GAINESVILLE—For many Americans, the end-of-the-year holiday season is heralded with carefree overindulgence, as decadent desserts, fat-laden dinners and free-flowing alcohol rule the day. In other words, it’s not a time when health concerns take center stage.
December 1998 Archive
University of Florida Study: Women Report Higher Pain Levels Than Do Men
GAINESVILLE—Women with chronic pain report slightly higher levels of pain than their male counterparts, but the difference may be as much the result of how society teaches men to handle discomfort as it is a consequence of biology, University of Florida researchers report in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical [...]
Exercising Just Three Days May Provide Heart Attack Protection
GAINESVILLE — It’s mid-morning on Cape Cod and the thermometer has barely climbed above 50 degrees, but 72-year-old Joseph Sullivan is out walking. Every day he puts his headphones on and walks two or three miles around Cape Cod’s Kelley Park.
UF Horticulturist Says There’s A Poinsettia To Suit Everyone
GAINESVILLE—When poinsettias arrived on the U.S. Christmas scene as stage decor for holiday television specials in the 1950s and ’60s, there was red and only red.
UF Veterinarians Offer Pet Safety Tips For The Holidays
GAINESVILLE — Pet owners should keep in mind their animals’ safety during the holiday season, when hazards increase, say University of Florida veterinarians.
TVs, Computer Monitors Contain High Lead Levels, Study Finds
GAINESVILLE — A University of Florida study has determined cathode ray tubes inside television sets and computer monitors contain enough lead to be considered hazardous waste, a finding that may spur officials in Florida and elsewhere to forbid or restrict the current practice of dumping televisions and monitors in landfills.