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March 10 - SAN FRANCISCO - For nearly two years, doctors have had good reason to question the benefit of prescription niacin in preventing heart disease. On Saturday, they again were reminded of the dubious value of niacin, also known as vitamin B-3, when a large study presented here found that, not only did it not reduce heart attacks and strokes, it increased the risk of bleeding, infection and diabetes....
March 10, 2013
March 09 - When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement about the so-called "nightmare bacteria," they did with statements such as this: "It's not often that our scientists come to me and say we have a very serious problem and we need to sound an alarm," the CDC director told reporters at a news conference last week. "But that's exactly what we're doing today." Since then,...
March 9, 2013
If you want to increase your chances of avoiding Alzheimer's disease, you might want to drop the cheeseburger. That advice comes from Dr. Neal D. Barnard, a clinical researcher, author and frequent talk-show guest known for his advocacy of meat-free diets. Through the years, Barnard has explored how our lifestyle choices, and what we eat or drink, are tied to medical conditions like diabetes, heart...
March 8, 2013
TORONTO - More than one in seven cases of Alzheimer's disease could be prevented if all Canadians who are currently inactive were to start getting regular physical activity ????? even if it's just taking brisk walks in 10-minute increments a few times a day, a new report suggests. A report by the Ontario Brain Institute suggests regular physical activity can not only help people with Alzheimer's or...
March 8, 2013
March 08 - Pregnancy often feels like invasion of the body snatchers. That alien inside you - also known as your baby - and the hormones that come with it cause some weird things to happen. Dr. Jocylen Glassberg of Round Rock Specialty Clinic says women are often anxious about everything during this time. "A lot of my job is reassuring them," she says. A lot of women are "control freaks," she says...
March 8, 2013
March 08 - Leaders of two local health care systems are hopeful Tennessee and Virginia will expand Medicaid programs but warn the consequences could be dramatic if they don't. Medicaid is a federal and state government-backed health care insurance for those who can't afford it. Each state can opt out of expanding its Medicaid program as part of the federal Affordable Care Act, following a U.S. Supreme...
March 8, 2013
March 08 - The information is straightforward enough, and doctors don't dispute it: Early laboratory tests for Lyme disease, caused by bacteria transmitted by the black-legged tick, may be inaccurate. And if symptoms persist, patients should return to their doctor to be retested for the disease. Still, a legislative bill requiring doctors to hand their patients that information if they're tested for...
March 8, 2013
REGINA - Children who need to see a pediatric neurologist in Saskatchewan may have to be sent elsewhere because of a doctor shortage. One of two pediatric neurologists in the province will soon leave. Health Minister Dustin Duncan says health officials are trying to fill a couple of vacancies for pediatric neurologists, noting that another doctor left about 1 1/2 years ago. Duncan says it's a speciality...
March 7, 2013
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Preventive Medicine Week - Investigators publish new report on Obesity, Fitness and Wellness. According to news reporting originating from Maywood, Illinois, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Habitual levels of dietary sodium and potassium are correlated with age-related increases in blood pressure (BP) and likely have a role in this phenomenon. Although...
March 7, 2013
March 07 - The University of Hawaii at Manoa announced Wednesday the launch of a first-of-its-kind program to prepare health professionals to tackle the medical problems of Native Hawaiians and other indigenous people. "This is such an important area because we see such a major health disparity in our Native Hawaiian population that's really mirrored in other indigenous populations throughout the world,"...
March 7, 2013
March 07 - COLUMBUS - Mary Rosendahl thought she was too young and too healthy to ever get heart disease. The 53-year-old from Columbus leads an active lifestyle and is a self-described athlete and exercises daily. She also takes her four dogs for walks every day. It was during one of those walks that she experienced a burning sensation in her chest. The feeling would lessen after she slowed her pace....
March 7, 2013
March 07 - Over the course of eight weeks, 114 gym-goers and dieters from Fort Meade battled to become the biggest loser on the installation. When it was all over, the post was more than 800 pounds lighter through Gaffney Fitness Center's annual Dump Your Plump competition. On Tuesday, the top finishers were crowned in a brief ceremony at Gaffney's pool. Matthew Wise was the overall winner, losing...
