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Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks

Condition, which affects mom and baby alike, may be more common than many think SUNDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- Thanks to high-profile celebrities like Brooke Shields, postpartum depression is out of the closet and discussed as something to recognize and treat. But less well kn...

Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes still poses problems for sports cardiologists

The fulfilment which so many people increasingly derive from competitive sports and endurance training comes with a real even if rare twist. Because, while most people will enjoy the benefits and pleasures of exercise, there are a few for whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of ...

Cenegenics Poses Challenge to Obama for Successful Healthcare Reform

Global age management medicine leader urges president to learn from their proven preventive approach to solve nation's current healthcare crisis. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 29, 2009 -- Cenegenics® Medical Institute, global age management medicine leader, set a challe...

Prescription Drug Abuse Poses Public Health Threat

Alliance Calls for Cross-Sector Solutions, Releases Strategy Report WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A national alliance of families, the pharmaceutical industry, patients, consumer groups, and drug abuse prevention advocates released a national strategy proposal to counter the continued ris...

Parents: Bottled Water Trend Poses Threat to Dental Health

CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five billion gallons of bottled water were consumed in 2000, an increase of more than 200 percent from a decade earlier. Whether consumers drink more bottled water because it is an alternative to soda, or because it is convenient to do so is unclear, bu...

Lack of Awareness of Eye Health Risk Associated with Diabetes Poses Blinding Threat to Millions

Eyecare Professionals Advise Diabetics on How to Minimize That Risk PINELLAS PARK, Fla., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Organization reports that 366 million cases of diabetes are projected by 2030, raising concerns among eyecare professionals globally because of the risk posed to h...

Compulsive Hoarding Poses Safety and Psychological Risks

U-M experts say hoarding can be treated with therapy if subjects are willing and motivated ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Even though Elizabeth Nelson was raised in an upper-middle class suburb, she felt a deep sense of shame about her living conditions growing up. ...

Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes

Care for aging people with the disease falls short, study finds,,,, MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More and more people with diabetes are living to older ages, thanks to medical advances. But the long-term facilities, such as nursing homes, that care for aging Americans may not be ...

Unpasteurized milk poses health risks without benefits

With disease outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk rising in the United States, a review published in the January 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases examines the dangers of drinking raw milk. Milk and dairy products are cornerstones of a healthy diet. However, if those products a...

Late Preterm Birth Poses Developmental Risks

Caesarean or induction should not be done before 39 weeks unless necessary, study says THURSDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Late preterm birth puts newborns at increased risk for serious problems, according to U.S. researchers. Dr. Joann Petrini of the March of Dimes and colleague...

Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women

But more than two glasses a day linked to atrial fibrillation, study finds TUESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A healthy middle-aged woman can have up to two drinks a day without increasing her risk of the abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. A group in...

America's Beauty Obsession Poses Serious Consequences for Women and Girls, Report Reveals

YWCA USA Report Shows Alarming Trends in Cosmetic Surgery and Health Risks for Women and Girls LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- YWCA USA today released a new report that reveals the impact of idealized, airbrushed beauty and body image obsession on the economic well...

Psychologist poses new hand-eye relationship

Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Richard A. Abrams, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, have shown that to see objects better, you should take the matter into your own hands. They have demonstrated that humans more thoroughly inspect objects when their...

Patch Form of HRT Poses Less Clotting Risks Than Pill Does

Analysis finds pill more than doubles risk while patch only increases it slightly THURSDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take hormone replacement therapy via skin patches may face a lower risk of blood clots than women who take the therapy orally. The new finding could chan...

Pennsylvania Pharmacy 'Carve-out' Poses Risks for Commonwealth's Neediest Citizens and Taxpayers, National Organization Testifies

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) is urging State lawmakers to reject a risky proposal by the State Department of Public Welfare to assume management of pharmacy benefits for as many as one million Medicaid enrollees in the ...

Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study

Study of doctors shows 7 eggs a week raise risk of dying THURSDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that consuming more than six eggs a week seems to raise the risk of dying from all causes. And diabetics seem to face an even higher mortality risk, according to th...

Psoriasis Poses Danger for More Serious Complications

At-risk patients need care to avoid heart disease, cancer, task force report says THURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- The itchy, scaly skin disease psoriasis, long known to negatively affect a patient's overall quality of life, is now being linked with more serious conditions such as...

Cancer Poses Challenges for Husbands' Frame of Mind

They take their cues from wives' emotional well-being, study suggests THURSDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- For couples coping with cancer, the physical health of the husband -- as either patient or caregiver -- appears particularly influenced by the wife's frame of mind, new research...

Rise in CT Scans Poses Cancer Risk

One-third of the scans are unnecessary, Columbia researchers contend WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The number of CT scans performed in the United States has increased dramatically since the 1980s, and that means an increased risk of cancer for patients caused by exposure to h...

Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk

And women's risk gets even smaller 10 years after stopping the drug, researchers say FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women taking oral contraceptives are at a slightly increased risk for developing cervical cancer, but a decade after stopping the pill even this very small risk disap...

Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks

Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, cramping and vomiting, researchers say TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Eating raw or undercooked seafood -- such as sushi and sashimi -- increases the risk of infection by parasitic worm larvae. And such infection can cause severe stomach and intesti...

Americans' Pessimistic View of Accident Prevention Poses Hurdle to Reducing Injuries, Survey Says

Poll Shows Nearly 1 in 3 Believe Nothing Can Be Done 2 to 1 Rank Accidental Injury Over Crime as Greatest Risk to Well-Being CHICAGO, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one in every three Americans believes nothing can be done to prevent accidental injuries, posing a major obstacle to ...

Planning for 2020: increasing elderly population poses huge challenges in cancer care

Barcelona, Spain: Huge challenges face healthcare professionals and policy makers in planning for, and providing cancer care over the next decade or so. Chief amongst these will be ensuring that healthcare professionals have the skills and knowledge to treat a greater number of elderly people with...

Defective HIV Testing Kits Poses Serious Health Risks

A noted India-born AIDS researcher in the US says that defective or sub-standard medical kits supplied by the government's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) for testing HIV in different blood banks and hospitals in India has put a large number of Indians at serious health risk. Kun...

Angelina Jolie Poses in Nude

Angelina Jolie the famous actress and wife of Brad Pitt has commissioned US artist Don Bachardy to paint three portraits of her to celebrate the different stages of her pregnancy. Angelina had asked Mr.Bachardy not to talk to anyone about her request. About the portrait. The paint...

Climate Change Poses Maximum Threat to Public Life in Developing Countries

Climate change poses the maximum threat to public health in the developing countries, has said a recent study in Springer's Journal of Urban Health , despite the fact that they have contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions. "The rapid economic development and the concurrent urbaniz...

Cats at Home Poses Allergy Risk in Young Children

Cats and cat allergens in the home clearly raise the risk of the allergic sensitisation of children up to the age of two. For older children , however, the influence of the environment at home on the development of cat allergen sensitization decreases. This is the conclusion reached by scientists...

Abnormality in the Red Blood Count Cell Poses High Risks

"This is the first study to show that even mildly abnormal levels (of red blood cells) could be detrimental in elderly men undergoing major surgery," said Dr. Wen-Chih Wu of the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Brown University in Rhode Island. A new study by researchers at th...

Cats at Home Poses Allergy Risk in Young Children

Cats and cat allergens in the home clearly raise the risk of the allergic sensitisation of children up to the age of two. For older children//, however, the influence of the environment at home on the development of cat allergen sensitization decreases. This is the conclusion reached by scientist...

Restless Legs Syndrome Poses Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

A study published in the April 10, 2007, issue of Neurology, has indicated the pronounced risk of cardiovascular disease in patients// suffering ‘Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The risk increases in the elderly patients. For the study, conducted at the University of Montreal’s Sacré-Coeur Hosp...

Explosion Of Rat Population Poses Health Threat In UK

The rat population has shown a 39 % increase since 1999 leaving the UK health department worried.// Fortnightly garbage collections, compulsory recycling policy and composting bins are said to be the cause of the increasing brown rat population. John Davison of the National Pest Technic...

Epilepsy Drug Poses High Risk for Fetal Death and Birth Defects

The epilepsy drug valproate poses a higher risk for fetal death and birth defects than other commonly used epilepsy drugs.// Of the four epilepsy drugs tested in the study, valproate posed the highest risk to the fetus with over 20 percent of the pregnancies exposed to valproate resulting in ...

Slightly High BP Poses Health Risk

People with blood pressure levels that tend to be slightly elevated but still considered to be within normal ranges--called high-normal--are at increased risk for suffering from heart disease. Blood pressure readings are taken in two numbers. The systolic value i.e., the first number in a blood pre...

Bipartisan Panel of Industry, NGO and Academic Experts Proposes New Rules for Science in Federal Regulation

... over science. This damages the credibility of science and obscures the real issues that ought to be debated. For example, how much risk a substance poses to human health or the environment is a science question; how much risk is acceptable is a policy question." "Our recommendations would make th...

Landauer, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Results

...try services to hospitals, medical and dental offices, universities, national laboratories, nuclear facilities and other industries in which radiation poses a potential threat to employees. Landauer's services include the manufacture of various types of radiation detection monitors, the distribution and c...

Hormonal Therapies Offer Effective Solutions for Many Adult Women With Acne

...al symptoms, or abnormal vaginal bleeding, to name a few. Dermatologists will review these factors with patients to determine if hormonal acne therapy poses any potential risks for patients. Based on a physical examination, a patient's medical history and the success or failure of previously prescri...

Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say

...ews) -- As U.S. officials meet Wednesday to decide who should get priority for potentially scarce H1N1 swine flu shots this fall, the danger the virus poses to pregnant women should vault that group to the top of the list, experts say. A panel convened by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...

Nitrous gases and zinc in the crosshairs

...ntists and academics of the DFG Commission also investigated whether or not a particular substance causes cancer, has a mutagenic effect on gametes or poses a risk to unborn children during pregnancy. Analyses of the substances' sensitising and skin resorption effects were also performed. In the carcino...

Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well

...tate cancer," Stephenson said. "Perhaps a similarly low risk might have been seen if the men did not have prostatectomy. We can't say whether a cancer poses enough of a threat to the patient so that therapy is needed." Prostate cancer surgery is not free of problems, Stephenson said. Its major side effe...

Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection

...se. The only new class of antifungals approved for use in the past two decades is generally effective, but they can only be taken intravenously, which poses logistic and other problems for some patients. And the most common oral antifungal medication only slows fungus cell growth, making it difficult for i...