Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events."
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ACUPUNCTURE AND FIBROMYALGIA
Croup Treatment Failure
Croup is one of the most common and potentially serious viral respiratory infections in kids. It’s typically treated with humidified air to sooth the airways.
But does that treatment really work?
In kids, croup is the most common cause of difficulty breathing due to airway obstruction in kids. In fact, it’s diagnosed in up to five percent, or one in twenty kids under the age of six.
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Family History
How well do you know your family medical history?
We mean, really know –in the sense of knowing what each parent, brother, sister, grandparent, and great-grandparent, aunt, uncle, and cousin has or has had in terms of medical conditions.
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Prez Plan Questioned
A US outbreak of Avian Flu may kill as many as 1.9 million Americans and hospitalize 9.9 million. But is President Bush's plan on target to protect the country if a pandemic did occur here?
Some health officials believe this outbreak could be as bad as what happened with the 1918 flu. But if we knew about this current H5N1 flu bug seven years ago, and only now we're getting our protection plan going, is this an example of too little too late?
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OTC COLD AND FLU RX
The cold and flu season is here, and that means more doctor visits and requests for prescription antibiotics. But new research shows going to the over the counter drug aisle in the pharmacy could provide more relief for you and save billions of dollars a year in healthcare expenditures.
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HOW TO AVOID A COLD
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HOW TO AVOID A COLD
Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spread this season. This is the season that colds spread rapidly, often leaving people sniffling and depressed.
“If someone touches you and they have cold, you can easily get it. Particularly if they’ve just wiped their nose,” says internist Dr. Marc Siegel. There are several measures you can take to avoid colds, ensuring that you enjoy your holiday to the maximum.
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FLU SHOT SCRIMPING
Flu vaccine is a little like liquid gold. at least, this year, with the huge flu vaccine shortage that’s affected the U.S., even those who should get the flu vaccine aren’t getting it. But now there’s new research to show that the limited supply can be stretched if the flu vaccine is given in a different way.
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Kids and Flu Vaccine
Flu season typically peaks between December and March, and so now is the time that those most at risk need to get the shot. But there’s some confusion about which children should get it this year because of the shortage.
It’s the same, but a little different when it comes to kids and flu shots.
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HEALTH CARE WORKERS & FLU RISK
As the effects of the flu vaccine shortage sweep the nation, the Centers for Disease Control is warning that health care workers need to make every effort to get vaccinated. Healthcare workers are a liability in terms of the spread of the flu virus. Yet, many don’t get the flu vaccine. And this year, when the flu vaccine is in short supply, it’s important to keep the virus from spreading as much as possible, which is why these healthcare workers need to get their shots.
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FLU VACCINE SHORTAGE
FLU SHOT ALTERNATIVES
“So I think we’re looking at a shortage that’s not going to be made up during this season,” states Dr. Steven Baum, a flu expert at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. It is the harsh reality of this year’s flu season…vaccines will be hard to come by. There’s enough for those at risk, and the time is now for them to go get their vaccines.
But what about the rest of us?
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