Daschle, probably above all others, is highly qualified to know and understand the health problems prevalent amongst the Native people of his state.
AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 12.29.2008 | Living
NEW YORK — Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. All but one of the 11 extremel...
Chris Norwood | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
In barely a decade, stimulus funding used strategically now to prevent and control chronic illness will save billions in the galloping costs of medical care and disability.
Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living
Today it is estimated that 50 per cent of Hispanic and African-American children will develop diabetes, that 1 in 90 boys has autism, and that 1 in 4 children has asthma.
Mary Lou Song | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living
When does life begin? I don't know. But I do know that we shouldn't turn our backs on the people who desperately need cures to their diseases; the people who are with us, right here and right now.
AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 11.18.2008 | Living
TRENTON, N.J. — As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 ...
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living
Obama keeps reminding us that we need to prepare ourselves for making sacrifices in order to correct the excesses of the past. This applies as much to our diet as much as it does to the economy.
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 10.31.2008 | Living
Once insulin is received, for lucky kids there is a honeymoon period: the pancreas -- so hungry for insulin to break down the sugar and carbs -- begins, almost magically, to produce insulin.
Diane Tucker | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home
"On the news yesterday, they revealed a potential neo-Nazi plot against Barack Obama, and then they gave more details on the racially-motivated Ashley...
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home
September was a big month in television. There were premieres and returning favourites. There was laughter, tears, history and controversy. And what ...
Deirdre Imus | Posted 09.17.2008 | Green
There was a time when the FDA was considered the gold standard throughout the world in maintaining drug and food safety. Today, however, the agency's image is tarnished almost beyond repair.
US News | Lindsay Lyon | Posted 09.17.2008 | Living
Many health problems come with a tagalong: sexual dysfunction. Are the home fires burning less brightly lately? It might be time for a checkup. Here a...
The Windy Citizen | Whitney Jackson | Posted 08.19.2008 | Chicago
While childhood obesity rates remain sky-high in the U.S., society has yet to feel the full weight of our expanding waistlines, experts say. For young...
Jeffrey Levi | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
How do Americans expect to compete in the global economy if our workforce isn't healthy enough to be competitive? The good news is, many of the US's most prevalent medical problems are very preventable.
Donna Fish | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living
According to a study following more than 68,000 American women for a period of 16 years, those who managed to get adequate sleep (about 7-8 hours), gained less weight during middle age.
Amy Coen | Posted 06.06.2008 | Living
I've been in Mexico for almost a week. There's a growing behavior change challenge here: persuading Mexicans to change the way they eat and the way they have sex.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.15.2008 | Living
Our culture treats our children like cattle, fattening them up on corn and soy by-products. If we love our kids so much, why have we let Big Food turn them into cash cows for Big Pharma?
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living
Yes, I hate the date-rape drug but I am actually talking about the cereal this time. How can a lowly box of spurious nutrition engender such hatred? Easy.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living
It's a safe bet that diabetics outnumber crackheads in the U.S. by a big fat margin, but the corn cartel's got carte blanche to fill us (and our gas tanks) with their Beltway-blessed by-products.
Los Angeles Times | Daniel Costello | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business
With the zeal of a young entrepreneur, 82-year-old Los Angeles billionaire and philanthropist Alfred Mann has bet nearly half of his estimated $2.2-bi...
The Huffington Post | Dipayan Gupta | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media
The View's Sherri Shepherd was on "The Tonight Show" last night. After caressing fellow guest David Beckham — and prompting Jay Leno to remind h...
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 04.02.2008 | Living
No more excuses, please. Seriously. A new study that just came out, which I read about in an online article from an industry magazine, is bad news for...
Derek Beres | Posted 03.03.2008 | Living
Can you imagine a candidate stepping up on the next debate to declare that we can begin to heal ourselves through a whole foods, plant-based diet?
Peggy Drexler | Posted 12.09.2007 | Living
The difference between service dogs and doctors -- besides medical school, internships, residencies, proud parents and opposable thumbs -- is total and absolute concentration on the patient.
Bryan Young | Posted 11.29.2007 | Living
The teacher stapled to the front of a student's anti-junk food essay a coupon for a free order of CinnaStix at Domino's. On the front of the coupon was written, "In recognition of a professional, persuasive essay."
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Tim Giago | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics