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July 29 - When Dr. David C. Whitcomb realized few programs in the country were focused on understanding the pancreas, he decided to throw a festival of sorts. Whitcomb, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, gathered pancreas experts from around the country and gave the meeting a catchy name: PancreasFest. The gathering, now in its sixth year, kicks off today with more than...
July 28, 2010
The health of unborn babies is being put at risk as obesity levels among pregnant women reaches epidemic levels, according to experts. Britain's health watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has been forced to issue new guidelines encouraging women in England to attain a healthy weight before they get pregnant and also advises them against eating for two once they...
July 28, 2010
July 29 - Emma Bellotte's visit with her pediatrician was unusual - and not only because the toddler didn't make a peep when Dr. Scott Serbin gave her shots. The annual physical for 5-year-old Emma didn't occur in Serbin's office. He doesn't have one. It happened at Emma's house in Sewickley. People's homes have been Serbin's offices for about three years now. "There's not anything I can't do in the...
July 28, 2010
TAMPA - Army Ranger Cory Remsburg was thrown like a rag doll into an Afghanistan canal Oct. 1 by the blast from a 500-pound roadside bomb, the right side of his head caved in by shrapnel. After a medical evacuation and six surgeries at military hospitals in Afghanistan, Germany and Bethesda, Md., Remsburg arrived at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital here in November in a vegetative state. Doctors,...
July 28, 2010
July 28 - LAKEWOOD - Children aren't the most likely candidates to celebrate trips to the doctor, but almost 100 little ones celebrated with Gov. Bill Ritter on Tuesday that at least they have that option. Ritter visited Andres "Big Cat" Galarraga Field on the campus of the J. Churchill Owens Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver to discuss the addition of 100,000 children to the ranks...
July 28, 2010
July 28 - Idaho health officials say whooping cough is on the rise. But their efforts to control it may be a struggle against apathy and those who question the necessity of immunization. During the first half of 2010, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare recorded 77 cases of whooping cough, almost double the number seen last year. South Carolina, Michigan and California are also reporting high...
July 28, 2010
July 28 - The pressure to slim down has reached a full boil now that swimsuit season has arrived. But with all the backyard barbecues and other summer feasts, keeping that muffin top from hanging over your swim trunks couldn't be tougher. But hold that Slim-Fast: We're happy to report some tasty ways to stay full while keeping that bikini body. From jazzing up low-calorie dishes with spices and seasonings,...
July 28, 2010
July 28 - Nothing kills a good time at a festival, cookout or camping trip like a food-borne illness. Food-borne illnesses peak during the summer because bacteria in soil, air, water, animals and people multiply faster given the right conditions - hot and humid weather - and because of food handling at large gatherings and events. Kitchen Cleanup 101 Click here for a visual guide with tips for cleaning...
July 28, 2010
One little-discussed provision in the new health care reform law requires all employers to provide unpaid break time and private space for nursing mothers to pump breast milk at work. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who sponsored the breast-feeding legislation in the Senate, calls it "a revolution in American culture." "Essentially, until now there's never been a national discussion, a national sense of,...
July 28, 2010
July 28 - It's hot, and you're in the mood for a sweet treat. But if you're counting calories or concerned about sugar, should you reach for the shaved ice or the frozen yogurt? Is all ice cream off limits? Occasional indulgences aren't a problem for most, but if you are counting calories or watching sugar intake, there are ways to make those treats slightly healthier. Iced mocha Coffee fans don't...
July 28, 2010
The Philippines said Wednesday that efforts to stop poor people from selling their kidneys to rich and mostly foreign patients had worked. Transplants have plunged since 2008 when the health department launched a crackdown on kidney trafficking, said Ernesto Vera of the health department's National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. "It has stopped, that much is clear," Vera said, referring...
July 27, 2010
You do it. Your co-workers do it. Heck, even Russ Pate does it. And he runs marathons. "You send an e-mail to someone two doors down at the office," Pate said. "Before the Internet took over you would walk down there and talk to them." A short stroll down the hall won't cure sedentary habits or obesity. But it's a start, said Pate, who is an exercise science professor at the University of South Carolina's...
