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May 11, 2008

Experts step up debate over health risks of some plastics What's next?

By RANIT MISHORI The Washington Post

WASHINGTON – When people say plastics are everywhere, they really mean everywhere: in the containers that hold your food; in the pipes that carry your water; in the bottles you use to feed your infant; in windows frames, shower curtains and raincoats; in eyeglasses and safety helmets; in phones or...

Medical Journal

Telemedicine becoming more common every day

When it comes to the practice of telemedicine, necessity has largely been the driver of innovation.

N.H. health providers sign on to infection-prevention program

CONCORD – In New Hampshire and around the country, there is growing concern over the spread of infection-causing germs, especially in settings where people receive health care.

Health Digest

Includes the following: "Dust mites: Don't believe the hype," "Past depression may raise Alzheimer's risk , " "Multitasking may slow you down," and "New advice on child poison control"

May 04, 2008

'Core' issue divides back pain experts

By JANET CROMLEY Los Angeles Times

You roll around on your Swiss ball like a grizzly with a back itch. You do crunches and work your obliques like a champ. So you must have good core stability, right? And core stability will reduce back pain and prevent injury, right?

Putting pain beyond the bend

By JEANNINE STEIN Los Angeles Times

Back pain is the bane of millions, but some simple exercises might help prevent and alleviate those aches and twinges.These maneuvers don't just target the muscles surrounding the spine; they hit the abdominal and oblique muscles on the sides of the trunk, as well.

Health Digest

A giant mouth with its airbag-size uvula (the soft tissue that hangs in the back of your throat) is a new attraction at Corpus, a combination amusement park and museum that opened in March outside Amsterdam.

Have you completed your child checklist?

The folks at Jiffy Lube have it right. Three or four times a year, you pull in for a lube, oil and filter change. Check the wiper fluid. Inflate the tires.

Medical Journal

Looking at the toll air pollution takes on your health

Never mind the air quality in Beijing for the Olympics. There's plenty of polluted air to create some dangerous health consequences for people of all ages right in our own backyards. A steady stream of research sounds the alarms.