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| How Stress and Sleep Conspire to Make You Fat TIME By Meredith Melnick Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | 0 comments The trouble with stress is that it seeps into every area of your life — affecting your sleep, mood and the size of your waistline. The interactions between these factors were the subject of a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'More youngsters dying than toddlers' Times of India NEW DELHI: In a complete reversal of a 50-year trend, more youngsters are now dying globally than toddlers. In a first-of-its-kind study — published in the British medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday — it quantifies the patterns of death in children ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flu Cases Decline In El Paso, Rise In Juarez KFOX El Paso EL PASO, Texas -- Flu cases are on the decline in El Paso, even as flu deaths are on the rise in Juarez. The city of El Paso's Public Health Department said 126 flu cases have been reported in March, down from 302 in February. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Romantic Rejection May Hurt Just Like Physical Pain BusinessWeek By Randy Dotinga MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Memories of devastating heartbreaks appear to trigger activity in the brain that's similar to when people suffer physical pain, new research suggests. "This tells us how serious rejection can be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Eating disorders tough to overcome Edison Sentinel I n 1983 the music of the popular brother-and-sister duo who called themselves The Carpenters came to an end when Karen Carpenter's heart stopped beating at the age of 32 due to anorexia and years of laxative abuse. Tragically, despite the fact that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No-Scalpel Treatment for Enlarged Prostate WebMD By Brenda Goodman March 29, 2011 -- A minimally invasive procedure that cuts off the blood supply to an enlarged prostate may help when medications fail, and it appears to provide good symptom control without sexual dysfunction, a new study shows. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medical report says airport scanners pose no significant health threat Los Angeles Times The radiation doses emitted by the most common airport scanners are extremely small and pose no significant health risk, according to a new report by a doctor at UC San Francisco. Still, Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a doctor at the university's radiology and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Social Media Has Good and Bad Effects on Kids: Experts BusinessWeek By Serena Gordon MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Social media Web sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, have become nearly inescapable facets of modern life, particularly for kids. And a new report suggests they can have real benefits and risks for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Conflicts of Interest Cloud Heart Treatment Guidelines: Study BusinessWeek MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of the nearly 500 writers and reviewers of recent cardiology clinical practice guidelines reported a conflict of interest due to ties with drug makers and other companies, a new study finds. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guess What You Just Ate: Watch Labels For Food Additives Daily Times Herald By Nahid Ameen From milk to meat, today's supermarkets are filled with processed foods chock full of additives. Additives are used to extend the foods' shelf life, delay spoilage, preserve flavor, enhance taste, and make the food more visually ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Migraine Pain in Obese Patients BusinessWeek MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese men and women who have bariatric surgery may shed more than just excess pounds: They may also reduce much of their pre-surgery risk for experiencing disabling migraines, researchers say. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Macomb County mother who faked son's cancer gets year in jail, fine Detroit Free Press BY MEGHA SATYANARAYANA The Macomb County mother who faked her son's cancer to cash in more than $10000 in donations will spend a year in a jail and has temporarily lost custody of her son. Carol Schnuphase, 47, was sentenced today in the Macomb County ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rhode Island man dies from salmonella msnbc.com AP PROVIDENCE, RI — A man who tested positive for salmonella in an outbreak that may be linked to a Rhode Island bakery has died. Annemarie Beardsworth, a spokeswoman for the state health department, said Tuesday the man died March 23. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seeing Others Scratch Can Trigger Your Own Itch BusinessWeek MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Seeing other people scratching can cause your brain to trigger your own itch, researchers suggest. The team at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center investigated the causes of what's known as "contagious itch. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No Good Evidence That Folk Remedies Ease Colic BusinessWeek By Jenifer Goodwin MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Fennel extract, herbal tea and sugar water relieved colic in some infants better than a placebo, according to a new study that reviewed clinical trials of alternative remedies for colic. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FDA approves new family of shock-reducing ICDs and CRT-Ds Cardiology Today The FDA has announced the approval of Medtronic's Protecta family of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators. All devices in the Protecta family are designed to reduce the incidence of inappropriate ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High Court: Drug Firms Immune from Clinic Price Suits MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Public hospitals and clinics cannot sue pharmaceutical companies who may have overcharged for drugs covered by federal price ceilings, the Supreme Court has ruled. In an 8 to 0 decision, the court found that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Arizona health: New marijuana rules; Transplant funding FOX11AZ.com PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Arizona Health Department Monday released the official rules for the state's medical marijuana program. The 92 page report lays out strict guidelines for doctors and patients. It's designed to ensure only those who truly need ... See all stories on this topic » |
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