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CHEER: Halloween events
We want to applaud all of the groups who put on events for local children to enjoy the Halloween holiday in safety.
Such events have happened at the University of Arizona South and Cochise College, at the Cochise County complex at Foothills Drive and Highway 92, and at Campstone Transfer in Huachuca City. It’s happened with the Haunted Hayride on Fort Huachuca, and it was seen in the Halloween bash at Veterans’ Memorial Park on Friday night and the Sierra Vista Police Department’s event on Oct. 25.
Thank you everyone for your time and efforts in making Halloween fun for local children and adults. These events show the community’s spirit.
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JEER: Diabetes
The Centers for Disease Control reported on Friday that the rate of new type 2 diabetes cases has nearly doubled in the past decade.
And this, federal health officials say, is at near epidemic proportions.
The study was published in the CDC’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.”
According to the federal statistics, the diagnoses of type 2 diabetes rose from 4.8 per 1,000 people from 1995 to 1997 to 9.1 per 1,000 people from 2005 to 2007. The study found the South was the region with the highest prevalence of type 2 diabetes.
What’s the problem with this rise in cases? Well, health officials say it’s a sign of what we already have known about too many Americans — a combination of obesity and physical inactivity can harm your health.
While diabetes can be dealt with, it can lead to other health problems if not addressed correctly. Complications include amputating limbs, blindness and heart disease.
Americans need to take this news and learn from it, especially when it comes to obesity and inactivity. Simply eating right and exercising can go a long way to a healthier life, as well as reversing the type 2 diabetes trend seen in this study.
CHEER: Mars lander
The days of the Phoenix mission on Mars may be numbered due to weather, but the progress the lander has made shouldn’t be forgotten.
It was known before the spacecraft touched down in the Martian arctic in May that it was likely on a three-month mission because of the weather, dust storms and position of the sun. NASA has been able to extend that mission, though the craft’s signal is starting to wane.
The lander has helped us find out more about our neighboring planet. One of the most fascinating pieces of news to come from the project is evidence of ice that may have melted at some point. Whether it has determined that microbial life is present or was present on the red planet is yet to be known.
But the Phoenix Mars mission, which has in part been run by a team from the University of Arizona in Tucson, has been a success. And as it fades away, we all should recognize that technological and scientific progress has been made through the mission.
