en News 15 Tuesday, November 18 Vitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes the same big study that last week found these supplements ineffective for warding off heart disease.]]> By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press Monday, November 17 What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt.]]> By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Monday, November 17 GREAT BARRINGTON — A new state program hopes to aid individuals and the state's budget by raising awareness for preventative health measures.]]> By Trevor Jones, Berkshire Eagle Staff Monday, November 17 As the state is poised to increase the requirements of its sweeping health care reform, the agency that oversees the program is conducting a statewide tour to explain the requirements to employers.]]> By Jack Dew, Berkshire Eagle Staff Monday, November 17 As the number of people with severe disabilities, debilitating chronic diseases and terminal illnesses grows, concern about their care has focused primarily on long-term care facilities, nursing homes, home health aides and hospices.]]> Health Monday, November 17 Q: My life is so much better since I read your column about rinsing my hair with vinegar.]]> Health Saturday, November 15 Q: Are there wolves in Berkshire County? While travelling on Summer Street in Lanesborough recently, we saw a large]]> Health Friday, November 14 BEIJING — A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, changing weather patterns around the world and threatening health and food supplies, the U.N. reported yesterday.]]> By Tini Tran and John Heilprin, Associated Press Wednesday, November 12 SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of unearthed pyramids in recent years but remains largely unexplored.]]> The Associated Press Wednesday, November 12 NEW ORLEANS — Exercise can do a lot of good for most people, but it apparently isn't much help to those with heart failure, the fastest-growing heart problem in the United States.]]> By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press Wednesday, November 12 NEW ORLEANS — Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.]]> By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press Tuesday, November 11 ATLANTA — The lives of nearly 8,000 black Americans could be saved each year if doctors could figure out a way to bring their average blood pressure down to the average level of whites, a surprising new study found.]]> By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Tuesday, November 11 NEW ORLEANS — Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. ]]> By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press Monday, November 10 Q: I have a 17-year-old son.]]> By Joe & Teresa Graedon Monday, November 10 Q: I know my question is not exactly about birds, but do you have any idea why the water level in Laurel Lake in Lenox is so low?]]> By Thom Smith