Ct scans can be better medicine for doctors than for patients
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They provide detailed views of internal organs, but the price is increased doses of radiation.
When Maureen Scanlan had a painful kidney stone episode four years ago, she was pleased that her doctor ordered an annual regimen of CT scans to monitor her condition. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Raising grandchildren an extra burden for many
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An estimated 2.5 million U.S. grandparents are responsible for the basic needs of one or more grandchildren who live with them, ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - September 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: snoring dangerous for women
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UPPSALA, Sweden, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish study of women who snored has found that snoring is a health risk that appears to be associated with high blood pressure and diabetes. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Home warning system for cardiac patients
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RIGA, Latvia, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An inexpensive, real-time heart activity monitor may soon be available for patients to monitor their own condition, researchers in Latvia said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
African-american copd links to lung cancer
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HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say African-Americans with a prior history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had a six-fold increased risk of lung cancer. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Safety seats reduce serious injury risk
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CHICAGO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Lap-and-shoulder seat belts perform as well as child safety seats in preventing serious injury, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 7, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
20 drugs the fda is watching
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The first new quarterly report identifies adverse drug effects that are under FDA investigation. WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news
Artificial sweeteners: any effect on blood sugar?
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Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, offer the sweetness of sugar without the calories.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com (Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sir ranulph fiennes: i beat my arthritis with a vinegar cure passed down from my mother
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Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes swears by an old remedy - but are experts convinced? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young 'ignorant on mental health'
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Almost half of all teenagers cannot name a single mental health condition, according to a poll of schoolchildren. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly'
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A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Universal jab offers hope in fight against multiple flu strains
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SCIENTISTS are beginning clinical trials of a new flu vaccine which could offer long-term protection against multiple strains of the disease. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women warned of herbal remedies risk in pregnancy
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THOUSANDS of pregnant women could be risking the health of their unborn babies by taking herbal remedies without knowing the risks. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Controversial autism guru offers scots a £7,000 'cure'
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AN AMERICAN medical guru who charges thousands of pounds to "cure" autistic children is heading to Scotland amid a storm of controversy. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scots schools to get sexual health clinics
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SIXTY thousand Scots pupils are to be given access to sexual health services in school, allowing children as young as 13 to receive condoms and pregnancy tests. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Voltaren gel, a new topical prescription drug for joint pain
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I read about a topical form of diclofenac called Voltaren Gel. It is supposed to be applied to the skin over painful joints such as the knee. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Restore physical vitality with yoga's downward facing dog
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Practicing yoga can help restore your physical vitality and emotional balance. The various postures are powerful tools to strengthen and stretch your entire body at any age and fitness level. Here is a simple way to do downward facing dog if your back and legs are tight. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A diabetic turns to the tattoo as medical i.d.
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A personalized design reflects his vocation and defines his illness.
THE TATTOO machine's loud buzzing would shock the hairs on my upper arm in different directions if they hadn't just been shaved off to create a smooth surface. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Flying discs turn exercise into play
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Reviewed: Innova Valkyrie golf disc; Hyperflite Jawz dog disc; Aerobie Pro, the Astonishing Flying Ring; Wham-O Frisbee Pro-Classic
In the 51 years since a company called Wham-O made a plastic saucer and named it Frisbee, we've gotten disc golf, a team disc sport called Ultimate and even an annual World Canine Disc Championship, featuring disc-catching dogs performing jaw-dropping aerial gymnastics. Those dogs are on to something. As you twist your body, whip your arm, then run after and catch a flying disc, you stretch your muscles, strengthen your back, build coordination and burn as muc...
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'the doctors' talk show adds depth to medical drama
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The new syndicated show takes a personal, expert approach to healthcare while delivering entertainment value.
"The Doctors," CBS, premiering Sept. 8. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pre-diabetes is worth treating
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Millions of Americans fall in between normal blood glucose levels and diabetic. Treatment, including exercise, better diet and weight loss, may prevent the full-on disease.
DIAGNOSING disease is not always a black-and-white undertaking. There is often a gray zone between sickness and health -- a time when, technically speaking, people can't be classified as either diseased or well. Diabetes serves as a perfect example -- so much so that the gray zone has earned its own name: pre-diabetes. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Curcumin's anti-inflammatory powers are unproven
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Curcumin supplements are hitting store shelves as the compound found in turmeric is being touted as a possible treatment to Alzheimer's and cancer. But scientists agree more research is needed.
The products: Humans have long believed in an almost magical connection between strong flavors and good health. The burn from the hot pepper? It must be energizing the body. The pungent tang of a raw oyster? It must be energizing a very particular part of the body. And the zingy sweetness of an Indian curry? For centuries, people in India have believed that the spice turmeric can ease digestive dist...
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain function gets a boost from walking
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Two new studies spell out benefits for people recovering from in strokes as well as for those 50 and older.
Walking is good for your head. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How a 'happiness' guide helped one topanga canyon family
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Happiness, and finding more of it, has been on the minds of Adam and Kelly Radinsky for about a year now. The couple, who are married and live in Topanga Canyon with their two children, had a strong hunch that being happier was within reach. They read up on the subject and took action. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The science of happiness
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Being happy has always seemed like a good idea. But now science, with research to back it up, can finally show us how to get there.
