Happy birthday nhs!
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-The NHS turns 60 on Saturday 5 July.But it's not ready for retirement just yet. In fact the NHS is showing no signs of slowing down!Birth of the NHSThe NHS workforce is so big it rivals the size of the Chinese army!The National Health Service was introduced in 1948. It was part of a social welfare policy to help post-war Britain move forward.The basic principles of the NHS remain unchanged to this day. That is, to provide universal access to health care that is free at the point of delivery.Facts about the NHSFrom its humble beginnings back in 1948 the new National Health Service took over 480,000 hospital beds in England...
Source: NHS Direct News and health alerts - July 4, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: organizations
Go green for your breast health
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Research now tells us that green tea may also protect us against certain types of cancers, including breast cancer. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - July 4, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
Spinal cord compression - what you need to know
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Spinal Cord Compression: What you need to know (Source: Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Source: Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Patient Information Booklets Source Type: podcasts
Spinal cord compression
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Spinal Cord Compression: what it means and how it can be treated (Source: Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Source: Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Patient Information Booklets Source Type: podcasts
Carotid artery disease
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Carotid Artery Disease (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Wound care
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For anyone with diabetes or other conditions that result in circulation problems, a simple cut, scratch, even a bump on the toe can turn into a big problem. Dr. Karen Andrews explains why wound care is so important. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Women's Health Podcast)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Women's Health Podcast - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Wound care
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For anyone with diabetes or other conditions that result in circulation problems, a simple cut, scratch, even a bump on the toe can turn into a big problem. Dr. Karen Andrews explains why wound care is so important. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Men's Health Podcast - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Big pharma "doomed" if it doesn't change, says eli lilly chairman
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(NaturalNews) With patents set to expire on major products and no new blockbusters on the horizon, the pharmaceutical industry must adapt or die, the chairman of Eli Lilly and Co. has said."I think the industry is doomed if we don't change," said Sidney Taurel.The expiration of patents on top moneymaking drugs is expected to reduce the top drug companies' profits by a total of $67 billion between 2007 and 2012, or 50 percent of those companies' combined 2007 sales in the United States. This decline in income is expected to be the industry's first in 40 years.Once a drug's patent expires after 20 years, the market is opened...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
The politics of national health care reform: why no popular presidential candidate can solve our health care crisis (transcript)
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(NaturalNews) The following is a transcript of Health Ranger Report #16, entitled The Politics of National Health Care Reform, which is available free of charge as an MP3 download at: http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.htmlHave you ever wondered who is going to win the presidency in the United States and what affects that might have on health care? Now people are terrified over the healthcare issue today. You probably have experienced some of this yourself.You stay in a lousy job that you do not like just because they offer healthcare insurance and you are afraid that if you lose that job or quit you will not be abl...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Celebrate july 4th safely
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On the July 4th weekend, prevent injuries by using fireworks safely. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Everyday cognition scale may help doctors better identify cognitive decline
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While doctors already have a couple of questionnaires that can help them identify possible Alzheimer's disease, many of these tests only detect problems when the disease has progressed beyond the... (Source: About Alzheimers Disease)
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Children and gerd
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GERD isn't just an adult's disease. I was diagnosed with GERD when I was in my 30's. My grandson was diagnosed with GERD when he was 6 months old.
