http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:58:15 -0700 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:16:36 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Diet-soda-destroys-your-kidneys-and-dont-help-you-lose-weight?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Research shows that diet soda doesn't help you lose weight and they can destroy your kidneys. So why does anyone drink them? I guess that's the power of marketing. Somehow we've been convinced that downing water mixed with chemicals is... soft drinks soda diet disease diet soda Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:16:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Diet-soda-destroys-your-kidneys-and-dont-help-you-lose-weight?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Strong-muscles-keep-Alzheimers-away?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner If you want to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s lift some weights. Research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that older people with the strongest muscles run a 61 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s compared to people wit... Exercise Alzheimer's Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:25:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Strong-muscles-keep-Alzheimers-away?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Does-the-Fort-Hood-shooting-show-the-military-is-cracking-under-stress?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner The figures don’t look too encouraging. Suicides of military personnel are way, way up, the highest they’ve ever been. Post traumatic stress syndrome may be striking 30 percent of vets back from Iraq. Up to one in four homeless persons... Fort Hood Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:25:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Does-the-Fort-Hood-shooting-show-the-military-is-cracking-under-stress?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Army-psychiatrist-who-killed-12-at-Fort-Hood-said-to-be-stressed-about-deployment?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Is stress driving some military personnel over the edge? Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist shot and killed at least 12 people and wounded more than two dozen at Fort Hood after being told he was being sent to Iraq. It was the deadliest... Hasan suicide Fort Hood Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:46:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Army-psychiatrist-who-killed-12-at-Fort-Hood-said-to-be-stressed-about-deployment?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Cleveland-registered-sex-offender-had-11-bodies-in-his-home?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Is the system for tracking sex offenders hopelessly broken? How else to explain the fact that Anthony Sowell, a registered sex offender, was found recently to have eleven dead bodies in his house? Or that Phillip Garrido could kidnap and hide Jayc... sex offenders serial killer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Cleveland-registered-sex-offender-had-11-bodies-in-his-home?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Stephen-Colbert-sponsors-US-Olympic-skaters?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner The sport of skating has a new angel – Stephen Colbert of “The Colbert Report,” whose show is going to be the primary sponsor of the United States Speedskating team. The sponsor’s name, Colbert Nation, will be featured on t... Exercise Stephen Colbert skating Olympics speedskating Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:02:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Stephen-Colbert-sponsors-US-Olympic-skaters?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Have-a-soft-drink-get-high-blood-pressure?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner If you’re hooked on soft drinks, don’t be surprised if your blood pressure climbs. A study out of Colorado shows that folks who consume large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (the sweetener in soft drinks) may be increasing their ch... health obesity diet food high fructose corn syrup Coca Cola cola high blood pressure hypertension Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:29:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Have-a-soft-drink-get-high-blood-pressure?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Go-gluten-free-for-better-cholesterol-and-less-chance-of-heart-disease?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Exercise is supposed to raise your HDL (good) cholesterol. However, for folks like me, running marathons, competing in triathlons and training for long distance events never seems to do much good in the cholesterol profile department (and I have the ... heart cholesterol gluten bread gluten free celiac Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:56:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Go-gluten-free-for-better-cholesterol-and-less-chance-of-heart-disease?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Worried-about-breast-cancer-Get-more-vitamin-D?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Whether you have breast cancer or are just worried about the disease, you should get more sun and vitamin D. A study at the University of Rochester found that 70% of women with breast cancer have too little vitamin D in their blood (American Socie... health aging bones osteoporosis Vitamin D illness Alzheimer's disease breast cancer high blood pressure falls Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:18:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Worried-about-breast-cancer-Get-more-vitamin-D?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Can-bread-give-you-heart-disease?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Bread can hamper heart health.  A funny thing happened to me on the way to a gluten free diet. My brain fog cleared up, I lost weight effortlessly, my mystery rashes disappeared, my herpes outbreaks decreased considerably and my heart health (k... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:13:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Can-bread-give-you-heart-disease?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d11-How-does-being-fat-kill-you-Let-us-count-the-ways?