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Jill U. Adams, Special to LA Times: Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:11 PM
The Obama administration recently pulled the plug on lowering EPA limits. Itseems clear, though, that the lower the level, the fewer effects on health.
To understand the latest brouhaha about safe levels of ozone, it helps to understand the difference between science and policy.
First the back story. In 2008, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen Johnson, reduced the allowable level of ozone in the air from 84 parts per billion to 75 ppb. Johnson said the change would lead to cleaner air and improve public health. |
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Dr. Saira Gillani, ND, CTN Natural Health Atlanta: Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 4:11 PM
Question:
My child went for her yearly physical yesterday and the doctor said she was
overweight. What do I do? If you are the parent of an
overweight or obese child, this article will
offer you some insights, tips, and suggestions to help your child get in shape,
eat healthy, and get active. Did
you know obesity is defined by many practitioners as 20% above normal weight? If your child should weigh around 100
pounds to be in the healthy range and he or she weighs 120 pounds, this is
considered to be obese. |
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Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:19 PM
If
your child is overweight, discussing that problem can be one of the
most difficult conversations you’ll face as a parent. Sarah Stone lists
several reasons why parents are hesitant to have the “weight talk” and
presents compelling reasons for
overcoming that reluctance. If you’re the parent of an overweight child, you probably feel
like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, you know
that your child’s health is in jeopardy and that you should take the
lead in addressing this problem. |
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Dr. Saira Gillani, ND, CTN, MBA: Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 3:48 PM
Breast cancer is a
non-communicable disease, which has tripled in the South Asian American
community in the last 10 years.
Asian women have traditionally had low breast cancer rates. However, their
rates are rapidly rising. Researchers suspect that these rates have risen
as immigrant women have adopted elements of a Western lifestyle. In India only
one in 40 women get breast cancer, but in United States one out of every eight
Asian Indian women will get the disease, the highest incidence in the world. |
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Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 12:50 AM
Help save lives this holiday season by donating blood Think
outside the box this holiday season. The
perfect gift is at your nearest American Red Cross blood drive or blood
donation center. And, unlike the latest
fashion trend, video game or golf club, it costs nothing but an hour of your
time. When you donate blood, you give the perfect gift - another hug, another
laugh, another smile, another chance - to someone in need of blood.
This
year, the American Red Cross Southern Blood Services Region has issued a |
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Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 12:44 AM
Assisted Living Locators Atlanta recommends brain
fitness exercises as a practical and achievable way of slowing the effects of
aging on the brain. As part of Assisted Living Locators Atlanta’scontinuing
education program, a recent brain fitness lecture highlighted research
published in The Journal on Active Agingthat suggests that our brains begin to slow when we’re in our 30s and
accelerates after age 50. “We are learning that aging doesn’t
have to always be a one-way ticket to bad health for the body or the brain,”
said |
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Nataly Rubenstein: Posted on Friday, December 09, 2011 2:01 PM
If
you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia, your instinct might
be to cling to beloved traditions this holiday season. But you—and your
loved
one—might experience the most holiday joy by adapting your plans and expectations.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association,
one in eight people over the age of 65 suffered from Alzheimer’s
disease in 2011, with that statistic rising to almost half of
individuals over age 85 (that’s 5.4 million Americans overall). |
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Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 2:31 PM
Latest Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Report On Toy Safety Indicates 33% Increase In Toy Related Deaths In Past Year — According to the latest Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
report on Toy Safety, there have been 17 toy related deaths of children
younger than 15 this past year. This number marks a 33% increase, or 5
more deaths than the previous year. The Keenan’s
Kids Foundation, an organization dedicated to child safety for over 18
years, has identified 10 potentially hazardous toys that represent a
variety of dangers many parents may be unaware of in the hopes that
parents will learn what general types of toys to avoid this holiday
season. |
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Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 4:52 PM
ADDICTION
INCORPORATED, Charles Evans Jr.’s Startling New Exposé of the Tobacco
Industry’s Scientific Mission to Hook America on Nicotine, will have
U.S. Theatrical Premiere on December 14 at Film Forum in NYC With Other Cities to Follow in 2012
Film presents a first person account of big tobacco’s methods and research by
scientist turned whistleblower Victor DeNoble whose work led to new FDA reforms about to take effect
In 1994, scientist Victor DeNoble became the first whistleblower to
reveal the tobacco industry’s efforts to manufacture “a maximally
addictive” product. |
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Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2011 9:00 PM
Watchdog Encouraged by FDA’s Planned Testing Expanded DNA testing of seafood by regulators applauded As part of a conference call with members of the National Fisheries
Institute, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discussed plans to
ramp up its new DNA fish testing program. Over just the next few months
regulators say they will be pulling 100 samples from imports,
warehouses, and distribution centers. This pilot will enable FDA to
focus its future efforts, which are expected to include pulling close to
1,000 samples. |
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