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Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources 2008-07-31 21:41:00 Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and complementary and integrative Medicine
(CIM) are therapies of proven or unproven efficacy that have been used to promote wellness, to manage symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment or to treat cancer. When properly combined with standard cancer treatments, some complementary therapies can enhance wellness and quality of life, but others ma Read more:Complementary
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Health Tip: Prevent Heartburn 2008-07-30 22:42:00 (Health
Day News) -- Foods that trigger heartburn in many people include chocolate, fatty and spicy foods, and dairy products.Avoiding foods and beverages that trigger your symptoms is paramount, but you can also do other things to prevent the onset of heartburn, the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse says: If you are overweight, come up with a plan to lose those extra pounds. Do Read more:Heartburn
Health Tip: Deep Breathing Techniques 2008-07-30 00:53:00 (Health
Day News) -- Deep breathing techniques are a great way to fight stress and anxiety, and help you relax.Here are basic steps to deep breathing, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians:Lie on your back, on a flat surface. Place one hand on your stomach just above your belly button, and the other hand on your chest. Inhale slowly, making sure that your stomach rises a bit. Hold y
A Little Love for the Prediabetes Crowd Could Go a Long Way 2008-07-29 06:51:00 By Sean KelleyWe need to pay more attention to Americans who are on the cusp of developing diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there are 57 million Americans with prediabetes. If that number doesn’t scare you, consider this:There are more than twice as many prediabetics in this country than type 1 and type 2 diabetics combined.That’s why an industry group’s recent call f Read more:Little Love
Your Burning Health Questions Answered on the Today Show 2008-07-27 22:37:00 By Ross WealeCan you drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? Are generic cold medicines as good as brand names? At what age is it safe to leave your children home alone? And is it OK to read their emails?These questions and more were put to a panel of experts including Health
magazine contributor Dr. Roshini Raj on July 18 on the Today
show. Launch this quick segment to find answers to important h Read more:Burning
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest 2008-07-26 22:41:00 (HealthDay News) -- High-dose hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise as a way to extend the window of opportunity to resuscitate a person whose heart has stopped during sudden cardiac arrest, a new study shows.Researchers at the School of Medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans report they used the technique to revive pigs up to 25 minutes after their hear Read more:Arrest
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Do Carbs Really Make You Fat? The Truth Behind 6 Diet Myths 2008-07-25 22:49:00 By Ross WealeDoes eating fiber cancel out the other calories you consume? Are all-natural products as good as they sound? Do carbs really make you fat?Dietitian and Health magazine contributing editor Samantha Heller sorted through the most common diet myths with Ann Curry on the Today show’s “Take It Off” segment on July 21. Watch the video to learn what you really need to worry about when Read more:Myths
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Don’t Tell Me to Stop Squeezing My Boobs! 2008-07-24 02:32:00 By Anne KruegerNo doubt you’ve seen the headline: Breast self-exams (BSEs) to check for breast cancer don’t work.I was pretty annoyed to find out that not only was the occasional halfhearted boob mauling that I did a waste of medical and diagnostic time, but worse, the guilt I felt over not mauling regularly was totally unnecessary too. Read More
Sleep Apnea Linked to Night Heart Attacks 2008-07-23 02:56:00 (HealthDay News) -- A study links night-time heart attacks with the breathing disorder sleep apnea, which makes people gasp for breath every few minutes.The link is not fully established, but it seems logical, said Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is lead author of the report in the July 29 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Most heart attacks occu Read more:Apnea
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Health Tip: If Your Child Wears Glasses 2008-07-22 03:51:00 (Health
Day News) -- If your child has been prescribed glasses, you may have a difficult time getting your child to wear them.The Children's Physician Network offers these suggestions:Let your child choose the frames, and be sure to give lots of compliments on how great they look. Start out having your child wear the glasses for short periods, until they become more comfortable. Encourage your chil Read more:Glasses
Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy 2008-07-20 00:26:00 (Health
Day News) -- Exercise is good for you during any stage of life.But among pregnant women, it can offset some common problems.Your doctor should approve of any exercise program while you're pregnant. The American Pregnancy
Association offers this list of potential benefits:It can help alleviate conditions such as poor circulation and back pain. It can give you more energy throughout your day. Read more:Exercising
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live 2008-07-17 21:42:00 (HealthDay News) -- Your odds of surviving cancer depend on which country you live in. And, in the United States, it also depends on whether you're black or white, a new study finds.Economic differences among countries, access to health care, and the availability of cancer treatments feed the disparities in survival, the report said."There is a very wide global range in the odds of survival after Read more:Cancer
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Is Plastic Surgery Immoral? What World Religions Have to Say 2008-07-17 02:50:00 By Andrea UseemGiving birth to three healthy boys was priceless. Having an incurably squishy tummy to show for it is embarrassing. And I admit that after inflating and deflating the balloon that is my belly three times, the idea of getting a tummy tuck does sometimes cross my mind. But I worry that altering my body for vanity is wrong.Oprah says cosmetic surgery isn’t something women should be a Read more:Immoral
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Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure 2008-07-16 08:54:00 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure -- more than 73 million adults.But half of them -- women -- face unique challenges in controlling their blood pressure.For instance, women with high blood pressure are more likely to be obese and have high cholesterol levels. They're also less likely than men to meet target goals for their blood pressure. And they'r Read more:Blood
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Integrative Medicine: Can We Truly Integrate Care? 2008-07-14 12:01:00 Is it possible to develop a model of health that incorporates Complementary Alternative Medicine
