Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks
Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks: New test results show what scientists have suspected — people in their 60′s and older have signs of greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.
70509_olderimmunitytoswine-topics
Eating Out in South Los Angeles
Eating Out in South Los Angeles - LA has voted to restrict the addition of new fast food establishments. Maybe the fact that there is a 57% higher rate of obesity than neighboring areas and almost three quarters of restaurants are fast food. We all pay the price and this may be a trend that grows.
Take 2 Gallons and Call Me in the Morning .. Drugs in Drinking Water
Take 2 Gallons and Call Me in the Morning .. Drugs in Drinking Water – Ever think what’s in your drinking water? Of course we have, but prescription drugs? Associated Press investigative reporters found what could be alarmingly high levels of drugs in water supplies around the country. The concern is the long term effect. We take prescription drugs for set periods of time, not unknowingly over 40 years. While most water meets federal regulations, the regs don’t address trace drugs. Furthermore the FDA which monitors the $12 billion bottled water business has no regulations for pharmaceuticals.
11/16/2008 Board Certification – Wake Up Late
Board Certification – Ever wonder what it means when they say it in commercials for medical services? We did too. Like most things, there is the good, the bad and something in the middle. Wake Up Late – Who’d a thought that day light savings time can affect heart attack risk. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, it just might.
