Monthly Archives: June, 2009
Watch Your Waistline While Dining Out
Dining out….a favorite American past-time. Research, however, has shown that the more we dine out, the more likely we are to get accustomed to larger portions—and to potentially larger waistlines.
So is it possible to dine out and have your cake too? According to a new report by the Nutrition Action Healthletter, the answer might be [...]
FDA panel backs 3 psychiatric drugs for kids
ADELPHI, Md. - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that three blockbuster psychiatric drugs appear safe and effective for children and adolescents, despite side effects that can increase the risk of diabetes.
The FDA’s panel of psychiatric experts voted to approve the use of drugs from AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Pfizer for treating [...]
Possible compromise emerges in health care debate
The compromise offered by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., would create health care cooperatives owned by groups of residents and small businesses, similar to how electric or other cooperatives operate. They’d be nonprofit, and without the government involvement that troubles Republicans and business groups about the public plan options.
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. [...]
Free Lipitor, Viagra, other drugs for jobless
TRENTON, N.J. – Pfizer Inc. is unveiling a new program Thursday that will let people who have lost their jobs and health insurance keep taking some widely prescribed Pfizer medications — including Lipitor and Viagra — for free for up to a year.
The world’s biggest drugmaker will provide more than 70 of its prescription drugs [...]
Races Differ in Rates of Sleep-Related Obesity
MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) — People who get too little sleep are at risk for obesity, and for blacks the risk is greater than for whites, New York researchers have found.
Studying the connection between short sleep duration and obesity, researchers analyzed national data from 29,818 adults aged 18 to 85. The study found that [...]
WHO says it may declare swine flu pandemic soon
GENEVA – The World Health Organization said Tuesday a spike in swine flu cases in Australia may push it to finally announce the first flu pandemic in 41 years. It also expressed concern about an unusual rise in severe illness from the disease in Canada.
WHO’s flu chief Keiji Fukuda said the agency wanted to avoid [...]
Best Places to Live 2009
With the decade winding to a close, Americans have grown increasingly reluctant to gas up their moving vans. Last year, the Census Bureau’s national mover rate–which represents the percentage of Americans 1 year and older who moved within the past year–hit its lowest level since 1948, when the bureau began tracking the data. And who [...]
Kirsten Dunst Returning For ‘Spider-Man 4,’ Villain To Be Chosen Soon
NEW YORK, New York — Kirsten Dunst will return as Mary Jane Watson, “Spider-Man 4” producer Todd Black told the New York Post.
The star will rejoin director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker’s love interest in the latest installment in the popular superhero franchise, which is slated for May 6, 2011.
However, don’t [...]
What The New iPhone Means For Marketers (AAPL)
SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) — Apple executives didn’t throw any curve balls at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference today in San Francisco. But the iterative changes hidden within a new, faster iPhone — and the previously announced software upgrade — could change not just consumer but also advertiser behavior. Here’s a run-down of what’s new and [...]
Simple Ways to Slim Down (Without Really Trying)
I’m not one for cliches, but whoever said “You are what you eat” was onto something. Fill up on doughnuts and pizza, and you’re more likely to sport a round shape with a soft center. But if you munch on fresh produce, fish and poultry, chances are you’ll be as lean as what’s on your [...]
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