Contributor ReportsCooking with sumac, the red spice that tastes like lemon
Posted by: AnneHart
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 20:50:22 -0800 2009 | health-news
Sumac, a condiment and berry about the same color as bricks, is used instead of salt or mixed with thyme in many parts of the Middle East and southeast Europe. Sicilian sumac is sold in European groceries and found all...
ReachCome on, it's just acne
Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 18:28:11 -0800 2009 | health-news
Overwrought at what seemed to me to be a typical smattering of pimples, my teenage daughter had been begging for months to see a dermatologist. But I'd insisted on exhausting all other approaches before going to the expense. After all,...
Popular diet drink recalled
Posted by: mjameson
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 22:41:14 -0800 2009 | health-news
According to WebMD , all SlimFast canned products are being recalled due to possible contamination by a bacteria called Bacillus cereus, which can cause diarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting. The recall involves all ready-to-drink Slim-Fast products sold in cans,...
Guest column: No mammograms, nor lumps, predicted this bout of breast ...
Source: Oregon Live
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 20:56:26 -0800 2009 | health-news
Well, I sure as heck was a lot more aware of breast cancer this October than I was last October because now I know that I have it. Not only do I have it, but my first sign of it...
The Oncotype DX cancer test
Source: The Globe & Mail
Redwood City :: CA :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 20:57:42 -0800 2009 | health-news
W ho the test is for Women with invasive estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, in Stage 1 or 2, where it has not invaded lymph nodes, and who have not begun chemotherapy. How the test works A tumour specimen is taken...
Swine flu continues to wane across the country while more H1N1 ...
Posted by: mjameson
Denver :: CO :: USA | updated Sat Dec 05 02:13:54 -0800 2009 | health-news
It seems the critical period of the H1N1 virus , or swine flu, may be passing. According to the CDC, only 25 states are currently reporting widespread cases of the flu, down from 32 last week. 17 pediatric deaths were...
Senate takes aim at insurance executive pay
Source: Sify News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated Sat Dec 05 01:38:28 -0800 2009 | health-news
Democratic senators are taking aim at insurance industry executive pay as they jockey for political advantage in a rare weekend session to debate President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Republicans are showcasing the bill's cuts to Medicare, seeking to undermine...
CDC: H1N1 flu continues to decrease
Source: United Press International
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 22:21:27 -0800 2009 | health-news
The weekly flu surveillance report released Friday, completed during flu season by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says 17 states reported regional influenza activity. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and six states reported local influenza activity.
SWDH, CDHD offers swine flu vaccines to all Idahoans under 65
Source: Idaho Press-Tribune
Nampa :: ID :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 11:07:53 -0800 2009 | health-news
Southwest District Health announced today — effective immediately — all people 6 months through 64 years will be eligible for H1N1 vaccinations, regardless of health status...Saturday at the former Sportsman's Warehouse, 16865 Marketplace Blvd...No identification is required and there...
Giraffe injured during transport dies
Source: United Press International
Tulsa :: OK :: USA | updated Sat Dec 05 00:33:13 -0800 2009 | health-news
A giraffe injured her neck during transport between zoos in Ohio and Oklahoma and subsequently died, the Tulsa Zoo announced Friday. The 5-year-old giraffe, Amali, arrived from the Wilds zoo with a crooked neck, Tulsa World reported. Veterinarians sedated Amali...
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