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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Investigative report: Tanning-salon business built on deception
ABC World News reported, “Here’s a surprising fact we learned. There are more tanning salons in America than there are Starbucks. It is a huge, booming business. But some members of Congress warned today that it is also built on … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Children's Health, Parenting, Skin Health
Tagged indoor tanning, preventing skin cancer, skin cancer, tanning, tanning bed
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Article explores risks, benefits of antidepressant use during pregnancy
The Chicago Tribune reports, “Headlines about the potential risks of antidepressants on a developing fetus, including miscarriage, premature birth and newborn breathing problems, have produced angst for many moms on medication.”
Posted in Children's Health, Mental Health, Woman's Health
Tagged antidepressants, depression in pregnancy, pregnancy
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Massaging muscles may reduce inflammation
USA Today reports in “Science Fair” that according to a study in Science Translational Medicine, “kneading muscles reduces inflammation and spurs cellular energy production.”
ConsumerLab lists the top-rated vitamin and supplement brands
Each year, ConsumerLab.com surveys its e-newsletter subscribers about the vitamins and supplements that they use. The results below are based on 10,260 responses collected in November, 2011.
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Nutritional Health
Tagged herbs, natural medications, natural medicines, supplements, vitamins
4 Comments
Most teens don’t get enough sleep
Teenagers need 8 and 1/2 to 9 and 1/4 hours of sleep each night to feel good and perform well at school.
Posted in Children's Health, Mental Health, Parenting
Tagged lack of sleep, poor sleep, sleep, sleep and health
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Statins benefit women as much as men
For the first time a study proves statins are as effective in preventing heart attacks in women as well as men.
Posted in Heart Health, Woman's Health
Tagged heart attack prevention, preventing heart attack, statins
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Healthy Fats? They Exist!
All fats shouldn’t be treated equal. Your body craves certain “healthy” fats, which are unsaturated fats mostly found in plant-based foods.
Posted in Heart Health, Joint Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged fat, fathering, nuts, saturated fat
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Fructose consumption linked to evidence of heart disease in teens
HealthDay reported, “Teens who consume large amounts of the food and beverage sweetener fructose show evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk in their blood,” according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition.
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk factors, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, preventing cardiovascular disease
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Blood pressure variation between arms linked to CV risk
MedPage Today reports, “A substantial difference in blood pressure from one arm to the other could be a warning sign for overall cardiovascular and mortality risk,” according to a meta-analysis published online in The Lancet.
Posted in Heart Health
Tagged blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk factors, high blood pressure, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing high blood pressure
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Physicians with normal BMI more likely to diagnose, discuss obesity
Color me “stunned” by this report: The Baltimore Sun “Picture of Health” blog reports a study in the journal Obesity suggesting that “physicians with a normal body mass index were more likely than overweight doctors to engage their obese patients … Continue reading
Home births rose almost 30% in US from 2004-2009
USA Today reports, “Births taking place outside of the traditional hospital setting increased 29 percent between 2004 and 2009, from 0.56 percent of all births to 0.72 percent – almost 30,000 births – according to a new report from the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged birth, childbirth, home birth, labor and delivery, pregnancy
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Arthritis patients not getting enough exercise
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “Regular exercise can be beneficial to people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but a study finds that two out of five people with the disease may not be active at all.”
Posted in Joint Health
Tagged arthritis, exercise, knee osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, physical exercise
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CDC says flu season is just beginning
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports that the flu season may finally be starting up. So, it’s NOT too late to get your family immunized.
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Infectious Disease, Parenting
Tagged flu, flu nasal spray, flu prevention, flu shot, flu vaccine, influenza, influenza vaccine, preventing the flu
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New school nutrition guidelines issued
First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Rachael Ray to unveil the biggest overhaul on school meals in more than 15 years. There will be more whole grains, less salt and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables and all … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged child nutrition, healthy diet, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy lunch, nutrition, Nutritional Health, school lunch
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Physician says proposed FDA regulations on supplement industry not enough
FDA The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “A new proposal to toughen the Food and Drug Administration’s power to regulate dietary supplements has the makers of vitamins, minerals and botanical extracts up in arms.”
