Month: April 2012
Chewing in baseball
There may not be crying in baseball, but there is chew. A new collective bargaining agreement, however, will at least reduce the visibility of smokeless tobacco to young fans. While smokeless tobacco […]
Health news of the weird
Is it just me, or has there been some strange health stories in the news lately? Health reporters have provided quite a few entertaining stories during the last week or so. […]
Weight and body image
Are you happy with your weight? Nearly three-quarters of Americans aren’t. Fitness Magazine and Yahoo! Shine asked 2,000 men and women a variety of questions related to weight perceptions and body image. The […]
Women’s running boom
Last month, I wrote a story about a 70-year-old Vancouver man, Jim Scheer, who had completed more than 330 marathons. The marathon man ran his first race, a 4.8-miler through the […]
Women's running boom
Last month, I wrote a story about a 70-year-old Vancouver man, Jim Scheer, who had completed more than 330 marathons. The marathon man ran his first race, a 4.8-miler through the […]
Diet pills don’t work
Bad news for those still searching and hoping for a magic pill to make body fat disappear: It doesn’t exist. Melinda Manore, an Oregon State University researcher, reviewed the evidence surrounding […]
Diet pills don't work
Bad news for those still searching and hoping for a magic pill to make body fat disappear: It doesn’t exist. Melinda Manore, an Oregon State University researcher, reviewed the evidence surrounding […]
HPV vaccine study
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research released a study this week examining the side effects of the HPV vaccine. Researchers surveyed about 900 girls and young women, ages 11 to […]
Crossing borders for health care
Would you ever travel outside of the United States for medical treatment? If the answer is yes, you’re among the ¼ of the U.S. population who said they would consider crossing […]