SYRACUSE — A 13th person has come down with Legionnaires’ disease, and health officials say the bacterium that causes the deadly respiratory ailment has been found at a second location, a Syracuse nursing home.
By Federica Narancio
- McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Updated: 07/18/08 9:49 AM
WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of all Americans self-report that they’re obese, and in three states — Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee — more than 30 percent do, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
By Lauran Neergaard
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/18/08 6:41 AM
WASHINGTON — It’s OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U. S. government declared Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing.
By Roger Mooney
- McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Updated: 07/15/08 6:37 AM
The game had been over for more than an hour, and the playing field at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., was dimly lit on that May night in 1998, which is why no one noticed the figure standing outside the visiting dugout until the peace was shattered by a loud “Aauuugggh,” followed shortly by the sound of a medicine ball slamming to the turf.
Dr. Francesco Barbarossa of the Optical Store will present a free informational seminar on “Eye Health” from 10:30 a. m. to noon Wednesday at Wynwood Kenmore Assistive Living Residence, 2971 Delaware Ave. There will be complimentary vision screenings and refreshments. For information, call 874-3200.
By Lauran Neergaard
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/11/08 6:37 AM
WASHINGTON — Harvard researchers have discovered half a dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can’t properly form new connections.
By Thomas H. Maugh II
- LOS ANGELES TIMES Updated: 07/09/08 6:58 AM
LOS ANGELES — Medical castration to treat localized prostate tumors does not prolong survival, and its side effects far outweigh any potential benefit for most patients, researchers reported today.
By Sylvia Moreno
- WASHINGTON POST Updated: 07/08/08 6:50 AM
Emilia Uriarte and Mariluz Garcia are just the types of patients that Elmer Huerta loves to see. The first hasn’t been to a doctor in 10 years; the second has been a faithful patient of the cancer prevention specialist for the past seven.
People with cancer, especially the more intractable varieties, are often desperate. And where there are desperate patients, fraudsters will follow. In June, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration warned 25 companies and individuals, which collectively market 125 products, to stop advertising them as cancer “cures,” since there’s no evidence that they can cure, prevent, or treat the disease.
The Arthritis Foundation will present a program of gentle exercises designed to improve flexibility, improve range of motion and maintain muscle strength. Classes, held Tuesdays and Thursdays (today through July 24), begin at 10 a. m. in Slime and Tone, 55 Crosspoint Parkway, Getzville. The cost is $3 per session. Preregistration required; call 636-5300.
By Julie Deardorff
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE Updated: 07/08/08 6:49 AM
In yoga, the hips do more than help us stand and move; they store some of our emotional baggage. Loosen them up through a series of physical postures, and you might feel an inexplicable urge to weep.
By Katherine Hobson
- U. S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT Updated: 07/01/08 7:13 AM
What if you could turn video games, criticized for everything from their obsessive hold on users to their purported role in childhood obesity to their misogynist elements, into something, well, healthy?
