July 31, 2000 — Doctors have known for some time that drinking a glass (or two) a day can prevent heart disease — at least in healthy adults. However, doctors know nothing about the eff
Month: July 2000
Fear of being thin: Weight loss boot camps are tough but effective
July 31, 2000 — An ultra-rigorous boot camp program that, based on results, promotes gradual weight loss through exercise, calorie counting, weekly weigh-ins, and support sessions that really
Backers of clean beaches bill try to jump on the bandwagon
July 25, 2000 (Washington)–Hope, the cast of the TV show “Baywatch,” joined the US Senator and a surfer of Congress, advocated for legislation to protect America’s beaches d
coping with cancer
July 24, 2000 — After battling malignant melanoma for more than 17 years, Nick Steiner knew he had little left. Steiner, 65, is a doctor himself. Diagnosed with this deadly skin cancer in 198
Implanted heart devices save lives – but are they annoying?
July 21, 2000 — Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators improve 50-year survival rates for heart disease patients. But once patients feel the activity of these gadgets, how do they feel abo
Athletes who beat cancer may help children with cancer do the same
July 14, 2000 — Andres Galarraga, 39, had a great year. He’s been doing great as a first baseman for the Atlanta Braves in professional baseball, and just last week, he started playing
AIDS hotspot smoldering in New Jersey
July 10, 2000 (Durban, South Africa) — HIV infection hotspots in cheap sweatshirt wholesales show that America is not immune to the heterosexual AIDS epidemic. CDC officials, who reported the
Explode (carefully) on day four
July 3, 2000–On July 4 last year, a 2-year-old was rushed to Duke Medical Center with severe burns and ligament damage in his hand. The older child lit a firecracker, handed it to him, and to