Monthly Archives: June 2010

Holistic Health: Healthier choices to acid-blocking drugs

Holistic Health: Healthier choices to acid-blocking drugs

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Q: What is GERD?

Eagle County patients defend medical marijuana

Medical marijuana patient and competitive equestrian rider Kim Barbieri saddles up Spencer the horse to ride Monday in Eagle.

Diner owner cuts fries, loses 105 pounds

The most surprising thing about Scott Parker isn’t that he lost 105 pounds. It’s that he eats three meals a day at his diner, the famed Watson’s Drug and Soda Fountain in Old Towne Orange. “I don’t eat fried foods anymore,” he said Tuesday, as the…

My Workout: Portland woman uses exercise, yoga classes to stave off osteoporosis

Grandmother Elizabeth Darby says her two granddaughters are motivation to exercise regularly and eat well.

Coffee’s Mysterious Benefits Mount

From lowered cancer risks to a sharper memory, more studies are showing that coffee is good for you – but why?

Acid reflux may disrupt sleep

Chronic acid reflux may frequently wake people up at night, even when it doesn’t cause heartburn symptoms, a small study suggests.

How to stay vocally fit, look good as you age

You always hear that you don’t have to look your age, but what about not sounding your age? According to local experts in the fields of vocal therapy and geriatrics, there are ways in which you can preserve the voice, much in the same way you can preserve the body through exercise.

Veterans with substance use disorders use violent means to commit suicide: Study

Veterans with substance use disorders who die by suicide are more likely to use violent means (such as a firearm) rather than nonviolent means (such as a drug overdose), new research suggests.

Eagle County patients defend medical marijuana

Medical marijuana patient and competitive equestrian rider Kim Barbieri saddles up Spencer the horse to ride Monday in Eagle.

Procedure stops precancerous condition

Radiofrequency ablation procedure gets rid of a precancerous condition in the esophagus.

Integrative medicine: In health, prevention usually cheaper than treatment

(MCT) – Many chronic diseases now faced by Americans are preventable, and as health care dollars shrink, prevention becomes a lot more appealing to the average consumer.

Peter Brunette: In Memory

He was at every film festival on earth, or so it seemed: boisterous, gregarious, with that deep, booming voice, and spreading his extraordinary warmth. Who of you out there in critic-land have not shared a tasty dinner, or downed a brewski, somewhere on the globe with Peter Brunette? Who had not stuck with him, long into the festival night, when Peter–his term–would get properly shitfaced …

Section VI football chairman Funke battling stomach cancer

Typically this time of year Chuck Funke is busy finalizing the Section VI football schedule and starting the process of assigning officials. This is not a typical year.

Avoid heartburn while traveling

If traveling gives you heartburn, you’re not alone. Here, 12 ways to keep heartburn at bay on your next trip.

Avoid heartburn while traveling

Whether flying business class or escaping to a beach resort, avoiding heartburn while traveling is a challenge for anyone prone to acid reflux.

USA vs. Slovenia: Did Koman Coulibaly or Jim Joyce Make the Worse Call?

We can try to say the United States national soccer team cost themselves the match Friday in a 2-2 tie against Slovenia. After all, their first-half play and the goals they gave up were equally atrocious. In the end, first-time World Cup referee Koman Coulibaly will bear the brunt of the blame, and rightfully so. His blown call cost the U.S. one of the greatest comebacks in World Cup history. As …

Labour’s failure to work with the media brought Brown’s flaws into sharp focus

It’s not commonly known, but I landed the Gillian Duffy story because of a hangover. Actually, more accurately, I got to report the gaffe first because of the anticipation of a hangover.

Aretha Franklin chats about ‘Idol,’ Snickers, attention-getting hat

Even on a taped phone message, the voice is unmistakable. You know Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is calling long before she says, “This is Miss Franklin.”

How superfoods can be BAD for your health

Foods hailed for their health benefits could actually be detrimental, say US researchers. They’ve found a Mediterranean diet could put heart attack victims at greater risk of cardiac problems. Here, we reveal the other ‘superfoods’ that should come with a health warning…