Monday, September 19, 2011

The Health Report

Darden to offer healthier kids' fare Darden to offer healthier kids' fare

You want fries with that? That's a question servers at Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other Darden chains won't be asking kids as the company moves toward a healthier menu. The world's largest casual-dining company enlisted in Michelle Obama's campaign to help young people lose weight and won the First Lady's praise.

The pump rooms The pump rooms

The emergency call came from Minnesota, but it could have come from anywhere in the country. A new mother, at work and away from her baby, was pumping milk to give him later. Five minutes in, the pump quit.

Stroke prevention: Apple a day may prevent stroke, study finds Apple a day may prevent stroke, study finds

Adding credence to the saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," a new study has found that eating apples and other white-flesh fruits and vegetables may help prevent stroke.

Smokers don't make better lovers Smokers don't make better lovers

Men who successfully stopped smoking improved on lab measurements of sexual health more than those who relapsed after a quit-smoking program. The findings show that smoking may be affecting the sexual health of men who consider themselves perfectly alright in the bedroom — and not just those with impotence, researchers say.

With no voice, Brigance continues to spread his message With no voice, Brigance continues to spread his message

O.J. Brigance sits at a restaurant table, speaking with his eyes. Brigance suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, which has robbed the former Raven of both speech and body movement. Brigance converses via a high-tech device called a DynaVox, which allows him to "talk" by focusing on a computer screen, and blinking, to form words and sentences.

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