A recent nationwide survey conducted by the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) revealed 60 percent of Americans would wait to see their doctor if they were experiencing consistent regular tremors — despite the fact that most of those surveyed (81%) recognized that tremors are an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although men suffer from [...]
Snacks served in large portions increased the amount consumed with a potential correlation to obesity in preschool-aged children, according to a recent study from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville and published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. An article on the study appears in the March issue of Food Nutrition & Science. [...]
Patients who have suffered a “mini stroke” are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. These mini-strokes, called transient-ischemic attacks, or TIAs, occur when a blood clot temporarily blocks a blood vessel to the brain. Although the symptoms are [...]
Arthritis affects 3.1 million Hispanics in the U.S. and causes severe joint pain and limitations for at least one in five of them, according to new CDC data released today at a congressional briefing hosted by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Arthritis Foundation. The study, published in the Feb. 18 issue of [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Selenia Dimensions System, the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional (3-D) images of the breast for breast cancer screening and diagnosis. A mammogram is a safe, low-dose X-ray of the breast that is the best tool for early detection of breast cancer. However, with the [...]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals announced that Lucentis (ranibizumab) is being launched in the UK for the treatment of visual impairment due to diabetes, specifically diabetic macular oedema (DMO). This offers fresh hope for people with this serious and common complication of diabetes. Ranibizumab is the first licensed therapy to improve vision and vision-related quality of life in [...]
The most surprising findings, according to an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) survey of fitness trends published in the November/December issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, are the trends that have fallen off the list for 2011 – balance training, stability balls and Pilates. Pilates suffered the worst fall, disappearing after a ninth [...]
According to a recent study, more and more children from the United States are being sent to hospitals and doctors because of eating disorders. The data from the report is more than disturbing – the number of kids aged below 12 who were hospitalized for eating disorders increased by 119 percent over a period of [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xgeva (denosumab) on Thursday to help prevent skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with cancer that has spread (metastasized) and damaged the bone. Skeletal-related events include bone fractures from cancer and bone pain requiring radiation. Xgeva is a monoclonal antibody that targets a protein involved in cancer-related bone destruction [...]
The year’s scariest and sweetest holiday is coming: there are only 10 days until Halloween. Although this holiday is always the day when children feel super strong when it comes to their costumes and their appetite for candy – there are still a few things to consider when letting your child go trick or treating: [...]