Local Health News

This week Dr. Carmen Rocco, Brownsville pediatrician, shares with us her thoughts on healthy parenting:“Jackie Kennedy 0nassis wisely said that, ‘If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very...... Full story

I recently read a report by The Trust for Public Land () about how cities, parks departments, schools, non-profits, businesses and urban planners are making a positive impact on health and saving tax payers money across the country.The report...... Full story

By Hannah DreierContra Costa TimesOAKLEY, Calif. — Living with tumors that permeate his body has made 13-year-old Sam Burgis a master at adaptation.The Oakley, Calif., resident has a hard time writing, so he draws and paints to express...... Full story

By Fred TaskerMcClatchy NewspapersMIAMI — When a person’s heart arteries are clogged, it’s relatively routine to open them with a probe, then leave a sleeve-like mesh stent to hold the artery open. It’s a much newer technique...... Full story

By KELLI KENNEDYThe Associated Press COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Hilary Waller remembers begging her mother to let her fast on Yom Kippur. At 10 years old she was a bit too young, but embracing the rigid discipline seemed desperately...... Full story

   WASHINGTON — A review by federal health scientists reinforces potential ties between the diabetes pill Avandia and heart attack and death, opening the door for government action, including a possible withdrawal of the once...... Full story

   NEW YORK - Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.    An early...... Full story

   LONDON - Being obese can take years off your life and in some cases may be as dangerous as smoking, a new study says.    British researchers at the University of Oxford analyzed 57 studies mostly in Europe and North America,...... Full story

   WASHINGTON - You've heard that diabetes hurts your heart, your eyes, your kidneys. New research indicates a more ominous link: That diabetes increases the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease and may speed dementia once it strikes....... Full story

By STEVE KARNOWSKI The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — When a Duluth-based operator of hospitals and clinics purged the pens, notepads, coffee mugs and other promotional trinkets drug companies had given its doctors over the years, it took 20...... Full story