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Research
New Drug Shows Promise for Treatment of Adults with Fragile X Syndrome
(HealthNewsDigest.com) — A study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute has found that an oral drug therapy, called fenobam, shows promising results and could be an effective new treatment for adults with fragile X syndrome.
Jan 6, 2009 - 7:48:11 PM
Science
Researchers Construct a Device that Mimics One of Nature’s Key Transport Machines
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - To help protect its genes, a cell is highly selective about what it allows to move in and out of its nucleus. Yet that choosiness is regulated by just a thin barrier, perforated with tiny transport machines called nuclear pore complexes: protein-coated holes surrounded by flimsy, unfolded protein strands.
Jan 6, 2009 - 6:53:01 PM
Seniors
Vision Problems Prompt Older Drivers to Put Down the Keys
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Rockville, MD — With 30 million drivers in the US aged 65 and over, we count on older Americans to recognize when they can no longer drive safely and decide that it’s time to stay off the road. A new study finds that a decrease in vision function is a key factor in bringing about this decision.
Jan 6, 2009 - 2:25:55 PM
Family Health
VA Assisting Veterans with Health Care Costs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON, -- For veterans struggling financially due to a job loss or decreased income, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers an assortment of programs that can relieve the costs of health care or provide care at no cost.
Jan 6, 2009 - 2:16:37 PM
Food and Nutrition
Fix-It and Enjoy-It!® Healthy Cookbook
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Phyllis Pellman Good gathered and selected hundreds of recipes created by home cooks nationwide to consider for the Fix-It and Enjoy-It!® Healthy Cookbook. Mayo Clinic analyzed each recipe for its nutritional value and recommended whether or not it fit within Mayo Clinic’s Healthy Weight Pyramid guidelines. Good then adapted and chose the 400 tastiest and most nutritious recipes for the cookbook.
Jan 6, 2009 - 1:12:03 PM
Diet
The Complete Beck Diet for Life
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - With over twenty-five years experience as a psychologist and diet coach Dr. Judith S. Beck, Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and New York Times best-selling author of The Beck Diet Solution is back with THE COMPLETE BECK DIET FOR LIFE:
Jan 6, 2009 - 12:35:54 PM
Patient Issues
Failures to Follow Infection Practices Have Placed More than 60,000 Patients at Risk for Hepatitis B and C
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - In the last decade, more than 60,000 patients in the United States were asked to get tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) because health care personnel in settings outside hospitals failed to follow basic infection control practices, according to a new study by the CDC.
Jan 6, 2009 - 12:18:52 PM
Exercise
Big Promises of Some Infomercial Exercise Machines Fall Flat; Plus, Set Up a Home Gym for Under $100
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - YONKERS, N.Y., -- Two new reports from Consumer Reports separate the wheat from the chaff in home workout equipment -- from ab crunchers, cardio gadgets, and upper-body devices sold on TV and Internet infomercials, to treadmills, elliptical exercisers, stationary bikes, heart-rate monitors, and pedometers.
Jan 6, 2009 - 11:29:58 AM
Children's Health
Making Fitness Fun For Children!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - We all know it’s not always easy dragging children away from their computers, Xboxes or televisions in order to engage them in a fitness regimen.
Jan 6, 2009 - 11:24:11 AM
Food and Nutrition
Health Tip: Eat Like an Athlete on Super Bowl Sunday
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - DURHAM, NC -- So your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight in 2009 and already you’re faced with your first challenge: Super Bowl Sunday.
Jan 6, 2009 - 10:51:13 AM
Family Health
Why Kids Kill
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - January 6 -- Ten years after the school shootings at Columbine that shocked the nation, a new book offers a breakthrough, in-depth psychological analysis and explanation of school rampage shootings.
Jan 6, 2009 - 10:39:55 AM
Education
UIC College of Nursing Now Accepting Applications for Graduate Programs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - PEORIA, Ill., -- For those looking to go beyond a bachelor's degree in nursing studies, the University of Illinois (UIC) College of Nursing (CON) offers a variety of advanced practice nursing degrees to fit any schedule. Students and nurses hoping to apply for the next semester should be aware that the deadline is February 1, 2009.
Jan 5, 2009 - 7:34:57 PM
Children's Health
Biological Link Connects Childhood Trauma and Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ATLANTA – Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study is published in the Jan. 5, 2009 Archives of General Psychiatry.
