May 2007
| Hot Water Removes Allergens Best |
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Hot Water Removes Allergens Best
Hotter is better when it comes to killing dust mites and other allergens in your laundry. A new study shows washing laundry in hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) kills 100 percent of dust mites. But turn the dial down just 36 degrees to a warm, 104-degree Fahrenheit wash and only 6.5 percent of dust mites are killed in the laundry. Hotter water was also better at removing dog dander and pollen. But if your delicate laundry can't take the heat, researchers also suggest another way to reduce dust ...
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| Does Screening Mammography Save Lives? |
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Does Screening Mammography Save Lives?
Numbers May Not Justify Practice for Routine MammogramsBreast cancer is a topic that seldom evokes dispassionate, let alone objective, treatment. There is good reason for that. We all know, often intimately, of the tragedy this cancer can cause. Furthermore, the topic roils with gender issues and other issues of bias in the provision of health care. No one should be deprived of effective care of the highest quality for any reason, including gender and ethnicity. We need to address past wrongs. H...
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| Prescription Drug Use Up in Teen Girls |
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Prescription Drug Use Up in Teen Girls
5-Year Report Shows Sharpest Increase in Type 2The number of teens, especially girls, taking prescription drugs for type 2 diabetes, sleep problems, and other illnesses is up.That
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| Exhaustion: the modern malady |
 | Exhaustion: the modern malady
Is work exhausting us in a way it never did before? Two things happened in one day that made me wonder. First, my new housemate got home just before midnight: "Did you have a nice night out?" I asked. "Oh no -- I didn't go out," he replied. "I've been at work since 8am." These sorts of hours are normal in the banking industry, he explains. Also, don't worry about stocking up on extra food he says; "I have breakfast, lunch and dinner at work." That afternoon I visit a physiotherapist. My nec...
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| A Little Alcohol May Help Aging Brains |
 | A Little Alcohol May Help Aging Brains
Research Shows It Can Slow Dementia In Elderly Who Have Mild Mental DeclinesDrinking alcohol in moderation may slow the progression to dementia in elderly people who already have mild mental declines, new research suggests. Defined in the study as less than one drink a day, low to moderate drinking was associated with a significantly slower progression to dementia among people with mild age-related cognitive declines, compared with nondrinkers. The protective benefit was not seen with higher alc...
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| An End to Bad Fats? |
 | An End to Bad Fats?
Maybe You Can Enjoy That SteakScientists Work on Ways to Neutralize Unhealthy FatsDon't throw those juicy steaks away yet. Scientists believe they may have discovered how to make the fats that are most hazardous to our hearts no more harmful than the fats that are supposed to be good for us, like fish oil. And what's even more important, the discovery may launch us on a course that could eliminate heart disease. "If it works as well in us as it does in mice, it would push us in that direction," ...
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| Could Microwave Popcorn Be Toxic? |
 | Could Microwave Popcorn Be Toxic?
Chemical in Popcorn Could Pose Health RiskMicrowave popcorn is one of America's favorite couchside snacks, but the butter flavor is raising questions about whether the crunchy treat could be dangerous to something other than the waist. The chemical that helps create microwave popcorn's buttery aroma has been linked to serious health issues for workers who make the snack. After working for 10 months at a St. Louis, Mo., flavoring company, 53-year-old Jerry Blaylock developed a life-threatening di...
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| Sunscreen may not ward off deadly skin cancer |
 | Sunscreen may not ward off deadly skin cancer
Avoid disease by covering up with clothes, staying in shade, experts sayThe latest skin-cancer prevention advice is to stop trusting sunscreen as the front line of defense against harmful rays. Instead, wear sunblocking clothing or stay out of the sun altogether, experts say. Sunscreen has been shown to protect against UV skin damage as well as basal carcinomas and squamous cell carcinoma ...
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| Pure fruit juice not likely to put weight on kids |
 | Pure fruit juice not likely to put weight on kids
Contrary to popular belief, drinking pure 100 percent fruit juice does not make young children overweight or at risk for becoming overweight, new research shows. Pure fruit juice provides essential nutrients and, in moderation, may actually help children maintain a healthy weight.Inconsistent research findings have led to continued debate over the potential associations between drinking 100 percent fruit juice, nutrient intake, and overweight in children.In the their study, researchers analyzed ...
