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Study: Hefty can still be healthy
CHICAGO — You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy.
A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity.
The first national estimate of its kind bolsters the argument that you can be hefty but still healthy, or at least healthier than has been believed.
FDA says med mix may harm
WASHINGTON — Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday.
Health group unhappy with kids’ restaurant meals
WASHINGTON — Healthy kids’ meals at top restaurant chains are slim pickings, according to a report by a nonprofit public health group.
HIV in U.S. ‘understated’
ATLANTA — The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported today, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.
Alzheimer’s drug raises excitement
CHICAGO — For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by taking a new approach: breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims’ brains.
Pre-Alzheimer’s on rise
CHICAGO — A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer’s disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported Monday.
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