Michelle Obama exercises her way around South Lawn, announces summer exercise series for kids

WH kicks off summer exercise series on South Lawn

WASHINGTON – Dozens of Washington, D.C., schoolchildren scampered around the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday afternoon after first lady Michelle Obama announced a summer of activity designed to encourage kids to exercise.
The series is part of Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity.
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Early antibiotic treatment for chronic disorder shows improvement

WASHINGTON – Medical experts have discovered that if patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were treated with antibiotics at an early stage, they showed more improvement compared to those who received the treatment later, or not at all.

“Acute exacerbations of COPD are re???sponsible for more than 600,000 hos???pitalizations annually, resulting in di???rect costs … Read more >>.

Chemicals in plastic may pose cancer risk

LONDON – Scientists have described the cancer-causing effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which have hormone-like effects in the body.

The researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine said that although the health-threatening effects are known to a vast extent, more complex strategies for studying how these chemicals affect health are required.

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Ineffective contraception ups teen pregnancy risk nearly 6 fold

WASHINGTON – Not using effective contraception once becoming sexually active multiples up to 6 times the risk for teen pregnancy, a new Spanish research has found.

The study conducted by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Universidad Complutense in Madrid also found that the use of ineffective contraception (methods other than condoms, intrauterine contraceptive …. Read the original article  : Ineffective contraception ups teen pregnancy risk nearly 6 fold.

Minerals Management Service employees doing drugs, exchanging pornographic e-mails: US report

WASHINGTON – In a scathing report on the government’s oil drilling regulator, the US Department of Interior’s watchdog has accused its employees of accepting gifts from the industry, doing drugs and exchanging pornography-filled e-mails.

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Here’s why Achilles heels are so hard to mend

WASHINGTON – Tendons in high-stress and strain areas, like the Achilles tendon, actually repair themselves less frequently than low-stress tendons, according to a new study.

Tendons, composed of collagen and other proteins, serve to connect muscle to bone and thus are vital for movement.

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Gay men should not be banned from donating blood, say AIDS research pioneers

WASHINGTON – Pioneering AIDS researchers have called for a change in policies that ban gay men from donating blood – calling the move unscientific and wrong.

Dr. Mark Wainberg and Dr. Norbert Gilmore have said that the ban issued on gay men since 1983 by blood agencies in Canada, the United States and many other industrialized …. Original article  : Gay men should not be banned from donating blood, say AIDS research pioneers.

Michelle Obama exercises her way around South Lawn, announces summer exercise series for kids

WH kicks off summer exercise series on South Lawn

WASHINGTON – Dozens of Washington, D.C., schoolchildren scampered around the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday afternoon after first lady Michelle Obama announced a summer of activity designed to encourage kids to exercise.
The series is part of Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity.
To show … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Michelle Obama exercises her way around South Lawn, announces summer exercise series for kids.

Eating raw crayfish ‘can cause severe parasitic infection’

WASHINGTON – Anyone planning to spend time at the river this summer should avoid eating raw crayfish, suggests a new study which found that doing so can result in a severe parasitic infection.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have diagnosed a rare parasitic infection in six people who had consumed raw …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Eating raw crayfish ‘can cause severe parasitic infection’.

Lockerbie bomber’s cancer at very advanced stage, says Gaddafi’s son

LONDON – Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s son has claimed that the cancer-hit Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is facing “very serious health troubles”.

“He has cancer at a very advanced stage. That is all I know about his condition,” The Scotsman quoted Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, as saying during a speech in London.

Megrahi was sentenced to …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Lockerbie bomber’s cancer at very advanced stage, says Gaddafi’s son.