| Feeling Great in 2008
It was all about being healthy and feeling great in 2008 at the New York State Fairgrounds Sunday. Nature-Tyme held a health extravaganza called “Feeling Great in 2008". 2,000 people attended and learned how to be healthy, look good, and live long. There were workshops through the day. Much of the discussion was about food, not only how much to eat - but what to eat to be your best self. “People are understanding their place in the world. They're coming into consciousness of what they're eating, what they're supplementing, what they're putting on their body all has a connection, and people are really anxious to learn,: Natur-Tyme owner Wendy Meyerson says. There were also cooking demonstrations and organic clothing and skin care products for sale.
Are you vitamin D-ficient?
Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue Lt. Jim McCrady spends 10-hour days patrolling the beach. Most people would worry that's too much sun. But to some, McCrady, 41, is soaking up critical ultra-violet rays. McCrady may be slightly pink at the end of his four-day work week, but there's one thing he's not suffering from: lack of vitamin D. Many of us cannot say the same. Vitamin D comes primarily from the sun, not food. It's best known for helping calcium build strong bones. But an exploding area of research is raising theories about vitamin D's vital role in staving off colon cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and heart disease. For years it was assumed people got enough D from fortified milk and everyday sun exposure. Not so. Today, even by conservative estimates, at least half of all Americans have insufficient levels of vitamin D.
Tuna Salad a picnic tradition
When was the last time you went on a picnic? No — not picking up fast food somewhere. I mean a real picnic with real picnic food, and maybe even packed in a real picnic basket. I suppose that only those of us who are 50-plus remember life before there was a fast-food place on every corner to stop and "pick up something to eat." When we went on a trip whether it was for a day, a half-day, or only a couple of hours, we usually took a picnic lunch. A few times in the past few years I have driven past places that my family stopped for "picnic lunches" on the way to visit relatives in other parts of the state. These little roadside parks had only tables — not rest rooms, vending machines, and other conveniences. I can almost taste the delicious sandwiches, deviled eggs, and other goodies that we would spread out on the tables.
U.S. teams aim to grow ears, skin for war wounded
By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teams of university scientists backed by U.S. government funds hope to grow new skin, ears, muscles and other body tissue for troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department said on Thursday. The $250 million effort aims to address the Pentagon's unprecedented challenge of caring for troops returning from the war zones with multiple traumatic injuries, many of which would have been fatal years ago. "We've had just over 900 people, men, some women with amputations of some kind or another since the start of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Ward Casscells, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Many have also suffered burns, spinal cord injuries and vision loss. "Getting these people up to where they are functioning and reintegrated, employed, able to help their families and be fully participating members of society, this is our task," he said.
Injecting New Ideas into Drug-Delivery Systems
To get effectively from point A to point B, you need a safe and reliable mode of transportation. If your brakes are shot or your radiator is on the fritz, a faulty vehicle can break down and leave you stranded on the side of the road. Likewise, drug-delivery devices are the vehicles ensuring that critical treatments safely reach their destinations and their reliability is equally—if not more—important. Because if these delivery systems fail, you may find yourself in a dire situation where even AAA can’t help. Luckily, drug-delivery technology appears to be advancing at a rapid clip. Baby boomers with longer life spans are placing a demand on the drug-delivery market for products that are convenient, safe, targeted, and user-friendly. Furthermore, a distinct trend toward home care and self-administration, as well as a more vocal and involved patient base, are requiring that drug-delivery OEMs step out of their comfort zones.
Home alone: Pets abandoned as owners can't afford them
Complaints about abandoned animals are soaring amid Metro Detroit's listless economy and foreclosure crisis. Sometimes, the pets are given to a shelter. Sometimes, they're just let out the door and face sickness and starvation. Often, they breed, creating another generation of problems. Complaints to the Michigan Humane Society about abandoned animals have nearly tripled since 2003 to 1,381 last year. They come as foreclosures have jumped 68 percent statewide in one year to 136,205 filings in 2007, according to RealtyTrac Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based group. Last year, Michigan ranked third nationwide in foreclosures behind only Nevada and Florida. Filings fell 7 percent in January from a year ago. Now, Michigan ranks 10th -- an improvement.Still, the phone rings constantly at the Animal Care Network, said Marie Skladd, president.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Mobile telephony GSM antenna emission values has been found to be below the maximum admissible limits during the measurements taken so far in all Romanian towns, the Minister of Communications and Information technology, Karoly Borbely, stated recently, after launching the public information campaign 'Mobile Communications and Health,' Rompres informs. 'Measurements taken in Bucharest showed values 50 to 100 times smaller than the European admissible levels' which are between two and ten Watt per square metre according to the frequency, the Minister explained.
Premiere on Romanian market from Bayer
Pharmaceutical company Bayer Schering Pharma has recently launched on the Romanian market a medical care line of products especially developed for the dry and sensitive skin – 'Dardia Lipo' – setting a new tolerability standard.
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