towel rather than rubbing vigorously. ...
Reviews of new fitness videos; book
McClatchy Newspapers
9/26/2008, by Desonta Holder
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - "Pure Barre," a fusion of dance and Pilates, begins with a warmup and light toning exercises before taking you through moves to target your legs, butt and abs to help you achieve the lean look of a dancer. $19.95 at www.purebarre.com. "Total Body Calorie Blast" packs ...
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