http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:59 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:30:28 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Diet-exercise-prevents-diabetes-study-shows-yet-again?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Charity walks like this a good way to exercise (© C. Libov) This shouldn't be news, but it is: Today's (Oct. 29, 2009) medical news carries the latest report from a landmark trial, which again proves that a combination of diet and exercise shar... Diabetes prevention Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:30:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Diet-exercise-prevents-diabetes-study-shows-yet-again?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Improper-Use-of-Halloween-contact-lenses-may-harm-your-vision?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Decorative contact lens, which give your normal eyes a sexy "eye of the tiger" look or a blank zombie-like stare may embellish your Halloween costume, but can damage your eyes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned today, Oct. 23, in... Halloween contact lenses Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:44:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Improper-Use-of-Halloween-contact-lenses-may-harm-your-vision?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Swine-flu-clinic-vaccine-locations-listed-for-Miami?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner A list of Swine Flu clinics in Miami  is now available on the Internet, but don't rush to make plans to go to one unless you are among those who fall  into one of the "high risk" categories of people receiving the first rounds of ... aortic dissection April Fools Day Swine Flu swine flu vaccine Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:03:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Swine-flu-clinic-vaccine-locations-listed-for-Miami?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Reliving-your-vacation-memoreis-helps-relieve-stress-all-year?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Re-visiting places in your mind is healthy (Liibov photo) Medical reseach like this nine-year study  shows that taking a break benefits your health. But not, summer is over, and your back at work. But you can still extend your inner vacation gl... vacation Tenerife Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:20:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Reliving-your-vacation-memoreis-helps-relieve-stress-all-year?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d20-New-book-aims-to-help-therapists?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Book discusses pitfalls of therapy in treating mood disorder“The Therapist’s New Clothes” is a fascinating read for anyone interested in psychology. In it, writer Judith D. Schwartz, once so enamored with psychotherapy that she beca... psychotherapy mood disorders Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:03:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d20-New-book-aims-to-help-therapists?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Imprper-Use-of-Flea-Products-May-Harm-Pets-says-FDA?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Improperly used flea products can harm pets. (Libov photo) In Miami, fighting fleas is a year-around battle, but it can even  worse in the summer, thanks to our wet, hot, humid weather.Since fleas and ticks pose hazards to both pets and humans,... Flea products dogs cats fleas Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:10:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Imprper-Use-of-Flea-Products-May-Harm-Pets-says-FDA?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Diet-may-help-slow-cognitive-decline--Alzheimers-disease-researchers-say?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Wiki Commons A  diet used to help lower and prevent high blood pressure, also may slow cognitive decline, keeping you sharper as you age.Researchers at the International Conference on Alzheimer's disease, report that the diet, called "Diet... DASH diet Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:38:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Diet-may-help-slow-cognitive-decline--Alzheimers-disease-researchers-say?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d4-Miami-author-poses-theory-on-how-Michael-Jackson-may-have-accidentally-caused-his-death?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Associated Press Award-winning investigative Miami author Gerald Posner is making headlines with his article postulating that Michael Jackson may have inadvertently triggered his own death to try and feign illness to escape from his upcoming 50-conce... Michael Jackson Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:22:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d4-Miami-author-poses-theory-on-how-Michael-Jackson-may-have-accidentally-caused-his-death?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Florida-Marlins-go-to-bat-for-ALS-on-July-4th?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Photo: Wikipedia The Florida Marlins will do more than just play baseball on July 4th; they'll be honoring the memory of one of the greatest ballplayers of all time, Lou Gehrig, and helping to raise awareness for the disease that killed him, ALS.The... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:44:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Florida-Marlins-go-to-bat-for-ALS-on-July-4th?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Sunglasses-protect-eyes-from-summer-sun?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Back when I lived in Connecticut, sunglasses were my main symbol of summer. All years, I'd wait for the sun to get strong enough, and then I'd slip them on, and saunter out, safe in the knowledge that the winter chill could harm me no more.Flash forw... Health Guide Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:02:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Sunglasses-protect-eyes-from-summer-sun?