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Just knowing how to pronounce docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, should be a pretty good indicator of brain health, right? (Need some help? It's DOH-koh-sah-HEXXA-eh-NOH-ik.) It's enough to say "DHA," and good thing, since we'll probably be hearing more about this tongue twister as research emerges about the link between diet and dementia. When nutritionist Elizabeth Somer's mother developed Alzheimer's...
October 11, 2009
SACRAMENTO, Oct 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Hand washing and cough covering are important in avoiding the flu but some foods also help fight flu, a U.S. dietitian advises. "It's important to eat a variety of healthy foods from all food groups throughout the year, but it's particularly significant during flu season," Andrea Garen, a registered dietitian says in a statement. "Adding flu-fighting foods...
October 11, 2009
VICTORIA, Australia, Oct 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Anti-oxidants may help fight aging but Australian researchers suggest they may also increase diabetes risk. The report, published in Cell Metabolism, found mice with a deficiency that prevented them from eliminating physiological reactive oxygen species - free radicals linked to aging - did not become insulin resistant on a high-fat diet as they...
October 11, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. special interests have been chipping away at cost containment aspects of proposed healthcare reform measures, analysts say. Only two ideas originally floated by the Obama administration to help slow the skyrocketing costs of healthcare remain: a scaled-back tax on gold-plated "Cadillac" private health insurance policies and a non-partisan Medicare budget-cutting...
October 11, 2009
More black women are smiling these days. And that's not just me talking: Using data from the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey, which has tracked Americans' mood since 1972, researchers found that black women are becoming happier as white women's happiness decreases. While white women continue to be happier overall, the data show the "happiness gap" has closed significantly....
October 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Scott Hamilton will skate on TV for the first time since battling a brain tumour, joining fellow Olympian and cancer survivor Dorothy Hamill for a Thanksgiving Day special intended to inspire viewers to triumph over illness. "Kaleidoscope," airing 4-5:30 p.m. EST Nov. 26 on Fox, also will feature 1992 Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi and two-time medallist Nancy Kerrigan,...
October 11, 2009
WASHINGTON - Women's health groups, legal organizations and some female senators are fighting for a host of little-known provisions in the health care legislation being debated in Congress that they say will dramatically improve health care and insurance coverage for women. From a ban on insurance companies charging women more for the same policies as men to a requirement that companies provide maternity...
October 11, 2009
WASHINGTON - Women's health groups, legal organizations and some female senators are fighting for a host of little-known provisions in the health care legislation being debated in Congress that they say will dramatically improve health care and insurance coverage for women. From a ban on insurance companies charging women more for the same policies as men to a requirement that companies provide maternity...
October 11, 2009
Oct 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - That electronic cigarettes resemble the real thing is part of the reason they have seen enormous success since they hit the market approximately three years ago. E-cigs, as they're called, consist of a steel tube loaded with a liquid cartridge. They have a light-emitting diode on the end that is activated when a user - they call themselves vapers - takes a pull, simulating...
October 11, 2009
Oct. 11 - GUILFORD COUNTY - North Carolina has taken strong steps to reduce smoking in public places and the number of smokers, the former leader of a New York City health agency said this week. Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, former New York City health commissioner, commended health officials attending the Healthy Carolinians Conference in Greensboro. Frieden became director of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
October 11, 2009
BALTIMORE, Oct 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A 23-year-old man collapsed while running the Baltimore marathon Saturday and later died, authorities said. The runner, who was not identified, fell at the 25th-mile marker about 11:20 a.m., The Baltimore Sun reported. He was pronounced dead at Union Memorial Hospital at 1:11 p.m., a hospital spokeswoman said. The state medical examiner's office was to perform...
October 11, 2009
Oct. 11 - There was something new Saturday afternoon at the massive San Jose Flea Market, amid the rows of booths hawking "six for $10" T-shirts, car parts, colorful Mexican soccer jerseys, melons, peppers, miniature bananas and fluorescent paintings. Nurses. Blood pressure kits. Flu shots. Cholesterol tests. And all of it free. Demand was robust for the 8th annual Open Air Health Fair, a two-day event...
