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Tim Hartung's life changed on April 24, 2007. That's the day the Gov. Mifflin High School freshman and burgeoning cross country star learned that he had cancer. Hartung, now 16 and a junior, has spent more than his fair share of time at Hershey Medical Center going through treatment for leukemia, which is now in remission. He has seen fi rsthand the trials and tribulations endured by cancer patients...
February 15, 2009
Feb. 16 - Every time Heather Deutsch feels her pulse race, her fingers swell or experiences a bout of indigestion, she types her symptoms into Google and comes up with a host of frightening medical conditions. Is it heart trouble? Kidney disease? Or just the result of a sedentary lifestyle? Deutsch, a 51-year-old legal assistant from Deltona, has high blood pressure. Now she worries that even the most...
February 15, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - After a heart attack, some people are hesitant about when to resume sex, but U.S. physicians say this is an important topic to discuss with doctors. "One of the toughest issues to address with patients is talking about sex," Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, said in a statement. "People...
February 14, 2009
Women who are obese when they conceive have an increased risk of delivering babies with birth defects, a report suggests today. The report, a review of 39 studies, found that obese women's babies were more than twice as likely to have spina bifida, a failure of the spine to close during early pregnancy. The extra number of cases in obese women vs. normal-weight women was small, about one in 2,000 births....
February 14, 2009
Feb. 13 - TV viewing might be, quite literally, depressing. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School studied viewing habits of then-healthy teens, tracked those subjects into adulthood, and found a statistical correlation between clinical depression in the adult and hours spent watching TV as a teen. Other forms of media, such as playing computer games and watching videos,...
February 14, 2009
Can the chicken soup - a cure for the common cold may finally be on the horizon. Scientists have unraveled the genetic code of an army of cold-causing viruses - 99 strains, to be exact. "With all this information at hand, we see strong potential for the development of the long-sought cure for the common cold, using modern genomic and molecular techniques," boasted lead researcher Stephen Liggett, a...
February 14, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - After a heart attack, some people are hesitant about when to resume sex, but U.S. physicians say this is an important topic to discuss with doctors. "One of the toughest issues to address with patients is talking about sex," Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, said in a statement. "People...
February 13, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - After a heart attack, some people are hesitant about when to resume sex, but U.S. physicians say this is an important topic to discuss with doctors. "One of the toughest issues to address with patients is talking about sex," Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, said in a statement. "People...
February 13, 2009
Those killjoys at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, who have the gall to actually look out for our health, have a regular feature called "Food Porn." It's not what you think. It's a nutritional breakdown of decadent, caloric foods. Take our quiz about restaurant items featured by the nonprofit group. 1. A slice of Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie features how many calories: a) 1,043...
February 12, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A meta-analysis by U.S. researchers finds people who exercise lower their risk of colon cancer. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University combined and analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects colon cancer risk. They found that people who exercised the most were 24 percent...
February 12, 2009
BOSTON, Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Black and Asian-American families use U.S. hospice care less than whites or Hispanics, researchers said. The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, found black patients 9 percent less likely than others to enroll in a hospice program, while Asian-Americans were 24 percent less likely to do so. Blacks were 26 percent and Asian Americans...
February 12, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers found as average blood glucose levels rose over a period of two to three months, cognitive test scores declined. "This study adds to the growing evidence that poorer blood glucose control is strongly associated with poorer memory function and that these associations can be detected well before a person develops severe memory loss,"...
February 12, 2009
NEWCASTLE, England, Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Women obese during pregnancy have a small increased risk of some birth defects, such as spina bifida and neural tube defects, British researchers said. Katherine J. Stothard and colleagues from Newcastle University in England conducted a review and meta-analysis of studies to assess the relationship between maternal overweight and obesity and the...
February 12, 2009
If you're an athlete who leans toward strenuous workouts, whether you pound the pavement or fly down black diamond ski slopes, it is time to tweak your recovery, sports nutritionists say. The long-held belief from the late 1960s encouraging avid exercisers and elite athletes to rehydrate and to reload with carbohydrates is passe. Protein has muscled its way back into popularity. Studies show that carbohydrates...
February 12, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers found as average blood glucose levels rose over a period of two to three months, cognitive test scores declined. "This study adds to the growing evidence that poorer blood glucose control is strongly associated with poorer memory function and that these associations can be detected well before a person develops severe memory loss,"...
February 12, 2009
Feb. 12 - More than 18 percent of Augusta's population is uninsured, and that number will continue to grow, said East Central Public Health District Director Ketty Gonzalez. "Considering the financial situation, there are a number of people who are uninsured or underinsured," Dr. Gonzalez said. "They are looking for health care providers they can afford." The health department provides low-cost health...
February 12, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - More than 90 percent of U.S. adults age 65 and older have prescription drug coverage today, compared with 76 percent in 2004, researchers say. The University of Michigan analysis found poor seniors are just as likely to have coverage as the rich. The analysis compares drug coverage among a nationally representative sample of 9,321 older Americans interviewed...
February 12, 2009
On Monday, Toni Cisneros began her journey to get treatment for the swelling and pain in her face. By Wednesday afternoon, she still was waiting, quietly reading "Love in the Time of Cholera" in the lobby at the Capital Health Center, a place of last resort for those without health insurance. People are used to waiting for care at the Sacramento County facility, one of five such clinics for indigent...
February 11, 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A U.S. newsletter advises how to take those very healthy fish oil supplements, but avoid that fishy aftertaste. People who want the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids but don't want to eat a lot of fish often turn to supplements. The Mayo Clinic Health Letter advises putting capsules in the freezer before swallowing to avoid the fishy burp. "Swallow the...
February 11, 2009
With a crippled economy forcing millions of cash-strapped Americans to entertain themselves at home, it's not surprising that one particular product is seeing a sales increase - condoms. While car purchases plummeted and designer clothes mostly stayed on the racks, sales of condoms in the U.S. rose 5% in the fourth quarter of 2008, and 6% in January vs. the same time periods the previous year, The...
February 11, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Significantly more smokers are successful at quitting if they are paid to give up their cigarettes, U.S. researchers have learned. Still, they found, 90 percent couldn't lick the health-threatening habit even with financial incentives and were smoking a year later. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, involved 878 smokers - mean...
February 11, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Using money to achieve life experiences - like eating out - rather than material possessions leads to greater happiness, U.S. researchers found. Ryan Howell of San Francisco State University said the study demonstrates experiential purchases result in increased well-being because they satisfy higher order needs, specifically the need for social connectedness...
February 11, 2009
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Vigorous exercise reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, U.S. researchers said. Two studies by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory tracked approximately 41,000 runners for more than seven years. "The studies suggest that people can perhaps lessen their risk for these diseases by taking...
February 11, 2009
MADISON, Wis., Feb 10, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Experts say lead shot from firearms and lead sinkers might pose health risks for humans and wildlife alike. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that studies indicate venison often contains lead fragments, and birds have been found with fishing sinkers in their bodies and elevated lead levels in their blood. In Wisconsin, 15 percent of 199 samples...
February 11, 2009
HOUSTON, Feb 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Chocolate - a Valentine's Day favorite - can be a healthful choice too, a U.S. expert says. Sally Scroggs of the University of Texas M D. Anderson Cancer Center's Cancer Prevention Center in Houston says chocolate is not only a symbol for love, indulgence and temptation, but now can be justified for its health attributes because cocoa products contain high levels...
February 11, 2009
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