| Coronary disease in healthy people |
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Artery risk looms in seemingly healthy patients
Artery risk looms in seemingly healthy patientsPeople diagnosed with clogged arteries have a one-in-seven chance of dying, having a heart attack or stroke, or of being admitted to the hospital within a year, even if they feel fine, researchers reported on Tuesday.While clogged arteries are well known to cause heart attacks or strokes, the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is the first to put such a precise number on the risk and to show how soon a life-threaten...
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| More Fruit May Lower Colon Cancer Risk |
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More Fruit May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
More Fruit May Lower Colon Cancer RiskEating lots of fruit and little meat may help prevent precancerous colon polyps, a new study shows. The take-home message: "Eat more fruit, eat less meat, and don't stop eating your vegetables," Gregory Austin, M.D., M.P.H., tells WebMD. Austin is a gastroenterology fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his colleagues studied the dietary patterns of 725 adults who got colonoscopies. In a colonoscopy, doctors guide a thin...
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| Chinese Restaurant Food Unhealthy |
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Chinese Restaurant Food Unhealthy
Study: Chinese Restaurant Food UnhealthyThe typical Chinese restaurant menu is a sea of nutritional no-nos, a consumer group has found. A plate of General Tso's chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium and more than half the calories an average adult needs for an entire day. The battered, fried chicken dish with vegetables has 1,300 calories, 3,200 milligrams of sodium and 11 grams of saturated fat. That's before the rice (200 calories a cup). And after the egg rolls (20...
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| Chickenpox Vaccine Loses Effectiveness |
 | Chickenpox Vaccine Loses Effectiveness
Chickenpox Vaccine Loses Effectiveness in Study The chickenpox vaccine Varivax has changed the profile of the disease in the population, researchers are reporting.In a study appearing Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers confirm what doctors have already known ...
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 | Ditch the Itch
Ditch the ItchBy Carly YoungLifeScript Staff Writer When it comes to itchy skin, the words uncomfortable and annoying don...
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| Soft drinks associated with diabetes |
 | Soft drinks associated with diabetes
Soft drinks associated with diabetes, report findsA review of published studies shows a clear and consistent relationship between drinking sugary (non-diet) soft drinks and poor nutrition, increased risk for obesity -- and increased risk for diabetes.There is no denying that sugar-loaded soft drinks are having "a negative impact on health," Dr. Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, said in a telephone interview.Havin...
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| Study shows why exercise boosts brainpower |
 | Exercise boosts brainpower
Study shows why exercise boosts brainpowerExercise boosts brainpower by building new brain cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss, U.S. researchers reported Monday.Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a brain region called the dentate gyrus, a part of the hippocampus that is known to be affected in the age-related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans.The researchers used magnetic resonance imaging scans to help document the process in mice -- ...
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| Chained to your desk? Beware blood clots |
 | Chained to your desk? Beware blood clots
Chained to your desk? Beware blood clotsOffice workers glued to computer screens are at greater risk of deadly blood clots forming in their legs than long-distance air travelers, the author of a New Zealand study on thrombosis said Monday.The study found that 34 percent of patients admitted to hospital with blood clots had been seated at work for long periods, its leader, Prof. Richard Beasley of New Zealand's privately funded Medical Research Institute, told The Associated Press.Deep-vein throm...
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| 10 myths about the pill busted |
 | 10 myths about the pill busted
10 myths about the pill busted By Caroline TigerHealth.com One day you're told that birth-control pills sap your sex drive and make you fat. The next day they're hailed as an easy way to eliminate your period and lower the risk of ovarian cancer. The constant mixed messages and the sheer number of birth control choices is enough to send you running and screaming toward the nearest condom display. Maybe that's why a recent Health.com poll found that women have trouble separating birth control tru...
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| Green Tea May Fight Lung Cancer |
 | Green Tea May Fight Lung Cancer
Green Tea May Fight Lung CancerGreen tea may fight lung cancer and could inspire the creation of new lung cancer drugs, scientists report. But it may be too soon to count on a cup of green tea to curb lung cancer. So far, the scientists have only tested green tea extract against human lung cancer cells in test tubes, not people. The researchers included Qing-Yi Lu, PhD, of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Lu and colleagues exposed a sample of ...
