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Vitamin E Supplements May Raise Lung Cancer Risk

(Healthday) Vitamin supplements won't protect people against lung cancer and taking vitamin E may even heighten the risk, a new study finds.

The survey covered the supplement-taking habits and lung cancer incidence of almost 78,000 adults in the state of Washington over a four-year period.

Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Tied to Tendon Woes

(Healthday) Cholesterol-lowering statins could raise the risk for tendon problems, French researchers report.

However, "our series suggests that statin-attributed tendinous complications are rare, considering the huge number of statin prescriptions," wrote physicians at Rouen University Hospital

Obesity throws wild card into US healthcare plans

(Financial Times) A decline in the physical fitness of US children attributed to changes in modern life first caught the attention of President Dwight Eisenhower more than 50 years ago. Studies culminating in a 1953 research paper by Dr Hans Kraus at New York University found US children less fit than European children, which President Eisenhower found “alarming.”

Woman loses 180 pounds, gains celebrity status

(CNN) Like many young girls, Jennifer Marnell always dreamed that one day she'd become famous.

Jennifer Marnell once maxed out at 300 pounds. She lost 180 pounds and is now a fitness instructor.

Bubbling with personality and quite the ham -- she was no stranger to performing. Marnell loved singing, dancing and acting in local plays while growing up on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia.

Even though her family showered her with adoration and unconditional support -- Marnell was hiding something that she was afraid to share with anyone.

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