HealthWorld Online: Top News Stories in Alternative Heath and Wellness 93 90 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:13:00 EST Antioxidants such as vitamin C can repair damaged blood vessels, and could be a lifesaver for anyone suffering from type I diabetes. The disease often damages blood vessels, and this can lead to heart disease, amputation, kidney disease and blindness. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10164 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:16:00 EST If your child has a health or a developmental problem, it could be caused by pesticides. Scientists have discovered this week that the pollutants can affect children up to the age of seven, five years longer than they have thought. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10165 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:18:00 EST Older people who want to keep up muscle strength and motor skills by exercising are missing an important trick, social activity is just as important. While common sense suggests that exercise would be enough to maintain muscle strength, speed and dexterity into old age, researchers have discovered that being active socially is just as important. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10166 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:47:00 EST http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10163 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:55:00 EST Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a new public opinion survey today which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10161 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:04:00 EST With the Senate health committee convening daily to craft a comprehensive health reform bill, the basic outline of this landmark legislation is now clear. Yes, it will ensure access to affordable, quality care for every American. But, just as important, it will hold down health care costs by creating a sharp new emphasis on disease prevention and public health. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10160 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:52:00 EST Antidepressant drug sales may have been hit by worries that they increase the risk of suicide, especially among children and adolescents, but doctors have discovered something that works just as well to prevent depression. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10157 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:54:00 EST We're always being told that we should have regular screening tests as they're an effective way to catch cancer and other diseases, especially in their early stages, but, astonishingly, there's a good chance the doctor won't do anything with the results if they do indicate a problem. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10158 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:31:00 EST “Another thing that can spoil a picnic or other outing is food-borne bacteria from improperly handled, prepared or stored foods,” said Rebecca Dittmar, AgriLife Extension associate for food protection management. “Hot temperatures accelerate the production of bacteria that contain toxins which may cause food poisoning,” Dittmar said. “Typically you can't see, smell or taste food-borne bacteria.” http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10159 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:08:00 EST Antidepressant sales are way down after the drugs were found to increase the risk of suicide, especially among children, and now the manufacturers are offering unrestricted ‘grants' to try and win back doctors. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10155 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:09:00 EST Don't chop up carrots before you boil them, if you do, you're losing most of the cancer-fighting properties of the vegetable. Instead, say researchers, cook the carrot whole, and chop it up only after it's been boiled. That way, the vegetable retains more of its cancer-fighting compound falcarinol. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10156 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:23:00 EST Tai Chi, the slow movement exercise from the Far East, can help ease the pain of arthritis, and improve your overall health. It's the best exercise choice for people with arthritis and musculoskeletal pain, and is a better option than strengthening, stretching and aerobic exercise plans. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10154 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:08:00 EST As reported by the 'What Doctors Don't Tell You' journal last February, a fever and a high temperature can kill off cancer cells. Now the idea is being tested on patients with pancreatic cancer. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10151 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:10:00 EST Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Crohn's are usually given powerful steroids, but researchers have discovered that nutritional supplements work just as well. Up to 70 per cent of children with Crohn's disease have been successfully treated just with a nutritional formula, known as ‘astronaut's food'. Steroids achieve a similar success rate, but they can also cause growth retardation and malnutrition. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10152 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:46:00 EST For centuries, herbs and spices have been used in food and as medicine. Ranging from mint tea to common ingredients in pharmaceutical drugs, herbs play an important part of our everyday life. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10150 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:01:00 EST As all new parents know, the summer months provide greater opportunities to enjoy the outdoors; however, they also present seasonal health risks and challenges. "There are many myths and misconceptions regarding hot weather activities, and unfortunately, these can pose serious health risks," says Dr. Andrew Adesman, Chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Schneider Children's Hospital in New Hyde Park, NY. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10146 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:41:00 EST Powerful antibiotics and other drugs may be in our drinking water, scientists fear. Rivers, lakes and wells throughout North America, Europe and East Asia are already contaminated by a range of pharmaceutical drugs, and scientists fear they could easily make their way into the public water supply. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10147 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:31:00 EST If you can't sleep, try meditation and deep relaxation techniques. They can help insomniacs and poor sleepers, researchers have discovered - but there's one unusual aspect to their approach. Although you would expect people to meditate just before they went to bed, researchers found that it works far better if they do so during the daytime, hours before bedtime. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10148 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:05:00 EST A full third of American adults, 69 million men and women over age 40, are up to 12 times more likely to have a serious fall because they have some form of inner-ear dysfunction that throws them off balance and makes them dizzy, according to Johns Hopkins experts. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10149 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:06:00 EST Two new TV shows highlight the growing importance of nurses at a moment when the Obama administration is preparing to reform the nation's health care system, but the shows also run the risk of further marginalizing the often overlooked contributions of nursing, says a Duke University nursing professor. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10144 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:41:00 EST Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a new public opinion survey, which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10145 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:24:00 EST Superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics are being used in farm fertilizers, and scientists fear they could enter the food-chain and make their way back into humans. Researchers in Finland made the discovery when they analysed samples of sewage sludge, which is used as a fertilizer. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10140 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:26:00 EST Mobile phones and wi-fi may be a bigger threat to the health of our children than we're being told. One government report, prepared in France, suggests both can damage the developing brain, and now mobile phones are being banned in every primary school in the country. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10141 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:45:00 EST A simple juice can slow the progress of prostate cancer, and it could even work as an effective preventative, new research has revealed this week. Pomegranate juice slows the progress of the cancer in men who've already received treatment, and it could also be a preventative, experts have heard. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10142 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:20:00 EST Up to 80 per cent of people suffer from chronic lower back pain some time or another - and you can reduce the pain by exercising more. Researchers have found that the more back pain sufferers exercise, the greater they experience pain relief, and their quality of life improves. Those who go to the gym four days a week report greater pain relief than those who go just twice or three times a week. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10139 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:11:00 EST The American Academy of Family Physicians released the results today of a national survey that confirms the negative and potentially serious impact the recession is having on Americans' access to health care. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10143 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:18:00 EST Unlike the circulatory system, which uses the heart to pump blood to vital organs and tissues, the lymph system must rely on hundreds of muscular units, your body movements, and water intake to move the lymph through the vessels. Normal lymph movement in the body can be reduced by stress, fatigue, inactivity, cold temperatures, infection, chemical or food additives, even one's age and heredity. This is where lymphatic drainage massage comes into play. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10138 Mon, 18 May 2009 21:02:00 EST A common blood test for triglycerides - a well-known cardiovascular disease risk factor - may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10127 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:33:00 EST Yet another negative result of the bad economy: Americans are cutting back on healthy activities such as eating fresh foods and exercising regularly. Results of the study spell trouble for Americans' overall well-being and heart health in particular, said Timothy Gardner, M.D., President of the American Heart Association. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10137 Thu, 21 May 2009 20:53:00 EST Need to see a family physician, dermatologist or an ob/gyn? Get in line, because it could take months to schedule an appointment, according to a new survey. Conducted by Merritt Hawkins and Associates, a national physician search and consulting firm, the survey of 1,162 medical offices tracks the average time needed to schedule a doctor appointment in 15 large metropolitan areas. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10134 Fri, 22 May 2009 12:55:00 EST Though it is often a comedic topic, snoring can actually cause real problems in a person''s sleep patterns. Whether it is the snorer him or herself, or a partner or roommate that is awakened by the snoring, night time breathing problems can disrupt sleep patterns, oxygen intake, REM sleep, and can even lead to more serious conditions like sleep apnea. http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=10136