Jan 5, 2009 - 7:22:35 PM
Heart Health
Beta-Blockers in the Real World: Help for Some, but Not for ‘Stiff Hearts’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - DURHAM, N.C. – Beta-blockers can help older patients with heart failure live longer lives, but only if their condition is caused by a poorly-functioning left ventricle, say researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Jan 5, 2009 - 7:14:29 PM
Diet
The Instinct Diet
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Millions of Americans make the New Year’s resolution every year to shed those extra pounds. We try the latest fad diets offering quick weight loss, or sigh and resign ourselves to the hard slog of counting calories or points. The end result is always the same: We lose a bit (if we’re lucky), get frustrated, give up, and then gain the weight right back again.
Jan 5, 2009 - 7:08:50 PM
Diet
Younger (Thinner) You Diet
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Everything you know about dieting is wrong. We’ve been taught that controlling your weight begins and ends with the stomach, and that dieting is all about creating a better ratio of “calories in versus calories out.” But where do you think this metabolism takes place? The truth is that your stomach doesn’t control your weight at all. Weight loss occurs in your brain.
Jan 5, 2009 - 6:57:52 PM
Women's Health
Folic Acid Survey of Spanish-Speaking Women Finds Most Are Missing Benefits
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first nationally representative folic acid awareness survey to focus on this population.
Jan 5, 2009 - 2:36:32 PM
Lifestyle
Why Smokers Struggle to Quit
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - DURHAM, NC — Just seeing someone smoke can trigger smokers to abandon their nascent efforts to kick the habit, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center.
Jan 5, 2009 - 2:23:10 PM
Diet
Finally Thin
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Kim Bensen knows about weight loss. And weight gain. For years she was a successful entrepreneur, with her own advertising and marketing company, a loving husband, and four beautiful children. But Kim was morbidly obese, eating herself to death and falling off the dieting wagon over and over again.
Jan 5, 2009 - 1:13:52 PM
Alzheimer Issues
Ohio State Studies Alzheimer's Vaccine Effectiveness
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center have begun studying the effects of a vaccine in slowing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or preventing it altogether.
Jan 5, 2009 - 12:28:40 PM
Disease
Jett Travolta and Kawasaki Disease: Separating Fact From Fiction
(HealthNewsDigest.com)-- The recent tragic death of Jett Travolta has raised awareness of Kawasaki Disease, a disease with which he was diagnosed in early childhood. Kawasaki disease is a rare form of vasculitis which usually strikes children under the age of five. The disease occurs more often in boys than girls, and most commonly in children of Asian and Korean descent.
Jan 5, 2009 - 12:02:35 PM
Women's Health
The Best and Worst Cities for Women
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Only one city can reign supreme in our first-ever nationwide search for America’s Capital of Health. And the tiara goes to…Salt Lake City, UT. Women’s Health reveals the 10 Best and Worst Cities For Women and five top tips from five top cities.
Jan 5, 2009 - 11:18:56 AM
Environment
Green Wedding
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - With 2.5 million weddings every year in the United States alone, there is no doubt the wedding industry’s carbon footprint is enormous [OK? unless number of weddings per year is actually increasing]. But in today’s increasingly eco-friendly world, more and more couples are becoming environmentally conscious and exchanging their white weddings for green ones.
Jan 5, 2009 - 11:02:33 AM
Children's Health
Caution Urged When Giving Kids Cold and Flu Meds
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ANN ARBOR, Mich., -- It's cold and flu season, which means misery for kids and the parents trying to help them.
Jan 5, 2009 - 8:58:19 AM
Family Health
Staying Healthy in a Tough Economy
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ANN ARBOR, Mich., -- With the economy in a state of decline, it is difficult for many Americans to afford health care. Visits to doctors are down 10 percent to 15 percent and many individuals are not taking their medicines as prescribed. However, there are certain measures that can be taken to lessen the burden while facing tough economic times.
Jan 5, 2009 - 8:55:37 AM
Contributing Columnist
Curing Mice But Not Humans
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The March 22, 2004 issue of Fortune magazine featured an article entitled "Why We're Losing The War On Cancer." One big point the article made was that rodent models are not predictive of therapeutic effects in humans.
