Should you try to lose weight with a low-fat diet? A high-protein diet? Or is avoiding carbs the answer? Well, according to a new study in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, it doesn’t seem matter—as long as you cut calories.
Today, more than one in ten Hispanics age 20 years and older has diabetes. The reasons for this are unknown. Diabetes can run in families, so heredity might play a role. Some researchers believe that certain ethnic groups carry a “thrifty gene”. People with this gene would be better at storing up food as fat [...]
Even modest weight loss can make a big difference in your health and how you feel: a loss of just 5 to 7 percent of your body weight can reduce your blood pressure, lower your risk of diabetes, and improve your cholesterol levels. But how to get started? In today’s column, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of [...]
Honey often mislabeled and adulterated The international honey trade is “fire with crime and intrigue” with honey traders “resorting to elaborate schemes to dodge tariffs and health safeguards”, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer senior correspondent Andrew Schneider reports in a two-part investigative series on the honey industry. As a result, Schneider warns, don’t believe the label. “You [...]
Did you know that at Denny’s an order of three slices of french toast with syrup and margarine contains 1,261 calories? Well, these and other shockers will be posted on the menus of local chain restaurants beginning January 1st. The information will include the calorie, saturated fat, carbohydrate and sodium content of the restaurants’ meals. [...]
The weight-loss product Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules have been recalled after the product has been found to contain the prescription appetite-suppressant sibutramine. The drug, according to the company’s press release, “poses a potential threat to consumers because sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present [...]
Some cereals that are heavily marketed to children are more than 50% sugar by weight, according to Consumer Reports. The findings appear in the November issue of the magazine and are available online to subscribers. Consumer Reports tested the 27 top cereals marketed to children in the USA. Post’s Golden Crisp and Kellogg’s Honey Smacks [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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