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| Feeling lethargic, moody, tired, fat? It could be your thyroid |
 | Feeling lethargic, moody, tired, fat? It could be your thyroid
Most people say they're tired when they skip their morning run or nod off during their favorite 9 o'clock sitcom. But if you want to know about real bone-crunching fatigue, the kind that chains you to your bed, ask someone with a thyroid disorder.For me, the exhaustion was totally out of character. I'd always been high-energy, even a tad hyper. Six hours of sleep a night was enough. Then last fall I became a different person, someone I didn't like very much at all.I'd get up at 7:15 and see my 1...
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| 15 Ways To Make Your Food Safer |
 | 15 Ways To Make Your Food Safer
Food Safety Strategies From The Market To The TableTainted animal feed. Spinach scares. Peanut butter recalls. Food safety has been big news lately, which is making many people think twice about what's on their plates. First, the facts. The FDA says some U.S. hogs, poultry, and farmed fish recently ate animal feed containing Chinese ingredients tainted with an industrial chemical called melamine. But the FDA says people who ate meat from those animals are likely at "very low" risk of melamine-re...
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| Whole Grains May Help The Heart |
 | Whole Grains May Help The Heart
People Who Eat 2.5 Servings A Day Are 21% Less Likely To Have Heart Disease, Research ShowsThere's a new report to add to the stack of studies on the heart benefits of whole grains.People who eat 2.5 daily servings of whole grains are about one-fifth less likely to have heart disease than those who skimp on whole grains, a new research review shows.But relatively few people have made whole grains a dietary staple, note the reviewers, who included Philip Mellen, M.D., of Wake Forest University's ...
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| 95-Year-Old Woman Graduates from College |
 | 95-Year-Old Woman Graduates from College
Nola Ochs' Is World's Oldest Person to Graduate On Saturday in Kansas, a 95-year-old woman will become the world's oldest college graduate. Nola Ochs, who began taking college classes more than 30 years ago, has become a celebrity on the campus of Fort Hays State University in Kansas, where she will graduate with a degree in history. "Several years ago, I quit counting my age," Ochs said. "We celebrated my birthday, but I didn't want to be told how old I am." Like her younger classmates, Ochs's ...
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| Childhood trauma is widespread in US |
 | Childhood trauma is widespread in US -study
About two-thirds of U.S. children will go through a traumatic event in their childhood but few are likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder, U.S. researchers said on Monday.The finding reveals a certain emotional resiliency in children, but it also suggests that the way children process troubling experiences is different from adults, said William Copeland of Duke University Medical Center, whose study appeared in the Archives of General Psychiatry.Copeland and colleagues conducted ann...
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| Aspirin risk compares to driving cars |
 | Aspirin risk compares to driving cars, study finds
Taking an aspirin every day may help prevent heart disease and stroke but, for a middle-aged man, it is nearly as risky as driving a car or working as a firefighter, researchers said on Tuesday.While people are poor at assessing true risks, they are often willing to take on those risks in exchange for the benefits -- which can include simply having fun, said Joshua Cohen and Peter Neumann of Tufts-New England Medical Center.Writing in the journal Health Affairs, they said federal regulators must...
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| Relieve Allergies the Natural Way |
 | Relieve Allergies the Natural Way
If spring and fall send your seasonal allergies into a spin, many experts say look to Mother Nature for relief that can be as comforting and easy as a day at the beach.Whether it's the long-awaited change of winter into spring, or the quiet fading of summer into fall, for many folks the changing of the seasons means more than just vacation plans and a new wardrobe -- it signals the start of seasonal allergies.Sneezing, wheezing, runny nose, and itchy, watery, red eyes -- these are just some of t...
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| The New Low-Cholesterol Diet: Plant Sterols and Stanols |
 | The New Low-Cholesterol Diet
What are sterols and stanols, and does anyone like to eat them?Almost everyone has eaten cholesterol-lowering foods like walnuts, salmon, and oatmeal. But what's a plant sterol or stanol? And do you really want to eat it?Most experts say yes. "Eating sterol and stanol-containing foods is an easy way to lower your LDL cholesterol, which helps reduce the risk of heart disease," says Ruth Frechman, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association (ADA.)Plant sterols and stanols are substance...
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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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