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Gretchen Perkowski loved her job as a hair stylist. But constant fatigue and searing joint pain made it almost unbearable at times for Perkowski to work. "There were times when I didn't know how I would get through the day," said Perkowski, 41. "When I wasn't working, all I'd do was sleep and lie on the couch. I was even starting to get confused about things, like I'd get up to go somewhere and forget...
September 2, 2009
Most Americans are confident the US government can prevent a nationwide swine flu epidemic, a poll said Wednesday, a day after the Obama administration outlined its plans to tackle the scourge. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey found that 44 percent of respondents were "somewhat confident" and 15 percent were "very confident" that the federal government could prevent the influenza A(H1N1)...
September 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Sep 2, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Waist-hip ratios may be the best indicator of obesity risk in the elderly, U.S. researchers suggest. The study, published in the Annals of Epidemiology, linked each 0.1 increase in the waist-hip ratio to a 28 percent relative increase in women's mortality rate - the number of deaths per 100 older women per year. For example, for a hip size of 40 inches, an...
September 2, 2009
NEW YORK, Sep 2, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Hundreds of Flu Fighters will visit New York senior centers, houses of worship and schools to spread the word on getting flu shots, officials said. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city will offer free flu mist and flu shots for H1N1 to elementary school students whose parents want them to receive it; encourage New Yorkers to get flu shots or flu mist for H1N1...
September 1, 2009
WASHINGTON - AARP, which has lost tens of thousands of members over its support for efforts to revamp the health care system, is preparing a post-Labor Day blitz to try to cast itself as a politically impartial advocate on health care issues. "To be clear: AARP has not endorsed any comprehensive health care reform bill - but we are fighting for a solution that improves health care for our members,"...
September 1, 2009
YONKERS, N.Y., Sep 2, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Taste testers of U.S. Consumer Reports say high-fiber cereals have come a long way since the cereals they used to describe as "more like straw than grain." The trained taste testers compared 18 high-fiber cereals on the basis of nutrition and taste. The seven cereals they picked as nutritious, flavorful choices were: - Kirkland Signature Spiced Pecan (Costco)...
September 1, 2009
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sep 2, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A U.S. cardiologist says exercise is like a pill that should be taken daily for good health. This pill, suggests Dr. Philip Ades of the University of Vermont College of Medicine, controls weight, lowers blood pressure, prevents diabetes and heart disease, raises "good" cholesterol, improves fitness and elevates mood. Ades published a study in the journal...
September 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, Sep 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to widen support for healthcare reform with a new strategy focusing on his goals for a compromise plan, aides say. Obama, who has seen his job-approval rating fall amid growing concerns about healthcare reform, is considering making his case in a major speech as early as next week, when Congress returns from its August...
September 1, 2009
MONTREAL, Sep 2, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Canadian researchers and international colleagues say depression and anxiety affect up to 15 percent of preschoolers. The study, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, found children with high depression and anxiety were more likely to have mothers with a history of depression. Researchers from the University of Laval in Quebec City, University...
September 1, 2009
LYON, France, Sep 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A team of French scientists say they have found the right dose of docosahexaenoic acid in omega-3 fish body oils to protect the heart of healthy men. The study, published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, found a 200 mg dose of DHA per day is enough to affect biochemical markers that reliably predict cardiovascular...
September 1, 2009
HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sep 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - German researchers suggest some infusion solutions in a common intravenous treatment may cause life-threatening inflammation. The study, published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, found a common intravenous treatment used to boost blood pressure in critical patients contains substances called "advanced glycation end products." This reaction among...
September 1, 2009
LYON, France, Sep 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A team of French scientists say they have found the right dose of docosahexaenoic acid in omega-3 fish body oils to protect the heart of healthy men. The study, published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, found a 200 mg dose of DHA per day is enough to affect biochemical markers that reliably predict cardiovascular...
September 1, 2009
Barcelona (dpa) - Overweight children do not only risk becoming sick adults, but may develop health problems in childhood, according to a study made public on Tuesday. Overweight children risked developing pathological changes which contributed to the appearance of an early form of arteriosclerotic vascular disease, according to the study by scientists at Leipzig University in Germany. The researchers...
