The Daily HIT

From the Los Angeles suburbs, news from the county fair beat that virtually anything edible is available as a deep-fried delicacy. If you ever wonder why rates of overweight and obesity are projected in a new study to hit 86% by 2030, here’s why. From avocados and artichoke hearts to Twinkies and Oreos, the deep [...]

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This may or may not ultimately pass legal muster, and it may be only a small step toward helping poor people’s health, but the fact that it was a unanimous vote on the L.A. City Council is an indication of the seriousness of the issue. On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed to ban [...]

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As the Mediterranean diet gains adherents far from its countries of origin, people who actually live by the Mediterranean’s shores are discovering the allure of fast food. Increased affluence and the arrival of supermarkets and fast foods in countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal have also led to a massive increase in obesity, [...]

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Crossing the street while texting could prove fatal.

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Researchers report that an extract of boswellia, an Ayurvedic herb used for musculoskeletal pain, was shown to relieve pain caused by osteoarthritis of the knee. The study was funded by a manufacturer of the product, so further confirmation is needed. But this finding is quite consistent with traditional use of the herb. As reported by [...]

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Since there’s a heat advisory here in the Midwest, these tips on proper hydration seem timely.

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Reducing medical errors could reduce overall health expenditures by 30%, according to new research.

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Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg commit half a billion to the cause. With smoking the number one preventable cause of death, this is welcome news. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco will kill up to a billion people in the 21st century, 10 times as many as it killed in the 20th. This time, [...]

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Tuberculosis rises in Eastern European and former Soviet bloc nations that accept International Monetary Fund loans, apparently because the governments cut back on health spending as one way to meet the IMF requirements to change their economies. This is based on consistent data from 21 nations.        When they quit the IMF loan program, T.B. rates drop [...]

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German research confirms this disturbing but unsurprising finding.

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