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July 07 - A health concern that leads to tens of thousands of deaths each year in America often hides behind other problems, leaving the elderly the most at risk. "Many people know that falling problems account for thousands of deaths in the elderly. There are a comparable number of deaths because of swallowing problems," said Dr. Joel Herskowitz, a St. Louis native who is a pediatric neurologist and...
July 8, 2010
July 08 - "Aligned and Well: Knees and Hips" WHAT IT IS A therapeutic exercise DVD for those suffering from knee or hip problems. IT'S BEST FOR Runners, people trying to strengthen their knees and hips to avoid pain. WHERE YOU CAN GET IT Order it online at tulsaworld.com/alignedandwell or by phone at (805) 642-9900. DEGREE OF FUN (On a scale of 1 to 4) DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY (On a scale of 1 to 4) FITNESS...
July 8, 2010
July 07 - Glenn Carter was feeling rundown last fall. But he's in sales; those 12- and 16-hour days could take a toll. Rest didn't help. Seeing a doctor wasn't at the top of his priority list. Carter's fatigue grew worse and other symptoms began to develop, including a severe stomachache. He decided to heed the urgings of his cousin, Terri Jones, to see a doctor. One of Jones' jobs at People's Health...
July 8, 2010
A report, 'Arterial dissections in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - chance association or part of the disease spectrum,' is newly published data in Clinical Nephrology. "Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) has been associated with a number of vascular abnormalities of which the most widely known is intracranial aneurysm (Berry aneurysm). Arterial dissections involving...
July 8, 2010
About 1 in 200 women in the US delivers her baby at home, with approximately 75% of these low-risk, single-baby births planned in advance as home deliveries. In a study published online today by the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG), researchers from Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, analyzed the results of multiple studies from around the world. They report that less medical...
July 8, 2010
July 08 - For over a year, Madhuben Savabai Nayak took medicines from the local primary health centre (PHC) for a discomfort in her pelvic area. It didn't help. She then went to the block gynaecologist, the civil hospital and PHC, took numerous medicines, but her health continued to deteriorate. Her suffering continued until one day Nayak, head of the Devgadh Baria Mahila Sangathan, fainted during...
July 8, 2010
July 08 - ST. CHARLES - Dr. David Ohlms has counseled prescription drug abusers almost every work day for the last 40 years. For most of his career, his clients were over 40 years old. These days, his oldest addict is 30 and his youngest is 19. Some got hooked as young as 15 and started experimenting with pharmaceuticals at 13. "There has been a massive increase in younger users," said Ohlms, medical...
July 8, 2010
French doctors have carried out a successful full-face transplant - eyelids, tear ducts and all - on a 35-year-old man, the hospital where the operation took place confirmed on Thursday. Doctors carried out the 12-hour operation June 26 and 27 on a patient - identified only as "Jerome" - afflicted with a face-disfiguring genetic disorder. The head surgeon, Laurent Lantieri, described the surgery as...
July 8, 2010
WASHINGTON - The oldest among us seem to have chosen their parents well. Researchers closing in on the impact of family versus lifestyle find most people who live to 100 or older share some helpful genes. But do not give up on diet and exercise just yet.
July 8, 2010
As the scientific evidence mounts, more federal agencies and state governments are taking action to educate and protect Americans against the serious risks of indoor tanning. Recent and pending legislation in numerous states restricting access to indoor tanning, along with the federal 10 percent indoor tanning tax that goes into effect on July 1, are important steps in keeping Americans safe from overexposure...
July 8, 2010
CHICAGO - Anxious parents are preparing to call doctors Monday morning and scouring the Internet for information after an enormous recall of over-the-counter medications for infants and children that was announced abruptly on Friday evening. The recall affects all unexpired lots of liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl formulated for youngsters - more than 43 products over all. Parents across...
June 24, 2010
May 3 - Michael Banks has a shaved head, dazzlingly white teeth and upper arms the size of country hams. He also has the ability to draw people out of their beds on a balmy Saturday morning to exercise in the open air. Banks, a 48-year-old fitness guru and personal trainer based in Salt Lake City, led a free "community workout" Saturday morning at Tattnall Square Park. About 100 people turned out for...