July 27, 2010
July 28 - Called an alcoholic and drug addict, Byron Foster, 47, sought treatment for his addictions with no results. With or without the bottle or help from alcoholism groups, Foster knew he still had problems. "No matter how many times they treated me, I wouldn't get well," Foster said. It wasn't till Foster decided to visit a psychiatrist's office 15 years ago that he found out that his bouts with...
July 27, 2010
July 28 - Dr. Marsha Griffith of the Brownsville Community Health Center has some straightforward advice for parents with school-age children: Make sure they're up to date on their shots. Do it now, not later. "Don't wait around because everyone waits around and then it's a mad dash at the end," Griffith said Monday, stressing the importance of childhood immunizations as a disease-prevention measure....
July 27, 2010
July 23 - When Nadya Suleman, an unemployed and unmarried California woman who came to be known as "Octomom," delivered eight premature babies after in vitro fertilization (IVF) with multiple embryos, ethicists, doctors and taxpayers howled. Possibly they were thinking about the medical costs of caring for preemies, which at the neonatal intensive-care unit at Seattle Children's hospital can go up...
July 26, 2010
July 23 - When Nadya Suleman, an unemployed and unmarried California woman who came to be known as "Octomom," delivered eight premature babies after in vitro fertilization (IVF) with multiple embryos, ethicists, doctors and taxpayers howled. Possibly they were thinking about the medical costs of caring for preemies, which at the neonatal intensive-care unit at Seattle Children's hospital can go up...
July 26, 2010
As the state works to thwart patients who shop around to score prescription painkillers, attention is turning to the other side of Florida's pill mill crisis: pain clinic doctors. A committee of physicians met in Tampa on Saturday to advance sweeping regulations for pain clinics. The rules would set training standards for doctors, mandate annual inspections and require pain clinics to have basic facilities...
July 26, 2010
WASHINGTON - One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail. At least that's the hope of researchers developing a new method of vaccine delivery that people could even use at home: a patch with microneedles.
July 26, 2010
A new study suggests e-mail exchanges between doctor and patient helps the patient stay in better control of their treatments and leads to health improvements. Makes sense to me. E-mailing your doctor with specific health-related questions about your treatment is a major time-saver compared to making actual appointments or trying to get phone calls returned. And when communication improves between...
July 26, 2010
July 26 - For 10 years, Marcia Snell worked part time for a food-service company and was not offered health benefits. That changed in May, when she was granted full-time status. But the health-plan premiums were too expensive for the Hilltop woman, who qualifies for Medicaid during most years. So she passed on the benefits. Snell has a history of heart issues and is supposed to take prescription medications...
July 26, 2010
A virus known to cause cervical cancer in women is increasingly being identified in head and neck cancers, leading to suspicion that the route of infection may be oral sex. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is often associated with genital warts and cervical cancer, but the virus can cause numerous other forms of cancer. Doctors who treat head and neck cancers are increasingly concerned that sexual encounters...
July 26, 2010
MADRID - A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant has gone before TV cameras for the first time since his surgery. Identified only as Oscar, the 31-year-old spoke with considerable difficulty at a news conference as he thanked the medical team that gave him a new face in late March at a Barcelona hospital, as well as the family of the donor. Vall d'Hebron hospital said the...
July 26, 2010
Every five years the American public gets a newly tweaked directive on what we're supposed to be eating. And every five years the American public largely ignores it. For example, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend we eat two and half cups of vegetables a day. But only about 4 percent of the population actually does it. Special interest groups, however, watch the guidelines closely...
July 26, 2010
TORONTO - The Canadian Medical Association Journal is voicing alarm over the increasing popularity of highly caffeinated energy drinks among kids and teens. The journal says the drinks have crossed the line from beverages to drugs delivered as tasty syrups. An editorial in the journal says some of the drinks contain the caffeine equivalent of 10 cans of cola. It raises particular concern about the...
July 26, 2010
July 26 - Tabatha Weeda knows what it's like to deal with substance abuse in a family. Weeda grew up in the Merced area, and after attending Merced Junior College and then getting her master's degree, she realized the area needed some help she might be able to provide. Weeda is the owner of Stepping Stone Recovery Options, and she's dedicated her life to help people who have substance abuse and mental...
July 26, 2010
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