Saturday, February 04, 2006

Lung cancer - Barley good for the heart say officials


Barley good for the heart say officials
Middle East Medical (Bahrain) - Cereals, breads and other products containing whole or milled barley grain can now claim to reduce the risk of heart disease,

Tests miss heart disease in millions of women?
News-Review - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conventional tests won't uncover heart disease in as many as 3 million U.S. women -- because instead of the usual bulky clogs in main arteries, these women have a hard-to-spot buildup in smaller blood vessels, researchers said

Particulates, ozone can crimp your workout style and damage your lungs
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Take a breath. Then another. In one minute you'll breathe in more than six liters of air. When you exercise you can take in 10 times that amount. So the fact that air pollution is not whisked away by breezes hits a lot of outdoor exercisers right

Standard Test May Miss Heart Disease in Women
Los Angeles Times - Angiography, the gold standard for detecting blocked arteries, does not work in about one in every six women with

Money race hot and heavy in Assembly's 18th District
Inside Bay Area - By Karen Holzmeister, STAFF WRITER By the time the Democratic nomination for the 18th Assembly District is cinched, money raised by the two candidates will be enough to buy a very nice house in any of the communities where they have campaigned. With