Dr. Judah Folkman, a pathbreaking cancer researcher who faced years of skepticism before his ideas led to successful treatments, died Monday in Denver. He was 74.
The cause was apparently a heart attack, his wife, Paula Folkman, said. He died changing planes on the way to a conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Folkman, a professor […]
BEIJING (AP) Chinese inspectors found excessive amounts of additives and preservatives in dozens of children’s snacks and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said Tuesday.
China’s dismal health and safety record Д both within and outside its borders Д has increasingly come under the spotlight as its goods […]
A diabetes diet can be sweet
Written by Sejal Dave, MS, RD/LD, CDE
Published in January 2008
(HealthCastle.com) We all know that people with diabetes work hard to keep their blood sugar under control. They often feel that they can never stray from their daily routines or have sweets as part of their diets. However, many […]
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about my plans to get out of my desk chair and into a regular exercise routine Д the first of my then 46 years.
A few readers remembered my pledge and have kindly written to ask: How’s it going?
Pretty well, I’m proud to say. Nudged by the knowledge […]
Multivitamins and ABCs of Nutrition:
You know less than you think
Written by Gloria Tsang, RD
Published in January 2008 (HealthCastle.com) Sixty-seven percent of Americans believe they are very knowledgeable or somewhat knowledgeable about multivitamins, according to a survey released by the not-for-profit «www.healthywomen.org». However, many do not know which and are essential for the […]
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