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Statins Recommended for Kids’ Cholesterol

July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Bad News, Good News on Vioxx Heart Attack Risk

October 15, 2008 – 6:27 am | 4 Comments

Long-term study of individuals taking Vioxx (rofecoxib) for arthritis and chronic pain has confirmed some bad news associated with the painkiller but it has revealed some good news, too. Vioxx, a Cox-2 inhibitor class of …

Popular Supplements Don’t Slow Progression of Osteoarthritis

October 1, 2008 – 7:29 am | One Comment

Osteoarthritis is thought to affect at least 21 million Americans, oftentimes bringing crippling pain and limited mobility. To relieve the pain and slow the progression of the disease, many people turn to glucosamine and chondroitin …

Glucosamine in Doubt for Hip Pain

February 19, 2008 – 8:45 pm | 2 Comments

Many people suffering from osteoarthritis of the hip rely on their daily dose of glucosamine to help them make it smoothly and painlessly through the day. A recent study suggests the glucosamine might not …

Adolescents »

Childhood cancer survivors are at high risk for multiple tumors as they age

(MedHeadlines) - Findings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators identify new cancer risks when survivors become adults; underscore the importance of regular cancer screenings.
The largest study yet of …

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Alternative Medicine »

Americans Embrace Alternative Medicines, Especially for Pain

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Close to 38% of the adult American population turns to complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for treating what ails them and a growing number of parents allow their children to use them, too, according to …

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Asthma »

Students Successfully ‘Kickin’ Asthma’ in Oakland Schools

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The Oakland Unified School District educates 42,000 students, a good many of whom struggle with the energy-zapping symptoms of asthma. Its urban location and high number of low-income students made the Oakland school district a …

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Breast Cancer »

Mammography screening reduces breast cancer mortality

(MedHeadlines) – Breast cancer screening with mammography results in a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality, according to long-term follow-up results of a large-scale Swedish trial. The results are published online in the journal Radiology.

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Caffeine »

Coffee Today Keeps Dementia Away

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The January issue of ‘The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease’ features a study of long-term coffee drinking and its effect on age-related dementia. The findings suggest drinking coffee today keeps dementia away.

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Cancer »

Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells

(MedHeadlines) – Could preventing colon cancer be as simple as developing a taste for yerba mate tea? In a recent University of Illinois study, scientists showed that human colon cancer cells die when …

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CDC »

All 50 US States Have Confirmed Swine Flu Cases

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Schools all across the United States are on the verge of closing but, this time, it’s for the summer holidays and not the swine flu. That doesn’t mean swine flu is no longer cause for …

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Children’s Health »

Childhood cancer survivors are at high risk for multiple tumors as they age

(MedHeadlines) - Findings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators identify new cancer risks when survivors become adults; underscore the importance of regular cancer screenings.
The largest study yet of …

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Diabetes »

350 million adults have diabetes

(MedHeadlines) – A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008, more than double the number …

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Diet »

Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells

(MedHeadlines) – Could preventing colon cancer be as simple as developing a taste for yerba mate tea? In a recent University of Illinois study, scientists showed that human colon cancer cells die when …

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Elderly Care »

Alcohol drinking in the elderly: Risks and benefits

(MedHeadlines) - The Royal College of Psychiatrists of London has published a report related primarily to problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly. The report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on how to …

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Exercise »

100 Steps a Minute for Optimum Walking Benefits

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It’s impossible to overlook the benefits of exercise but many people who do exercise don’t know if they’re doing enough. Walking is an excellent form of exercise suitable for most people and pedometers are great …

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Family »

2007 Beginning of New Baby Boom?

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There were more babies born in the United States in 2007 than were born in the busiest year of the World War II baby boom, leaving statisticians wondering if 2007 might be the beginning of …

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Health Insurance »

Drop in physicians’ willingness to accept patients with insurance

(MedHeadlines) - As required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, millions of people will soon be added to the ranks of the insured. However, this rapid expansion of coverage is colliding with …

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Lifestyle »

Taking moments to enjoy life helps patients make better health decisions

(MedHeadlines) – The experience of daily positive affect — a mild, happy feeling — and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and asthma, make …

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Medical Research »

Alcohol drinking in the elderly: Risks and benefits

(MedHeadlines) - The Royal College of Psychiatrists of London has published a report related primarily to problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly. The report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on how to …

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MedTech »

Lives Saved, Costs Lowered in ‘Paperless’ Hospitals

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President Barack Obama is a staunch advocate of ‘paperless’ hospitals, where patient records, doctors’ orders, and other medical data are kept electronically rather than on paper. The Congressional Budget Office and other critics of the …

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Odd MedNews »

Man Dies, Daughter in Coma, from Diseased Pet Parrot

On September 30, 2006, Amanda De La Garza purchased a cockatiel from a PetSmart store in Corpus Christi, Texas. She took the little Australian parrot to the home she shared with her father, Joe De …

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Pain »

Rural America Painkiller Deaths Spike 550% in 5 Years

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Recent issue of ‘JAMA,’ the ‘Journal of the American Medical Association,’ says abuse and deadly overdoses attributed to prescription painkillers is on the rise, with rural America leading the way. The study behind this alarming …

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Physical Therapy »

Expert Says Chronic Pain is a Disease

The idea that chronic pain should be considered a disease and be specifically treated as such is what a pain management expert in Australia is proposing.

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PMS »

UNC Testing Oral Contraceptives for Severe PMS

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The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill has been granted $3 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to undertake a five-year clinical trial of a low-dose contraceptive as treatment for premenstrual …

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Pregnancy »

Pregnancy Safe in Multiple Sclerosis

(MedHeadlines) – Canadian researchers have found that maternal multiple sclerosis (MS) is generally not associated with adverse delivery outcomes or risk to their offspring. Full findings now appear in Annals of Neurology, a journal published by …

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