Eating Healthy - Exercise Requirements on Menus and Labels
Would you eat less if labels and menus listed the amount of exercise needed to work off a meal's calories? A recent study lead by Dr. Meena Shah at TCU shows people make healthier decisions when presented with information in this way.
www.nytimes.com
When You're Sick -- Pay a Doctor or Tough it Out?
Millions of Americans are forgoing doctor visits due to the high cost of health care. Even people with health insurance are taking a pass.
money.cnn.com
West Nile Up 35 Percent
Cases up 35% since last week and more than 1,400 cases of severe disease have been reported in this worst season on record.
www.webmd.com
Heart Attack Survivors Should Be Wary Of Some Painkillers
Heart attack survivors should be wary about taking a common group of painkillers known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs because the drugs could increase longer term risk of a second heart attack, or even death.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Map Of 1918 Flu Virus Invaluable For Dealing With Future Pandemics Say Scientists
Having available the complete genetic map of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50 million people worldwide offers new insights into flu virus biology and will help prevent and control future epidemics, according to a paper published online in the journal mBio on Tuesday.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Working Moms Enjoy Better Physical And Mental Health
Study shows mothers who work full-time are healthier at age 40 than moms who stay at home, work part time, or moms who find themselves repeatedly out of work.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Obesity May Speed Up Mental Decline
Combined with high blood pressure and other metabolic factors, people who are obese in middle age may experience a more rapid decline in cognitive skills like thinking and memory
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Cutting Salt Could Cut Cancer
If people in the UK cut the amount of salt they consumed to the recommended daily maximum, it could prevent one in seven cases of stomach cancer.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Women More Affected By Anxiety Than Men
Anxiety cranks up activity in a woman's brain while men's brains refrain from going into overdrive due to worry.
www.livescience.com
Kids' ER Visits Double From Batteries
A new study in the US has found that the number of ER visits by children under the age of 18 to deal with battery-related emergencies has doubled in the last two decades.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Spice Up Your Food For Your Health
If you’re a fan of spicy meals, new research offers good news: heavily spiced foods may be beneficial for the heart, by substantially reducing triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood, even in high-fat meals.
www.npr.org
As America's Waistline Expands, Costs Soar
U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on steering and braking. Cars are burning nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than if passengers weighed what they did in 1960.
www.insurancebroadcasting.com
Spenda Causes Cancer Concern
Following the discovery in a new study that mice have a higher risk of developing cancer after eating the popular British-made low-calorie artificial sweetener sucralose (Splenda), a leading cancer scientist calls for urgent research.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Is Daily Asprin Risky Or Beneficial?
Many people take a low dose of aspirin every day to lower their risk of a further heart attack or stroke, or if they have a high risk of either. Read on to weight out the risks and benefits.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Imported Foods Increase Disease
According to the Center for Disease Control, food borne disease from imported foods is on the rise with more foods from more countries causing more outbreaks.
www.webmd.com
Red Meat Shortens Life Expectancy
A recent study claims a diet high in red meat can shorten life expectancy by increasing your risk for cancer and heart problems.
www.bbc.co.uk
Weight Control For Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
A high-risk, socioeconomically disadvantaged group of obese patients seem to have achieved modest weight loss and improved blood pressure control by attending a behavioral intervention program.
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242777.php
American Children Sugar Intake Too High
A new report from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) shows 16% of total daily caloric intake of children and adolescents coming from added sugar in foods and drinks.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
May Use Melanoma Patients' Own Cells For Treatment
Study gives hope that patients with progressive metastatic melanoma may one day be treated with lab-grown clones of their own anti-tumor cells.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Cancer Drug Could Also Reverse Alzheimer's
A new study shows that a skin cancer drug that has been available for nearly 13 years reversed Alzheimer's symptoms and eliminated brain damaging proteins in mice.
www.healthcentral.com
Open Heart Surgery Alternatives
Interventional cardiologists created an alternative to open heart surgery by developing a mitral valve clip that is inserted through a catheter.
www.sciencedaily.com
Japanese Health Care Cost Cutting Lessons
Could we learn a thing or two from Japan's health care cost cutting techniques?
ebn.benefitnews.com
Walmart Encouraging Healthy Eating
Walmart is adding a "Great For You" icon to convince shoppers that they can make healthy low-cost grocery choices.
ebn.benefitnews.com
Mood and Social Life Part of Doctor's Visit
Many medical conditions affect the quality of a patient's emotional and social life, which often isn't apparent from physical measurements and lab tests alone. Now, more doctors are inquiring about their patients' pain, difficulty accomplishing everyday activities, embarrassment about a condition and other issues that physicians traditionally haven't considered.
online.wsj.com
Excessive Routine Health Checks?
Experts are saying some expensive and time consuming screening tests are unnecessary. Find out which tests are important and which ones can be postponed.
www.lifehealthpro.com
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