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According to a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and conducted at Boston’s MassGeneral Hospital for Children, more than a quarter of U.S. children live with at least one chronic health condition. What’s more, the major childhood afflictions of 50 years ago (congenital defects, infectious disease and accidents) are on the decrease, while lifestyle-related conditions (obesity, asthma, other physical conditions, and behavior/learning problems) are on the increase.
This is a dangerous and costly trend that will no doubt have a major impact on the nation’s health policy.
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It is estimated that over 90% of the cells inside our bodies are not our own—they belong to our gut flora, the “garden” of bacteria within our digestive tracts (without which human survival would be quite a challenge).
It is also estimated that a well-nourished adult eats at least 30 tons of food in a...Read More »
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Uterine fibroids are hard benign tumors of the smooth muscle of the uterus, particularly in women between the ages of 35 and 45. They can protrude into the uterine cavity, be located within the wall of the uterus or protrude into the abdominal cavity. Often fibroids cause little or no symptoms; however, as they grow they may cause excess bleeding, cramping and pain in surrounding organs. Traditional medicine often treats fibroids with hysterectomy; however, you can shrink and even eliminate fibroids with gentle natural...Read More »
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Preliminary results from Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) affirm that the Internet has become an increasingly important source of health information for consumers, although many are concerned about security and confidentiality.
According to the survey of 7,192 adults age 18-64, in the first six months of 2009:
- 51% used the Internet to look up health information
- 3% used an online chat group to learn about health topics
- Women (58%) were more likely than men (43%) to look up health information on the Internet
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Note to doctors who treat diabetic patients: your patients may have different priorities than you do.
That seems to be the startling conclusion from study conducted by the University of Michigan Medical School and just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
The study, based on responses to a survey of 92 doctors and 1,169 diabetic patients at nine Midwest VA facilities, found that:
- Nearly a third of doctors and their patients with diabetes rank certain health conditions differently.\n
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Posted on: Thursday, February 4th, 2010, 1 Comment
When I came across this article I was please it was removed and disturbed by how many people were damaged by it. I help hundreds of kids with allergies, digestive disorders and acne or other skin disrders without the use of harmful drugs. Perhaps this story will give you another perspective.
On June 29, 2009, the manufacturer of the acne drug Accutane® accounced that it was removing the drug
from the market. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. informed the FDA that it was “delisting” the drug as the patent
had expired and competing companies could provide the market with the drug. The company also stated... Read More » |
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According to the American Heart Association (AHA), 39% of Americans think their heart health is ideal—despite the fact that over half of Americans have received medical advice that they are at cardiovascular risk and/or need to make lifestyle changes. Pair this with recent CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) statistics that more than one in five US teenagers has abnormal cholesterol levels, and it seems that we could be giving our...Read More »
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Given our national obesity problem and the popularity of fast food, it is only appropriate that major corporations, who so many have given the responsibility for feeding us, should offer healthier, lower-calorie menus. Whether this could be the quick and easy way to better health is now a hot topic, since a 27 year-old Florida woman claims to have lost weight on a diet of tacos from Taco Bell. Other fast-food chains are now jumping at the chance to promote their fare as "diet" food whether or not...Read More »
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Still haven’t posted your first blog? Did you post a couple of times but are now faced with “writer’s block”?
Social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, and blogs are quickly becoming important instruments in the health care provider’s medicine bag. A good blog can educate and influence healthy behavior and the comments it generates allow providers to engage with, and listen to, their patients on a level not possible in a 10-minute office visit.
Experts say that the key to becoming an influential blogger is to regularly post material that’s fresh and. But your time...Read More »
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According to a new University of San Francisco study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, even modest reductions in dietary salt can substantially reduce cardiovascular disease and medical costs. The authors recommend that salt reduction be a public health target.
To determine the cost-effectiveness of salt reduction as compared to the treatment of hypertension using medication, the research team estimated the rates and costs of cardiovascular disease by age, sex, and race. The effects of salt reduction were compared with those of other interventions to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The...Read More »
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