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The government has raised the bar for physical activity levels - and nobody's exempt, not even children or older adults. And exercise researchers couldn't be happier. The new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are the most comprehensive federal recommendations ever and the new gold standard. "These are really well done,...
October 8, 2008
Not sure what to order at McDonald's? Ask the city's dietitian for help. A new blog will take questions about how to eat out healthily at everywhere from a hot-dog stand to a corner deli, officials said yesterday. "For instance, just ordering tap water instead of soda will save hundreds of calories a day - and several dollars," said Cathy Nonas of the Health Department. The blog will go up at nyc.gov/health...
October 8, 2008
Oct. 6 - In health care, the treatment you receive often depends on where you live, not on the best course of action. Older women in Buffalo, for instance, are twice as likely to get a mastectomy for breast cancer than patients in Burlington, Vt., but they are half as likely to undergo the surgery than women in Tupelo, Miss. Instead of medical therapy, men over 65 with an enlarged prostate are twice...
October 8, 2008
Manufacturers of non-prescription pediatric cough and cold medicines are advising parents not to give them to children under age four, a consumer group announced. "Leading manufacturers of these medicines are voluntarily transitioning the labeling on oral over the counter pediatric cough and cold medicines to state 'do not use in children under four years of age'," said a statement issued Tuesday by...
October 8, 2008
Dec. 2 - Being cooped up from the cold can cause heated arguments inside - and seasonal stressors can fray festive nerves. Law enforcement has traditionally responded to more domestic and assault calls during the holiday season. Time off from work, kids off from school, financial obligations for gifts and travel and too much family togetherness can cause stress that may mask an underlying increase...
October 8, 2008
PHOENIX - New studies that target Americans' expanding waistlines were presented this weekend at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society, an organization of researchers and weight-loss professionals. They include: Teens' timing can be bad Girls often become much less physically active during their teen years, but researchers say that is just when they should move into high gear if they want to control...
October 7, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Fears are growing around the world about the safety of Chinese dairy products after thousands of babies in China fell ill from drinking tainted milk formula, with bans and recalls in place in several countries. Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Bangladesh, Gabon, Burundi and the Philippines are some of the countries testing Chinese dairy products or pulling...
October 7, 2008
NASHVILLE, Oct 7, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Healthcare reform advocates say they're hoping the major-party U.S. presidential nominees will start talking more about insurance and cost issues. As U.S. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., were preparing to meet Tuesday night in Nashville for their second presidential debate, the issues of U.S. residents without health insurance and reducing...
October 7, 2008
Cancer screening saves lives. You hear it all the time. But our aggressive search for cancer has a downside, too. "When we look hard enough, and we are getting better and better at looking hard, ultimately we realize that a whole bunch of people have cancer, but not all of those cancers are going to matter to them," said Dr. Gilbert Welch, a professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health...
October 7, 2008
At 23, Tinsley Hess holds down two jobs, loves Clay Aiken, goes to the mall with her friends and plays golf every weekend. Oh, and she has Down syndrome. Down syndrome, a chromosomal disorder seen in one in 800 live births, causes mild to moderate retardation and other medical problems. The Cary resident and her family say her condition is a fact of her life but not the defining one. "She's Tinsley,"...
October 7, 2008
NASHVILLE, Oct 7, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Healthcare reform advocates say they're hoping the major-party U.S. presidential nominees will start talking more about insurance and cost issues. As U.S. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., were preparing to meet Tuesday night in Nashville for their second presidential debate, the issues of U.S. residents without health insurance and reducing...
October 6, 2008
Fans may reduce the risk of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, a study shows. Babies who slept in a room with a fan were 72% less likely to die from SIDS, according to a study released today from Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The study included interviews with the mothers of 185 infants who died from SIDS and the mothers of 312 other babies. Fans offered even more protection in...
October 6, 2008
Economic stress is taking its toll on Americans' emotional and physical health, survey data show: More than half of Americans report irritability or anger, fatigue and sleeplessness, and almost half say they self-medicate by overeating or indulging in unhealthful foods. Money and the economy topped the list of stressors for at least 80% of those surveyed by the American Psychological Association, which...
