MEDICINE & HEALTH

Holiday Calorie Countdown Reaches New Heights—This Thanksgiving Be Thankful for the Gym

With only a day away before perhaps the most food-centric holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, many health conscious families are seeking out alternative recipes for the classics. Cauliflower mashed “fauxtatoes”, Tofurkey, and crustless pumpkin pies are amongst the biggest searches at the moment, but exactly how much worse are the originals really? They taste much richer, made with cream and butter galore, but many are questioning the actual caloric intake for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Any guesses as to how much your family’s Thanksgiving will set you back at the gym?

U.S. introduces menu calorie labeling to fight obesity

A pizza is served in Chicago January 20, 2010. The U. S. government will publish sweeping new rules on Tuesday requiring chain restaurants and large vending machine operators to disclose calorie counts on menus to make people more aware of the risks of obesity posed by fatty, sugary foods.

CDC Asks What’s Worse—Occasional Binging or Full-Blown Alcoholism?

Here in the U.S., with peaking numbers of DUI’s and staggering alcohol-related deaths, the government and the general public realizes that we’re facing a problem with alcohol and its effects on society. But many are left wondering, what’s worse: an occasional binge when out for a night on the town, or full-blown alcoholism? You may be surprised to find out that a new study conducted by the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that while excessive drinking is responsible for over 88,000 deaths a year, nine out of ten Americans who drink excessively do not meet the criteria to be classified as “alcoholics”. So it’s binge drinking that’s the main culprit for these deaths.

Dutch to destroy 8,000 ducks to prevent bird flu outbreak

Dutch to destroy 8,000 ducks to prevent bird flu outbreak Dutch health authorities on Saturday were destroying 8,000 ducks to prevent the possible spread of bird flu, which has infected three farms in a week in the Netherlands, a leading poultry and egg exporter.

Saudi Arabia tackles MERS virus, still hunting source

Saudi Arabia tackles MERS virus, still hunting source (This story corrects to make clear that the finding that 97 percent of cases were hospital-acquired was from a study of an outbreak in Jeddah, paragraph 10) Saudi Arabia has not yet traced the source of a mysterious camel virus, leaving many questions about a disease that has killed 346 people in the Kingdom.

Mali records new Ebola case, linked to dead nurse

Mali records new Ebola case, linked to dead nurse Mali has recorded a new case of Ebola in the capital Bamako after the friend of a nurse who died of the hemorrhagic fever earlier this month tested positive for the disease, health and medical officials said on Saturday.

Flu Season Off to a Usual Slow Start, But Expected to Jump in Early 2015

This time of the year is said to be influenza's season in the U.S., due mainly to the cold weather. However, health officials are saying that the flu season is starting rather slowly, as has usually been the case. The illness will most likely see its peak in January or February, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Madagascar Hit By Deadly Plague: Death Toll at 40

A plague that hit Madagascar has affected 119 people, 40 of whom had already died of the disease. The outbreak started late August this year and continues to hit the country up to the present time. The disease is forecast to spread fast in the capital city, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Study Says An Unhappy Marriage Is Bad For a Woman's Heart

An Unhappy Marriage Is Bad For a Woman's Heart, Study Says While it is known that an unhappy marriage leads to broken hearts, it may come as a surprise that a broken heart can manifest into something far more real than mere emotional distress.

Could Binge Drinking Lead To A Solution for Alcoholism? CDC Thinks So

For those Americans who have spent some time in the south of France, or gazing at the crystal azure waters at Mediterranean shores, they know that European nations are far more into vineyards and nights out on the town than any metropolis this side of the Atlantic. But while wine and aperitivos may run free in every European meal, the U.S. on the contrary is a place of sugary sweets, where binge drinking on a holiday weekend is far more common than a daily glass of sangria. And while binge drinking in the long run is far more detrimental to one’s health, researchers now say that excess drinking and rates of alcoholism may be curbed by a new set of taxes.

Milestone Birthdays Prompt Change, and A Bad Choice or Two

And at these strange cusps where “nine-enders” (those who have an age ending in a nine) step into the next set of ten, researchers now say that individuals may mark the milestones with a slew of good choices looking towards their future – and maybe just a bad choice or two too.
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