http://www.wikio.co.uk/blog/search/Lindsey Tanner Wikio Blogs - search: Lindsey Tanner wikio wikio http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68265281 Many think God's intervention can revive the dying (Lindsey Tanner, 8/19/08, ASSOCIATED PRESS) When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle." More than half of randomly surveyed adults — 57 percent — said God's intervention could save a family member even if physicians declared treatment would be futile. And nearly three-quarters said patients have a right to demand such treatment. When asked to imagine their own relatives being gravely ill or injured, nearly 20 percent of doctors and other medical workers said God could reverse a hopeless outcome. Yet the Unicorn Rider cites as one of his biggest mistakes helping, too briefly, to save Teri Schiavo from her husband. Of course, that wasn't the mistake he mentioned to Rick Warren. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:21:57 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68265281 2008-08-19T17:21:57Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67442310 The Washington Post reports on a new study finding that half of overweight adults have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equal number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity. Lindsey Tanner writes,... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:20:43 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67442310 HealthLawProf Hodnicki 2008-08-12T03:20:43Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=66665957 August 4, 2008 By LINDSEY TANNER Immigrant children of all backgrounds get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggests. Plenty of earlier evidence shows that U.S. children are pretty inactive. The new... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:41:17 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=66665957 Juan G. Tornoe 2008-08-05T03:41:17Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64437020 Here's the fat part : "Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish" by LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO — One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. What's more, the study suggests that fewer than a third of teens that age get even the minimum recommended by the government -- an hour of moderate-to-vigorous exercise, like cycling, brisk walking, swimming or jogging. How about SEX?! Where does that factor in for activity? The sharp drop raises concerns about inactivity continuing into adulthood, which could endanger kids' health throughout their lives, the study authors said. The new findings come just a week after an influential pediatricians group recommended that more children have their cholesterol checked and that some as young as 8 should be given cholesterol-lowering drugs. That advice was partly out of concern over future levels of heart disease and other ailments linked to rising rates of childhood obesity. Oh, what a COINCIDENCE, huh? Dr. Philip Nader, a pediatrician and professor emeritus at the University of California at San Diego and lead author, said he was "surprised by how dramatic the decline was," and cited schools dropping recess and gym classes and kids' increasing use of video games and computers as possible reasons. James Griffin, science officer for the study, noted that the study coincided with the rise in popularity of video games, DVDs and Internet use -- "all of the types of things that take children from outside and put them on a couch or in front of a computer." Study participants were children involved in agency research on youth development, recruited from 10 hospitals around the country. Family income, race and ethnic background closely matched the U.S. population. The researchers tracked the children's activity levels starting at age 9, using an accelerometer -- a device about the size of a small belt buckle that attached to a belt around the waist and recorded movement. Activity levels were counted at ages 9, 11, 12 and 15 during the school week and on weekends. Through age 12, well over half the children got at least the government-recommended amount of activity every day. By age 15, less than one-third were that active on weekdays, and only about 17 percent were on weekends. Boys were more active than girls at every age. But by age 15, even boys' average activity levels fell short of recommendations, particularly on weekends. Mary Lee, 13, said the results ring true. The suburban Cleveland teen said she spends more time on the computer now than she did a few years ago, particularly with online social networking sites . She also didn't have physical education class every day last year, and will only have it for half the upcoming school year in eighth grade. Lee recently took part in a health program at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. The classes promote exercise and healthy eating. -- MORE -- " All that computer work, and none the smarter? "Most young Bay Staters say future's bright; Survey taken to learn how to keep key demographic" by John C. Drake, Globe Staff | July 16, 2008 A majority of state residents ages 25 to 39 - seen as holding the key to the state's economic competitiveness - feel upwardly mobile and believe the future looks bright for their children in Massachusetts, despite current strains on their pocketbooks, a new survey suggests. Eighty percent of those polled said they expect to be earning higher incomes in five years. And 65 percent of young parents said they expect their children to be better off economically than themselves. Ya gotta love the starry-eyed innocence, don't you? But if the state wants to improve its odds of keeping them from moving to other states, it may have to work on changing some perceptions. Sixty-three percent of survey respondents also said they are skeptical about local and state governments' ability to fix things , placing greater confidence in their employers and private industry. -- MORE -- " Well, I guess they aren't that stoo-pid, huh? Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:08:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64437020 Rocker 2008-07-16T17:08:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64387383 By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO -- One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once t ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:05:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=64387383 2008-07-16T04:05:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63865436 Who knew? They never said a word about this in the history classes : "AMA formally apologizes to black physicians for discriminatory policies" by Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press | July 11, 2008 CHICAGO - It wasn't until the 1960s that AMA delegates took a strong stance against policies that barred blacks from some state and local medical societies. Until then, AMA delegates had resisted pleas to speak out forcefully against discrimination. Kind LATE to the party, weren't ya, docs? -- MORE -- " Also see: Tuskegee Experiment and Apology Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:23:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63865436 Rocker 2008-07-11T14:23:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63547377 By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO -- A prostate cancer study that could change the way doctors treat some patients found that widely use ... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:14:10 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63547377 2008-07-09T04:14:10Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63408349 By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO -- Dara Torres jokes that she had trouble reading the scoreboard after winning the first of two e ... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:05:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63408349 2008-07-08T04:05:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63271681 By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO -- For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young a ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:05:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=63271681 2008-07-07T04:05:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62869224 By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO -- First came the floods, then the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects is pestering cleanup ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:05:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=62869224 2008-07-03T04:05:00Z