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| Less candy, salty snacks sold in schools
October 5, 2009 at 4:11 pm
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| | ATLANTA, Oct 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- It's harder to find candy and salty snacks in U.S. high school, than in 2006, a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The report using data collected in 34 states from 2006 to 2008 published in the Center's for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, said the median percentage of secondary schools in the 34 states that did not sell candy or salty snacks not low in fat increased from 46 percent in 2006 to 64 percent in 2008. The report, "Availability of Less Nutritious Snack Foods |
| FDA OKs IUD for heavy menstrual bleeding
October 5, 2009 at 2:28 pm
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| | WASHINGTON, Oct 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration say it has approved Mirena to treat heavy menstrual bleeding in women who use intrauterine contraception. The approval of Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) marks the first intrauterine device approved by the FDA for the additional indication. Mirena was approved as a contraceptive by the FDA in 2000. It is a small, flexible hormone-releasing device inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The device should be inserted by a trained healthcare professional. "Women who suffer heavy, prolonged menstrual periods find the condition unpleasant, disabling, and frightening," said |
| Flu patients flocking to urgent care centers
October 5, 2009 at 8:18 am
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| Protect your baby against swine flu by getting vaccinated, CDC says
October 5, 2009 at 8:13 am
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| Cancer tears apart lives, but hope survives
October 5, 2009 at 8:13 am
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| Health care bills tackle gender gap in coverage
October 5, 2009 at 7:42 am
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| 1 million premature babies die each year
October 5, 2009 at 7:42 am
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| Glucose awareness helps diabetics most
October 5, 2009 at 7:30 am
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| | DALLAS, Oct 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Patients with diabetes in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington all benefited from blood sugar self-monitoring, researchers said. The study, published in The Diabetes Educator, found self-testing before and after specific events helped patients who had diabetes but were not being treated with insulin make better health and food choices as they learned what worked for them in terms of food choices, exercise and scheduling. "Although the utility of self monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes remains controversial, a recent report from the International Diabetes Federation recommends | | | 
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