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Friday, January 22 2010 02:23 |
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Copper pipes could cause people over 50 to contract Alzheimer's and heart disease, a study has warned. Scientists have warned that tiny traces of copper from pipes contribute to a build-up of copper in the body, which can lead to Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes because the body cannot process the metal. A study published in Toxicology concluded that people over 50 should also avoid vitamin and mineral pills that contain copper and iron. Daily Telegraph, January 22, 2010 |
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Friday, January 22 2010 02:15 |
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically, to almost eight hours a day, a new report finds.
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Thursday, January 21 2010 01:40 |
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Osteoarthritis report A high-tech support for the knee may be a new long-term solution to osteoarthritis. Studies show that patients who wore the support, which both 'hugs' and electrically stimulates the joint, were more likely to avoid knee replacement surgery during the following months than those not given the therapy. Daily Mail, January 19, 2010 |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 01:35 |
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(Reuters Health) - Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows.
"The later you introduce complementary feeding to an infant, within the range of 2 to 6 months, the smaller is the risk that the infant will be overweight as adult," Dr. Kim Fleischer Michaelson of the University of Copenhagen, one of the researchers on the study, told Reuters Health via E-mail.
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Thursday, January 21 2010 01:34 |
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Appendectomies are the most common emergency general surgical procedure in the USA, but a new study suggests many are unneeded. According to conventional medical wisdom dating back to the late 19th century, if you don't remove an inflamed appendix, it could burst and lead to potentially life-threatening complications such as an abscess or peritonitis. The study, out Tuesday in the Archives of Surgery, implies that perforated, or ruptured, appendicitis is a different disease from non-perforating appendicitis. In other words, some inflamed appendixes won't burst, no matter how long you wait to remove them. "I don't think the disease is as straightforward as we thought, and I believe it needs to be revisited," says senior author Edward Livingston, chief of gastrointestinal and endocrine surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 01:33 |
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Up to half of children in some areas have had swine flu even though they may not have shown symptoms. Blood samples taken from children in London and the West Midlands - 'hot spots' for last year's outbreak - showed that the real number who contracted the disease was 10 times higher than previously estimated, a study published online in The Lancet said. Daily Telegraph, January 21, 2010 |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 01:29 |
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MONDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Erectile dysfunction is a strong warning sign that a man might be at increased risk for heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems, a long-running study indicates.
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Wednesday, January 20 2010 03:59 |
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(Reuters Health) - Eating the Mediterranean way can help reduce your risk of stomach cancer, a large study from Europe shows.
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Wednesday, January 20 2010 03:58 |
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FRIDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research based on the experiences of atomic-bomb survivors has found a link between exposure to moderate levels of radiation and higher levels of heart disease and stroke.
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