October 6, 2008
Oct. 7 - In the ongoing battle to become healthier, one of the tools health care professionals most often rely on is also one of the least understood by the public. A person's BMI, or body mass index, is calculated from their height and weight. Doctors consider it to be a scientific guide to whether a person is at their healthiest weight. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood institute, the...
October 6, 2008
As charitable organizations increasingly look to individuals for donations, many have turned to community-based, health-related events such as walks or runs where survivors and participants can tell stories while raising money for a cause. The events create a donor pool, says Patrick Rooney, research director at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. "It's not just the dollars that are being...
October 6, 2008
WASHINGTON - On the first day of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices appeared receptive Monday to a tobacco lawyer's arguments that federal law blocks state lawsuits claiming fraud in the marketing of "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes. Lawyer Theodore Olson urged the justices to toss out a claim from Maine smokers of Marlboro Lights who say Philip Morris deceptively advertised them as safer than...
October 6, 2008
Oct. 6 - North Texans have heard the high-pitched whine of mosquitoes less frequently this summer. And with fewer of the pests out there biting, health officials say, there's been a steep drop in reported human West Nile virus infections. This summer and fall are on track to be one of the mildest seasons since the disease took hold here in 2002. Epidemiologists and other health officials say a quiet...
October 6, 2008
Your daily caffeine blast from "energy" drinks might be killing you. A new study says the high-powered drinks have so much of a jolt that the government should put warning labels on them. "The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola. Yet the caffeine amounts are often unlabeled, and few include warnings about the potential...
October 5, 2008
So much has been written about breast cancer it's hard to imagine there's anything new to say about a topic that will directly affect more than 182,000 women this year in the United States. But in the new book, "I Am Not My Breast Cancer,"(William Morrow, $25.95) more than 800 women speak from their hearts and deliver a message well worth reading. Somewhere in this 379-page book, women are sure to...
October 5, 2008
No level of the chemical melamine, which has been found in milk from China, is acceptable in baby formula, the Food and Drug Administration has ruled. In other foods, only a tiny amount - 2.5 parts per million - is considered acceptable, the agency says. Formula tainted with melamine has killed at least four babies and sickened more than 54,000 children in China. It is now turning up in products containing...
October 5, 2008
Oct. 6 - In health care, the treatment you receive often depends on where you live, not on the best course of action. Older women in Buffalo, for instance, are twice as likely to get a mastectomy for breast cancer than patients in Burlington, Vt., but they are half as likely to undergo the surgery than women in Tupelo, Miss. Instead of medical therapy, men over 65 with an enlarged prostate are twice...
October 5, 2008
Oct. 6 - Cindy Bucholz usually pores over a doctor's background when making an appointment, but she forgot to do the homework before seeing a new ear specialist last year. She did not like his approach to her problem, so she later checked him out and found he had lost or settled three lawsuits by patients who claimed they were injured in his care. She looked up a second specialist and found he had...
October 5, 2008
To illustrate how unchecked stress can take a toll on the body, mental health specialist Erica Kramer described a familiar situation busy women can find themselves in. "Your car is on the 'E' and you keep passing gas stations because you don't want to make the time to stop. Pretty soon you're going to run out of gas," said Kramer, one of the key presenters at Women's Day sponsored by Schuylkill Health...
October 5, 2008
To illustrate how unchecked stress can take a toll on the body, mental health specialist Erica Kramer described a familiar situation busy women can find themselves in. "Your car is on the 'E' and you keep passing gas stations because you don't want to make the time to stop. Pretty soon you're going to run out of gas," said Kramer, one of the key presenters at Women's Day sponsored by Schuylkill Health...
October 5, 2008
LAWTON, Okla. Mold infests the barracks that were set up here a year ago for wounded soldiers after poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center triggered a systemwide overhaul, soldiers say. Twenty soldiers, who spoke to USA TODAY early last week, said their complaints about mold and other problems went unheeded for months. They also said they had been ordered not speak about the conditions...
October 4, 2008
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