by Sean Neely | Feb 15, 2012 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
Have you been payting attention? Hopefully you’ve worn red to work and noticed the posters, flyers and promotions for Heart Health month by the American Heart Association. This well publicized program targets those of us, especially women, who need an extra...
by Sean Neely | Jul 29, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
Associating fat-laden, high calorie food with toys has been big business for McDonald’s and it’s competitors. This tactic has also slammed for pushing this bad-for-you food on children and encouraging them to beg to go to McDonald’s. I’ve...
by Sean Neely | May 27, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
Is it being out on there own and eating what they want the problem? Maybe it’s not having time for playing sports and running now that they have a job? Whatever the cause, young adults are increasingly turning up with hypertension. They think they are healthy...
by Sean Neely | Mar 25, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
If you are at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, you’ll be interested to know that a drug that is currently used to treat diabetes may prevent the disease. The drug, pioglitazone, reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 72% in patients with...
by Sean Neely | Feb 11, 2011 | Clinical Tests, Wellness
So your one concession to being healthy is to have a diet soda? Not so fast! You are doing as much or more harm by ordering the diet drink as you are by ordering the burger and fries in the first place. Unfortunately, it looks like water is the only thing...