Archive for March, 2010
Walking one hour a day keeps the weight away
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010According to a study, normal-weight women who want to prevent weight gain as they age need to do an hour a day of moderate-intensity physical activity like walking. It’s something they have suspected for awhile, but this is one of the first large-scale studies to examine the question. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and [...]
Health care reform also hits tanning beds, restaurant menus
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010The health care bill signed into law Tuesday by President Obama is the nation’s most sweeping social legislation in forty years. But it also includes some smaller changes that will directly affect many of us. Like taxes on indoor tanning services, requirements for restaurants to post calorie information and changes to flexible spending accounts. There [...]
Kraft to cut salt in all North American foods
Friday, March 19th, 2010Kraft Foods said that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10% over the next two years. They want to appeal to health-conscious consumers. The changes at Kraft will affect more than 1,000 products and eliminate more than 10 million pounds of salt each [...]
Dentist Accused of Placing Paper Clips Inside Root Canals
Thursday, March 18th, 2010A former Massachusetts dentist has been accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients. And he was allegedly billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts. A grand jury indicted former Fall River dentist Michael Clair last week. The charges include assault and battery, larceny, submitting false [...]
Government orders recall of 1.2 million high chairs
Thursday, March 18th, 2010In the latest recall news, the government is announcing a recall of some 1.2 million high chairs, saying they pose a fall hazard for children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall on Thursday involving a product made by Graco Children’s Products Inc. of Atlanta. According to the regulatory agency “screws holding the [...]