True or false: (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How sexually transmitted diseases up hiv infection risk
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Scientists have for the first time described how sexually transmitted diseases increase an individual's risk of becoming infected with HIV. Grandma remedies (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New approach to "re-sensitize" treatment resistant tumours
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Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Centre have suggested a new approach that can "re-sensitize" tumours, which have become resistant to treatment, thus allowing anti-hormonal drugs to do their job once again. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regina family vaccinated after rabid bat found
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Members of a Regina family are being vaccinated as a precaution after finding a rabid bat in their home. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hot technology that could change health care
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Advances in health care run the gamut from mind-boggling medicines to simple web solutions that, if adopted, could slice huge slabs of fat from a bloated system. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harper sets terms for probe into listeria outbreak
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has set the terms for an independent investigation into the recent Listeria outbreak that has killed at least 13 people across the country. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast mris delay cancer treatment by weeks: study
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who get an MRI scan wait about three weeks longer before their surgery and are far more likely to get a mastectomy than women who have only a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Saturday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Do mris help or hurt breast cancer patients?
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A new breast cancer study raises a provocative question: Can you ever have too much information? The study focuses on MRI scans, ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As one trial suggests a link with cancer, are statins a cause for concern?
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Our expert answers some of the most frequent questions about statins after they were controversially linked with cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay fever has left me addicted to nose spray
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Many sufferers find that nasal treatments are essential ... but beware, you can become hooked on them. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How you can stay flexible by stretching your mind ... and body
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A leading osteopath has some simple exercises for all ages to help you fight soreness and stiffness. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Safety in numbers for cyclists
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It seems paradoxical but the more people ride bicycles on our city streets, the less likely they are to be injured in traffic accidents. International research reveals that as cycling participation increases, a cyclist is far less likely to collide with a motor vehicle or suffer injury and death - and what's true for cyclists is true for pedestrians. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Novadel announces data from pilot efficacy study comparing sumatriptan oral spray to imitrex(r) tablets
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NovaDel Pharma Inc. (AMEX: NVD), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing oral spray formulations for a broad range of marketed treatments, today announced data from its Pilot Efficacy Study of its Oral Spray formulation of sumatriptan (Sumatriptan OS) compared to sumatriptan tablets, marketed as Imitrex®/Imigran®, the leading triptan indicated for the treatment of migraine headaches. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Headache / Migraine Source Type: news
Minister clement announces reappointment to the canadian institutes of health research
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The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced the reappointment of Arnold Steinberg as a member of the Governing Council for the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), for a three year term. "Mr. Steinberg has already made a significant contribution having acted as Chair of the Governing Council while a new president was being sought," said Minister Clement. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
West nile virus claims 3rd californian
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SAN BERNADINO, Calif., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The third person to die of West Nile disease in California this year had from pre-existing conditions that may have hastened his death, officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yerkes researchers create animal model of chronic stress
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In an effort to better understand how chronic stress affects the human body, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, have created an animal model that shows how chronic stress affects behavior, physiology and reproduction. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Nims' acceleration therapeutic platform: potential non-invasive home treatment of coronary artery disease
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Marvin A Sackner, M.D., CEO, Chairman of the Board, Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Government of canada and province of british columbia collaborate on addictions treatment programs in vancouver's downtown eastside
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Individuals living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside will benefit from two new treatment services thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable George Abbott, B.C. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Spa spot: elemis quartz lift facial
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Turn back time with a line-fighting facial at Green Street House, Bath. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women with hormone disorder may benefit from acupuncture
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Getting pregnant with her first child was difficult, but when Rebecca Killmeyer of Charlottesville, Va. experienced a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, she wasn't sure if she would ever have another baby. When she decided to enter a study testing the impact of acupuncture on women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at the University of Virginia Health System, she came out with a miracle. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
University of california irvine extension introduces "tourette's syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders"
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Millions of children across the United States suffer from disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome and anxiety disorders, including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - conditions which often affect their performance in school on both social and academic levels. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
Situation worsens for children as relief measures falter in horn crisis
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Children, already casualties of the complex drought, food price and conflict crisis unfolding in the Horn of Africa, are suffering severe effects of the lack of food, water and medical care. Three million children in the arid, marginalized region are at risk of death, disease or the long-term consequences of malnutrition. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Immune system cell signaling detected by new nano device
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Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
Cypher® sirolimus-eluting coronary stent comparable to bypass surgery in key safety measures in patients with diabetes and multi-vessel disease
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Data from the largest randomized trial of its kind performed to date indicate that the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent was comparable to bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting or CABG) in key safety endpoints in patients with multi-vessel disease and diabetes. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Pharmacy white paper consultation on legislative changes
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In response to the Pharmacy White Paper related consultation on legislative changes published on 27 August, the NPA has called for new money to be made available for future pharmacy services and for a clear timetable to be put in place for a more ordered entry of businesses into the pharmacy market. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Paralympic athletes add equality to their goals
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Many Paralympians criticize the U.S. Olympic program for giving them fewer benefits than Olympians receive. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - September 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ALAN SCHWARZ Tags: Paralympic Games United States Olympic Committee Iniguez, Tony Source Type: news
