While Bogard’s physical exploits are greater than the adventures of many his age, he has a lot of company among 43- to 61-year-old baby boomers — the fastest-growing segment of the health-conscious crowd. Fitness experts say more boomers are realizing they need a regimen of cardio, strength, flexibility and balance training to enjoy a long, [...]
the all-natural alternative to traditional toothpaste won the highly-respected Editor’s Choice Award from The NaturalNews.com Network, a non-profit collection of public education websites covering topics that empower people to make positive changes in their health, environment and consumer choices.
which comes in a variety of flavors — including citrus, peppermint and chocolate — is based in [...]
Tufts Health Plan — the Bay State’s third-largest health insurer — has filed plans to offer health insurance in the Rhode Island marketplace.
THP said Thursday that it filed an application to offer insurance in Rhode Island with the state’s Department of Business Regulations, which is similar to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance.
Tufts CEO James Roosevelt [...]
Chronic bad breath, or halitosis, is often caused by the breakdown of bacteria in the mouth, producing foul-smelling sulfur compounds. Its estimated that 25 per cent of adults suffer the embarrassment of chronic bad breath and the percentage may be as high as 50 per cent in older adults.
In a 28-day study of 14 adults [...]
For many years I have brushed my teeth with the 39 cent brushes I bought from a discount store. Of course, nowadays they cost 69 cents. I always got compliments from the dental hygienist during my annual visits on how good a job I was doing with the teeth brushing. And this in [...]
By Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG, China (Reuters): Clarissa Poon was one of an estimated 50 million people who contracted mosquito-borne dengue fever last year. She spent an agonising week on a drip in a Bangkok hospital as she battled the potentially deadly disease. %26quot;There was not a single moment when I wasn’t aching everywhere, [...]
It had a beautiful aroma. There was something roasted, like coffee or chocolate, then a stronger smell suggesting some fruit (perhaps dried cherries � or was that coconut?) together with a note of spice: cinnamon, maybe nutmeg.The mystery substance was mesquite flour � the sweet, finely ground seed pods of the same mesquite tree we [...]
Still on display in a carefully managed space, the big cat is a good example of zoos’ successes in keeping their animals alive longer than ever with improved husbandry and medical attention. But as a consequence, zoos now struggle to care for animals with increasingly difficult geriatric problems.
Marta most likely would be [...]
The disclosure Wednesday about Baxter’s heparin, which is developed from pig intestines, also is raising fears that conventional inspections and quality-control procedures do not adequately protect American consumers at a time when a large share of the U.S. drug supply is imported from places, such as China, where counterfeiting is common and government oversight can [...]
Deerfield-based Baxter’s troubles with heparin highlight the concerns many U.S. companies and consumers have about their vulnerability to errors by suppliers from China and other less-developed countries. Problems with tainted toys, toothpaste, tires and pet food from China in the last year preceded Baxter’s issues with [...]
