For the Overweight, Bad Advice by the Spoonful

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:18 AM EST (The New York Times)

Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. For most, research shows, neither diets nor moderate exercise brings significant long-term weight loss. In Brief:

health, obesity, diet, excersise, weight-gain-loss

Start-Up Teaches Math to Americans, Indian-Style

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:02 AM EST (The New York Times)

The New York Times recently reported on a study that found, once again, that the United States is failing to develop the math skills of its students, particularly girls, especially compared to other countries where math education is more highly valued.

education, math, india, internet

Nevada governor favors state pay cuts over layoffs

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:55 PM EST (Yahoo! Finance)

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Pay cuts for state employees -- including a cut in his own salary -- would be a better option than layoffs to deal with a growing revenue shortfall, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons said Monday.

politics, layoff, pay-cuts, nevada

Boy, 8, accused of killing father and family friend with rifle

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:40 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Police in a small town in Arizona are pushing to put an eight-year-old boy on trial as an adult, accused of the premeditated murder of his father and a family friend.

rifle, kill, boy, 8-years-old, arizona

Low potassium linked to high blood pressure

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:36 PM EST (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a multi-ethnic population-based group of 3,303 adults, half of whom were African American, a low potassium level in the urine correlated with high blood pressure, regardless of the level of salt (sodium) in the diet or cardiovascular risk factors.

health, hypertension, potassium

Physician-Assisted Suicide Legalized in Washington State

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 9:29 PM EST (allhealthcare.com)

Washington will become the second state to allow physician-assisted suicide, 10 years after Oregon became the first.

health, assisted-suicide

Barack Obama Political Cartoons

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 6:43 PM EST (About.com Political Humor)

Some were real cute. After reading so many articles it was nice to see the crazy drawings...

entertainment, barack, obama, cartoons

soyouwanna perform a breast self examination?

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 6:30 PM EST ()

You know you've done it... at least if you have two X chromosomes. When you were 10 years old, you used to spend hours in front of the mirror stuffing your training bra with Kleenex trying to make your boobs look bigger.

health, breast, self-examination, cancer, prevention

Video: Breast Self Exam

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 6:27 PM EST (us news)

A how to video on doing your own breast exam at home.

health, breast-exam

Aussie hotel in ice cream poo row

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 7:55 AM EST (MSN)

A pub in Sydney has been accused of serving a cup of gelato laced with frozen human excrement to a family of five.

odd-news, excrement, dining, sydney

Money Is Tight, and Junk Food Beckons

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 3:44 AM EST (The New York Times)

How much does it really cost to eat a healthy diet? Economists, health researchers and consumers are struggling to answer that question as food prices rise and the economy slumps.

health, food-cost, junk-food, economy, diet

Deadly New Virus Thought to Be Contained

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 3:41 AM EST (The New York Times)

A new virus that causes fatal hemorrhagic fevers has been discovered in southern Africa. It killed four people in South Africa and sickened a fifth, but health authorities believe the outbreak has been contained.

health, virus, souther-africa

Health Benefits of Ginger

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 2:57 AM EST (realwomensfitness.com)

I have had many digestive troubles. I have read this and various other articles on the benefits of ginger in our diets. After all the reading I am ready to say that Today will be my start of my own trial and see how well adding ginger to my diet helps my digestive issues.

health, ginger, honey, tea, diet, cold, flu, remedy