March 7, 2013
March 07 - Trident Health says 17 patients tested positive in 2012 for a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling a "nightmare." If carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae - or CRE - enters the bloodstream, it kills up to half the patients it infects, the CDC reported. Dale Haselden, Trident Health's director of infection prevention, said...
March 7, 2013
March 07 - HERSHEY - Imagine going to your doctor and getting a diagnosis from the genetic code that is stored on your cellphone. That may seem like something from a sci-fi movie, but scientists at Penn State's Institute for Personalized Medicine predict this scenario is only a few years in the future. Today, scientists can take blood or tissue samples from a patient and process them so they can read...
March 7, 2013
Perhaps with a boost from such celebrities as Miley Cyrus and Gwyneth Paltrow, the number of Americans showing interest in a gluten-free diet has reached new heights. Almost a third of U.S. adults (29%) say they want to cut down or eliminate the gluten in their diets, according to new data from the NPD Group, a market research firm. The latest finding is based on interviews with 1,000 adults during...
March 6, 2013
Top health officials are calling on everyone - from doctors and nurses to patients and their families - to help stem the spread of deadly superbugs, which now prey on the sickest people in hospitals and nursing homes but have the potential to sicken much larger numbers of people. Although many germs have become resistant to antibiotics, from tuberculosis to gonorrhea, health leaders are most concerned...
March 6, 2013
A family of "nightmare" superbugs - untreatable and often deadly - is spreading through hospitals across the USA, and doctors fear that it may soon be too late to stop them, senior health officials said Tuesday. "These are nightmare bacteria that present a triple threat," said Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "They're resistant to nearly all antibiotics. They...
March 6, 2013
EDMONTON - Alberta is rolling out an information campaign that warns young adults about the health dangers of indoor tanning beds. A survey suggests half of Alberta women between the ages of 18 and 24 have used a tanning bed, as well as almost one in three men in the same age group. The campaign's message is that more than 10 tanning bed sessions can double a person's risk of developing melanoma, the...
March 5, 2013
TORONTO - It's not something most women want to talk about ????? well, maybe to their closest gal pals ????? but as medical conditions go, this one is pretty common and irritatingly so. Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, can not only be painful, but also cause embarrassing and anxiety-provoking symptoms. They are a particular scourge for women, who for anatomical reasons are far more susceptible than...
March 5, 2013
Dear Mr. Dad: As a child, my son used to be quite a bit overweight - his pediatrician said he was borderline obese. About a year ago, though, he started losing weight. He looked great and seemed happier with himself. But he kept on losing weight, long after he needed to. Thinking he might be ill, we took him to the doctor who couldn't find any medial issues. After another few months, he was absolutely...
March 5, 2013
March 05 - While death rates generally have fallen in the United States over the past two decades, a deeper, county-by-county analysis by two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reveals a surprisingly different outcome for women, both in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Female death rates before age 75 actually rose in 43% of U.S. counties - including a forested swath of west-central and northern Wisconsin...
March 5, 2013
March 05 - Last summer, news that Japan was getting ready to introduce a new type of prenatal examination that requires only a simple blood test to detect whether a fetus has Down syndrome made headlines. News reports suggested hospitals were ready to start using the test in September. But the controversial procedure immediately drew strong criticism that it could lead to "easy" abortions and discrimination...
March 5, 2013
March 05 - The Pennsylvania Department of Health says state health centers need to go to the people who use them, not the other way around. "As a nation and in Pennsylvania, we've all been on the move," said Aimee Tysarczyk, press secretary and director of communications for the Department of Health. "But the state health centers system has been standing still." Tyzarczyk said the 1980s-based model...
March 5, 2013
Whether you use coconut oil or other kinds of fats when cooking, it's important to understand how they can work for and against you. The most important factor is to consult credible sources, says Len Piche, professor in the Foods and Nutrition Program at Brescia University College at Western University. Piche has two recommendations: ????? Canada's Food Guide (available online or in print through Health...
March 4, 2013
March 04 - NORMAN - March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. As the American Cancer Society celebrates its 100th birthday, it is emphasizing the importance of age-appropriate colorectal cancer screening. In 2013, an estimated 50,830 deaths from colorectal cancer are expected to occur in the United States, accounting for 9 percent of all cancer deaths. In Oklahoma, 1,780 people will be diagnosed...
March 4, 2013
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