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Monthly Archives: June 2008
FRC Action Video Challenges Obama on Life Issue
CitizenLink is reporting that FRC Action President Tony Perkins is calling on Sen. Barack Obama to clarify his statements about when life begins. Perkins and his infant son are featured in a new TV commercial, which is airing in Cincinnati, … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Health Headlines, Marriage and Family Health, Parenting
Tagged abortion, conception, fathering, fertilization
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Kmart expands generic drug program
Reuters is reporting that Kmart is cutting prices and expanding its generic prescription drug program to include more than 500 common medications as of June 22. My Take?
Posted in Health Headlines, Medical Economics
Tagged generic, Kmart, prescription cost, Target, Wal-Mart
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Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky
HealthDay News has an informative review on Trans Fat labeling. The bottom line? Trans fat is always unhealthy, since no amount of the artery-clogging artificial fat is good for you. But, it may be hard to get that from food … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged AHA, American Heart Association, New York City, Nutrition Facts panel, Philadelphia, trans fat, trans fat ban
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U.S. program targets obesity in tween girls
Reuters Health is reporting a new program developed by the U.S. government that is tackling the obesity epidemic by helping “tween” girls and their parents make small but important changes to build a healthier lifestyle. My Take?
Posted in Children's Health, Health Headlines, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity
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New Technologies May Ease Pain for Migraine Sufferers
Fox News is reporting on studies presented Friday at the American Headache Society’s annual meeting in Boston suggesting that new technologies may lead to promising treatments for sufferers of migraine headaches. One study found that stimulating the back of the head … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines
Tagged headache, migraine headache
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Professor Says Women Use Birth Control Pill Wrong, Resulting in Abortions
LifeNews.com is reporting the comments of a Princeton University professor who says women are not using birth control pills correctly and the misuse is resulting in pregnancies and abortions that wouldn’t otherwise occur. Professor James Trussell says about 8 percent of … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Health Headlines, Marriage and Family Health, Woman's Health
Tagged abortifacient, BCP, Billings Ovulation Method, birth control, IUD, NaPro, natural family planning
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Men who are Active at Church are Better Husbands, Dads
Christian communities continue to report happier marriages, fewer divorces, and better fathers, according to a report from the Institute for American Values, quoted at CitizenLink.org. The report shows 65 percent of men who attend church regularly and are involved in ministry … Continue reading
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‘Silent Strokes’ Strike One in 10 Healthy People
HealthDay News is reporting that if you’re an older American with no major health problems, chances are about one in 10 that you’ve had a stroke and didn’t know it. It was probably not severe enough to cause recognizable symptoms, such … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health
Tagged atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, silent stroke, stroke
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‘One egg’ IVF strategy launched
According to the BBC, fertility experts in Great Britain have called for a dramatic cut in the number of twins born after IVF treatment. IVF clinics in the UK will be expected to reduce the number of multiple births from … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Health Headlines, Marriage and Family Health, Woman's Health
Tagged IVF, multiple gestation, triplets, twin, twins
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Adult Stem Cells Treat Lung Disease
CitizenLink.org is reporting that two Canadians have been injected with a genetically modified version of their own adult stem cells in an attempt to cure pulmonary hypertension, a rare, debilitating lung disease. The procedure, which has successfully cured rats with pulmonary … Continue reading
Health Care Providers Told Their Faith is Irrelevant
According to a report on CitizenLinke.org, the Supreme Court in California recently heard a case that pitted homosexual rights against religious freedom. At the center of the case was a lesbian who sued two doctors who declined to provide in vitro … Continue reading
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Lack of vitamin D raises death risk
The AP is reporting new research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes. In fact, patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from any … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged AMA, Institute of Medicine, IOM, vitamin D
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CDC Reports a Steep Rise in Diabetes Patients in U.S.
