Healthy Living

• HEALTH NEWS

  New research: skin cells used to repair heart damage

  

  Posted 9:05 AM 5/23/2012 by NBC News (CC)

  Your skin could one day save your heart.

  Researchers in Israel have taken skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogrammed them into new heart muscle cells.

  The new cells are then able to fuse with existing heart tissue and repair damage in even the oldest and most advanced (More)

  
  

• HEALTH NEWS

  Are people who eat organic food more judgmental?

  Posted 9:01 AM 5/23/2012 by NBC News (CC)

  A new study suggests people exposed to organic foods are more likely to have judgmental attitudes. Researchers split a group of adults into three groups that were each shown pictures of a specific type of food.

  They were then asked to give their opinions on certain fictional (More)

  
  

• HEALTH NEWS

  H1N1 vaccine may protect against more illnesses

  Posted 11:48 AM 5/22/2012 by NBC News (CC)

  People who got an H1N1 vaccine may also be protected against other forms of the flu.

  Researchers at Emory University and the National Institute of Health studied twenty-four adults given the shot and found their immune systems rapidly developed antibodies for multiple flu strains.

  They said the goal is to develop a universal flu vaccine that would, one day, eliminate the need for annual shots.

   

  
  

• NATIONAL NEWS

  Osteoporosis drugs may increase risk for certain bone fracture

  

  Posted 11:46 AM 5/22/2012 by NBC News (CC)

  New research shows common drugs for osteoporosis may increase the risk for a certain type of fracture. The study of five hundred adults who suffered fractures found those taking bisphosphonates were more likely to have an atypical fracture of the femur.

  These bone breaks are (More)

  
  

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• NATIONAL NEWS

  CDC: All baby boomers should be tested for Hepatitis C

  Posted 11:38 AM 5/22/2012 by NBC News (CC)

  Two out of three people with Hepatitis C in America are baby boomers... part of the generation born between 1945 and 1965.

  Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a recommendation that all baby boomers get tested for the liver disease.

  Doctors said recent (More)

  
  

• HEALTH NEWS

  Got arachnophobia? Try spider therapy

  

  Posted 11:31 AM 5/22/2012 by NBC News (CC)

  Imagine overcoming your greatest fear with just one therapy session. Researchers at Northwestern University said it is possible after studying a group of adults with a severe phobia of spiders.

  Before the session, just looking at photos of spiders caused the 'fear' (More)

  
  

• NIPOMO

  Golfers tee off to grant wishes for local children in need

  Posted 11:05 AM 5/18/2012 by Carina Corral

  Hundreds are teeing off today for the second annual "Golf for Wishes" tournament at Monarch Dunes in Nipomo.

  The goal is to raise $25,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

  The money will be used to grant the wishes of five, local children with life-threatening medical conditions.

  A 15-year-old Santa Maria girl with leukemia is the event's honorary co-chair.

   

  
  

• ATASCADERO

  Local PTA honored for creating health and wellness program for students

  

  Posted 11:03 AM 5/18/2012 by Carina Corral

  Santa Rosa Academic Academy in Atascadero has been honored for its health and wellness program.

  The school's PTA established the program that teaches students about the importance of fruits, veggies and daily exercise in fun, tasty ways by giving kids samples, kid-friendly recipes and fun (More)

  
  

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• SAN LUIS OBISPO

  Art show opens minds and celebrates Mental Health Month

  

  Posted 10:48 AM 5/18/2012 by Carina Corral

  If you happen to be strolling downtown San Luis Obispo, pop into a pseudo art studio set up by Transitions-Mental Health Association.

  Nearly 200 pieces of art are on display for the 16th Annual Opening Minds Art Show.

  It is a way for folks in the mental health illness community to (More)

  
  

• HEALTH NEWS

  Coffee may be part of the recipe for a longer life

  

  Posted 4:01 PM 5/17/2012 by WebMD Medical News, by Rita Rubin, reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD

  Study of More Than 400,000 Men and Women Links Coffee With a Lower Risk of Death

  Whatever you call it -- joe, java, mud -- it is likely a key way to jump-start your day, and now new research suggests it may also help you live longer.

  The study, described as the (More)