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Jimmy Romano, co-captain of one of the most successful men's soccer programs in the history of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, pulled down his T-shirt collar, revealing a distinctive lump in the upper-right corner of his chest. The striking abnormality on the tanned, fit-looking body of the Judson University student is why he has had to fight so hard to be able to lead his team...
July 24, 2009
Children who have unexplained seizures and flu-like symptoms should be tested for H1N1 swine flu and treated with flu-fighting drugs, health officials said yesterday. They said four children in Dallas County, Texas, who got the swine-flu virus in late May had seizures or changes in mental status caused by brain infections and swelling. Some experienced drowsiness, weakness and disorientation, according...
July 24, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jul 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A collaborative group of U.S. health and computer experts say they have developed games for multiple sclerosis patients. Members of the MS Technology Collaborative say MyBrainGames, available for free at the Web site MyMSMyWay.com, will provide people living with the neurological disease an opportunity to exercise brain power. "Many times our patients...
July 24, 2009
DENVER, Jul 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A federal grand jury indicted a surgical technician in Denver for allegedly spreading hepatitis C to 19 patients, authorities say. Jeffrey Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Colorado, said Kristen Diane Parker allegedly confessed to police she would inject herself with syringes of painkillers from Rose Medical Center's surgery rooms and then...
July 24, 2009
ATLANTA, Jul 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike, U.S. researchers found. The study findings, reported in the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, said cumulative exposure to coal mine dust was a highly significant predictor of emphysema severity after accounting for cigarette smoking, age at death...
July 24, 2009
GENEVA - The global swine flu epidemic is still in its early stages, even though reports of over 100,000 infections in England alone last week are plausible, the World Health Organization's flu chief said Friday, Keiji Fukuda, WHO's Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment, told The Associated Press that given the size of the world's population, the new H1N1 virus is likely to...
July 23, 2009
If you're a diabetic resident of York or Adams county, and you're looking for a health care provider, the Aligning Forces for Quality Web site gives you plenty of opportunities to comparison shop. Christine Amy, project director for Aligning Forces for Quality in South Central Pennsylvania, said the information on display there isn't designed to save you money, so much as to potentially save your life....
July 23, 2009
When an elderly relative being cared for at home can't go on vacation, what's a caregiver to do? Hire a home health aide 24/7, but that's too pricey for many. And other family members may not be able to step in. Enter assisted-living communities that offer short-term "respite stays," which allow caregivers to vacation or give them a break. With seniors' retirement portfolios at lows, there's more room...
July 23, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jul 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The cost of insuring a family of four with a U.S. employer-sponsored health plan averaged $12,298 in 2008, government officials said. A report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed that the annual premium for covering an employee and one family member, known as an "employee-plus-one"...
July 23, 2009
DAVIS, Calif., Jul 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The elderly are warned to avoid outdoors during high ozone levels but ozone has a negative effect on lung function in healthy adults, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, recruited 31 healthy non-smoking people to participate in 6.6-hour sessions during which they were exposed to ozone at 60, 70, 80 or 87 parts per...
July 23, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jul 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples found carcinogens and toxic chemicals. Electronic cigarettes, also called "e-cigarettes," are battery-operated devices that contain cartridges filled with nicotine, flavor and other chemicals. The electronic cigarette turns nicotine, which is highly addictive,...
July 23, 2009
Insomnia. Sigh. In these stressful times, nearly 30% of the U.S. population complains of disturbed sleep patterns, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. And sales of sleep medications are on the rise - 56,287,000 prescriptions were dispensed last year, a 7% increase since 2007, data from IMS Health show. Opening your eyes to what can cure the problem is half the battle, experts say....
July 23, 2009
Insomnia. Sigh. In these stressful times, nearly 30% of the U.S. population complains of disturbed sleep patterns, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. And sales of sleep medications are on the rise - 56,287,000 prescriptions were dispensed last year, a 7% increase since 2007, data from IMS Health show. Opening your eyes to what can cure the problem is half the battle, experts say....
July 23, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 23, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A class of medication used to treat high blood pressure may protect older adults against memory decline, U.S. researchers said. "High blood pressure is an important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia," lead author Dr. Kaycee Sink of Wake Forest University School of Medicine says in a statement. "Our study found that all blood...
July 23, 2009
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jul 23, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers have linked free radicals inhaled as an infant to lung disease as an adult. Using protein profiling techniques, the researchers found the genes of infants breathing in environmentally persistent free radicals present in airborne ultra fine particulate matter produced a number of proteins - including one associated with chronic...
July 23, 2009
You drive to the office, sit at a computer all day, drive home and then park yourself on the couch. If that's your life, leading obesity experts say, the government should be changing your environment and making it possible for you to become more active. There has been a big reduction in "muscle-power transportation," such as walking or biking to work or to the store, says Russell Pate, an exercise...
July 23, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jul 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Children playing active video games do burn calories, but the games are not a substitute for sports, U.S. researchers say. Compared to watching television, the calories burned while gaming or walking increased two- to three-fold. Similarly, high rates of energy expenditure, heart rate and perceived exertion were elicited from playing Wii boxing, Dance...
July 22, 2009
Insomnia. Sigh. In these stressful times, nearly 30% of the U.S. population complains of disturbed sleep patterns, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. And sales of sleep medications are on the rise - 56,287,000 prescriptions were dispensed last year, a 7% increase since 2007, data from IMS Health show. Opening your eyes to what can cure the problem is half the battle, experts say....
July 22, 2009
BOSTON - The state that pioneered health care for all is about to take another leap into the unknown: paying for it. Three years after mandating that residents get health insurance and requiring employers, insurers and taxpayers to chip in, Massachusetts has yet to control soaring costs that are eating up half its budget. So it's considering an equally radical idea: changing the way doctors and hospitals...
July 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jul 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday healthcare reform would not mean benefits to the millions of elderly patients who rely on Medicare would be cut. "What it's going to do is to change how those benefits are delivered so that they're more efficient," Obama said during a nationally televised news conference. He noted big pharmaceutical companies have...
July 22, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jul 23, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Stress and depression may cause asthma in young people to worsen, U.S. researchers say. The study, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, finds depressed children with asthma are more likely to exhibit a dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system along with increased airway compromise. The study led by Dr. Bruce Miller and Beatrice...
July 22, 2009
NEW YORK, Jul 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Six rabid raccoons have been identified in New York City this year, the city health department said. Four of the raccoons were found in the Bronx, one in Manhattan near Inwood Hill Park, and one in Queens in Long Island City. Raccoons are the most commonly reported rabid animals in New York City, but city health officials warn that skunks, bats, stray dogs...
July 22, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she is confident Congress will advance an overhaul of the nation's health care system despite divisions within her own party and mounting opposition from outside groups over its cost. As House and Senate lawmakers wrestle with how to pay the price of covering the nation's 46 million uninsured - more than $1 trillion in the first decade - the California Democrat...
July 21, 2009
HOUSTON, Jul 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Stress and anxiety - and worrying about the economy - can definitely impact sleep, a U.S. sleep expert says. Dr. Sunil Mathews, medical director of the Sleep Center at Baylor Medical Center at Irving, says insomnia can turn into a vicious cycle. For example, many who are sleepless are very likely to use caffeinated beverages like coffee, tea and sodas during...
July 21, 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jul 21, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - An edible coating that extends the freshness of fish may also increase health benefits, U.S. researchers said. The study, published in Food Chemistry, found fish oil added to an invisible "food wrap" made from citosan - a substance found in crustacean shells that keeps out bacteria and fungi - not only kept lingcod fillets fresh in the refrigerator for...
July 21, 2009
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