Tag: health
Sentencing date set for Temecula doctor convicted of federal fraud charges
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A March 19 sentencing date is scheduled for a Riverside County doctor who participated in a $12 million scheme to provide medically...
Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew
CANDICE CHOI
AP Food & Health Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — So is red meat good or bad for you? If the answer were only...
Choose safe and durable chew toys
TEMECULA – Most dogs explore and learn about their world with their noses and mouths. Chewing is a normal part of canine development, and...
Medicare open enrollment period is Oct. 15, through Dec. 7
TEMECULA – If those on Medicare, it is important to read the annual notification of change, health plan or Part D plan each year...
Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text
TOM MURPHY
AP Health Writer
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning....
Valley-Wide OLDlympics continues to attract area seniors to challenging athletic competitions
The annual Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s OLDlympics continues to attract hundreds of older residents, some in their mid-90s, to compete in 18 physically...
Big pharma: A monster which needs to be tamed
Millions of people were outraged in 2015 when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of a 62-year-old drug that is considered the gold standard in...
US official expects ‘hundreds more’ cases of vaping illness
The number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. could soon climb much higher, a public health official said recently.Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers...
A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lacking
Americans’ diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier, but there’s still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study...
Understanding fitness-related ‘rhabdo’
TEMECULA – Have you heard of “rhabdo?” No, it’s not the latest superfood seed imported from the heart of the rainforest. Also dubbed the...