June 7, 2010
May 4 - KIDS IN OREGON - unlike those in 49 other states - are getting leaner, a new study suggests. Problem is, experts can't explain why Oregon has veered from the extreme weight-gain trend that continues at an alarming rate elsewhere. The prevalence of obesity among 10- to 17-year olds climbed 10 percent nationwide, and it doubled among girls in two states: Arizona and Kansas. But Oregon's youth...
May 17, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov 30, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Body-mass index and existing medical conditions do not explain the decreased cancer survival among blacks compared to whites, U.S. researchers said. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers say that for many cancers, including colon cancer, African-Americans have lower survival rates than whites; possible reasons behind this disparity - including...
May 15, 2010
One child was born with syphilis every hour in China in 2008, researchers said Thursday, as new money from the country's growing economy fuels the world's fastest-growing epidemic of the disease. Syphilis was almost wiped out in China 50 years ago, but it is now the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in Shanghai, according to the article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Female...
May 14, 2010
Apr. 12 - EL PASO - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to collect millions of unused H1N1 flu vaccine doses before they are dumped. El Paso County is among the communities nationwide that have leftover doses of the once highly sought vaccine. The federal government had allocated 8.4 million H1N1 flu vaccine doses for Texas, and the state in turn earmarked 270,774 doses for El Paso...
May 14, 2010
Apr. 12 - EL PASO - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to collect millions of unused H1N1 flu vaccine doses before they are dumped. El Paso County is among the communities nationwide that have leftover doses of the once highly sought vaccine. The federal government had allocated 8.4 million H1N1 flu vaccine doses for Texas, and the state in turn earmarked 270,774 doses for El Paso...
May 14, 2010
Ladies, go take a hike. Or at least a brisk walk. Seriously. It may lower your risk of stroke and prevent the dreaded middle-age weight gain, new research shows. These findings join a long list of reasons why you should remain physically active. And almost no one knows those reasons better than Miriam Nelson, 49, director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity...
May 10, 2010
Requiring doctors to describe fetal development to women seeking abortions may make good politics. But physicians say it isn't good medicine. "It's such a third-party intervention in the doctor-patient relationship," said Dr. Shayne Plosker, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Florida. "It's impinging on our rights and freedoms as Americans. There are very few things...
May 5, 2010
May 6 - Maintaining a healthy diet when eating out is tough. When restaurants load their dishes with salt, unhealthy fat and sugar, the calorie counts can go through the roof. Not to mention the inhuman portions many restaurants heap onto each plate. But you can eat, drink and be merry while still minding your health. That's the message Oklahoma City resident Sheli Reynolds hopes to convey through...
May 5, 2010
May 5 - A jury has found two drug companies liable for the hepatitis C infection of a Las Vegas man. The jury of six women and two men found that Teva Parenteral Medicine and Baxter Healthcare Services were liable on two of the three liability claims in the lawsuit filed by Henry Chanin and his wife, Lorraine. The jury awarded Henry Chanin $3.25 million and Lorraine Chanin $1.85 million in compensatory...
May 5, 2010
One child was born with syphilis every hour in China in 2008, researchers said Thursday, as new money from the country's growing economy fuels the world's fastest-growing epidemic of the disease. Syphilis was almost wiped out in China 50 years ago, but it is now the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in Shanghai, according to the article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Female...
May 5, 2010
Lawsuits are already being prepared alleging harm to people who are living near or working to clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. The law firm Smith Stag in New Orleans says it has assembled a group of lawyers in the Gulf states to process such claims. Stuart Smith, a partner in the firm, says he has been in touch with people in Alaska who say they were hurt during...
May 5, 2010
Food and Drug Administration inspectors found in April that McNeil Consumer Healthcare, which has voluntarily recalled certain lots of its children's and infants' Tylenol products, knowingly used bacteria-contaminated materials to make them, a report posted Tuesday by the agency says. FDA officials said no batches of the final product have been found to be contaminated, but the agency must further...
May 4, 2010
May 5 - When it comes to calories, 100 is a magic number. Easy to keep track of, hundred-calorie snacks promise a measure of pleasure that won't blow the whole diet. Psychologically, 100 represents a threshold. It means "OK, you can eat it" - even if it doesn't sound like diet food. Satisfying our cravings, we've munched on handy 100-calorie servings of pudding, cinnamon crisps, crackers, pretzels,...
May 4, 2010
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