Posted 10:26 AM 2/6/2012 by Dan Boyce
HELENA - Corey Weis of Helena had never really been much of a working-out kind of guy; when asked how often he could be found in a gym, his response was simple: ""Uh, never."
Corey works as a document management technician at Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Montana - a job that involves lots of (More) • Video (1)
Posted 2:27 PM 2/3/2012 by Montana's News Station
MINNETONKA, MN- Montana is one of 34 states impacted by an egg recall that's been announced by Minnesota-based Michael Foods.
The company is "recalling specific lot dates of hard-cooked eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use that were produced at its Wakefield (More)
Posted 1:10 PM 2/3/2012 by Heath Heggem (KRTV Great Falls)
GREAT FALLS- Some medical mice from Great Falls used in the research of Alzheimer's disease are making headlines around the world.
A front-page article in the New York Times summarizes two independent studies which reached the same conclusion - Alzheimer's disease spreads a distorted (More)
Posted 7:59 AM 2/3/2012 by Dr. Brad Pickhardt (KPAX News)
MISSOULA- Here's something many of us have on our 2012 '"to do list"- eat healthier and it's not necessarily easier said than done.
Most of us would say we want to eat healthier. but actually doing that can be very confusing so Dr. Brad Pickhardt (More) • Video (1)
Posted 10:14 AM 2/2/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- The Flathead City-County Health Department is reaching out to teenagers and young adults about their sexual health this month and stopped by Flathead Valley Community College on Wednesday to talk with students.
February is normally known as a month of love, romance and (More) • Video (1)
Posted 6:18 PM 1/27/2012
Jan. 27, 2012 -- An obsession with wearing high heels may take a toll on women's muscles as well their pocketbooks.
A new study offers a scientific explanation for why walking in high heels can be so painful: It changes the basic mechanics of how women walk.
The results show that women who regularly wear high heels walk with shorter, more forceful strides and recruit more muscles to walk, compared to women who favor flats. These changes persist even (More)
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Posted 9:35 PM 1/20/2012
Jan. 20, 2012 -- Could your office be toxic?
Indoor office air is an important source of worker exposure to the potentially toxic substances known as PFCs, or polyfluorinated compounds, according to a new study.
''Workers who spend their day in a typical office environment are likely to have exposure to PFCs through the air, and that seems to lead to PFC levels in their blood," says researcher Michael McClean, ScD, associate professor of environmental (More)
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Posted 4:40 PM 1/20/2012
Jan. 20, 2012 -- Even mild dehydration may affect our moods and ability to concentrate.
In a new study of 25 healthy women, mild dehydration dampened moods, increased fatigue, and led to headaches.
The women in the study were aged 23, on average. They were (More)
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Posted 9:54 PM 1/11/2012
Jan. 11, 2012 -- We are living longer these days.
Our average life expectancy increased by about one month from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, the average life expectancy rose to 78.7 years, up from 78.6 years in 2009. These are some of the findings from a new report by the CDC on death rates in the U.S. in 2010.
The death rate hit its lowest rate ever in 2010, at 746.2 deaths per 100,000 people. Overall 2,465,936 people died in the U.S. in 2010.
Posted 9:31 PM 12/15/2011
Dec. 15, 2011 -- Older men who walk at least 3 miles an hour need not fear the Reaper. They stay ahead of him and tend to outlive guys who move along at a slower pace, new research reveals.
In the study, published in the Christmas issue of the journal BMJ, Australian scientists attempted to nail down the Grim Reaper's walking speed. (The usually straitlaced journal loosens up this time of year with offbeat scientific papers like this one.) (More)
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