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Doctors spend years learning how to heal, but most are fairly ignorant about how to act toward patients when they run out of treatments, suggests a study today. Often, once doctors refer a patient to hospice care, they end all contact, leaving patients and their families feeling abandoned, says lead author Anthony Back, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington. "I think patients should...
March 9, 2009
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Mar 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A parent's depression results in a child's increased household and caregiving responsibilities and a feeling of loneliness, researchers in Sweden said. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden studied nine families, looking at 11 parents and 10 children and young adults ages 5-26. Registered Nurse Britt Hedman...
March 9, 2009
PARIS, Mar 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Belly fat is strongly associated with decreased lung function, sex, body mass index and other complications, researchers in France said. Lead author Dr. Natalie Leone of French National Institute for Health and Medical Research and colleagues analyzed health information on more that 120,000 people from the Paris Investigations Preventives et Cliniques Center and...
March 9, 2009
TORONTO, Mar 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A Canadian researcher suggests that some with schizophrenia may be helped by looking at individual biochemistry, nutrient deficiency, diet and allergies. Dr. Abram Hoffer, a psychiatrist in Toronto, said some studies have shown that the predisposition to schizophrenia is inherited, and although there is little one can do about genetic factors that might lead...
March 9, 2009
ITHACA, N.Y., Mar 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Fear of finding a problem or a painful test is the greatest barrier to adults age 50 and older from getting a colorectal screening, U.S. researchers said. Srijana Bajracharya of Ithaca College in New York said the results came from a survey of employees at two central New York higher education academic institutions. "In the initial survey, we received responses...
March 9, 2009
GOTHENBURG , Sweden, Mar 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Fifteen-year-old boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores, Sweden researchers found. The study of nearly 4,000 teenagers, published in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica, found eating fish once a week was enough to increase combined, verbal and visuospatial intelligence scores by an average of 6 percent, while eating...
March 9, 2009
Olivia Newton-John wants women to get physical - again. The Grammy Award-winning singer recently launched a breast self-examination kit designed to encourage women to perform monthly checks along with routine checkups and mammograms. Her Liv Aid kit features a demonstration pillow to intensify a woman's sense of touch and help her recognize what's normal for her body. "The earlier you find something,...
March 9, 2009
For years, an unusual coalition of advocates and lawmakers has worked to legalize medical marijuana in New Jersey. Last month, the group won its biggest victory to date when the Senate approved a medical-marijuana bill in a bipartisan vote of 22-16. It was the first time such legislation had made it past the committee stage to a floor vote in Trenton. Supporters of medical marijuana are hopeful the...
March 9, 2009
On a late-winter Saturday night a few weeks ago, Natalie Penoyer and her girlfriends plunked themselves down at the bar at Clare & Don's, a beachy, island-themed restaurant in Falls Church, Va., and ordered up pomegranate margaritas. The young Washington, D.C.-area professionals said they were likely to have a few more drinks before the night was over, maybe even make another stop at a karaoke bar...
March 9, 2009
Betty Villegas and her sister, Irma Santa Cruz, lost their mother to ovarian cancer when they were young girls. Monica Davis was 3 when her mom died of breast cancer. All three women were tested for a hereditary mutated gene that greatly increases their risks in developing cancers. Villegas, 55, Santa Cruz, 52, and Davis, 32, are all carriers of the gene known as BRCA1, and they want to get the word...
March 8, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Mar 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Curcumin, turmeric's main ingredient, inserts itself into cell membranes and makes them more orderly and resistant to infection, U.S. researchers said. University of Michigan researchers led by Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy said the membrane goes from being crazy and floppy to being more disciplined and ordered, so information flow through it can be controlled....
March 8, 2009
CHICAGO, Mar 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A U.S. study suggests some statin drugs used to lower cholesterol may also reduce sexual pleasure, researchers said. The research, involving more than 1,000 adults with high LDL cholesterol, found patients who took simvastatin - marketed as Zocor - had the largest LDL drop and the largest drop in sexual pleasure, USA Today reported Friday. Pravastatin - marketed...