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| Weight Loss Surgery Risk: Brain Damage |
 | Weight Loss Surgery Risk: Brain Damage
Weight Loss Surgery Risk: Brain DamageAfter weight loss surgery, some patients risk brain damage from vitamin B-1 deficiency, researchers report. Too little vitamin B-1 ...
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| Unraveling The Cancer-Poverty Connection |
 | Unraveling The Cancer-Poverty Connection
Unraveling The Cancer-Poverty ConnectionAs the chief surgical resident at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Dr. Harold Freeman could have written his own ticket, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric reports. Instead, he decided to set up shop at Harlem Hospital in 1967. "It was a very big shock for me," he said, because all of his training was suddenly useless for so many of his cancer patients. It was simply too late. "Half of the women at Harlem Hospital were ...
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| New Warnings on Anemia Drugs |
 | New Warnings on Anemia Drugs
FDA Issues New Warnings on Anemia DrugsFDA Issues Stern New Warnings for Doctors to More Carefully Prescribe Widely Used Anemia DrugsFederal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease. At issue are drugs sold under the brand names Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp. These drugs are genetically engineered versions of a natural p...
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| Stress Makes Teen Acne Worse |
 | Stress Makes Teen Acne Worse
Stress Makes Teen Acne WorseStudy Shows Acne More Severe in Teens During Times of High StressThe largest study ever conducted on acne and stress levels confirms what many have suspected for years: Stress can make acne worse among teenagers.Researchers found teenagers who were under high levels of stress were 23% more likely to have increased acne severity.Stress has long been thought to aggravate acne, but researchers say this is the first large-scale study to confirm the relationship and look a...
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| What Your Dentist Knows About Your Health |
 | What Your Dentist Knows About Your Health
What Your Dentist Knows About Your HealthFrom predicting heart disease, diabetes, and premature birth to revealing leukemia, eating disorders, and vitamin deficiencies, your teeth and gums say a mouthful about your health.The eyes may be the window to your soul, but for a look into your physical health, open wide: Your teeth and gums say a mouthful.Receding or inflamed gums, cavities, tooth loss, gingivitis, and other dental dilemmas in adults can indicate the presence of serious health problems...
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| Power up, slim down |
 | Power up, slim down
Power up, slim downChoosing a bagel over a peanut butter sandwich isn't the kind of life-altering decision that, say, changing your e-mail address is. But your pick could have heavy fitness repercussions. Grab a lame prerun snack and you'll be dragging to the finish. Reach for the wrong food when you put down those weights and next time you pump iron, you could be crashing harder than a disgraced beauty queen after an all-nighter. The simple truth is what you eat influences your performance in k...
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| Massage: It's real medicine |
 | Massage: It's real medicine
Massage: It's real medicineBy Kristyn Kusek LewisHealth.comHaving your honey rub your back is sweet, but it's tough to compete with the hands of a pro. A good massage therapist can make you feel like a new person. And now research suggests massage can ease insomnia, boost immunity, prevent PMS, and more. Maybe that's why hospitals are making it a standard therapy. "All of our surgery patients are offered the treatment -- I call it 'service with a smile' -- and it's a mandatory weekly prescriptio...
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| Men on antidepressants drink less often |
 | Men on antidepressants drink less
Men on antidepressants drink less oftenAntidepressant medication may help depressed men cut down on their drinking, but the same may not be true of women, a new study suggests.In a survey of more than 14,000 adults, Canadian researchers found that respondents with major depression tended to drink more than non-depressed men and women. However, this was not the case for depressed men who were on antidepressant medication. Among women, on the other hand, those with depression drank more regardless...
