Dr dean ornish
The most dangerous thing coming out of prison these days may be something most convicts don’t even know they have: hepatitis C. Nobody knows how many inmates have the disease; by some estimates, around 40 percent of the 2.2 million in jail and prison are infected, compared with just 2 percent of the general population.
Firefighters run high risk of heart failure on job: study
Putting out fires sharply increases the risk of dying from heart failure, according to study released Wednesday that suggested firefighting is by far the most dangerous profession for the heart.
‘Triple negative’ breast cancers linked to the young, minority
So-called triple negative breast cancers, tumors that do not contain any of three significant tumor markers, are aggressive, deadly cancers that affect young, poor minority women, according to a new study.
Trash Talk
A spokesman for Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, the quasi-public agency that controls the fate of much of Connecticuts waste products, seemed puzzled at the response to the proposed change to Hartford recycling facilities.
Tags: Heart Disease