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Losing weight isn't just a video game (Business Wire)  Turns out that being overweight possesses numerous ways to compromise your health. For example, anxiety about being overweight may harm your health as much as the extra pounds of fat that w... nutrition fish health kids soft drinks soda heart weight obesity diabetes calories adolescence diet omega-3 walking physical fitness food cancer cardio video games illness junk food overweight gluten disease nuts fruits vegetables gluten free herring fat Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:39:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d11-How-does-being-fat-kill-you-Let-us-count-the-ways?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d7-The-danger-in-your-hamburger?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Hamburger meat may be a mixture from many cows (AP/S Azim)  Do you risk your life when you eat hamburger? Reports on how meat is inspected reveals that our hamburger meat may be dangerously contaminated by deadly bacteria. And manufacturers are... nutrition health food beef cattle food poisoning gluten cows E. coli food borne illness hamburger food inspection Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:00:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d7-The-danger-in-your-hamburger?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d28-When-weight-loss-is-harder-and-other-health-news-this-week?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner New concerns about flu shots (AP/MHRP)  Japanese researchers have found that if you’re too optimistic you’ll have a harder time losing weight (weight loss) while Washington University scientists found that lack of sleep may make yo... health and pollution nutrition child development health children kids aging emotions bones pollution weight obesity adolescence babies premature babies sleep cancer xenoestrogens pregnancy environment breast milk personality Alzheimer's cognitive functio Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:54:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d28-When-weight-loss-is-harder-and-other-health-news-this-week?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Do-drug-companies-own-our-doctors?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Do drug companies influence medical education? (AP/R Carr)  A report in the NY Times reveals that many medical professors at the Harvard Medical School receive rich payments from drug companies and may be letting that money influence what they ... health Harvard drugs Pharmaceuticals drug company Pharma Med School Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:38:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Do-drug-companies-own-our-doctors?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d12-Longevity-lifestyle-fried-chicken-bacon-ice-cream-and-Jerry-Springer?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Gertrude Baines lived to 115. (AP/Damina Dovarganes)  When Gertrude Baines died on Friday, she was the oldest person on earth, aged 115. Her daily habits? Bacon, fried chicken, ice cream, some Jerry Springer on the tube but no sex. No drinking... health aging diet food life expectancy old age junk food disease corn syrup longevity Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:46:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d12-Longevity-lifestyle-fried-chicken-bacon-ice-cream-and-Jerry-Springer?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d6-When-nutrition-labeling-is-a-fraud?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Smart Choice foods on parade! (Stuart Ramson)  According to a new labeling program called Smart Choices, sugary, artificially colored cereals like Froot Loops are healthy choices for breakfast. Unfortunately, the new labeling system allows pro... health sugar diet cereal Froot Loops nutrition labeling Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:13:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d6-When-nutrition-labeling-is-a-fraud?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Michael-Jackson-King-of-Pop-Medicine?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Michael Jackson spent plenty on doctors (AP/J Ryan) Michael Jackson wasn’t just the King of Pop Culture, he was also the King of Pop Medicine. Unfettered by restraints of cost or common sense, he used the doctors he hired and their litany of ... health surgery plastic Michael Jackson Propofol plastic surgery Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Michael-Jackson-King-of-Pop-Medicine?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Eating-gluten-free-doesnt-cost-more?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner The gluten in bread can attack your brain.  Does it cost a fortune to eat a gluten free diet? The short answer: no. When your diet consists mostly of fruits and vegetables, meat and fish and fewer processed foods it shouldn’t cost any mo... gluten bread disease gluten free cookies Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:07:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Eating-gluten-free-doesnt-cost-more?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Another-reason-you-cant-trust-drug-companies?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Can drug company research be trusted? (AP/A Wong)  Documents uncovered in court show that from 1998 to 2005 the drug company Wyeth concocted more than two dozen “scientific” papers backing the dubious safety of their hormone replace... heart heart attacks cancer estrogen drugs disease hormones death Premarin HRT Wyeth Hormone Replacement Therapy Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:25:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Another-reason-you-cant-trust-drug-companies?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d1-The-birther-movement--what-is-reality?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner Obama's birthday is August 4th (AP/HN Ghanbari)  It would be easy for some to dismiss the so-called “birther movement,” a movement embracing the belief that President Obama was not born in Hawaii, as a sign of reality problems in t... Obama Birthers birthday politics Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:37:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4592-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d1-The-birther-movement--what-is-reality?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Family-Health-Examiner