Posted in Alternative Medicine
Tagged dietary supplements, nutritional supplements, supplements
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Exercise improves mood for those with chronic illnesses
Reuters reports patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, and back pain improve their mood by working out on a regular basis, according to a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine.
Posted in General Health, Mental Health
Tagged back pain, Cancer, chronic pain, COPD, depression, exercise, fibromyalgia, FMS, heart disease, Obesity, preventing depression
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CV risk factors in midlife linked to risk of premature death from heart disease
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “They’re called ‘risk factors’ for a reason – people with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and/or a smoking habit are much more likely to have heart attacks, strokes and other manifestations … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Heart Health
Tagged cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk factors, premature death, preventing, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing heart attack, preventing heart disease
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CDC study finds no explanation for mysterious skin disease
USA Today reports, “A half-million-dollar study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found no obvious medical explanation for a mysterious and controversial skin disease whose sufferers report a crawling sensation on or under their skin and fibers … Continue reading
Posted in Skin Health
Tagged skin disease
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Kids’ snacks CAN be healthy and inexpensive
It’s well-documented that healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables tend to cost more than “junk” foods such as chips and cookies, a phenomenon that’s often cited as a contributing factor to the U.S. obesity epidemic. But a new study … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged child nutrition, healthy eating, nutrition, Nutritional Health
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Black tea may help lower blood pressure
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “Drinking three cups of black tea daily over months may help lower blood pressure,” according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Heart Health
Tagged black tea, lowering high blood pressure, preventing high blood pressure, preventing hypertension
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Campaign to publish list of overused tests, treatments
The AP reports, “Chances are you’ve heard that many expert groups say cancer screening is overused, too, from mammograms given too early or too often to prostate cancer tests that may not save lives,” but “some of the nuts-and-bolts tests given … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Economics
Tagged cancer screening, mammogram, mammography, medical testing, prostate cancer screening
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Milk powder may help prevent gout flares
MedPage Today reports, “Daily consumption of enriched skim milk powder could help prevent gout flares,” according to a proof-of-concept study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Posted in Joint Health
Tagged gout, milk powder
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Narcissistic men have higher levels of harmful cortisol
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “Men who are narcissists may be at risk for some health problems, since they could have inherently higher levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol even when they’re not under pressure,” according to … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Health, Mental Health
Tagged chronic stress, cortisol, narcissism, psychological distress, stress
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Different types of stress said to have different effects on body
The Wall Street Journal discusses the differences between the benefits of and damaging types of stress.
Posted in Heart Health, Mental Health
Tagged chronic stress, preventing heart disease, preventing mental illness, psychological distress, stress
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Only 25% of kids use sunscreen regularly
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports that “kids are really bad about using sunscreen consistently,” according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Posted in Cancer, Children's Health, Parenting, Skin Health
Tagged preventing skin cancer, sunscreen, sunscreens, tan, tanning
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Women report feeling more pain than men
A Stanford Medical Center study found women report feeling more pain than men do on a variety of common ailments including back and neck injuries, digestive problems and sinus infections. In a Stanford news release one of the authors said part … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged acute pain, chronic pain, gender, pain, treating pain
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Pain intensity greater for women than men, study finds
According to the results of a study in which researchers examined pain scores from tens of thousands of patients in the United States, women experience more intense pain than men.
Posted in General Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged acute pain, chronic pain, gender, pain, treating pain
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Valentine’s Day chocolate may be healthful
Here are my last dozen blogs about chocolate from over the last year or so. Enjoy! Literally!! And, Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
Posted in General Health, Heart Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate
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Insomnia most common sleep disorder
If you find yourself tossing and turning most nights, unable to fall asleep, you’re in good company.
Posted in General Health, Mental Health
Tagged insomnia, lack of sleep, poor sleep, sleep, sleep and health
2 Comments
Women with normal bone density at 65 may safely wait 15 years before retesting
The New York Times reports, “Bone loss and osteoporosis develop so slowly in most women whose bones test normal at age 65 that many can safely wait as long as 15 years before having a second bone density test,” according … Continue reading
Posted in Bone Health, Woman's Health
Tagged bone density, bone density scan, bone health, bone loss, bone mass, DEXA, osteoporosis
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