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Negative messages about children s vaccines are more likely to be spread on Twitter than positive messages, according to research led by Marcel Salathé, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State University.
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In the United States, 66 percent of adults are categorized as either overweight or obese a number is three times what it was in 1980. Elevated body mass index, an estimate of body fatness based on height and weight, has long been considered a risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancers of the large intestine, kidney, uterus, and breast in postmenopausal women. Furthermore, 20 percent of adults aged 20 years or older have metabolic syndrome, defined by a combination of obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance.
The question of whether or not students should be screened using an electrocardiogram to detect cardiac problems before engaging in sports has come up again. Although the European Society of Cardiology advocates for the use of an ECG, the American Heart Association recommends only taking a history and doing a physical examination without an ECG. [...]
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It s called the cinnamon challenge a dare popularized by YouTube, in which the hapless victim tries to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in a minute without liquids.
Getting healthy isn’t always easy. Time restrictions and a lack of motivation often prevent Americans from being as fit as they could be. In fact, according to Arnt Erik Tjonna, from the K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine (JCEM), only about 15 to 30 percent of Americans exercise at the suggested rate of 30 [...]
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In today’s “so what?” news, a UCLA study found that a 60-year old morning sickness drug that is pretty close to useless (and was once withdrawn due to birth defect concerns) is significantly linked to an increase in adverse outcomes among newborns, and with problems in mothers as well. A more fundamental question is why [...]
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You may want to think about hopping into bed a little earlier tonight. In a column published in The New York Times today, Jane E. Brody discusses the risks associated with not getting enough sleep. She argues that most people actually need seven or eight hours of sleep to function and that sleep deprivation can [...]
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Will wonders never cease? The British newspaper The Guardian has reported the sobering news that crop yields will be inadequate to feed the burgeoning world population by 2050. But that’s not the amazing thing — that news has been around for a while. No, what’s both surprising and encouraging is that the British environment minister, [...]
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If you went by the headlines, you’d be sure that the widespread obesity problem is due to consumption of too much sugar — especially from sodas and other sweetened beverages. But according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you’d be wrong. Examination of data on adults’ (20-60+ years) intake [...]
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The approach to fighting obesity using appetite suppressants came to a screeching halt in 1997, when Wyeth, the maker of the wildly successful diet drug phen-fen, was forced to withdraw the drug after the FDA received numerous reports of heart valve problems and also some cases of pulmonary hypertension, a rare but often fatal lung [...]
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A new study conducted by the National Toxicology Program, an agency that is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has put yet another dietary supplement in the spotlight.
It s not a new finding that obesity among pregnant women can adversely affect the health of both mom and baby. But the risk of adverse effects such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, and emergency C-section
Ex-president GW Bush, apparently during a routine PE, was taken to a nearby hospital and had angioplasty (PCI) and a stent insertion. Was it necessary? For what condition, exactly? What is his prognosis now? I think it was overuse of medical procedures.
The FDA is at it again, this time with a proposal on acceptable levels of arsenic
When the federally-funded Women s Health Initiative (WHI) study was terminated prematurely, in 2002, it created a firestorm of both concern and controversy.
Medical News Today urged readers not to skip breakfast in their article Eat breakfast to improve your heart health, published yesterday.
Soda is being attacked again, this time by doctors from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and University Hospitals Case Medical Centers in Cleveland, Ohio. According to a study done by Yale University in 2011, each American consumes an average of 45 gallons of sugar-sweetened beverages each year. And over 69 percent of adults are considered overweight or obese.
Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis did better on 2 drugs, Enbrel and methotrexate, than on either one alone.
A bad hangover isn t all to fear from alcohol consumption. A new study warns that if a woman drinks one alcoholic beverage per day, on average,
According to reports by the CDC, 2012 saw the worst whooping cough outbreak since 1959, with 18,000 cases of the disease by July. And a new study shows that the newer acellular vaccines may be to blame, at least to some extent. Researchers found that the older, “whole-cell” whooping cough vaccine was more protective than [...]
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In an effort to encourage communication between smokers and their doctors regarding quitting, the CDC has launched a new campaign called “Talk With Your Doctor.” In partnership with the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and the American Congress of Obstetricians and [...]
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While it will take some time to see if the new bike share system in NYC will be a bust, or a game-changer for transportation in Manhattan (and parts of Brooklyn), ACSH wants to remind everyone to stay safe while cycling through the city — even though the program has worked well in other cities. [...]
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In the culmination of a five-week trial, California s Judge Brick ruled that health warnings would not be necessary on various fruit and vegetable products, 100% juices and baby foods, from companies including Del Monte, Dole, Gerber, Hain-Ãelestial, J.M. Smucker, Seneca Foods and Welch s.
Halloween is right around the corner and we re sure you ve been thinking about costumes and candy, pumpkins and haunted houses. However, safety is also something that can be forgotten on Halloween. But here s one way you can make sure to keep you and your kids safe: Make sure your costumes are made from materials containing
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