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How Seniors Can Beat The Heat

Older people are especially at risk from heat-related health problems such as heatstroke and heat exhaustion. With the heat wave we are currently experiencing, now is not the time to do chores, run errands or weed your garden. %26quot;Heat can be miserable for all ages, but potentially life threatening for older persons,%26quot; according to Lois [...]

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The Ultimate Tea Diet: How Tea Can Boost Your Metabolism

Many of us have heard about the benefits of tea. It appears that not only tea has health and metabolism benefits, but also helps to lose weight due to its diet effect, discusses the book by mark Ukra The Ultimate Tea Diet. The Ultimate Tea Diet book shows tea’s unique weight-loss potential in a straightforward [...]

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Chiropractic Can Offer Relief From Stress

Millions of Americans are suffering from stress-related pain and headaches as they find themselves struggling with tough economic times, according to a new Associated Press-AOL Health Poll. In light of these alarming new survey results, patients may wish to consider the benefits of chiropractic care for the treatment and prevention of stress-related headaches and muscle [...]

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Radiotherapy Can Cut Bowel Cancer Treatment Time

Modulated radiotherapy can cut treatment time for cancer of the rectum without increasing toxicity. Application of modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of bowel cancer can enhance the results obtained by means of other conventional therapies. The technique has managed to apply the radiation in a way most adapted to the tumoral volume and risk areas, [...]

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New Imaging Device Can Detect Glaucoma Risk

A high-resolution imaging instrument developed by scientists at Duke University Medical Center can detect subtle changes in the eye and help identify patients at risk for glaucoma, decades before the disease does irreversible damage. Doctors say this high-speed advance in optical coherence tomography may one day help prevent narrow-angle glaucoma, one of the major types [...]

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Independence Day Can Be Terrifying For Pets

Holidays are often tough on pets, but the Fourth of July, with the loud crack of firecrackers and harsh odor of gunpowder, is the least favorite national holiday for many dogs and cats. Dr. Gregory S. Hammer, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) president, advises that if your pet has problems on Independence Day, meet with [...]

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Small Protein Can Broaden Immune Response In Humans

Treating cancer patients with interleukin-7 (IL-7), a small protein that can stimulate the immune system, leads to an increase in lymphocytes, key to the production of effective immune responses, in the body, according to a new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The demonstration [...]

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Heart Disease Is Silent, But Can Reduce Risk

Heart disease is a silent killer and it’s not always preventable. See how many people die of heart disease, but the society takes note most of the time when a celebrity dies of heart disease or heart attack. Tim Russert heart attack and George Carlin who died of heart disease bring heart health into spotlight. [...]

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Anesthesia Can Increase Post-Surgical Pain

The general anesthesia that puts patients into unconscious sleep so they do not feel surgical pain can increase the discomfort they feel once they wake up, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say their findings, the first to scientifically explain what has been anecdotally observed in the clinic, may lead to wider use [...]

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Population-Based Approach Can Reduce Obesity In US

A comprehensive, population-based strategy is needed to reduce the alarming prevalence of obesity in the United States, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. â€œPopulation-Based Prevention of Obesityâ€ recommends an approach that would complement individually-oriented strategies, including clinic-based prevention and treatment programs. According to [...]

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Newborn seizures can be detected with portable brain monitors

Compact, bedside brain-activity monitors detected most seizures in at-risk infants, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed. That means the compact units could assist clinicians in monitoring for electrical seizures until confirmation with conventional EEG (electroencephalography), the researchers assert in an article published in the June issue of Pediatrics. The smaller, [...]

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