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[CaRP] XML error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 214 • For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacks All those late nights spent trolling Facebook, texting friends, and cramming for tests may be taking a toll on teenagers' diets, a new study suggests. • In mine's confines, survival instincts prevail The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them. • The truth about 12 health myths If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way. If you have wet hair, you'll catch a cold. Some adages -- about nutrition, home remedies, and more -- need an update. • Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools New York City?s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians. • Scientist at Work: Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier: Think the Answer?s Clear? Look A... Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier?s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind. • Essay: Isolation, an Ancient and Lonely Practice, Endures For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages. • The Bay Citizen: I.R.S. Looks at Finances of Planned Parenthood The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has also begun its own investigation. • Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses. • Study: Friends help college females avoid risky sex after drinking College students use a number of strategies to prevent their female friends from engaging in risky sexual behavior after a night of heavy drinking, ...
• Doctors: Michael Douglas' cancer therapy is grueling Experts say the Oscar winner with Stage IV throat cancer is in for a tough haul, but otherwise his prognosis is excellent.
• Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits Cognitive stimulation has early benefits, according to a 12-year study of those 65 and up, but after Alzheimer's hits may make it worse.
• Ovary removal can raise survival of women with high cancer risk Study's finding is new and 'powerful' for those with a BRCA gene mutation.
• Body Image Wars: 10 Signs You're a Victim Is Battle to be Beautiful Driving You Over the Edge? • Study: Preventive Cancer Surgeries Save Lives Operations Cut Risk of Dying from Ovarian, Breast Cancers Up to 80 Percent for High-Risk, Healthy Women, Research Shows • 9 Ways to Beat Health Insurers at Their Own Game Don't Let Them Take Advantage of You • Michael Douglas Opens Up about Throat Cancer Tells David Letterman His Disease Is Late-Stage but He's Optimistic He Can Beat It; Adds It Went Undiagnosed for Months • Video: Brazil's Towering Teenaged Model At six feet, nine inches tall, Brazilian teenager Elisany Silva is hoping to become a model and soar to new heights. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports. • Video: Plugged In: "Real Housewives" Bring Drama to DC Politico's Kiki Ryan has the scoop on the drama unfolding for the cast of "Real Housewives of DC" and Bristol Palin's turn on "Dancing with the Stars". • New workout programs show that pools can attract exercisers of all ages Sean Stephens hasn't told his friends he does water aerobics. "I guess until now," the 36-year-old joked last week as we wiggled into the pool at LivingWell, the health club at the Washington Hilton. United States - Recreation - Camps - Day - Health • Even with malpractice insurance, doctors opt for expensive, defensive medicine Some months ago, the receptionist in my clinic handed me a registered letter. The name of the sender seemed familiar. "Dear Sir," the letter read. "Please be advised that this letter serves as official notice that I am considering a potential claim against you in a medical Malpractice claim in re... Insurance - Business - Financial Services - Agents and Marketers - United States • When animal rescuers become animal hoarders Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away ? unaware it was a death camp for cats. • No Pampers link to rash cases, safety groups say Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes. • Text messages little help in remembering the Pill NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests. • theGrio: Why the FDA must curb cough syrup abuse YouTube search the term "DXM." You'll find thousands of videos that chronicle the adventures teenagers "robotripping," or getting high on dextromethorphan. • Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows. • Tall order: Brazilian teen girl stands at nearly 7 feet At nearly 7 feet tall, Elisany Silva of Brazil is one of the world?s tallest teenagers. The 14-year-old says she had to quit school after she grew too large to ride the bus. • Trapped, but still sane: Survivors speak out Randy Knapp was a teenager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Oregon's Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he's still climbing. • Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia Staying mentally active can help stave off dementia, but once it's diagnosed, people who engaged in crossword puzzles, reading and hobbies may decline more quickly than others, a study finds. [CaRP] XML error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 60 • Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools New York City?s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians. • Scientist at Work: Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier: Think the Answer?s Clear? Look A... Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier?s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind. • Essay: Isolation, an Ancient and Lonely Practice, Endures For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages. • The Bay Citizen: I.R.S. Looks at Finances of Planned Parenthood The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has also begun its own investigation. • Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses. • Forget Mice, Elephants Really Hate Ants An aversion to biting ants keeps elephants from ravaging the savanna • ScienceShot: Gabby Pandas Are Manly Pandas Males who bleat longer have higher levels of testosterone • Men With Insomnia May Have Higher Risk of Death Men with insomnia have a fourfold higher death rate than those who sleep at least 6 hours a night, a 14-year study finds. It's not yet clear whether women with insomnia also die sooner. • FAQ: How Health Care Reform Will Affect You The journey toward health care reform reached a historic milestone March 22 when the House approved legislation that would extend coverage to 32 million more Americans and impose new restrictions on the insurance industry. • Massage Techniques and Types: Swedish, Deep Tissue, and More If you?re new to massages, all the types and techniques can be a little overwhelming. WebMD answers common massage questions and explains the different styles. • Physically Unprepared Skiers Face Heart Risk Many people fail to rev up their exercise regimen before they leave for a ski vacation -- and the sudden burst of activity on the slopes puts them at risk for heart attack, researchers say. • Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQ In the wake of actor Michael Douglas's announcement that he has stage IV throat cancer, WebMD answers frequently asked questions about the disease. • Coffee May Combat High Blood Pressure Older people with high blood pressure who drink one to two cups of coffee a day have more elastic blood vessels than those who drink less or more, Greek researchers report. • Taking Care of Baby's Sensitive Skin Worried about chemicals like phthalates and parabens in your baby shampoos, soaps, and lotions? See what the experts say. • Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large, study finds More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings show that scientists' efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect. • Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet, ... School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality -- and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to new research. • Experiment records ultrafast chemical reaction with vibrational echoes To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it's best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular spectators closest to the action. Those special molecules comprise the "first solvation shell," and although it has been known for decades that they can sense and dictate the fate of nearly every chemical reaction, it has been virtually impossible to watch them respond -- until now. • Increased risk for lupus in men with certain form of immune receptor Humans -- males in particular -- with a variant form of the immune receptor gene "Toll Like Receptor 7" are at increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease lupus. This finding offers renewed hope for developing more targeted treatments. • Chemists develop simple technique to visualize atomic-scale structures Researchers have devised a new technique -- using a sheet of carbon just one atom thick -- to visualize the structure of molecules. The technique, which was used to obtain the first direct images of how water coats surfaces at room temperature, can also be used to image a potentially unlimited number of other molecules, including antibodies and other biomolecules. • How do organisms make dietary choices? When given a choice, organisms will choose a diet that maintains a nutritional balance in tune with their needs. That choice, studied in fruit flies for the first time, is regulated by activity in a molecular pathway involved in aging, cancer and diabetes. Humans share the same molecular pathway. The study, the first to be done in a genetically tractable lab animal, could lead to treatments that would "reboot" metabolic pathways in individuals who are obese or suffer from diabetes. • Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer, s... People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing esophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study. • Edible nanostructures: Compounds made from renewable materials could be used ... Sugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led researchers to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical technologies. And the compounds are edible. The porous crystals are the first known all-natural metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that are simple to make. Most other MOFs are made from petroleum-based ingredients, but the new MOFs you can pop into your mouth and eat, and the researchers have. • Water in Earth's mantle key to survival of oldest continents Earth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to shape our planet's surface, remnants of crust from Earth's formative years are rare, but not impossible to find. A new paper examines how some ancient rocks have resisted being recycled into Earth's convecting interior. • Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections An antibacterial peptide looks to be a highly effective therapy against infections in burn or blast wounds suffered by soldiers. • Link between everyday stress and obesity strenthened with study using an anim... A new study examined the effects of stress on the meal patterns and food intake of animals exposed to the equivalent of everyday stress on humans. The results suggest that, not only does stress have an impact on us in the short term, it can cause metabolic changes in the longer term that contribute to obesity. • Protecting the lungs against 'collateral damage' from the immune system A new study shows how our bodies try to minimize potential 'collateral damage' caused by our immune system when fighting infection. The research may also provide new clues to why cigarette smoke is a significant risk factor for developing diseases of the lung such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. • Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells Scientists have built a clearer picture of how lengthy strands of DNA are concertinaed when our cells grow and divide, in a discovery could help explain how cell renewal can go wrong. • Edgy Cancer Bracelets Rankle Schools Language on a cancer support bracelet stirs controversy on campuses. Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Support Groups - Organizations • Female Athletes: Too Fit to Get Pregnant About 12 percent of all infertility cases are women in sports; long-distance runners and ballet dancers are the most vulnerable. Infertility - Sport - Health - Reproductive Health - Pregnancy • Can Michael Douglas Beat Throat Cancer? Throat cancer experts say they need to know more about the actor's cancer, but at stage 4, the best prognosis and highest survival rates are in HPV-related disease. Cancer - Michael Douglas - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Wall Street • Mom Gives Seizures a Piece of Her Mind Surgery to Remove Piece of Brain Is Hoped to Cure Single Mother's Epileptic Seizures Epilepsy - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Neurological Disorders - Epileptic seizure • PHOTOS: Celebs That Cancer Can't Hold Back These celebs kept brave faces in the face of a cancer diagnosis. Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations - Arts • Nip, Tuck, Not: Plastic Surgery Remorse Nip, Tuck, Forget it. Plastic Surgery Remorse on the Rise. Plastic surgery - Surgery - Medicine - Health - United States • Alcohol and Health: Why the Sober Die Sooner While the debate over the possible health benefits of alcohol continues to rage, new research sheds light on why, and to what extent those who drink, live longer than their sober peers. Health - Substance Abuse - Addictions - Alcoholic beverage - Alcoholism • Would You Lose Your Breasts to Prevent Cancer Researchers have found that having a preventive mastectomy may reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 mutations. They also discovered that preventively removing both a Fallopian tube and an ovary -- a procedure called a salpingo-oophorectomy -- lowered the risk of ovarian cancer, the risk of breast cancer in women who were never diagnosed with it before. Cancer - Health - BreastCancer - Conditions and Diseases - Tobacco • Dr. Besser's Notebook: Confronting Disaster in Pakistan We set off from Karachi this morning in search of the floods. Unlike an Earthquake which may happen all at once, a flood has a forward edge which moves more slowly bringing devastation as it travels. The floods in Pakistan have traveled the length of the country over the past month. In many areas the waters are receding, in others the water is still high. Pakistan - Flood - Karachi - Water - Earth Sciences • Can LESS Sleep Cure Depression? Researchers are learning about the mood switches in the brain after mothers with postpartum depression get better when robbed of sleep. Sleep deprivation - Sleep disorder - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Depression • Baby Gets New Life After Facial Reconstruction Surgical team operates on newborn's forehead. Children - Business - Surgery - Medicine - Surgical Products • Omega-Rich Margarine a Bust for Heart Health? Using an Omega-3 enhanced margarine may not actually improve heart health for those at cardiovascular risk, according to new research from the Netherlands. Omega-3 fatty acid - Heart disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders • Message To Teens: Popping Zits Can Make Acne Worse For teens who suffer from acne, the quest for a clear complexion can be daunting; especially now with school back in session. But as CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports, a lot of teens do more harm than good, trying to keep their skin blemish-free. • Will Aging Chimps Get to Retire, or Face Medical Research? A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians. • Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory. • Scientist at Work: Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier: Think the Answer?s Clear? Look A... Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier?s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind. • Fossil Hunters in Romania Find a 2-Clawed Relative of Velociraptor The dinosaur lived more than 65 million years ago and had two sicklelike claws on each foot. • Essay: Isolation, an Ancient and Lonely Practice, Endures For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages. • Vital Signs: Longevity: For New York Men, a Life Expectancy Gap Men die about six years younger, according to a new report from the New York City health department. • Interviews on Water Use Are Thirsty Work Learning which water sources villagers use and how far they carry heavy jerrycans of water is itself thirsty work in the Rwandan heat. • Report Says Heat, Not Smart Meters, Hiked Bills After Pacific Gas & Electric, the giant California utility, began installing smart meters in the state's Central Valley, the company was swamped with complaints from residents that their utility bills had spiked. But an independent review of the smart meters released Thursday found that the devices were functioning properly and attributed the high charges to a heat wave last year that coincided with their installation as well as poor customer service by P.G.&.E. |
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