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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 A sagging economy may be causing fewer Americans to visit their plastic surgeons for a lift — or many other beautifying procedures, a new report finds.
In 2009, close to 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States, down about 2 percent from the year before, the American Society for [...]
Bleeding Alert Sounded for Stroke Drugs
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010People treated with the clot-dissolving drug tPA for a stroke caused by a blocked brain artery are significantly more likely to have excess bleeding if they have been taking the anti-clotting drug Coumadin, even though a test shows no great danger of bleeding, new research indicates.
“In our small sample, there was a 10-fold increased risk [...]
Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Blacks and Hispanics with advanced heart failure are much less likely to turn to hospice care than whites, even though blacks in particular are more likely to develop the condition, a new report finds.
Heart failure, in which the heart weakens and can’t beat effectively, is the second most common diagnosis for people in hospice care, [...]
More Bars Equals More Assaults, Study Finds
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010The more bars, restaurants and other alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood, the higher its level of violence, say researchers who studied crime statistics and alcohol licensing data from Cincinnati.
The Indiana University study also found an association between high assault rates and stores that sell alcohol for off-premise consumption. These alcohol outlets appear to be [...]
Zegerid OTC Approved for Frequent Heartburn
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Merck & Co.’s Zegerid OTC (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat frequent heartburn, the company said Wednesday in a news release.
The over-the-counter product, to be available in the first half of next year, contains prescription Zegerid’s original formula, Merck said. The 14-day course of treatment is taken [...]
Constipation: an early sign of Parkinson’s?
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010People with a history of constipation may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease down the road, research hints.
In a study, Dr. Walter A. Rocca at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues found a history of constipation about two times more frequent in a group of men and women with Parkinson’s disease [...]
CT scans may predict survival in colorectal cancer
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Doctors may be able use an advanced X-ray called a CT scan to see whether patients with advanced colorectal cancer are responding to treatment with Avastin and chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Currently, there are no tools besides surgery to see if people with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver are responding [...]
Exercise May Lead to a Smarter, More Successful You
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010A strong cardiovascular system in young adulthood may boost brainpower, making for better school grades and more overall success later in life, new research suggests.
Given that most doctors and laypeople know (or should know) the benefits of exercise and its impact on healthy bodies, the authors of a new study, appearing in this week’s online [...]
Fear of Anxiety May Lead to Depression
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Fear of anxiety may push “above-average” worriers into depression, a new study suggests.
“Anxiety sensitivity has been called a fear of fear,” study author Andres Viana, a graduate student in psychology at Penn State, said in a news release. “Those with anxiety sensitivity are afraid of their anxiety because their interpretation is that something catastrophic is [...]
U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged
Saturday, February 27th, 2010U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms has not changed.
In a move likely to reassure American women, U.S. House and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement the [...]