Because children... (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
Wireless insulin pump approved by fda
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In a press release dated July 1, 2008, Animas Corp. announced the FDA approval of their new wireless insulin pump, the OneTouch Ping. The Ping is the first insulin pump... (Source: About Diabetes)
Source: About Diabetes - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
Get the inside story in the diabetes forum
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The Diabetes Forum is a great community of people who cope with diabetes everyday. People who have had diabetes for years and people who have been newly diagnosed all have... (Source: About Diabetes)
Source: About Diabetes - July 3, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
Meningococcal meningitis
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Meningococcal Meningitis (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Regence wins four international telly awards for health and wellness videos prestigious awards reflect regence’s commitment to helping its members lead healthier lives
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Regence won four bronze (second-place) Telly Awards for health and wellness videos it created and produced for myRegence.com., a health-focused Web site for Regence members (Source: BCBS.com: Blue News)
Source: BCBS.com: Blue News - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: organizations
Choose nature instead of prozac for pms and pmdd
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(NaturalNews) Thanks to a recent question in the Ask Tony Isaacs Curezone forum, I discovered that it appears to be common to prescribe the dangerous drug Prozac for PMS -- at least in the United States, that is. Not only that, but it is evidently often prescribed not by the Psychiatrists who successfully lobbied the FDA for approval over the objections of the WHO (World Health Organization), but by ordinary ob/gyn doctors who are making diagnosis of a specially created condition the psychiatrists came up with to justify prescribing it: Pre Menstrual Distress Disorder, or PMDD.The initial question asked in the forum was :"...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Read meat consumption linked yet again to increased cancer risk
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(NaturalNews) A new large-scale study has provided more strong evidence linking the consumption of red and processed meats to an increased risk of cancer.Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute examined data on 494,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and Health Study. Participants filled out a detailed questionnaire on their dietary habits at the beginning of the study, and were then followed for eight years. At the end of this time, researchers compared the cancer data on the 20 percent of participants who ate the most red and processed meat with the data on the 20 percent who...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Revolutionary healthbooksummaries.com delivers summaries of top health books for free
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This article is a behind-the-scenes look at this breakthrough health information resource, which we'll be officially announcing later in July. What kind of resource is it? Fellow health information guru Kevin Gianni and I have created Health Book Summaries (www.HealthBookSummaries.com), a website that brings you condensed summaries of the very best books on health, nutrition and natural living... all for free!The concept is simple: We work with the industry's top authors and publishers to obtain the rights to publish summaries of the very best books on health, fitness, nutrition, green living and much more. Then we create ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
New look on nihseniorhealth
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Check out the new look on NIHSeniorHealth. This easy-to-use website features health and wellness information for older adults. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
More evidence links cholesterol and memory
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Do you know your cholesterol levels? If not -- and you're middle-aged -- you might want to see if your HDL (the good kind of cholesterol) is high enough.
Researchers from... (Source: About Alzheimers Disease)
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - July 2, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Rxhub-surescripts merger
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Scott P. Serota, president and chief executive officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), released the following statement in response to today's announcement that RxHub LLC and SureScripts are merging to form a seamless, integrated e-prescribing network linking patients, doctors, pharmacies and payers. (Source: BCBS.com: Blue News)
Source: BCBS.com: Blue News - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: organizations
Be safe from anaphylaxis
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Be Safe From Anaphylaxis (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Cheap, processed chocolate has virtually no health benefits due to lack of flavanols
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(NaturalNews) People should not be misled into believing that the typical chocolate bar is good for heart health, according to an editorial published in the influential medical journal Lancet, because most processed chocolate bars contain very low amounts of the nutrient that makes chocolate good for you.A series of recent studies have suggested that the flavanols contained in dark chocolate are good for the heart. A paper published in the journal Circulation reported that heart transplant patients who were given a dose of dark chocolate showed significant improvement in measures of blood flow, clotting and vascular functi...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Recent study finds plant foods preserve muscle mass in aging adults
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(NaturalNews) Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals and fiber that are key to good health. Now, a newly released study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists suggests plant foods also may help preserve muscle mass in older men and women.The study was led by physician and nutrition specialist Bess Dawson-Hughes at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, Mass.The typical American diet is rich in protein, cereal grains and other acid-producing foods. In general, such diets generate tiny amounts of acid each day. With aging, a mild but s...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Review: sunwarrior protein wins editor's choice award for raw, vegan, brown rice protein concentrate
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(NaturalNews) If you're into a plant-based diet and all the health and performance benefits that come from eating plants, it's difficult to find a high-quality source of supplemental protein. Until now, traditional sources have been soy protein, yellow pea protein, hemp seed protein, brown rice protein and mesquite flour. But each of these has problems. Isolated soy protein, for example, is a cheap, low-end protein "filler" protein that's often extracted with chemical solvents (and can even be made from genetically-modified soybeans!). This is why it's the No. 1 protein used in all those cheap, low-end protein bars found a...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Working the night shift promotes cancer
