http://www.EDGEatlanta.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2012 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:02:08 -0500 http://www.EDGEatlanta.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Health/Fitness/atlanta http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129648 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129648 A new study shows obese physicians are less likely to discuss obesity with patients and to diagnose them as being obese. So, should you consider a doctor's looks when choosing a physician? Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129647 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129647 A professor who spent decades teaching others how to care for dying patients is now terminally ill himself. CBS News national correspondent Lee Cowan reports on how he's still teaching lessons on life and death. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129646 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129646 Three days after the earthquake that struck Haiti, Shelove Julmiste was told her crushed leg would have to be amputated. She thought she would never walk again. Now two years later, Shelove is running Haiti's first rehab program. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129642 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129642 Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129641 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129641 Television already has "The Biggest Loser." Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking for the biggest number of losers. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129640 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129640 Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129514 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=129514 Q: What does it take for me to lose my pot belly and get "six pack" abs? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129586 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129586 Doctor and author David Agus feels too many people die from cancer when there are ways to prevent it from hitting. He talks to Gayle King and Charlie Rose about prevention methods. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129585 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129585 Researchers have found a new clue in the way Alzheimer's disease may spread in the brain. Jim Axelrod reports on how this discovery could lead to new treatments to try and stop it. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129584 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129584 In the latest issue of the journal, "Nature," a pediatrician brands sugar a "toxin" that should be regulated like alcohol. CBS News correspondent Lee Cowan reports. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129580 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129580 Pennsylvania health officials say the number of people stricken with illness after consuming raw milk from the same dairy has risen to 35 in four states. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129577 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129577 Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129576 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129576 Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults - long considered the least susceptible - a new study suggests. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129551 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=129551 Every day seems to bring a new workout program, but one size does not fit all. Consider your body type and how it responds to exercise and diet in order to choose the most effective training program - the best results for the least effort. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129539 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129539 A new congressional report accuses tanning salons of lying to customers - especially teen girls -- about the dangers of tanning and promoting benefits that don't exist. Nancy Cordes reports on the investigation. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129536 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129536 A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country's second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129535 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129535 First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday said the campaign to bring healthy food to all Americans is happening neighborhood by neighborhood. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129534 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129534 Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129482 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129482 The journal of the American Medical Association found that nearly a quarter of the women who got a lumpectomy went back for more surgery. But as Elaine Quijano reports, a study found those extra procedures may be unnecessary. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129480 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=129480 The maker of a popular line of Brazilian Blowout hair straightening products settled a lawsuit that it misled consumers about the presence of formaldehyde in the products. Bill Whitaker reports on the latest details. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST