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Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France. http://www.physorg.com/news177852930.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:01 EST news177852930 Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news177839808.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:57:59 EST news177839808 Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these outdoor smoking areas might be creating a new health hazard. http://www.physorg.com/news177782677.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:08 EST news177782677 If you eat fish to gain the heart-health benefits of its omega-3 fatty acids, baked or boiled fish is better than fried, salted or dried, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177694021.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:27:45 EST news177694021 Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation(R) technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., on Nov.16, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177619875.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:10:04 EST news177619875 While mothers have known that feeding their kids milk builds strong bones, a new study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City suggests that Vitamin D contributes to a strong and healthy heart as well - and that inadequate levels of the vitamin may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease, and death, even among people who've never had heart disease. http://www.physorg.com/news177573443.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:59:54 EST news177573443 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury. http://www.physorg.com/news177342237.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:02 EST news177342237 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics. http://www.physorg.com/news177272135.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:16:31 EST news177272135 (AP) -- Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news177255483.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:24 EST news177255483 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the last three decades, childhood obesity in the United States has become a massive public-health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control, between 1980 and 2006 the percentage of obese teenagers in the United States grew from 5 to 18, while the percentage of pre-teens suffering from obesity increased from 7 to 17. Such children often become overweight adults, leaving themselves especially susceptible to heart illness, Type 2 diabetes, strokes, and some forms of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news177098327.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:20:09 EST news177098327 After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news177010219.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:04 EST news177010219 (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky. http://www.physorg.com/news176878805.html Medicine & Health - Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:20:01 EST news176878805 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has discovered for the first time that dark chocolate rich in flavanols may provide significant protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. http://www.physorg.com/news176712792.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:11 EST news176712792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a daily 15 to 40 percent calorie reduction, which makes sticking to the diet hard for many. http://www.physorg.com/news176581605.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:40:02 EST news176581605 A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. http://www.physorg.com/news176552493.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:01 EST news176552493 Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body's natural defenses regardless of age or health status. These benefits are present even without changing caloric or nutrient intake. http://www.physorg.com/news176524688.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:38:42 EST news176524688 (PhysOrg.com) -- A study by emergency physicians at Children's Hospital Boston provides a wakeup call to parents to get rid of their old glass thermometers. A 12year review of patients seen in Children's emergency department (ED) shows that glass thermometers pose one more safety hazard in addition to mercury exposure injuries from broken glass. http://www.physorg.com/news176486881.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:20:01 EST news176486881 Sustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing the disease, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study. http://www.physorg.com/news176404027.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:04 EST news176404027 Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news176387584.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:50:06 EST news176387584 (AP) -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. http://www.physorg.com/news176059549.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:36 EST news176059549 Lack of health insurance might have led or contributed to nearly 17,000 deaths among hospitalized children in the United States in the span of less than two decades, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. http://www.physorg.com/news176020672.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:38:24 EST news176020672 Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news175976058.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:16:16 EST news175976058 Insoluble dietary fibre, or roughage, not only keeps you regular, say Australian scientists, it also plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay. http://www.physorg.com/news175955468.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:32:20 EST news175955468 A new study published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology reveals that anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected babies. http://www.physorg.com/news175874143.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:56:24 EST news175874143 Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://www.physorg.com/news175846292.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:01 EST news175846292 (PhysOrg.com) -- What's the secret of success of people who lose lots of weight and keep it off for many years? A new study suggests predictable factors like exercise and control over eating play a role, but so do factors in the home like fewer TVs and more exercise equipment. http://www.physorg.com/news175526040.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:16:35 EST news175526040 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pacifier, baby bottle or finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development if the habit goes on too long. http://www.physorg.com/news175326557.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:20:01 EST news175326557 (AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs? http://www.physorg.com/news175326580.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:01 EST news175326580 University of California-Davis nutrition researchers are challenging the decades-old conventional wisdom that we should watch our salt. http://www.physorg.com/news175270777.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:10:06 EST news175270777 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand. http://www.physorg.com/news175252237.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:20:01 EST news175252237