The Nintendo Wii Fit game has quickly become popular among Nintendo gamers and is acclaimed to be an exercise game that is made up of activities using a Wii Balancing Board. The new game may be popular among gamers - but several health experts are mad at the game because it is telling kids that it will help them to lose weight.
10 year old Brandon Rayner from Las Vegas has recently survived a brain tumor - but now he is facing yet another medical illness that could take his life. Brandon is now fighting off leukemia and needs bone marrow to help him survive. In an effort to save his son Moe Rayner has created a bone marrow drive.
The Central District Health Department released a statement concerning the mosquito spraying that they will be doing over the summer:
Grand Island -Beginning this week the Central District Health Department will begin spraying for adult mosquitoes. With recent rains and flooding the mosquito numbers have increased and now warrant the need for control. The spraying will be conducted during the early morning and late evening hours when mosquitoes are most likely to be out. The spraying can only be conducted when there are perfect weather conditions and notices will be made whenever possible.
The government has issued a statement that all of the old fashioned asthma inhalers that are made up of environment harming chemicals will no longer be sold to people by the end of the year. They are urging patients to switch out their inhalers before this time in order to get a head start.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is the United States largest private supporter in biomedical research. This week they revealed a five year initiative - $600 million – medical research fund that is full of 56 scientists that have been handpicked from all around the country.
The Chevy Chase-based nonprofit, which conducts biomedical research in collaboration with nearly 70 universities, medical centers and other research institutions, hopes to discover long-term medical advances in genetics and biology through the fund.
Blood donations are something that everyone is encouraged to do because there is usually a shortage. However, new research shows that 16-17 year olds may need to refrain from donating because they can suffer from complications that include bruising and fainting.
Dr. Anne F. Eder from the American Red Cross in Washington lead the new study and discovered that many of the younger donators around the age of 16 and 17 suffered from lightheadedness, bruising, and loss of consciousness in over 10.7% of the donors in this age group. Only 8.3% of the 18-19 year old donators had these symptoms and 2.8% from donators 20 and up.
Summer is right around the corner and women are gearing up for some fun in the sun. They are buying their new bikinis, putting on some sun tan lotion, and beautifying themselves with the latest lip gloss.
Whatever you girls do it is important that you stay away from the cheap stuff. Studies show that the cheaper brand of lip gloss might be fun – but they do not have any SPF. This means that wearing them could actually increase your risk for skin cancer.
Not all of us are blessed with the kind of intelligence that can speed us through any school or work project within in a matter of a couple hours. Some of us actually have a hard time learning new concepts and understanding certain subjects. Yet, according to new studies there might be a way to make us more intelligent.
The government has been funding research to find a diet that is safe and can help to reduce high blood pressure and save people from strokes and heart attacks. During research they followed 88,000 women (all healthy) for 25 years. During this time they kept record of what they ate and how many of them suffered from strokes or heart attacks.
For years parents have been complaining about the food that is being served to the students in the cafeteria. They feel that their children are being given too much sugar and fat in the foods that are being served. In order to change things around five Philadelphia elementary schools have decided to change the way things work by replacing fruit juice for the sodas.