Archive for December, 2009

Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Treatments have improved, but Americans fall down on prevention, experts say. By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- While physicians and surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules for preventing ...

How to Attack Holiday Stress Head-On

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Expert offers tips for coping with common scenarios   SATURDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- With pressures from the economic hard times, dysfunctional families and countless other factors, the holidays can contribute to emotional stress and depression. But there are ways to cope with the ...

Soy Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors: Study

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Surprising finding shows it reduces risk of death, recurrence By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Regular, moderate consumption of soy foods can help lower the risk of death and cancer recurrence in women who've had breast cancer, new research shows. What's ...

FDA seeks plan to curb opioid pain killer abuse

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators asked on Friday for manufacturers of prescription pain medications to provide more specifics on an industry plan to curb growing abuse of morphine, methadone, oxycodone and other opioid drugs.The Food and Drug Administration in February had asked manufacturers including Johnson & Johnson and King ...

Heavy kids may suffer back pain, spinal disc woes

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Add severe back pain and spine abnormalities to the list of problems overweight and obese adolescents can develop. Among a group of young people who came to an emergency department for severe back pain, researchers found that many had abnormalities in the lower spine. Most ...