WebMD is reporting on the CDC’s latest diabetes statistics – and, the results are gruesome. Nearly 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes — including almost 6 million who don’t know they’re diabetic — and at least 57 million have … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged diabetes, diabetes prevention, type 2 diabetes, type 2 DM
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New Children’s Vaccine Means Fewer Shots
WebMD is reporting the FDA approval of a new five-in-one vaccine. This is great news as it will mean fewer shots are needed to protect babies and toddlers from potentially dangerous or fatal infections. The vaccine is named Pentacel and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Health Headlines, Medical Economics, Parenting
Tagged diptheria, DPT, Haemophilus influenza type b, Hib, meningitis, Pentacel, pertussis, pneumonia, polio, tetanus, whooping cough
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Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
HealthDay News is reporting that oral cannabis (a form of medical marijuana) was ineffective in treating certain types of acute pain and actually increased sensitivity to some other kinds of discomfort. My Take? This small study, from researchers at the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Health Headlines
Tagged acute pain, cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana, Medical University of Vienna, THC, treating pain
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Safety checklist for operations launched
The BBC is reporting that a safety checklist designed to cut the risk of surgical complications is to be circulated to doctors world-wide. The list has been drawn up by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says half of complications … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, General Health, Health Headlines, Medical Economics
Tagged preoperative checklist
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Vaccine Myth #11: The DTP Vaccine Caused Deafness in the 1994 Miss America Beauty Pageant Winner
The Miss America winner was reputed to have become permanently deaf because of a bad DTP vaccine, but this story was totally false.
Posted in Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged dead, DPT vaccine, Hib vaccine, vaccine myths, vaccine safety
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Social Ties May Help Cut Dementia Risk
WebMD Health News is reporting a study funded by the National Institute on Aging showing that elderly women who maintain close friendships and strong family ties are less likely to develop dementia than women who are less sociable. My Take? … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines, Mental Health
Tagged cognitive impairment, friendships, relationships, social networks, social ties, socialization
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New Testing of Unborn Child for Down’s Could Pose Ethical Dilemmas
A test that can detect Down’s syndrome from the blood of pregnant women, which would be the first reliable noninvasive prenatal test for the chromosomal disorder, has raised the prospect of routine screening for the condition for every expectant mother … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Health Headlines, Parenting
Tagged abortion, Down's Syndrome, screening for Down's Syndrome
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Mosquitoes: With repellants, you’re covered
USA Today has a great report out on the effective ways to ward off mosquitoes and the sometimes serious illnesses their bites can cause. And, the best preventative does NOT include rubbing your skin with Bounce dryer sheets, eating garlic, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Health Headlines, Parenting
Tagged AAP, CDC, DEET, mosquito, mosquito bite, Oil of lemon eucalyptus, Permethrin, Picaridin, preventing mosquito bits
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Online services let patients seek a second opinion from home
USA Today reports that online second-opinion services offer patients consultations from specialists based on the medical records that they fax, mail or send via the Internet. The average cost, payable upfront via credit card, is $500 to $1,500, depending on … Continue reading
John McCain’s wife loves medical mission work
ABC News is reporting that while Americans will be attending church this Sunday, Cindy McCain the woman who could one day be first lady will be walking around a garbage dump, far removed from her comfortable life in Phoenix. This … Continue reading
Posted in Health Headlines, Medical Missions
Tagged Cindy McCain, Medical Missions, Operation Smile
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Treat knee pain with creams rather than pills
According the BBC, gels or creams containing painkillers are better than tablets for chronic knee pain. This report is based upon National Health Service research in Great Brittan. Their study of almost 600 patients aged over 50 found the anti-inflammatory creams … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines
Tagged arthritis, joint pain, NSAID side effects, oral NSAID, topical NSAID
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Ohio Law To Allow Women to See Ultrasound Before Abortion Will Save Lives
LifeNews.com is reporting a new Ohio law requiring abortion practitioners to give the woman an opportunity to view the active ultrasound image of the unborn child. The law is another effort to give women information on fetal development they don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Health Headlines, Woman's Health
Tagged abortion, abortion prevention, ultrasound
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Adult Stem Cells Show Promise for Healing Broken Bones
CitizenLink is reporting that researchers at the University of North Carolina have used adult stem cells to improve the healing of broken bones in mice. Dawn Vargo, bioethics analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said: “Although this particular treatment … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Health Headlines
Tagged adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells
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