Obesity fears inspire Mexican office exercises (AFP)
July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AFP - Mexico City government worker Agueda Galvan started stretching exercises out of fear of a heart attack, but also under an anti-obesity program introduced by her bosses.
Source:Obesity fears inspire Mexican office exercises
(AFP)
In midst of river cleanup, supporters are divided (AP)
July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - Once a dumping ground for chemicals, a stretch of the Housatonic River that winds near this Berkshires hamlet is being scoured in a lengthy, expensive cleanup. Now, dredging other parts of the riverbed is under consideration, but the fishers, bird watchers and swimmers who would benefit are wondering how much effort is too much.
Source:In midst of river cleanup, supporters are divided
(AP)
Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually (AP)
July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.
Source:Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually
(AP)
Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands (Reuters)
July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University’s Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.
Source:Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands
(Reuters)
New fronts in AIDS war, but funding foe is back (AFP)
July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AFP - The 18th council of war on AIDS has opened up new fronts in a nearly three-decade-old campaign but in the grim awareness that a battle-hardened enemy — the money crunch — is back.
Source:New fronts in AIDS war, but funding foe is back
(AFP)