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LOS ANGELES, Jul 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Vitamin D and turmeric spice might help stimulate the immune system to clear the brain of plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said. The findings, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, may lead to preventing and treating Alzheimer's by utilizing the property of vitamin D3, a form of vitamin D, alone and together with natural...
July 17, 2009
MELBOURNE, Jul 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Doctors are finding ways to reduce the agony for infants undergoing painful procedures such as heel lances to draw blood, Australian researchers said. Studies have shown poorly managed pain in infants can have immediate and long-term physiological and behavioral effects, Australian researchers wrote in the Journal of Pain. As a result, pediatric researchers...
July 17, 2009
CLEVELAND, Jul 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Researchers in Cleveland say they're studying ways to stop common bacteria found in a mother's mouth from harming an unborn child. Case Western Reserve University is funding the study with a five-year, $1.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the university said in a release Friday. The research is to be headed by Yiping Han, an associate...
July 17, 2009
BOSTON, Jul 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A majority of Americans think widespread H1N1 flu, with many getting very sick this fall or winter, is somewhat or very likely, a U.S. survey indicates. However, the survey by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at Harvard School of Public Health says even though 60 percent of those asked said they believe a serious outbreak is likely, 61 percent of Americans...
July 17, 2009
WATCHING Homer Simpson scarf donuts and Duff beer makes you crave food, too. A study found that boys who tune in to "The Simpsons" while eating pizza ate more - 228 calories more - than boys who didn't watch TV at all, reports Toronto's Globe and Mail. It's all because watching TV distracts kids from "recognizing satiety and satiation signals," researchers said, even if they've had a snack beforehand....
July 16, 2009
ATLANTA - Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese - a much higher rate than for other racial or ethnic groups - and the gap exists in most states, a new federal study has found. About 29 percent of Hispanics and 24 percent of whites are obese, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Health officials believe there are several reasons for the differences. People with lower incomes...
July 16, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jul 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A Missouri state agency says it delayed releasing a report on high levels of E. coli bacteria in a lake because officials did not want to cause "panic." The Department of Natural Resources refused to allow residents who live near the Lake of the Ozarks to see the report for a month, The Kansas City Star reported Thursday. The E. coli spike just before...
July 16, 2009
NEW YORK, Jul 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in New York for the first time this year, health department officials said. Dr. Thomas Farley, the city health commissioner, said the infectious mosquitoes were collected from Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, but so far, no human cases have been detected. The health department has increased mosquito surveillance...
July 16, 2009
US soldiers serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will still have access to cigarettes despite a report urging a tobacco-free military force, the Pentagon has said. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has no plans to ban the sale of cigarettes or chewing tobacco for troops doing combat duty, his press secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters Wednesday. "He knows that the situation they are confronting...
July 16, 2009
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario, Jul 15, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A couple hundred youths have come down with the H1N1 flu at three summer camps in Canada, officials say. CTV News reported Wednesday Simcoe-Muskoka District health officials said a total of 227 youths out of 1,275 attending three camps in Ontario's cottage country, about a 90-minute drive north of Toronto, had become ill with the swine flu. But the...
July 15, 2009
JERUSALEM, Jul 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - An Israeli health report says the sharp rise of salivary gland cancer could be linked to the growing use of mobile phones. The report focused on oral cavity cancer in Israel from 1970 to 2006, Haaretz said Thursday. Researchers expressed concern over the increase of malignant growth in parotid glands, located under the ear, the report said. The report said...
July 15, 2009
WASHINGTON - Seeking to overhaul the failure-plagued Afghanistan reconstruction program, U.S. development officials are taking lessons from one of the few bright spots: the health sector, where more than $1 billion in international aid since 2002 has produced measurable results. Though Afghanistan's health statistics remain some of the worst in the world, they have improved markedly over the past seven...
July 15, 2009
VIENNA, Jul 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A "heart healthy" diet and moderate physical exercise may be the best thing for the brain as well, U.S. researchers have learned. Heidi Wengreen of Utah State University and colleagues examined associations between how closely people adhered to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension - also known as the DASH diet - and risk of cognitive decline and dementia...