(CAM) therapies with conventional treatment? Join Beverly Burns, an Integrative Medicine Specialist at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, for a frank and stimulating discussion of integrative medicine. Series: "Women's Health Today" [6/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Educat Read more:Integrate
Workshop Helps Parents, Kids Talk About Sex 2008-07-12 05:13:00 (HealthDay News) -- Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, and they will tackle this tough subject more readily and often, a new study says.The study, published online July 11 in British Medical Journal, evaluated a workshop-based program called "Talking Parents
, Healthy Teens" aimed at parents of 6th- to 10th-graders. In eight weekly, hour-long sessions, the parents use role-playing Read more:Workshop
Health Tip: Monitoring What You Drink 2008-07-11 09:44:00 (Health
Day News) -- People with heart failure tend to retain fluid, making it important to monitor what they drink.The doctor may prescribe medication to help rid the body of excess fluid, which puts less stress on the heart. While this type of drug, called a diuretic, may make you feel thirsty, it's important not to drink too much and negate the effects of the medication.The American Heart Associ Read more:Drink
Lipo Breast Reduction: A New Option for the Overendowed 2008-07-10 09:44:00 By Anne KruegerBigger boobs are big these days (augmentation is still the No. 1 hit on the cosmetic surgery chart for women), but among my circle of friends—and a growing number of females—smaller breasts are coming in vogue.I don’t know anybody who has had breast augmentation (at least nobody has fessed up to it), but I do have two friends who’ve had breast reductions—one just last year Read more:Breast
Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction 2008-07-05 03:05:00 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report."This is the same as any other part of the body. It's what we in vascular surgery refer to as the 'use it or lose it' concept," said Dr. Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, an associate professor of urology at UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School Hackensack University Medica
Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age 2008-07-04 07:33:00 (HealthDay News) -- A key compound in red wine known as resveratrol appears to protect against many of the health ravages associated with growing old, new animal research reveals."It's very hard to extrapolate from this finding to comment on the benefits of red wine directly, because red wine has many other compounds besides resveratrol, including ethanol, which have very active biological effects Read more:Fights
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Headaches 2008-07-02 22:37:00 (Health
Day News) -- Headache have a variety of causes and triggers, but stress is a common factor in many types of headache.The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers these suggestions to lessen stress and reduce your chances of a headache:Get plenty of sleep every night.Maintain a healthy diet, including staying away from junk food. Don't smoke. Get plenty of regular exercise. Stretch your neck
My Little Niece’s Surgery: Hospitals Are Stingy With Pain Relief 2008-07-02 01:53:00 By Theresa TamkinsMy niece, Zoe, traveled with her mom and dad from Miami to our house last weekend because the 4-year-old was scheduled for craniofacial surgery at a local hospital. Zoe was born with a couple of problems, including craniosynostosis, a condition in which the sutures of the skull fuse too early and cause the skull to grow abnormally. She needed surgery when she was only 4 days old, Read more:Hospitals
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Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers 2008-06-30 08:09:00 (HealthDay News) -- Going barefoot is one of the simple pleasures of summer, but some who doff their shoes and socks suffer injuries such as cuts and puncture wounds. In some cases, those injuries develop infections that require surgery.If you do go barefoot, check out these safety tips from the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons:Make sure you're vaccinated against tetanus. Teens and adul Read more:Barefoot
Are Medical Meetings Environmentally Unfriendly? 2008-06-28 06:14:00 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has arrived at Chicago O'Hare, Orlando or Dallas airports during one of the dozens of huge medical meetings held every year will no doubt encounter tens of thousands of specialists from all over world thronging the hallways, the Starbucks, the luggage claim area.Of course, the attendees use jet fuel to get to the meeting and gas to get from the airport to the hotel w Read more:Environmentally
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Health Tip: Sleep Positions While You're Pregnant 2008-08-16 01:29:00 (Health
Day News) -- As your pregnancy progresses, sleeping may become a little more uncomfortable each month.The American Pregnancy Association offers these suggestions to help you sleep more comfortably during pregnancy:Try sleeping on your side -- particularly your left side, if it's comfortable. Bend your knees, and place a pillow between your knees. Also try a pillow under your belly, for supp Read more:Sleep
Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure... 2008-08-14 23:27:00 (HealthDay News) -- For people with high blood pressure, exercise can be the most important lifestyle change they can make, researchers say.Yet two-thirds of doctors don't take the time to tell their patients with high blood pressure about the importance of exercise and physical activity, a new study finds."Patients do follow physician recommendations to exercise when instructed to, and patients w Read more:Blood
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Health Tip: Something in Your Eye? 2008-08-14 03:01:00 (Health
Day News) -- Getting something in your eye can be irritating enough, but you do more damage to your eye while trying to get it out.To get dust, an eyelash, or other small particle out of your eye without injuring yourself, follow these suggestions from the U.S. National Library of Medicine:Wash your hands thoroughly, and examine your eye in a mirror in a well-lighted room.Look up, down, and
When Doctors Don’t Have All the Answers 2008-08-12 23:13:00 By Dena Rifkin, MDI recently ran into a colleague who was returning from an internal medicine review course. These expensive and elaborate affairs consist of a week or so of lectures, tips, and new techniques, usually taught by well-known academics. Many doctors take these courses before taking the medical board exam in their specialty, and some doctors repeat the course every few years, to keep u Read more:Doctors
Health Tip: Prepare Yourself for Surgery 2008-08-12 22:39:00 (Health
Day News) -- In the days before surgery, it's important to make sure that you are physically healthy, and that your mind is relaxed and prepared.Here are suggestions from the National Women's Health Resource Center on what to do before your operation:Maintain a healthy, balanced diet. Be sure to get enough vitamin C, which will help your body heal. Quit smoking and avoid alcohol. Get regula Read more:Surgery
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