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November 06, 2009
Millions getting sick or dying from medication mistakes
Every year, 4 million people end up in the emergency room or a doctor’s office because they got the wrong medicine or the wrong dose. The Institute of Medicine says one-and-a-half million of these mistakes are preventable.
Websites predicts the day of your death
Whether it’s morbid curiosity or a determination to change the future, the death clock site is one of the most popular internet destinations these days.
November 04, 2009
Do digital diaries mess up your brain?
If we rely on technology for documenting, sorting and storing information—creating digital diaries, or “lifestreaming”—what will become of our minds?
November 02, 2009
Medical:Flu Season-Options for rehydrating your kids
When dehydration occurs, it’s important to restore the levels of fluids and electrolytes. Mild cases of dehydrations can sometimes be treated with oral rehydration solutions. In more severe cases, or when a child can’t keep liquids down, fluids must be restored intravenously. A product, called hylenex recombinant, is easing the ability to rehydrate sick kids. Hylenex is made from hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid, an enzyme that holds cells together, like glue, and enables tissue to become a natural barrier).
Suffering from a broken heart? It may be more serious than you think
Doctors now know that sudden emotional stress can cause severe, but reversible, heart muscle weakness ... which mimics a classic heart attack. they call it: broken heart syndrome.
October 30, 2009
Getting enough sleep? They aren’t in West Virginia
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.
October 29, 2009
2 Your Health:Lunchtime Lift
AccuLift is an advanced facial rejuvenation procedure performed with the AccuSculpt 1444 laser. Minimally invasive, it takes less than 30 minutes in most cases and is performed under local anesthetic. It was developed in order to meet the needs of patients who want immediate, significant, and lasting results with minimal downtime.
2 Your Health:Lunchtime Lift
AccuLift is an advanced facial rejuvenation procedure performed with the AccuSculpt 1444 laser. Minimally invasive, it takes less than 30 minutes in most cases and is performed under local anesthetic. It was developed in order to meet the needs of patients who want immediate, significant, and lasting results with minimal downtime.
5 gadgets from the near future
A radio without any knobs. A bathroom where a clear display wirelessly streams vital statistics on your health. And a user interface that takes brain waves and translates them into commands for a computer. Check out these sweet products of the future, some of which may actually hit retail shelves soon.
New inhaler, called Levadex, provides fast, powerful migraine relief
Many migraine medications take hours to work and cause negative side effects. But now an old migraine drug, that’s been around for 60 years has been reformulated and doctors say the headaches stayed away without significant side effects.
October 28, 2009
Your cold and flu symptoms, explained
There’s a reason for each and every sniffle, sneeze, ache, and pain. Learn why your body behaves the way it does, and discover the quickest ways to feel better.
October 27, 2009
Tweens challenged by grown-up malady: Breast cancer
A troubling trend is emerging in breast cancer, medical experts say: Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause. Meet two of those young women—actually, girls.
October 26, 2009
2 Your Health:The lowdown on low blood pressure
High blood pressure increases the risk for major health problems, like heart failure, stroke, kidney damage, blindness.
If blood pressure drops too low, the heart muscle may not get enough oxygen.
One study found risk for a heart attack doubles when diastolic pressure is lower than 70 and quadruples when diastolic pressure drops below 60.
1 in 5 kids get little vitamin D, study says
At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.
October 23, 2009
Breast cancer patients advised to consider options
Mastectomy or lumpectomy? Breast reconstruction or not? What type of chemo? There are lots of questions when faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, and some advocates fear women aren’t being given all the options.
October 22, 2009
2 Your Health:What you need to know about H1N1
As with seasonal flu, there are steps to take to reduce risk for H1N1 infection. Everyone should practice good hygiene - wash your hands frequently and avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth (you can pick up flu germs by touching contaminated surfaces). Those who are sick should avoid contact with healthy people and stay home until 24 hours after the fever is gone. For most healthy people, that’s 3 to 5 days after the first symptoms.
New needle spares cosmetic surgery patients pain
Botox and filler-filled faces are smiling ear-to-ear hearing the news. It’s a lunch hour fix that can finally be quick and pain free.
October 21, 2009
Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to higher post-surgery death rate
Post-traumatic stress disorder may be a condition of the mind, but research has implicated it in the ills of the body. Now, a new study suggests it may be associated with death after surgery.
October 20, 2009
New study: No link between autism and mercury
New research may offer a clearer picture on whether mercury plays a major role in causing autism.
October 19, 2009
Scientists hope work with poison gas can be a lifesaver
Scientists are starting to understand that death isn’t caused by oxygen deprivation itself, but by a chain of damaging chemical reactions that are triggered by sharply dropping oxygen levels.
October 12, 2009
Medical: Detecting high blood pressure in kids
Nearly14 percent of children in the U.S. have high blood pressure.
For children, there is no single measurement for high blood pressure because blood pressure rises as a child grows.
Researchers have found 75 percent of children with high blood pressure are not diagnosed with the condition.
October 09, 2009
Medical: A personal approach to treating asthma
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, about 34.1 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma. The condition leads to 10.5 million visits to physician offices, 217,000 visits to emergency rooms, 500,000 hospitalizations, and 3,384 deaths every year. Asthma is annually responsible for 10.1 missed days from work and 12.8 missed days from school.
Study: Cocaine vaccine could help addicts
An experimental vaccine for cocaine addicts can help some users kick the habit, according to a new study. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have tested a vaccine that makes people produce antibodies to cocaine. The theory is that high levels of anti-cocaine antibodies can inactivate cocaine before it enters the brain, preventing users from getting high.
October 08, 2009
Study: men are three times as likely to have noise-related hearing loss as women
From motorcycles to lawnmowers, life is full of noise, but new research shows that it presents a bigger danger for some people than others.
Cheerleaders are becoming more acrobatic…and more often injured
Gone are the days of pom-poms and spirit fingers on the sidelines of sporting events. Cheerleading these days is hard core! In fact, the sport of cheerleading could arguably be more intense than many of the other high impact sports. Last year alone, 16,000 cheerleaders were injured seriously in accidents involving dramatic stunts and tumbles.
October 07, 2009
Thousands of MUSC’s vaccine destroyed
The majority of MUSC’S portion of a shipment of seasonal flu vaccine has been destroyed during shipment. The hospital was supposed to receive 13,000 doses; however they say they have only received 2600 doses. Many other medical centers across the nation are likewise affected after the vaccines froze during shipment.
October 06, 2009
Internet addiction linked to ADHD and depression in teens
Some children and teens are more likely than their peers to become addicted to the Internet, and a new study suggests it’s more likely to happen if kids are depressed, hostile, or have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or social phobia.
October 05, 2009
Spas offer range of services, but how do you know if they’re safe?
Medicine at the mall—in store fronts instead of traditional doctors offices, procedures are being performed ... mostly laser hair removal and cosmetic injectables. Many of these places are licensed by the state as electrology facilities, not health care clinics. Who can legally perform these procedures?
“Child Safety Caps” on medications in your cabinets might not work
They’re called “Child Safety Caps” but how safe are they?
More kids diagnosed with autism. But why?
According to a new study, 1 in every 91 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with some form of autism—higher than the previous estimate of 1 in 150 children.