October 10, 2009
Since being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease six years ago, Stephanie Agurkis has not been able to get health insurance. "I'm paying for treatments myself," said the 29-year-old nursing student and part-time farm stand worker from Ithaca. "And every year that goes by, I am more and more in debt." Agurkis was among more 100 people who met Saturday at Albany Medical College to talk about the political...
October 10, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sep 25, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Forty percent of parents say they do not plan to comply with recommendations to have their children vaccinated against H1N1 flu, a U.S. survey indicates. The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health conducted a national survey with the University of Michigan of 1,678 parents in August to measure attitudes regarding H1N1 flu....
October 10, 2009
Oct. 8 - The death of a 63-year-old Barrington Hills man from cardiac arrest this morning on a Metra train has raised concerns over the availability of defibrillators in public places. Metra has no defibrillators on board its trains, a spokeswoman said. Whether having one on board the Union Pacific Northwest Line train would have saved the life of the unnamed Barrington Hills man is unclear, officials...
October 9, 2009
ATLANTA - U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years. And they did it on purpose. Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths has been sitting at more than 600 since early September. Other nations have...
October 9, 2009
TORONTO - U.S. studies have confirmed that only one dose of H1N1 vaccine will be needed to protect adults and seniors. And the studies show that it's OK to give people both the pandemic flu shot and a seasonal shot at the same time. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says the study looking into co-administration of the two types of shots showed that...
October 9, 2009
The European Commission has cleared for distribution in Europe a third vaccine to fight swine flu, amid fears of a second wave of the potentially deadly virus, an EU official said Friday. The move came after the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMEA) recommended on October 2 that the Celvapan vaccine, produced by US drugs firm Baxter, be used across the EU's 27 member nations. European authorities...
October 9, 2009
At least 4,525 people have died from swine flu infections since the A(H1N1) virus was uncovered in April, the World Health Organisation said Friday. This is an increase of 417 fatal cases from a week ago when 4,108 deaths were recorded, the UN health agency said in its weekly update of the pandemic. Most deaths occurred in the Americas region, where 3,292 fatalities have been reported. Some 890 people...
October 9, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Oct 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - African-Americans are more likely than others who are insured to use a hospital emergency room, U.S. researchers say. Despite health maintenance organization emphasis on preventive care 25.4 percent of all privately insured African-Americans enrolled in a Kaiser Permanente plan used the emergency room in the past year in contrast to 14 percent of Asian-American...
October 9, 2009
OSLO, Norway, Sep 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Patients with chronic shoulder pain treated with exercises returned to work sooner than those treated with shockwaves, researchers in Norway said. The study involved 104 men and women ages 18-70 attending the outpatient clinic at Ullevaal University Hospital in Oslo with shoulder pain lasting at least three months. The single-blind randomized study, published...
October 9, 2009
Aerobics exercise videos took off in the 1980s, followed by strength-training workouts, kickboxing, yoga and other trends. In recent years, Pilates DVDs have become increasingly popular. The workouts are based on the teachings of the late Joseph Pilates, whose fitness method focuses attention on strengthening core posture muscles and deep breathing. Pilates can include the use of special machines,...
October 9, 2009
A Japanese menswear company has begun selling an "anti-swine flu" business suit that it says can reduce the risk of catching the virus. The wool suit is coated with titanium dioxide, which breaks down the virus molecules on contact under ultraviolet light, Haruyama Trading Co. said. The material, which can also reduce odours such as cigarette smoke, will keep its anti-virus properties even after being...
October 8, 2009
SAN DIEGO, Oct 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Improvements in U.S. air quality during the past 10 years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections among children, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Nina L. Shapiro of the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine and colleagues analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey of 120,060 children from 1997-2006. The researchers measured...
October 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - Older Americans who buy health insurance on their own could pay nearly 50% more in premiums under the Senate Finance Committee bill compared with other versions pending in Congress, an independent study says. Americans ages 55 to 64 could be charged an average of $8,650 a year for insurance under the Finance Committee bill compared with $5,930 under a separate bill approved in July by...
October 8, 2009
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