September 2007
| New Tampon May Cut Toxic Shock Risk |
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New Tampon May Cut Toxic Shock Risk
Fiber Finish Reduces Production Of Disease-Causing Toxin, Researchers SayResearchers have developed a novel tampon that appears to cut the risk of menstrual toxic shock syndrome, or TSS. The key to its success: a fiber finish called glycerol monolaurate, or GML, that reduces the production of the toxin that causes menstrual TSS, says researcher Pat Schlievert, M.D., a professor of microbiology at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. His team
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| Women-Drugs With High Fetal Risk |
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Women-Drugs With High Fetal Risk
Patients, Doctors Don't Always Discuss Birth Defect PotentialWomen of childbearing age may unknowingly take drugs that could cause birth defects in fetuses
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| Older Men + Younger Women |
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Older Men + Younger Women
Geezer Power: Older Men + Younger Women = Longer LifespanScientists Say Older Men Coupling With Younger Women Increased Human LifespanScientists think they've found one of the reasons why humans defy evolution theory and live well beyond their reproductive life. It's all those old guys latching on to younger women and passing their good genes down to their kids. No kidding. For decades now evolutionary biologists have argued over a conundrum. There isn't much reason for members of any species to...
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| Exercise Has Type 2 Diabetes Benefits |
 | Exercise Has Type 2 Diabetes Benefits
Study Shows Aerobic Exercise And Weight Training May Improve Blood Sugar ControlGot type 2 diabetes? Your workout may do more than trim your waistline -- it could also improve your blood sugar control.A new Canadian study shows that people with type 2 diabetes who began exercising developed better blood sugar control, especially if they got aerobic exercise and lifted weights.Doctors should prescribe exercise to all type 2 diabetes patients who are healthy enough to work out, states an editorial...
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| Surgery Without Scars? |
 | Surgery Without Scars?
"Natural Orifice" Surgery Called "Next Greatest Surgical Evolution"French doctors who report removing a woman's gallbladder through her vagina say such "no-scar surgery" may be the wave of the future. At least two U.S. women -- one at New York Presbyterian Hospital and another at the University of California San Diego Medical Center -- have undergone similar surgeries. Doctors who advocate the technique call it "natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery" or NOTES. "Natural orifice" here me...
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| Healthy claims fool diners into eating extra |
 | Healthy claims fool diners into eating extra
When people think they're saving calories, they splurge elsewhereTo read the full story Healthy claims fool diners into eating extra, click here. People who opt for a meal at a "healthy" restaurant often consume more calories than they would dining at fast food joints that make no health claims, a new study shows.The researchers found that individuals underestimate the calorie content of foods served at restaurants they see as healthier, to a degree that could easily lead to weight gain....
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| Yeast Infections Often Misdiagnose |
 | Yeast Infections Often Misdiagnosed
Many women who believe they are suffering from a common vaginal infection may actually be misdiagnosing themselves. A recent study reveals nearly three of every four women who think they have this infection are wrong.Susan Hoffstetter, Ph.D., a women's health researcher from Saint Louis University School of Medicine, cautions against assuming the unpleasant symptoms associated with yeast infections are always caused by a yeast infection.To read the full article Yeast Infections Often Misdiagnose...
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| Loneliness May Affect Genes |
 | Loneliness May Affect Genes
Certain Genes May Be More or Less Active in Lonely People, Raising Health RisksTo read the full story Loneliness May Affect Genes, click here.Scientists say they've found a genetic "fingerprint" of loneliness that may partly explain why persistent loneliness is unhealthy.Don...
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| Which Medical Tests Do You Need? |
 | Which Medical Tests Do You Need?
Taking Stock Of Your Health? Here's What Experts Say About Check-Ups To Have And When To Have ThemTo read the full story Which Medical Tests Do You Need?, click here.Are you one of the tens of thousands of people who procrastinate when it comes to your health? You know you really need to go for that (pick one) mammogram, colonoscopy, bone density scan - but you never get around to scheduling it. And instead of taking action, you just get more and more worried about it. The Saturday Early Show as...
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| Hypnosis Reduces Breast Surgery Side Effects |
 | Hypnosis Reduces Breast Surgery Side Effects
It's something that's usually associated with stage performances and helping smokers quit, but new research suggests hypnosis may soon be an important tool in helping patients endure common side effects of breast cancer surgery. Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York showed that a 15-minute hypnosis session reduced side effects including pain, nausea and emotional distress in patients undergoing breast cancer operations. To read the full story Hypnosis Reduces Breast Surge...
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| More U.S. Women Dying In Childbirth |
 | More U.S. Women Dying In Childbirth
Rate Is Highest In Decades; C-Sections And Obesity May Play Rolehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/idU.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe increasing maternal obesity and a jump in Caesarean sections are partly to blame. Some numbers crunchers note that a change in how such deaths are reported also may be a factor. To read the full story More U.S. Women Dying In Childbirth, click here. ...
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| Mosquito Myth Busting |
 | Mosquito Myth Busting
Texas Moms Invent Mosquito Patch; Dermatologist Weighs in On What Really WorksPesky mosquitoes can make being outside a real pain. Two small-town Texas moms are trying to change that and take a bite out of the insect repellent business. "All the products that are on the market right now have some sort of chemical that is in that product and that just frightens us. We don't want to place that on our children at all," said Trish Tompkins. To read the full story Mosquito Myth Busting, click here. ...
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| Sunscreen 101 |
 | Sunscreen 101
The Bottom Line: Always Wear SunscreenProtecting your skin from the sun's damaging rays is crucial. More than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year alone. Now the FDA has announced a new ratings system for sunscreens that could block as much as twice the sun damage. To read the full story Sunscreen 101, click here....
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| Weight Loss Myths -- Busted! |
 | Weight Loss Myths -- Busted!
Weight Loss Myths Squashed and Facts Reaffirmed: Get Fit, Fast!Lorrie Hendry, host of ABC's "Fat March," a show in which a group of people trying to lose a lot of weight walk across the country dispels health myths and reaffirms the facts, so we can all be on our way to healthier versions of ourselves. Knowing the facts and fictions can help you lose weight and keep it off. Lorrie would know: She herself has lost 75 pounds, and kept it off. To read the full story Weight Loss Myths -- Busted!, cl...
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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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