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(NaturalNews) The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is adding working the night shift to a list of possible carcinogens, after conducting an analysis of the existing research on the topic.The IARC reviewed studies on night workers, primarily nurses and airline crews, and found that those who worked overnight were more likely to develop cancer than those who worked during the day."There was enough of a pattern in people who do shift work to recognize that there's an increase in cancer," said IARC carcinogen classifications unit head Vincent Cogliano.Animal studies have shown that...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Live webcast: laparoscopic feeding tube
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Watch a live webcast of a laparoscopic feeding tube procedure for children on July 1 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 1, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Bcbsa announces winners of sixth annual walkingworks® capitol hill challenge
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The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) today announced that the offices of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Rep. John M. Spratt (D-SC) are the winners of the sixth annual WalkingWorks® Capitol Hill Challenge, which drew more than 3,500 Hill staff participants. (Source: BCBS.com: Blue News)
Source: BCBS.com: Blue News - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: organizations
Smart knee brace
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Forty years ago Army Staff Sergeant Walt Myers was exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange in Vietnam. Now he suffers profound muscle weakness in his legs. He was facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair. But thanks to a special knee brace developed at Mayo Clinic, Walt is walking tall. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Seniors and sleep problems
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Seniors and Sleep Problems (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Change your language and your body - think thin to be thin
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(NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's The Healthiest Year of Your Life, which can be found at (http://thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Jim Katsoulis, shares on changeing your body by changing your language and the Program Yourself Thin program.The Healthiest Year of Your Life with Jim Katsoulis, a certified yoga instructor, Master Hypnotist and Master MLP Practitioner who's helping others bring the excitement back into their lives.Kevin: How does someone get started off? Because that's where people are coming from.Jim: It's almost like you have to learn a new language, to a certa...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
U.s. lawmakers consider sweeping effort to banish junk foods from public schools
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(NaturalNews) An amendment to the farm bill, currently being considered by the Senate, would enact a widespread ban on the sale of junk food to children on school grounds.Under the new rules, developed with intense involvement from the American Beverage Association and other drink and food manufacturers, strict limits would be placed on what foods may be sold on school campuses from vending machines, snack bars and cafeteria a la carte lines. In elementary schools, the only beverages allowed for sale would be plain bottled water, eight-ounce fruit juices or low-fat milk with up to 170 calories per serving. The milk could b...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Seattle grocery chain stops selling foods made with high fructose corn syrup
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(NaturalNews) Seattle-area food cooperative PCC Natural Markets has removed all products containing high-fructose corn syrup from its shelves, and has announced that it will no longer carry any product sweetened with the controversial ingredient."I'm completely happy about that," said PCC shopper Karen Hunt. "I try hard not to add that to my family's diet; I just don't think we need to do that. I'm sure there's a lot of arguments on both sides, but I just sort of feel intuitively that it's better not to."High-fructose corn syrup has drawn criticism both as a sweetener in general and also due to its specific biochemical pro...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Director's comments: help to quit smoking
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Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Help to Quit Smoking. The transcript is also available. Physicians now have a variety of proven options to help persons stop smoking including counseling, medication, and targeted interventions, reports a recent commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The commentary followed the release of new, updated U.S. Public Health Service clinical practice guidelines about tobacco use and dependence intended to help physicians assist smokers to quit... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Flurizan hopes flattened by failure in latest clinical trial
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I was really hoping that Flurizan would work, given the enormous amount of time and money invested in evaluating whether the drug could successfully inhibit the buildup of beta amyloid... (Source: About Alzheimers Disease)
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Eat this, not that! it's the best of food, it's the worst of food
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What do you do when you're trying to watch your weight and you want to go out to dinner? It's so hard to tell which foods are healthy choices and... (Source: About Diabetes)
Source: About Diabetes - June 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
24 million people in the u.s. have diabetes
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The CDC has announced in a press release that 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, based on numbers from 2007. This is 3 million more cases than were... (Source: About Diabetes)
Source: About Diabetes - June 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
The pill and your teen's breast cancer risk
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There is at least some good news concerning the Pill. Studies have shown that taking the Pill for a period of 5 consecutive years is safe. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
New topic page: joint disorders
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Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on joint disorders.A joint is where two or more bones come together, like the knee, hip, elbow or shoulder. Joints can be damaged by many types of injuries or diseases. Arthritis or simply years of use may cause a joint to wear away. This can cause pain, stiffness and swelling. Over time, a swollen joint can become severely damaged... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Specific type of beta amyloid may be associated with alzheimer's
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We've known for a long time that those with Alzheimer's disease have a build-up of beta-amyloid protein in their brains. However, autopsies have revealed that some people who never developed... (Source: About Alzheimers Disease)
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Could a laser headband diagnose alzheimer's?
