(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Profile America — Sunday, February 27th. Today marks the birthday of a remarkable woman doctor — Alice Hamilton, born in 1869. She was the first woman appointed to the faculty of Harvard University, where she taught for many years. At the same time she became a leading expert in the developing field of occupational health.
Month: February 2011
Spring Cleaning,Go Natural!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Spring is almost here (just one month away!), and as the term spring cleaning suggests, spring is the time for a little extra cleaning. “Going Green” is important for our earth and for our health, so let’s go natural when we clean! According to the World Health Organization, environmental and lifestyle factors contribute up to 80% of all known cancers.
Spring Fever Blossoms in Warm Weather – But Is It a Real Ailment?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise — In the season of ducklings, blooming dogwoods and open-toed sandals, some people are struck with a mysterious malady – spring fever.
Air-Pollution Expert Explains How to Take Care of Your Lungs During Ozone Season
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise — It’s a harmless-looking pale blue gas, a relative of the oxygen molecule that sustains life. In the upper atmosphere, a layer of it protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
Sprucing Up Your Garden This Spring
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise — With spring just a few months away, you may be eager to dust off your gardening gloves and haul out those pruning shears to get your garden ready for planting. If you’ve always wanted the dream front yard that will make your neighbours green with envy, Sam Benvie, an instructor in the Landscape Design Certificate Program at Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, offers up these simple tips:
Spring Break: Alternatives to Beach Partying
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise — College students hiking along the Atlantic coast, picking up litter, isn’t an image that the words “spring break” typically conjure. But that’s exactly what nearly 70 students from Michigan Technological University have volunteered to do.
Bottled Water: a Ridiculous Waste?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Bottled water has been a big-selling commercial beverage around the world since the late 1980s. According to the Worldwatch Institute, global bottled water consumption has more than quadrupled since 1990. Today Americans consume over 30 billion liters of water out of some 50 billion (mostly plastic) bottles every year.
Are Natural Gas’s Eco-benefits Overstated?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In our increasingly carbon-constrained world, natural gas (also known as methane) does keep coming up as a potentially cleaner fuel source for electricity generation than coal, currently the nation’s primary source of electrical power.
Stem Cell Facelift – The Royal Road to a Young Face
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – VIENNA, – Who hasn’t seen those elderly Hollywood divas with doll-like faces overtightened by facelifts performed with scalpels? Modern stem cell technology is putting an end to that! Stem cell facelifts enable remarkable facial rejuvenation and toning with no scars. Henceforth nobody will ever know that actresses took this royal road to facial rejuvenation.
New Biological Pathway Identified for PTSD
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – High blood levels of a hormone produced in response to stress are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in women but not men, a study from researchers at Emory University and the University of Vermont has found.
Patients Report Worsening Asthma and Allergy Symptoms around Stink Bugs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MCLEAN, Va., — How rude! They sneak into your home uninvited and when you scare or smush them, they release a foul-smelling substance.
Mean Girls and Queen Bees: Females Threatened by Social Exclusion Will Reject Others First
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many studies have suggested that males tend to be more physically and verbally aggressive than females. According to a new study, to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, it may not be the case that women are less competitive than men—they may just be using a different strategy to come out ahead. Specifically, women may rely more on indirect forms of aggression, such as social exclusion.
Convenient Blood Test Not as Effective for Diagnosing Diabetes in Children
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Doctors are increasingly using a convenient blood glucose test for diagnosing diabetes and pre-diabetes, but a study by the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital shows it’s not the best way to diagnose diabetes in children.
HHS Issues New Grants to Help States Protect Consumers from Health Insurance Rate Increases
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, — The Department of Health and Human Services announced a new round of grants today to help states do a better job of protecting consumers from soaring health insurance premiums. Sondra Roberto, staff attorney for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, issued the following statement about the new HHS grants:
Health Care Reform Won’t Be Successful Unless Students and Physicians are Trained in Health Insurance Policies
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich., — Changing medical student and resident education to include instruction in how health care systems function is critical, especially with the implementation of national health care reforms, University of Michigan physicians say.
Pier 1 Imports Recalls Golden Tea Lights Due to Fire Hazard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Jogging Strollers Recalled by B.O.B. Trailers Due to Strangulation Hazard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Remote Control Systems Recalled by Niles Audio Due to Fire Hazard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Felt Bicycles Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Resistance Stretch Tubing Recalled by EB Brands Due to Injury Hazard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.