DECATUR — It seems common sense to most people to layer on coats, scarves and hats when the winter winds begin to bite. But many are not as quick to take necessary precautions when outside temperatures reach into the 90s.
The elderly are especially are risk for heat Stress and heatstroke due to the body’s cooling system becoming less efficient with age, said Mike O’Donnell, executive director for the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging Inc.
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Acupuncture may help relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia, especially the fatigue and Anxiety that often come with the condition, a new study suggests.
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome marked by chronic widespread Aches and Pains, fatigue and Sleep Problems, among other symptoms; the cause is unknown, and there are no medications specifically approved for the condition. Instead, treatment usually involves a combination of approaches, such as painkillers, antidepressants and Exercise therapy.
Use of a type of Anti-Depressant medication during Pregnancy may increase the risk of a stillborn baby, research suggests.
A Canadian study of almost 5,000 mothers found those who used SSRIs were also more likely to have premature and low birth weight babies.
However experts said women should not stop taking medication without expert advice.
By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post Staff Writer
Every psychiatric expert involved in writing the standard diagnostic criteria for disorders such as Depression and schizophrenia has had financial ties to drug companies that sell medications for those illnesses, a new analysis has found.
Of the 170 experts in all who contributed to the manual that defines disorders from personality problems to drug addiction, more than half had such ties, including 100 percent of the experts who served on work groups on mood disorders and psychotic disorders. The analysis did not reveal the extent of their relationships with industry or whether those ties preceded or followed their work on the manual.
A Canadian study, whose findings were presented at the North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Canada last week, found few potential drug-herb interactions in patients with osteoporosis. While a report published in the March issue of Geriatric Nursing found that older women mixing herbal and prescribed medication could be risking their health.
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Women who took Ginkgo Supplements for six months or longer were shown to have a 60 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer. (Photo by Jon Chase/Harvard News Office).
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found initial laboratory and epidemiological evidence that, for the first time, demonstrates that Ginkgo may help lower a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer.
June 19, 2006 — By Associated Press
MIAMI — Biomedical researchers who dove down nearly 3,000 feet to
search a newly-discovered coral reef found treasures they say may
help doctors fight cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses.
Scientists with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution descended
to water sunless, black water in the Florida Straits, a passage
located between the Keys and Cuba.
There, they found a new coral reef ecosystem that features man-size
coral thickets and limestone towers.
Researchers at the National Taiwan Normal University and the National Chia-Yi University report that rats with induced reduction of blood flow (ischemia) in the brain experienced an improved blood flow from a single dose of Resveratrol.
“We found that Resveratrol administration… led to cerebral blood flow elevation and protected animals from ischemia-induced neuron lossâ€, said lead author Kwok Tung Lu.
Strokes occur when blood clots, or when an artery bursts in the brain and interrupts the blood supply to a part of the brain.
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) — Women going through treatment for breast cancer felt better when they tried Yoga, according to one of the first scientific studies of its kind.
“Our belief is something as simple and brief as a short (Yoga) program would be very useful” at combating side effects from cancer treatment, said Lorenzo Cohen, a psychologist who led the pilot study.
Yoga incorporates Meditation, Relaxation, imagery, controlled Breathing, stretching and physical movements.
DATELINE recently featured a segment on popular salad mixes being sold in plastic bags in supermarkets. The documentary highlighted the entire production process and disclosed that E-coli had been showing up in the bagged salad.
It has not been ascertained how the salad mix gets contaminated with E-coli, but serious illness and even deaths have been occurring in many states.