March 7, 2009
ROME, Mar 7, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. and Italian researchers say hydrogen sulfide emitted by hot springs may act as a natural version of Viagra. The gas, which has a pungent odor often compared to the smell of rotten eggs, has been found to widen blood vessels and appears to be able to combat impotence, the Italian news service ANSA reported. The research was conducted under the guidance of researchers...
March 7, 2009
Cotton swabs tucked between their jaws and cheeks, bishops from the nation's largest Lutheran denomination sat in silence for three minutes on Thursday as they underwent testing for HIV. Those few minutes of silence would serve to break another silence, one that the bishops insist has kept the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from addressing the global AIDS crisis and welcoming AIDS victims into...
March 6, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Mar 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - People age 50 and older performed worse on special tests after having moderate amounts of alcohol, but they did not know it, U.S. researchers said. The University of Florida researchers said that although people 50 or older in the study metabolized alcohol similar to how younger people did, they performed worse on special tests after having moderate...
March 6, 2009
TUCSON, Mar 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Personal nutrition coach and U.S. nutrition author Jack Challem is challenging a recent study on high doses of vitamin C interfering with chemotherapy drugs. Challem, a Tucson, Ariz., personal nutrition coach and a regular contributor to the journal Alternative and Complementary Therapies, challenges the findings of a study published in Cancer Research which concludes...
March 6, 2009
Pharmacies around the United States are offering free antibiotics to cash-strapped consumers, but health officials say the incentives send the wrong message and could worsen the problem of drug resistance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent letters to several pharmacies last week urging them to promote responsible use of antibiotics to their customers. Several pharmacies, including...
March 6, 2009
Rates of diabetes are significantly higher than expected among children and adolescents from five ethnic and racial groups in the United States, according to findings by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and others. The results are outlined in a supplement to the March issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study examined non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, African-American, Asian and Pacific Islander and Navajo...
March 5, 2009
California's menu-labeling legislation has created a good nutritional resource for diners. But a guy can look pretty geeky studying the small print at ye local fast-food joint while those behind him in line are tapping their feet and clearing their throats in annoyance. A new Web site, www.goodfoodnearyou.com, allows people to check out the healthiest choices before heading to Burger King, Applebee's,...
March 5, 2009
While many people suffer from heartburn and gastric reflux disease, only a small number develop more severe ailments that can lead to esophageal cancer. Scientists who have been trying to understand what may protect against these conditions have identified an unlikely agent: wine. Two studies published this month in the journal Gastroenterology suggest that people who drink wine in moderation are less...
March 5, 2009
TV has become a great scapegoat for these stressful times. But is a teenager who watches hours of daily television more likely to become depressed? Yes. In a study conducted at University of Pittsburgh, researchers interviewed 4,142 adolescents - none of whom showed signs of depression at the start - and found that, when they checked in with them seven years later, 7 percent of the adolescents (who...
March 5, 2009
EUGENE, Ore., Mar 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers say a person who lives in a neighborhood with more fast food outlets and less opportunities to walk has a higher risk of weight gain. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, finds neighborhoods having the highest amount of fast food outlets were associated with an increase of 3 pounds in weight and .8 inches in waist...
March 5, 2009
BOSTON, Mar 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A Boston University School of Medicine study suggests short bursts of nitrites can be beneficial in protecting the heart from stress. The study, researchers said, demonstrated for the first time that short elevations in circulating levels of nitrites are sufficient to have a lasting impact on the heart by modulating its oxidation status and its protein machinery....
March 5, 2009
The city passed its annual physical yesterday - but not without a few warning signs. More New Yorkers had a regular doctor and got a colonoscopy screening, while fewer smoked and died from AIDS, drugs or alcohol, Mayor Bloomberg reported at a press conference in Maimonides hospital's cancer center in Brooklyn. But the latest statistics, from 2007, weren't entirely positive. Just 74 percent of women...
March 5, 2009
The following thought came from a just-turned 10-year old fourth-grade student at East Park School. "My best friend's mom has cancer and I've had diabetes for a yearaEUR^now. That made me think that it would be good to raise some money for people who live with diabetes and cancer every day." The young girl is Emily Nutter, and it was a year or more ago that she was first diagnosed with diabetes. The...
March 4, 2009
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