July 15, 2009
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jul 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Ninety percent of parents say they feel responsible for supplying their children with safety information, a U.S. survey indicates. A survey by Underwriters Laboratories, an independent product safety certification organization, also found 90 percent of children in grades kindergarten through fifth rely on their parents for information to keep them safe....
July 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jul 15, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - So-called "sandwich generation" Americans caring for children and parents are concerned about the smoking habits of both generations, researchers say. A survey, conducted by Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of the American Legacy Foundation, indicates 75 percent of respondents with a parent who is a current or former smoker worry the aging family member...
July 14, 2009
TUCSON, Jul 14, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Studies linking gum and heart diseases have spurred U.S. dentists and doctors to work together, cardiologists and dentists said. Cardiologist Dr. Marvin J. Slepian of Tucson, Ariz., and Neil R. Gottehrer of Havertown, Pa.., a dentist, lead an all-day session together on ways dentists could work more closely with doctors to develop proactive management of periodontal...
July 14, 2009
"I researched my condition on Wikipedia." That's what more doctors, myself included, are hearing from patients every day. Wikipedia is the Web's most popular online encyclopedia. Its more than 13 million articles cover almost every topic imaginable. It is among the most visited sites primarily because its articles routinely show up near the top of search engine results, like those from Google. The...
July 14, 2009
A NEW phenomenon of Internet addiction among adults and children is destroying homes, says a leading clinical psychologist. The Internet is like "a devil in the home", says Batelco Care Centre for Family Violence Cases president Dr Banna Buzaboon. Internet and computer games addiction in children can lead to isolation and a loss of social skills. While in adults it can result in relationship breakdowns...
July 14, 2009
WASHINGTON - The White House and Democratic congressional leaders, scrambling to pass health care bills within the next few weeks, are trying to keep the cost of legislation that expands coverage and controls costs to about $1 trillion over 10 years - a benchmark for moderates in both parties. So what can you buy for $1 trillion? Although the eye-popping price tag would help boost insurance coverage...
July 14, 2009
WASHINGTON - Taxing the rich may be popular with many Americans, but some experts warn that a proposed tax on the wealthy to pay for an overhaul of health care could be bad economic medicine. House Democrats included a surtax on families making more than $350,000 in a sweeping health care bill unveiled Tuesday - the latest idea Congress is considering to pay for President Obama's broad goal to provide...
July 14, 2009
NEW YORK, Jul 14, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Physically fit students in New York tend to outscore their peers who are less fit on academic tests, city health and education officials said. An analysis of data from NYC FITNESSGRAM, a comprehensive fitness assessment of New York City public school students, also shows that childhood obesity remains prevalent in New York. A report from the New York City health...
July 14, 2009
Children burn about three times more calories playing some exercise-oriented video games than they do just sitting around watching TV, a study shows. In fact, when kids play Nintendo's Wii Sports boxing or Dance Dance Revolution, they get the same amount of exercise as they would taking a brisk walk. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center measured the energy expenditure, heart...
July 13, 2009
WASHINGTON - Most Americans say it's important to overhaul health care this year, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, but they are less enthusiastic about some of the proposals to pay for it. Although a majority say controlling costs should be the legislation's top goal, more than nine in 10 oppose limits on getting whatever tests or treatments they and their doctors think are necessary. The findings underscore...
July 13, 2009
President Obama on Monday nominated for surgeon general an influential rural family physician who has spent the past two decades caring for a shrimping community along the Gulf Coast. Obama said Regina Benjamin understands the needs of the poor and uninsured and is a tireless promoter of wellness programs, making her qualified to be America's advocate during health care reforms. Benjamin founded her...
July 13, 2009
NASHVILLE, Jul 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Nearly one-third of music listeners may be in danger of hearing loss, a survey conducted in conjunction with MTV.com indicated. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, says nearly half of 2,500 MTV.com respondents experienced symptoms such as tinnitus - "ringing" in the ear - or hearing loss after loud music exposure. Hearing loss was considered...
July 13, 2009
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