Certain drug scripts may increase risk of obesity in children
Children prescribed antibiotics and indigestion medicine could be at greater risk of obesity, because of their impact on bacteria in the gut, according to a new study from the US. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - October 31, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
‘ Project Abbie ’ Device Aims To Revolutionize Anaphylaxis Treatment
HOPKINTON (CBS) – “She was a big personality. Her absence is felt pretty much every moment of every day,” Amy Benford told WBZ-TV speaking with pride and grief as she described her daughter, Abbie. On the same day the Hopkinton teenager was getting ready to celebrate her 16th birthday with friends she had a severe allergic reaction.
“One of her friends came downstairs and said, ‘Abbie needs you,'” Mrs. Benford recalled. That’s when Abbie’s dad, Stephen, rushed upstairs.
“I asked if she was okay and she said, ‘I just can’t move air, Dad. I think I need my inh...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Abbie Benford Anaphylaxis Dr. Benjamin Matthews Dr. Mallika Marshall Keep Smilin' 4 Abbie Foundation Project Abbie Source Type: news
Evening Eating —“Are You a ‘Light’ Eater?”
The following is an excerpt from Let Go of Emotional Overeating and Love Your Food by Arlene B. Englander. (Copyright © 2018. Published by Rowman & Littlefield. All rights reserved.)
Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight or keep weight off realizes that evening can be the make or break time of day in terms of permanent success.
Consider this. In my community there currently is a radio-based advertising campaign touting the effectiveness of a weight loss formula that I will refer to as the Weight Loss Answer. This liquid, taken at bedtime, is to be consumed on an empty stomach. The purchaser is told not to eat or ...
Source: Psych Central - October 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Arlene B. Englander, LCSW, MBA Tags: Addictions Binge Eating Diet & Nutrition Eating Disorders Personal Stories calorie counting Eating Habits Source Type: news
Stomach cancer symptoms: This common digestive problem could indicate the disease
STOMACH cancer symptoms are initially vague and can be easy to mistake for other, less serious conditions. The disease can often be confused with common digestive problems, such as indigestion and heartburn. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endometriosis and the risk of coronary heart disease
Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that affects many women. It is a painful disorder in which the endometrium, a tissue that usually lines the inside of the uterus, grows outside the uterus. This not only causes severe pelvic pain during periods but may also cause fertility problems and many women complain of an increase in pain over the years as well.
Endometriosis may also be associated with chronic systemic inflammation, heightened oxidative stress, and atherogenic lipid profile. These conditions often increase a women’s risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).
A research study, Endometriosis and the Risk of Cor...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 29, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health endometriosis heart disease Source Type: news
Endometriosis and the risk of coronary heart disease
Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that affects many women. It is a painful disorder in which the endometrium, a tissue that usually lines the inside of the uterus, grows outside the uterus. This not only causes severe pelvic pain during periods but may also cause fertility problems and many women complain of an increase in pain over the years as well.
Endometriosis may also be associated with chronic systemic inflammation, heightened oxidative stress, and atherogenic lipid profile. These conditions often increase a women’s risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).
A research study, Endometriosis and the Risk of Cor...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 29, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health endometriosis heart disease Source Type: news
Endometriosis and the risk of coronary heart disease
Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that affects many women. It is a painful disorder in which the endometrium, a tissue that usually lines the inside of the uterus, grows outside the uterus. This not only causes severe pelvic pain during periods but may also cause fertility problems and many women complain of an increase in pain over the years as well.
Endometriosis may also be associated with chronic systemic inflammation, heightened oxidative stress, and atherogenic lipid profile. These conditions often increase a women’s risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).
A research study, Endometriosis and the Risk of Cor...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 29, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health endometriosis heart disease Source Type: news
The Scientific Secrets to Preventing Jet Lag
Traveling abroad can be exhilarating. But sometimes it’s easy to discount the crippling jet leg that can set in after traversing multiple time zones—leaving you exhausted, disoriented and possibly causing you to miss out on your vacation.
Jet lag is “something that can ruin a vacation or plague athletes and musicians or have a businessman or woman not perform at their peak,” explains Charmane Eastman, a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and the founding director of the Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
The number of passengers flyin...
Source: TIME: Health - September 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Locker Tags: Uncategorized health jet lag Living sleep Travel Source Type: news
AHA: Heart Health Research of 9/11 Survivors Slowly Realized, 17 Years Later
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- Back when Charlie Wilson was an avid runner, the only flutter he ever felt in his chest came from indigestion.
That changed on Sept. 11. The now-retired New York police sergeant spent nearly... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Studies: Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Prevent Initial Heart Attack, Stroke
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits for most other folks, major new research finds.
Although it’s been used for more than a century, aspirin’s value in many situations is still unclear. The latest studies are some of the largest and longest to test this pennies-a-day blood thinner in people who don’t yet have heart disease or a blood vessel-related problem.
One found that aspirin did not help prevent first strokes or heart attacks...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch aspirin Source Type: news
Ear-tickling device to end the misery of indigestion
The new device, being trialled at Massachusetts General Hospital in the U.S., eases symptoms by stimulating the vagus nerve - which travels from the brain, behind the ears, to the stomach. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
11 Billion, Ready or Not: We Need To Put Family Planning on the Fast Track
July 09, 2018By 2100, the world ’s population will rise to 11 billion. But that doesn’t mean family planning investments aren’t working.“So, you justfindarticles on healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, you don ’t read them, huh? ”It was early 2008. I had recently written an evidence review on the subject. I had also just shared the news of my third pregnancy in about three years with my employer and colleagues. Now one of my male coworkers was making this joke.I brushed it off, but it made me uncomfortable.I was already self-conscious about my choice to have three children so close together. Would my care...
Source: IntraHealth International - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: intrahealth Source Type: news
You Asked: What ’s the Best Way to Treat Plantar Fasciitis?
Often described as a throbbing pain that strikes the meat of the heel and radiates outward, plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot conditions in the U.S. Roughly 2 million Americans suffer from it, and it can last anywhere from a few weeks to several months at a stretch. In some cases, it can even be a chronic ailment.
The plantar fascia is a fan-shaped band of connective tissue that runs along the underside of the foot, spanning the arch and attaching at the heel and between the bones of the toes. Plantar fasciitis results when that connective tissue is somehow injured or inflamed—a common occurrence among...
Source: TIME: Health - June 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Exercise/Fitness healthytime Source Type: news
ASK THE GP: Could your indigestion pills give you dementia? Dr Martin Scurr answers your questions
DR MARTIN SCURR, the Daily Mail's resident GP, answers questions about the dangers of long-term PPI use and skin problems on feet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Home and natural remedies for upset stomach
Upset stomach, or indigestion, is usually no cause for concern. It is often possible to treat the symptoms using home remedies. In this article, we look at 21 of the most popular natural remedies for treating an upset stomach, including how they work and how to use them. We also explain when to see a doctor. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