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Health-tips-for-Miamis-hurricane-season?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Dreamstime Federal forecasters are predicting  a near-normal hurricane season with nine to 14 named tropical storms. The season is expected to include four to seven hurricanes with one to three likely to be major - Category 3 or higher, with wi... hurricane hurricane preparation Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:10:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Health-tips-for-Miamis-hurricane-season?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Genetic-link-between-gum-and-heart-disease-found?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Sheila Wolf, aka "Mama Gums"         There is more evidence that bad gums puts your heart at risk; scientists have discovered a genetic link between periodontitis and heart disease. Scientists in Germany announced that ... aortic dissection April Fools Day periadontal disease gum disease Tue, 26 May 2009 14:29:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Genetic-link-between-gum-and-heart-disease-found?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Beverage-tax-considered-to-fund-health-insurance?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Photo courtesy of Dreamstime Taxing alcohol and sweetened beverages is one idea lawmakers are considering as a way to pay for a public health care system. This should be of interest to us here in Miami, where we are reportedly paying the highest cos... Health insurance costs Wed, 20 May 2009 05:51:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Beverage-tax-considered-to-fund-health-insurance?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Stem-cell-researcher-to-get-25000-gift-from-Miami-Beach-foundation?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Dr. Hans Kierstead The Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research is making its first grant award, and plans to give a gift of $25,000 to leading researcher Dr. Hans Keirstead, whose team developed a stem cell-derived treatment for spinal c... Thu, 14 May 2009 18:57:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Stem-cell-researcher-to-get-25000-gift-from-Miami-Beach-foundation?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Breast-and-ovarian-cancer-risk-conference-to-be-held-in-Orlando?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner An international conference focusing on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer is to be held May 14-16 in Orlando.The Joining FORCEs Conference is organized to meet the needs of anyone concerned about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The confere... women vitamins breast cancer ovarian cancer FORCE conference Tue, 12 May 2009 08:09:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Breast-and-ovarian-cancer-risk-conference-to-be-held-in-Orlando?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Black-women-develop-breast-cancer-and-other-deadly-diseases-younger?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Giant pink ribbon set up in downtown Louisville, Kentucky A new study done on Florida women shows that they develop less breast cancer, but when the do get it, it tends to be more virulent, and at a younger age.The new study, published in the curre... black women breast cancer heart disease Fri, 08 May 2009 07:43:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Black-women-develop-breast-cancer-and-other-deadly-diseases-younger?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Swine-flu-will-the-threat-mushroom-or-fizzle-out?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner   While the world waits to learn if the latest incarnation of the  swine flu, or, as it is more politically correct to say, the H1N1 virus,  will mushroom into a full-blown deadly epidemic, or, more hopefully,  subside, take a loo... Sun, 03 May 2009 07:05:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Swine-flu-will-the-threat-mushroom-or-fizzle-out?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d29-MiamiDade-County-sets-up-emergency-operations-center-to-deal-with-flu-threat?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Boxes of Tamiflu are enroute to Miami (AP Photo) An emergency operations center was set up today to deal with any potential threat from the current swine flu pandemic, and officials are awaiting word on 20 samples they have sent to the Centers for D... swine flu health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:11:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d29-MiamiDade-County-sets-up-emergency-operations-center-to-deal-with-flu-threat?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Miami-prepares-to-combat-swine-flu-risk?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner About two weeks ago, I was walking down Washington Avenue in South Beach, and I passed someone wearing a paper surgical mask. This caught my attention, but I didn't have to wonder about it for too long - a quick look at the TV news soon cleared up a... Swine Flu Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:01:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Miami-prepares-to-combat-swine-flu-risk?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d18-Great-Recession-affecting-diabetes-care?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner Wiki CommonsPeople with diabetes, already at risk for complications including heart attacks, amputations and kidney disease, are at greater risk if they cut back on health care in order to cope with effects of the recession.  Not only that, but... Great recession Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:05:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2196-Miami-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d18-Great-Recession-affecting-diabetes-care?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Examiner