Jan 4, 2009 - 4:18:42 PM
Food and Nutrition
Do Energy Drinks Need Warning Labels?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Energy drinks are one of the fastest growing beverage categories with energy shots the newest innovation. These are just what they sound like; small bottles about 2 ounces in size that deliver the same energizing components in a smaller volume.
Jan 4, 2009 - 4:16:45 PM
Beauty
Tips for Traveling Light and Beautifully by Wendy Lewis
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Frequent flyers today need super hero skills. Organization is a must as you have been trained to pack a week’s worth of outfits, shoes, and intimates into one carry-on and one personal item. You need to be a multi-tasking maven to get to your plane without misplacing something—your boarding pass, your driver’s license, or your sanity.
Jan 4, 2009 - 4:15:37 PM
Lifestyle
Get Fit With Junefit!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - It is a new year, and I'm pleased to say that getting fit is one of the top goals in the category of resolutions! I'd also like to say that all of us can improve our fitness regardless of our current fitness level.
Jan 4, 2009 - 2:09:11 PM
Women's Health
Why She Cuts Herself
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - One woman's fight against the compulsion to injure herself, and why medical experts disagree about how to diagnose those who cut, or in extreme cases, embed objects under their skin.
Jan 4, 2009 - 2:01:13 PM
Family Health
America’s Top Killer: Us
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - A new study argues our personal choices cause more than 1 million premature deaths a year. What, if anything, should the government do to protect us from ourselves?
Jan 4, 2009 - 10:07:30 AM
Foot Health
Preventing A Common Childhood Foot Problem
(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Foot and ankle surgeons say ingrown toenails are a condition they treat frequently in children. Surgeons say many kids hide their ingrown toenails from their parents, even though the condition can cause significant pain.
Jan 3, 2009 - 9:15:22 AM
Environment
Rising Seas' Affect on Fresh Water
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The intrusion of saltwater from the sea into rivers and groundwater is a serious issue, but the threat is not from a reversal of flow, and our far inland lakes and rivers are not expected to be directly affected by the salty water of our oceans.
Jan 2, 2009 - 2:42:27 PM
Environment
Buy a New Car or Keep the Old?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - It definitely makes more sense from a green perspective to keep your old car running and well-maintained as long as you can—especially if it’s getting such good mileage. There are significant environmental costs to both manufacturing a new automobile and adding your old car to the ever-growing collective junk heap.
Jan 2, 2009 - 2:40:25 PM
News
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National
Joan Lunden Inks Three-Year Deal to Host Health Corner(R) Television Series
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - One of television's most recognized and trusted journalists will kick off the sixth season of Health Corner, airing on Lifetime, as its new host starting Sunday, January 4.
Jan 2, 2009 - 1:42:58 PM
FDA Approval
FDA Announces Class I Recall of Ophthalmic Surgical Device
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a Class I recall of lot no. UD30654 of Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (AMO) of Santa Ana, Calif.
Jan 2, 2009 - 10:02:52 AM
News
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National
Bayer Advanced(TM) Garden of Oz Rose Parade(R) Float Wins Ninth Consecutive Trophy for Its Salute to the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz(TM) Movie
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., and PASADENA, Calif., -- RTP-based Bayer Advanced won its ninth consecutive Rose Parade trophy with its Garden of Oz float during the January 1, 2009, Rose Parade. Bayer Advanced makes consumer rose care products that make it easy to grow Rose Parade-quality roses in your own backyard.
Jan 1, 2009 - 4:57:28 PM
Book Review
Alphabet Kids - From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Ever wonder if a child was just clumsy or something more? Could it be Clumsy Child Syndrome? Did you know there was a Clumsy Child Syndrome?
Jan 1, 2009 - 12:38:12 PM
Children's Health
Health Groups Release 2009 Immunization Schedules Updated
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Updated immunization recommendations for childhood influenza vaccinations are included in the 2009 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Dec 31, 2008 - 5:05:33 PM
Eye Care
What Advances in Eye Care and Eyewear Can We Expect in 2009?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Researchers are working on liquid-based lenses for use as implanted contact lenses, cataract surgery lenses and general vision correction. Like plastic and glass, liquid can bend light rays to help eyes achieve precise focus.
Dec 31, 2008 - 4:30:49 PM
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