http://healthbump.info Online Health News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://healthbump.info/7208/suzanne-ehlers-we-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-reproductive-health.html http://healthbump.info/7208/suzanne-ehlers-we-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-reproductive-health.html#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:14:17 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7208/suzanne-ehlers-we-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-reproductive-health.html UN delegates and advocates gathered last month in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). With just five years remaining to meet the goals, and maternal health (Goal 5) the furthest off-track, the MDG Summit was an important opportunity for those of us in the reproductive health field to come together and fight for women and families. Compared to the pre-summit hoopla, however, I am struck by the silence that has followed]]> http://healthbump.info/7208/suzanne-ehlers-we-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-reproductive-health.html/feed 1 http://healthbump.info/7207/12-hot-fitness-trends-you-should-know-about-photos.html http://healthbump.info/7207/12-hot-fitness-trends-you-should-know-about-photos.html#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:14:16 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7207/12-hot-fitness-trends-you-should-know-about-photos.html Hypnotic Latin dancing? Fire-escape climbs? Inspirational spinning classes? ]]> http://healthbump.info/7207/12-hot-fitness-trends-you-should-know-about-photos.html/feed 4 http://healthbump.info/7204/worlds-infectious-disease-outbreaks-photos.html http://healthbump.info/7204/worlds-infectious-disease-outbreaks-photos.html#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:14:02 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7204/worlds-infectious-disease-outbreaks-photos.html Infecting over 3,000 people and killing at least 250, a cholera outbreak is currently sweeping across Haiti, bringing a new wave of tragedy to a nation which, until now, had been slowly recovering from a massive earthquake earlier this year. Unfortunately, the cholera outbreak is only the latest in a line of infectious diseases to strike one of the world's developing regions in recent years. ]]> http://healthbump.info/7204/worlds-infectious-disease-outbreaks-photos.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7183/lisa-turner-screamin-grocery-store-deals-16-cheap-organic-foods-photos.html http://healthbump.info/7183/lisa-turner-screamin-grocery-store-deals-16-cheap-organic-foods-photos.html#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:57:38 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7183/lisa-turner-screamin-grocery-store-deals-16-cheap-organic-foods-photos.html Can you eat a healthy, whole foods, mostly organic diet, even on a shoestring budget? As a frequent and thrifty shopper, I know it can be done -- even if you're not a vegetarian. ]]> http://healthbump.info/7183/lisa-turner-screamin-grocery-store-deals-16-cheap-organic-foods-photos.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7180/study-low-dose-aspirin-may-cut-colon-cancer-risk.html http://healthbump.info/7180/study-low-dose-aspirin-may-cut-colon-cancer-risk.html#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:57:36 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7180/study-low-dose-aspirin-may-cut-colon-cancer-risk.html LONDON — A new analysis suggests that taking a low dose of aspirin may modestly reduce the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease. But experts say aspirin's side effects of bleeding and stomach problems are too worrisome for most people to take the drug for that reason alone. A U.S. ]]> http://healthbump.info/7180/study-low-dose-aspirin-may-cut-colon-cancer-risk.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7169/jennifer-utz-thousands-race-for-the-cure-at-the-pyramids-photos.html http://healthbump.info/7169/jennifer-utz-thousands-race-for-the-cure-at-the-pyramids-photos.html#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:57:24 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7169/jennifer-utz-thousands-race-for-the-cure-at-the-pyramids-photos.html Despite the 80-degree heat, thousands of Egyptians and International visitors showed their support for a cure for breast cancer by walking or running 1.5 miles through the magical landscape of the ancient Pyramids of Giza. To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the race was organized by The Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt and Susan G. ]]> http://healthbump.info/7169/jennifer-utz-thousands-race-for-the-cure-at-the-pyramids-photos.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7143/number-of-diabetic-americans-could-triple-by-2050.html http://healthbump.info/7143/number-of-diabetic-americans-could-triple-by-2050.html#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:34:11 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7143/number-of-diabetic-americans-could-triple-by-2050.html ATLANTA — As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050, federal officials announced Friday in a dramatic new projection that represents a threefold increase. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 10 have diabetes now, but the number could grow to 1 in 5 or even 1 in 3 by mid-century if current trends continue. ]]> http://healthbump.info/7143/number-of-diabetic-americans-could-triple-by-2050.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7140/holly-robinson-peete-its-time-to-end-insurance-discrimination-against-people-with-autism.html http://healthbump.info/7140/holly-robinson-peete-its-time-to-end-insurance-discrimination-against-people-with-autism.html#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:34:10 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7140/holly-robinson-peete-its-time-to-end-insurance-discrimination-against-people-with-autism.html I think a lot of us assume that "regular" people can't really make an impact anymore. The idea of "grassroots movements" can sometimes be written off as idealistic, impotent or inconsequential. That's why I want to shine a light on an incredible effort going on right now - led by some remarkable, passionate parents -- to end a terrible form of discrimination against people with autism]]> http://healthbump.info/7140/holly-robinson-peete-its-time-to-end-insurance-discrimination-against-people-with-autism.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7139/kim-bensen-things-my-mom-showed-me.html http://healthbump.info/7139/kim-bensen-things-my-mom-showed-me.html#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:34:09 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7139/kim-bensen-things-my-mom-showed-me.html My poor mother. I was her second child and she had me when she was only 20 years old. While David, my brother who is a year and two days older than me, was quiet and obedient, I ..]]> http://healthbump.info/7139/kim-bensen-things-my-mom-showed-me.html/feed 0 http://healthbump.info/7104/pearl-korn-citizens-united-an-assault-on-our-democracy-needs-a-constitutional-amendment.html http://healthbump.info/7104/pearl-korn-citizens-united-an-assault-on-our-democracy-needs-a-constitutional-amendment.html#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:18:45 +0000 HealthGuru http://healthbump.info/7104/pearl-korn-citizens-united-an-assault-on-our-democracy-needs-a-constitutional-amendment.html Ever since the Supreme Court handed over to corporations the right to anonymously pump unlimited amounts of money into influencing elections, we no longer know who is behind those nasty attack ads flooding the airways these days. Shadowy corporate front groups using patriotic sounding names like Karl Rove's and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie's "American Crossroads" and the billionaire Koch Brothers' "Americans For Prosperity," along with dozens of others like them, are funneling hundreds of millions of dollars from unidentified donors into ads against candidates and elected officials who could throw a monkey wrench into their extremist agenda. Leading the progressive counterattack nationally is Public Citizen , which was created by Ralph Nader some forty years ago and is still watching our backs and best interests, oftentimes taking issues right up to the Supreme Court -- and winning]]> http://healthbump.info/7104/pearl-korn-citizens-united-an-assault-on-our-democracy-needs-a-constitutional-amendment.html/feed 0