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Most fit have less brain atrophy from Alzheimer's Print E-mail
By HealthDay News   
Even moderate exercise, done regularly, improves quality of life.
 
Hybrid cars pose risk to visually impared people Print E-mail
By HealthDay   

MONDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Because they can be nearly silent, hybrid cars pose a serious threat of injury and death to blind and visually impaired people, says the American Council of the Blind, which is pushing the auto industry and government officials to develop ways to reduce this danger.

 
Children move less as they get older Print E-mail
By Serena Gordon, HealthDay reporter   
By the time children reach their teens, their level of physical activity drops significantly, new research shows.

Kids who were averaging three hours of moderate to vigorous activity when they were 9 barely manage to get more than a half-hour of daily exercise by the time they reach 15, according to a study in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

 
Third of elderly patients take companion to see doctor Print E-mail
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter   
More than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits.

And patients who are accompanied on such visits tend to be more satisfied with the visit, according to a study published in the July 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

 
Background TV distracts kids from play Print E-mail
By Serena Gordon, HealthDay reporter   

Even if young children aren't watching the TV, it may be distracting them from their play and depriving them of developing critical attention skills, a new study says.

 
Elbow injuries on rise among young athletes Print E-mail
By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay reporter   
One of the country's leading sports doctors reports that he's performing more surgeries on sprained elbows in young athletes, a fact that reflects higher numbers of children focusing on just one sport.

The findings suggest that more young athletes are specializing only in baseball and putting their arms at risk, said co-author Dr. E. Lyle Cain, fellowship director for the American Sports Medicine Institute at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, in Birmingham, Ala.

 
Cool air blown under pads may protect footballers from illness Print E-mail
By HealthDay News   
Reduced core body temperatures could limit deaths from heat stroke, study says. l HealthDay News
 
Young life lost to prescription drug abuse Print E-mail
By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter   
Harrison Neal, 17, is one of a growing list of victims from this addiction, experts say. l HealthDay News
 
Salmonella illnesses now top 1000 Print E-mail
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter   
Health officials add hot peppers and cilantro as suspect foods, along with tomatoes. l HealthDay News
 
Breast-conserving surgery leaves many cancer patients disappointed Print E-mail
By HealthDay News   
Poor aesthetic outcome after lumpectomy linked to depression, fear, study finds. l HealthDay News
 
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  • Health and Science

    • Genital surgery for women increasing: More women opt for plastic surgery below the belt, sparking outrage among those who oppose the "medicalization of sex." l Time

    • Inside a flu vaccine factory: What it's like to go viral -- a first person account from a former worker who has doubts about whether flu shots work all that well. l Newsweek

    • Keep forgetting where you left the keys? It's not necessarly Alzheimer's. Sort out the symptoms and learn how to protect against memory loss with this package of stories. l Los Angeles Times

    • Families go waaaaay back: A stone-age grave site discovered in central Germany suggests the nuclear family is at least 4,600 years old. The grave contains the remains of a man, woman and their two children
      "Their unity in death suggests unity in life," researchers said in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.lAssociated Press

 

Jazz with Jerome Harris

Video by Christian Cudnik

Jazz musician and educator Jerome Harris talks about the importance of teaching. See a larger version of this video and read a profile of Harris. 

Brain Surgery Breakthrough

St. Louis pioneers a new technology allowing doctors to visualize the brain and its functions during surgery.

Produced by Al Wiman at the St. Louis Science Center for the St. Louis Beacon

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  • Cartoons for Nov. 18, 2008
    Editorial Cartoons

    sstantis100transition.jpgThe presidential ransition still gets lots of attention, but the cartoonists are also looking at specific economic and social issues. Find the work of Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Chris Britt, Marshall Ramsey and Mike Thompson inside.

  • Protest at the School of the Americas teaches lessons in human rights
    In the News

    soa100puppet.jpgPosted 5 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 - This weekend, nearly a hundred St. Louisans, many of them high school students, will travel to Fort Benning, GA to protest the School of the Americas. Among its graduates are some of Latin America's most notorious dictators, guilty of some of the continent's most savage human rights violations. Rachel Heidenry, who participated in the protest while a student at Nerinx Hall and Bard College, describes the experience and took the photographs that accompany the story and are in a slideshow at the end of the article.

  • Justices perplexed by 7 Aphorisms case
    Law Scoop

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    Posted, 1:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 - Not often do the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court admit to such bafflement as they did on Wednesday when trying to decide if Pleasant Grove City, Utah has to add the 7 Aphorisms to the 10 Commandments in its city park.

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