Carl Lowe

My tornado survival

Last week, when I was confronted with a tornado in Cullman, I did what a sensible person would. Or so I thought. I took shelter ducking into what was supposed to be a safe room in a Best Western Motel...

Dead dolphins on Alabama coastline - signs of further problems from oil spill

Dead dolphins washing up on Alabama's Gulf coast bodes ill for the health of the Gulf and folks living near the shore. What's the significance of the continuing toll on wildlife? Nobody knows for sure - Dead...

Birmingham research looks at why we're overweight

Alabama is the second fattest state in the U.S. Only Mississippi is fatter. (Alabama Gains Weight ) Researchers in Birmingham at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health say that the main culprits for...

Alabamans have more strokes because of fried fish

Here in Alabama we're not only in the Heart of Dixie, we are also in the heart of the stroke belt -- a section of the US that includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas...

American woman: your health is getting worse, much worse!

A new report on women’s health shows that female well being is suffering in the US. Research by the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Health and Science University shows that, compared to years past...

Want to live longer? Change your name!

If the initials of your name form a positive word, something like A.C.E. or V.I.P., chances are you'll live significantly longer than someone whose initials sound negative - such as P.I.G. or...

When pregnant moms smoke kids are hyperactive

Want another reason to give up smoking? Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows that pregnant women who smoke increase the chances that their kids will be hyperactive. The problem, say the UAB researchers, is that the...

Your chances of gluten problems are increasing say researchers

You’re never too old to suddenly develop a reaction to the gluten in wheat and barley. Researchers at the Maryland School of Medicine Center for Celiac Research have found that the number of people suffering celiac, a...

The junk food you eat can make your kids and grandchildren overweight

If you eat a typical American high fat diet with not much fish, you may be increasing the chances that your kids and grandchildren will be overweight and diabetic. Research in France shows that eating a typical American diet full...

More evidence that breastfeeding makes babies healthier

New research into breast milk shows that it contains special types of indigestible sugars that protect babies from infection. The study shows that beneficial bacteria thrives on these sugars in a baby's ditgestive tract and keeps out harmful...

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