As we brace ourselves for flu season this year, and once again begin the push for the flu vaccination, here s some news about vaccination rates last season. According to the CDC, about 57 percent of children ages 6 months through 17 years were
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Last week The New York Times reported that fast food giant Burger King has developed a new coating for its French fries. The new coating will render their potatoes less able to absorb fat, and thus calories, when they are deep-fried. And today McDonald s announced far-reaching changes in its menus
Two recent studies on the health benefits associated with two commonly-used dietary supplements further add to our message here at ACSH that complementary products do very little to protect us from any types of disease, and supply further
Frank Bruni s column, appearing in the New York Times yesterday, highlights the real reason why Americans are overweight. He describes his experience walking through Costco, when an epiphany pierced the fog of my gluttony.
Flu season is quickly approaching and with its impending arrival comes the argument of whether or not it should be mandatory for healthcare workers to be vaccinated.
The beneficial cardiovascular effects of statins are anything but news. But a very large retrospective study from Taiwan may bring the utility of these drugs to an entirely new level it appears that the use of high dose statins significantly cut the risk of senile dementia in older people.
Viewers of The Biggest Loser the popular TV show about extremely obese people who lose massive amounts of weight might be excused for thinking that exercise is the key to weight loss, since the show focuses mostly on participants exercise routines.
The goal of a recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health was to provide more information about the factors that affect the delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, as well
Each year, about 220,000 individuals are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, according to Genentech. For those 15,000 patients eligible for preoperative treatment
Carpal tunnel syndrome, which affects about three percent of women and two percent of men, is caused by excessive pressure on one of the the nerves in the wrist,
It s well-known that hypertension is a strong risk factor for stroke and other cardiovascular ills, but it is a silent condition in most and may not be diagnosed and treated appropriately.
The good news is, as we ve reported in the past, that overall rates of obesity in children and teens have stopped increasing. But, and it s an important but, the rate of severe obesity in kids has not leveled off.
Eating contaminated food results in foodborne illness in about one in every six Americans each year, and about 70 percent of those cases are caused by unsanitary behaviors that people do in their own kitchens. In her column in
A prescription fish-oil capsule, which has been approved for reducing elevated triglycerides, was voted down by an FDA panel to enlarge its indications to include lowering cholesterol due to a lack of data supporting efficacy against cardiovascular outcomes.
It s not enough that processed meats have been accused of causing various sorts of cancer. Now a new study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility and summarized in the Daily News implies that consumption of such foods can damage a man s fertility.
Here s a new fad to add to the list along with organic food and drinking unpasteurized milk: Mothers who are not able to breastfeed are now starting to accept breast milk donations from other mothers or paying for breast
One of the most debilitating ailments of our aging population is osteoarthritis, especially arthritis that affects the weight-bearing knee and hip joints. Knee arthritis can be extremely painful and extensively limit activity. ...a particular type of knee brace can be effective in decreasing pain and perhaps limiting the joint damage caused by the disease.
A new study, reported at a cancer research meeting, shows that the "problem" of teens becoming addicted to nicotine via e-cigarettes is another in a long line of hypothetical, or phony, scares promoted by our public health authorities afraid of anything that resembles a cigarette.
If you haven t yet gotten your flu shot, here s one more reason you may want to consider getting one, and not just if you re a healthcare worker: fewer sick days. According to a new study, healthcare facilities with mandatory flu vaccine policies reported workers taking fewer sick days due to respiratory, cold or flu-like symptoms. And patients will be protected also, as there s less of a chance of unknowingly passing the virus to them.
Although the norovirus (aka stomach flu) is rarely fatal you might wish that it was fatal when you have it. But help is on the way.
It is rare when a bad government policy doesn t come back to bite you. And you better hope that the next time you get bit, it s not too painful, because thanks to the FDA and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) many people are going to have to live with that pain.
The trends in American society both among professionals (doctors) and the lay public are generally in favor of routine cancer screening, most commonly prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for men and
Body Mass Index or BMI is a widely used indicator of obesity, and obesity is known to influence health and possibly risk of death. Studies based on BMI, however, have not universally demonstrated that a high BMI is linked to an increased mortality risk.
The drug company, Regeneron, which specializes in biologicals (drugs made utilizing biological systems, such as antibodies, rather than synthesized chemicals), released results of a late-stage trial of their new man-made antibody, alirocumab. (Hopefully the brand name will roll off the tongue with a bit more fluidity).
A new test for fetal chromosomal abnormalities seems promising, and only requires a blood test rather than a needle amniocentesis.
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