The diet pill dilemma
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
Researchers trying to build a better weight-loss drug must find ways to battle the body’s natural biology Karen Paris knew she was eating too much when she caught herself eating off her daughter’s plate. “I had gotten into some really bad habits, and my portions were huge,” she recalled.
Source: www.baltimoresun.com
Severely ill child gets wish to spend time with Army Rangers
Weakened by his lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis, 14-year-old Riley Woina dreams of being strong like the war heroes he watches in movies. The U.S. Army’s 6th Ranger Training Battalion on Eglin Air Force Base recently helped him realize this unusual dream.
Source: www.dailycomet.com
Study: Hormone patch safer than pill
For women who have struggled with the symptoms of menopause but are fearful of taking risky hormone pills, there is at last a bit of hope. Hormone skin patches and gels, it seems, are far less likely than pills to cause dangerous blood clots. At least that was the finding from a recently published French study.
Source: www.usatoday.com

