Camp helps children deal with diabetes
Every year, thousands of children attend summer camps that foster connections to fellow campers, mentoring counselors and nature.
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No time like the present to begin the weight loss journey
A variety of articles in the Sunday and Monday Telegraph told stories of people who decided enough was enough, one, Kathy Queen, lost half of her 300 pound body weight in a little more than a year. Another, Henry Koplin, hit the 325 pound mark while in college. At age 56, he’s now 192.
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Are statins a wonder drug or false hope?
As the world’s most-prescribed class of medications, statins indisputably qualify for the commercial distinction of “blockbuster.” About 24 million Americans take the drugs — marketed under such commercial names as Pravachol, Mevacor, Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor — largely to stave off heart attacks and strokes. At the zenith of their profitability, these medications raked in $26.2 billion a year ...
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