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| Study: Ibuprofen Works Best For Kids |
 | Ibuprofen Works Best For Kids
Study: Ibuprofen Works Best For Kids300 Children With Broken Bones, Bruises, Sprains Studied At Canadian HospitalDeciding which medicine to give a child in pain just got easier: The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers found that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with broken bones, bruises and sprains. Available generically and under the brand names Advil and Motrin, ibuprofen beat generic acetaminophen and codeine in an emergency room study of 300 children treated at a Can...
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| Report: FDA Eyes Kids' Cold Drugs |
 | Report: FDA Eyes Kids' Cold Drugs
Report: FDA Eyes Kids' Cold DrugsCommon children's cold and cough medicines are coming under scrutiny from federal drug regulators, who say the remedies and their recommended doses have not been studied enough in children, a newspaper reported. Dr. Charles J. Ganley, a top Food and Drug Administration official, said the agency was "revisiting the risks and benefits of the use of these drugs in children," especially those younger than 2 years old, The New York Times reported in Friday's editions....
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| Feeding Kids Right |
 | Feeding Kids Right
Feeding Kids Right The number of overweight children and teenagers has more than tripled in the last 25 years. They are at higher risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and other problems. Registered dietician Elisa Zied, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, has advice to turn the trend around in her new book, "Feed Your Family Right." On The Early Show Monday, Zied began a three-part series on food and families with a look at keeping kids at healthy weights. Zied told Trac...
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| Evidence Of Male Biological Clock Mounts |
 | Male Biological Clock
Evidence Of Male Biological Clock MountsSenay: More Studies Show Men's Ability To Father Healthy Kids Diminishes With AgeWhen people discuss biological clocks, they're likely to be referring to women. But, reported The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay Monday, evidence is mounting that men have one, too. She summarized it for co-anchor Harry Smith by saying, "Male menopause, no. A biological clock, probably yes. "There's no timeframe after which men no longer make sperm the way wo...
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Home Fire Prevention |
Home Fire Prevention Tips
Fireman Stan shares his tips to help make your home more fire safe. To view thismovie Home Fire Prevention Tips , click here.
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The Science of Love |
The Science of Love
Learn a bit about the science of love--neuro transmitters and love maps--and how these influence attraction and relationships.To seethis movie The Science of Love, click here.
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Moore In Health Care |
Film maker Micahel Moore Talking about Single Payer Universal health care.
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Healthy vs Health Foods |
Do you know how to read food labels? Maybe you THOUGHT you did. Truth is, you probably don't. But Jeff Novick of the Pritikin Center does, and in his full talk he shows the 3 easy steps you MUST ... To see Health Food vs. Healthy Food -- How to read labels, click here.
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Single Payer Health Ins |
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Why and How of Single Pay Health Inurnace
A must see. If you are concerned about where medicine and your health care are going, you should see and listen to this short video. To see this video “What Is Single-Payer?”, click here
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We Become Silent |
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We Become Silent
International award-winning filmmaker
Kevin P. Miller of Well TV wrote and produced this documentary
about the threat to medical freedom of choice. 'We Become Silent: The
Last Days of Health Freedom' details the ongoing attempts by
multinational pharmaceutical interests and giant food companiesto prevent your from purchasingor using vitamin-mineral supplements.It is narrated by Dame Judith Dench.
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Charlie Rose |
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The panel discusses the rise in obesity in the US, along with its accompanying health concerns, such as type 2 diabetes. A number of obesity experts voice their opinions on the best measures to prevent further weight increases and to treat the existing health concerns. To see Charlie Rose, click here.
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Meditation and Yoga |
Meditation and Yoga
for Stress and Emotional Health
Peter Van Houten MD
Learn the science and techniques to gently and easily make lasting, positive changes necessary for emotional well-being through yoga and meditation with Peter Van Houten, MD, co-author of the Yoga Therapy book series. To see Meditation and Yoga, click here.
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Corporate Wellness |
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This is the 1st episode of the Wellness TV Show featuring leaders in the Health/Wellness & Fitness field from L&T Health & Fitness, Allison Flatley and Gail Fast. A must watch! To see this video, Corparate Wellness Concepts , click here.
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