The American Heart Association has released new guidelines recommending that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should not be prescribed for the prevention of strokes and heart disease. The guidelines apply both to healthy women (primary prevention) and to women with a history of heart disease (secondary prevention). It has long been believed by...

Cardio respiratory fitness in early adulthood significantly decreases the chance of developing high blood pressure and diabetes -- both major risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- in middle age, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.  Fitness...

How to write them, who to send them to and what media managers are looking for Do news releases work? Invariably, when I talk with business people online, someone asks that question. Many of us have sent out a press release only to be greeted with silent indifference from the media. But that doesn't have to be the case. The media needs, must...

For many years it was my habit to start the day with the newspaper. I savored my customary peanut butter and honey sandwich (lightly buttered) and washed it down with milk, while digesting the Calgary Herald, a long-time friend who greeted me seven days a week at our front door. As a writer and editor, I need to be aware of current trends and events,...

The millennium is approaching and its time to take stock. How will women face the financial challenges of the coming years? According to recent statistics, the future looks brighter every day. In the United States, eight million women own their own businesses and employ more than twice that number of people (33% of businesses in the US). ...

My hometown newspaper (The Los Angeles Times) has a regular business feature called "Career Makeover." The concept is simple: A reader who is contemplating a change of profession is matched with a panel of experts which devises a game plan for making the move. What I always find fascinating is the number of people I would call "successful" who...

"Three fast-food workers were found shot to death Wednesday…." "An explosion caused by a leaking propane tank leveled a house, killing a woman…." "A young actor…was found dead in a hotel…." "A former long-haul trucker was executed by injection Wednesday for raping and stabbing three women…." "One body was discovered Wednesday...