Brittany Murphy: A Needless Celebrity Death

The lead story in the Thursday, February 4th morning edition of the Los Angeles Times was simple and direct. It began: “The L.A. County coroner’s office says actress Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia complicated by an iron deficiency, anemia and multiple drug intoxication.”
The Times, one of the nation’s top five dailies, has long made a [...]

Five Healthy Tips for 2010

Yes, the new year is upon us and we are already venturing to the gym every day, drinking lots of water, and getting into our annual eating healthy regime.
Congratulations! You’re well on your way to a new you!
However, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to maintain those healthy resolutions. Here [...]

A Health Reform Bill for All of Us: It’s Now or Never

Last week, the public health insurance option Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put into his merged bill was stripped out, and a “compromise” allowing people over the age of 55 to buy into Medicare if they chose was added . . .
And then that compromise was also stripped out, to appease Senator Joe Lieberman, who [...]

Diabetes: Are You at Risk? Take This Test

According to diabetes research and trends, some 60 million U.S. adults are estimated to have diabetes.
This includes cases that have been diagnosed already, undiagnosed diabetes, and prediabetes.
And guess what?  Some thirty percent of of diabetes patients have yet to be diagnosed.
So, how do you know if you’re at risk?
How you answer these six simple questions, [...]

Workout Tips to Beat the Summer Heat

Well, ladies, its summertime and whether you’re trying to maintain your workout regime while you’re on the traveling to a balmy locale or whether you are just trying to stick to it regardless of your own city’s unbearable heat, there are a few things you should keep in mind in order to stay healthy while [...]

Free Month of Classes! Enter SMW’s BurnSF Contest!

Enter to win a free month of UNLIMITED classes at San Francisco’s Hottest New Fitness Method – Burn – and receive a FREE session! Burn is a unique method that merges pilates, weight training and cardio to create a body sculpting, heart-pumping 55-minute workout.
Why Burn Works: In order to truly train the body effectively, [...]

SMW’s Hottest Summer Health Tips Ever!

Want to make the most of your summer? Here’s how to stay happy and healthy through the sun, fun, and heat:
Keeping Cool This Summer
The heat is on! With the official start of summer here, it’s time to give some thought to watching for signs of heatstroke and sunburn.
Think you have that topic covered already? Well, [...]

Flusteria Part II: Symptoms (Yes, It’s Still Around!)

Now that the 24-hour news machine has drowned us all in Swine Flu coverage, known at SMW as “flusteria,” we thought it might be wise to share with our health channel readers the background and the symptoms of real, as opposed to media flu.
As to Swine Flu coverage, it was a very real strain of [...]

Red State Single Women: Support Single Payer Healthcare, or Stay Virgins

Last week I got a notice from our insurance carrier that our family policy rate was going up — almost 35% (!!!) — oh, and yeah, it’s time for my college age daughter to get a plan of her own: another $159 above and beyond the increase.
Few kids in college can afford to cover their [...]

Headaches: Causes and Cures

There is an incredible variety of headaches; enough that it forces us to make the obvious joke that you can get a headache just thinking about it.
But now is the time to think about this all too common affliction, given the fact that National Headache Awareness Week is June 7th to June 13th and so [...]

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