August 31, 2009
Trips to the doctor just got a whole lot easier for Sarah Ortega and her 2-year-old daughter, Salma. The Stratford toddler became the first patient Monday to participate in a Texas Tech Health Sciences Center telemedicine initiative. The project allows doctors in Lubbock to consult through the Internet with pediatric patients and their families in rural parts of the state. The university hopes to expand...
August 31, 2009
To make it easier for children to eat healthfully and move more, local governments in towns and cities across the country need to help create a better environment, a new report says. Children and their families should have access to grocery stores that offer plenty of healthful food such as fruits and vegetables, and schools shouldn't be surrounded by fast-food restaurants. Children should be able...
August 31, 2009
MEXICO CITY - It sounds almost too good to be true: a health care plan with no limits, no deductibles, free medicines, tests, X-rays, eyeglasses, even dental work - all for a flat fee of $250 or less a year. To get it, you just have to move to Mexico. As the United States debates an overhaul of its health care system, thousands of American retirees in Mexico have quietly found a solution of their own,...
August 31, 2009
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sep 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Seasonal flu shots begin Tuesday without appointment at MinuteClinics and select CVS/pharmacy stores, CVS Caremark officials in Rhode Island say. CVS Caremark officials say 100,000 free seasonal flu shots will be offered to the unemployed at flu clinics scheduled at One-Stop Career Center locations. Vouchers for free flu shots at CVS/pharmacy or MinuteClinic...
August 31, 2009
Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday. With the advent of early screening for prostate cancer in the late 1980s, doctors have been able to detect tumors at much earlier stages, noted Harvard professor Martin Sanda, who co-authored the research published...
August 31, 2009
LENEXA, Kan., Aug 31, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - An emergency official in Johnson County, Kan., says 22 people fell ill while eating at an area eatery. Dirk Fetterolf, Johnson County Med-Act emergency medical services battalion chief, said diners at Mi Ranchito restaurant in Lenexa, Kan., reported feeling nauseous and dizzy while eating at the Mexican eatery early Sunday night, the Kansas City (Mo.) Star...
August 31, 2009
School's in, the autumn flu season approaches, the H1N1 influenza virus has been lurking all summer, and America's health officials anxiously prepare for . . . they know not what. "The only thing certain is uncertainty," says Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This will be a unique season with both H1N1 and seasonal flu virus circulating at the same time....
August 31, 2009
Stuttgart (dpa) - Results from a new study conducted in Germany show fructose, which is found in fruit and juices, can be a cause of obesity in children. Researchers at the Institute for Nutritional Medicine at the University of Stuttgart found children lost weight when their consumption of fructose was reduced over a period of time. The study looked at 15 overweight children between the ages of five...
August 30, 2009
When she was growing up, Chelsea Smith thought she had an advantage over other girls. She was double-jointed, which made her naturally flexible and highly sought-after by cheerleading and gymnastics coaches. Her arms and legs were long and lean, and her skin was so soft even strangers would comment on its silkiness. It would be years before Smith would learn that those same qualities that made her...
August 30, 2009
No vacationer plans on getting sick, but many do fall ill, and seriously. All too often they land at hospitals that are anything but temples of healing. In the popular sitcom Royal Pains, ritzy folks in the Hamptons hire a concierge doctor to tend their ills rather than an inept local hospital. In reality, it's no comedy. A USA TODAY analysis finds two dozen hospitals near popular travel destinations,...
August 30, 2009
As the nation braces for what could be a rough flu season, dog owners wonder whether their households might get hit with a second threat: canine flu. A much-publicized outbreak of dog flu in Northern Virginia last week - the latest in scores of outbreak clusters from Miami to Denver in the past five years - has put the spotlight on the highly contagious disease, which doesn't infect humans. Veterinarians...
August 30, 2009
Aug. 30 - Dr. Michael Gunter doesn't make a habit of haunting the ever-increasing universe of Web sites on which patients rate their health care providers. But that doesn't mean the Las Vegas family practice and sports medicine physician isn't pleased - and, maybe, a bit relieved - to learn that people, presumably patients, think well of him. Four points on Vitals. A perfect five on RateMDs ("best...
August 30, 2009
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