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I know this sounds a bit sci-fi, but researchers at the VA Medical Center in Massachusetts are developing a noninvasive device that could differentiate healthy brain tissue from tissue that... (Source: About Alzheimers Disease)
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Cms to add 5-star rating to nursing home comparison tool
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be adding a new feature to its Nursing Home Compare website.
CMS announced that by December 2008, America's nursing homes will receive... (Source: About Alzheimers Disease)
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: info
Enjoying a heartburn-free 4th
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The 4th of July is often a holiday full of outdoor activities with family and friends. It is a time for picnics and quick and easy meals. It can also... (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - June 28, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
Why not hearing aids
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Why Not Hearing Aids (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Radio - June 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: podcasts
Blue cross and blue shield of kansas receives 2008 northeast kansas business ethics award
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, the state's largest health insurer serving nearly 900,000 Kansans, has been recognized for its long tradition of ethical business practices by receiving the 2008 Northeast Kansas Business Ethics Award, presented by the Northeast Kansas Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, in conjunction with the Washburn University School of Business and the Washburn Small Business Development Center. (Source: BCBS.com: Blue News)
Source: BCBS.com: Blue News - June 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: organizations
Survivor alert: stay clear of hrt
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Here's the scoop on HRT: Breast cancer survivors who opt to take HRT after their breast cancer treatment are placing themselves at considerable increased risk. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - June 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: consumer
Can you be sabotaging your health by not knowing the truth about sugar?
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(NaturalNews) We are encouraged to think of sugary foods as wholesome and desirable. Our children's fairy tales and stories are filled with sugary references, Hansel and Gretel for example. Every special occasion and holiday has its own sugar icon. Birthday cakes for birthdays, candy for Valentine's Day, Easter baskets for Easter, candy canes for Christmas.Cookbooks call for cups of sugar for dessert recipes. Coffee breaks would hardly be breaks without sugared coffee and doughnuts. Bake sales are huge ways to raise money and Girl Scout cookies are a much-anticipated annual event.We even equate sugar with goodness. Little ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
How ph levels and acidity relate to heartburn
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(NaturalNews) The human body has a high water content; water is an essential medium for transportation of nutrients, biochemicals and oxygen all throughout the human body. This water-based medium may have acidic or alkaline properties that are measured by a graduated scale known as pH (potential hydrogen). Levels from 1.0 to 6.9 are considered as acidic pH, while 7.1 to 14.0 is alkaline pH. 7.0 is the neutral pH. The lower the pH number, the greater the acidity, and a higher pH number indicates greater alkalinity. The optimal goal should be a blood pH of 7.43, slightly alkaline.Problems from imbalanced pH levelsOur diet pl...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Beyond lycopene: scientists study health benefits of phytoene and phytofluene from tomatoes
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(NaturalNews) The health benefits previously believed to come from the lycopene in tomatoes may actually come from different phytocompounds altogether, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published in the journal Nutrition Research.Researchers fed male rats a diet containing tomato powder for 30 days, then analyzed which compounds accumulated in the animals' prostate glands and livers. They found that in addition to lycopene, phytoene (PE) and phytofluene (PF) also accumulated in both glands.PF concentrated more in the liver than PE or lycopene did, wher...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 27, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
