Daily Health Headlines for Monday Feb. 15, 2010
HEADLINES
Meat Recall Expands Due to E. Coli Fear http://bit.ly/baxI2s
1 in 5 Americans Had H1N1 Swine Flu http://bit.ly/9Zip5v
Treatment For Herpes Could Delay HIV Disease Progression In Patients Infected With Both Herpes And HIV http://bit.ly/cd4ys4
Health Insurers Post Record Profits http://bit.ly/bVTdy2
Advance Toward Test for Aggressive Prostate Cancer http://bit.ly/bcedKA
Individual insurance rates soar in 4 states http://bit.ly/a1ghyW
No health overhaul would bring more problems http://bit.ly/bHCjNP
FDA Considers Approval of Gastric Banding for Teens http://bit.ly/bG8OmS
Protein That Triggers Cancer Spread Discovered http://bit.ly/bar6j6
Grandparents who care for children 'boost obesity risk' http://bit.ly/baXRZf
INTERESTING
Lovesick: Hooking up over a shared disease http://bit.ly/9nNxcj
Office Romance OK With Most Folks http://bit.ly/bwM477
Does Chronic Pain Turn You Into A Narcissist? http://bit.ly/a8x0GS
What your heart and brain are doing when you're in love http://bit.ly/afQa7I
Your Pet's Dental Hygiene http://bit.ly/cPl6PT
Nursing excellence in practice http://bit.ly/cXB4nC
Marital Affairs: What Happens After Spouses Cheat http://bit.ly/9ZAK9a
Bad cholesterol: It’s not what you think http://bit.ly/cNw7vR
10 Reasons You're Not Having Sex http://bit.ly/bNbben
The Female Condom: Effective And Underused http://bit.ly/bjOPjT
Mexican-Americans Most Active in U.S. http://bit.ly/dg2Th0
Skier spreads cheese on leg to heal injury http://bit.ly/aBa6LN
Can A Health Scare Be A Good Thing For Your Health? http://bit.ly/9LmTGZ
I’m a Recovering Sex Addict http://bit.ly/bQTvAL
GOOD ADVICE
Health Checkup: How to Live 100 Years http://bit.ly/aF1Ym9
28 Days to a Healthier Relationship http://bit.ly/c0zD9M
Make Quitting Smoking Easier With One-on-One Counseling http://bit.ly/aCCiYA Daily Health Headlines for Friday Feb. 12, 2010
HEADLINES
Analysis: Chocolate may reduce stroke risk http://bit.ly/aQvTIP
Stents open clogged arteries http://bit.ly/bU7mrm
No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows http://bit.ly/8Z1Bwo
Cognitive Skills May Shrink With Tamoxifen http://bit.ly/c4fO4O
Treating Herpes Does Not Reduce HIV Transmission, Study Finds http://bit.ly/9ICOEs
Mumps Outbreak Tops 1,500 Cases http://bit.ly/9tPFA0
UF Study Finds Alcohol and Energy Drinks A Recipe for Disaster http://bit.ly/9KNfjy
INTERESTING
Why Do Men Die Younger Than Women? http://bit.ly/ahsryk
Still No Truce in the Stem-Cell Wars http://bit.ly/bH7ATU
TV Dramas Can Be More Persuasive Than News Reports http://bit.ly/9pu6GA
Elevator Injuries Common Among Elderly http://bit.ly/d1jUWj
Michelle Obama Steps Up As Health Champion http://bit.ly/akDr7P
Is your doctor a criminal? http://bit.ly/9TPNtw
VIDEO: Detoxing from today’s modern diet http://bit.ly/daEmwU
How Stress Can Break Your Heart—Literally http://bit.ly/c10Hy3
GOOD ADVICE
Yay or Nay? Top 7 Love Helpers http://bit.ly/c7zzXo
BPA Toxins Puts Newborns, Mothers At Risk http://bit.ly/9qAxSv Daily Health Headlines for Thursday Feb. 11, 2010
HEADLINES
Shoveling snow? How to protect your back (and your heart) http://bit.ly/arbTmL
Scientists find genes linked to stuttering http://bit.ly/aOIdhF
Many Women Misinformed About Heart Disease http://bit.ly/c1txsB
H1N1 squelches seasonal flu in Minn. http://bit.ly/bhaPh0
Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer http://bit.ly/aGyInh
Cyndi Lauper, Lady Gaga Put Spotlight on Women and HIV http://bit.ly/dog81j
Scientists Discover How HIV Is Transmitted Between Men http://bit.ly/bvQeJa
Exposure to 9/11 Fumes Tied to Chronic Headaches http://bit.ly/dsKR0F
INTERESTING
Survey: Doctors Need More Knowledge About Exercise And Pregnancy http://bit.ly/cFiBL7
The Case FOR Homeopathic Medicine: The Historical and Scientific Evidence http://bit.ly/cWo1EI
Doctors Go Crazy Over New Psychiatric Manual http://bit.ly/bnGEHc
Bored to death? It really could happen http://bit.ly/aWlobW
Will Your Marriage Survive Menopause? http://bit.ly/a1kupx
London to open 1st exercise area for older people http://bit.ly/93bco0
Finding God In The Brain http://bit.ly/a2gjj3
Flu Vaccine Safe for Infants 6 Weeks Old http://bit.ly/9HIVks
GOOD ADVICE
10 Medical Tests Women Need This Year http://bit.ly/cDFcPV
Women’s Health: Walking It Off http://bit.ly/b6pLPs
5 Steps To More Intimacy...With Your Food http://bit.ly/aFVPTk Daily Health Headlines for Wednesday Feb. 11, 2010
Daily Health Headlines for Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010
HEADLINES
Third-Hand Smoke' Could Be Troublesome, Too http://bit.ly/bGNM0C
Michelle Obama: 'Let's Move' Initiative Battles Childhood Obesity http://bit.ly/cPRbC0
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers http://bit.ly/aqHdtr
Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk, study finds http://bit.ly/8Xlp7R
Sugar Fuels Tumor Growth, Says Major New Study http://bit.ly/9KDEBP
February is mental health awareness month http://bit.ly/cK8tGU
Obama official 'very disturbed' by Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes http://bit.ly/deW1aM
INTERESTING
Beer for Better Bones? http://bit.ly/aUJSpw
One Bowl = 2 Servings. F.D.A. May Fix That. http://nyti.ms/cnhIIU
Teenage Headaches Not Related To Gadgets http://bit.ly/dkdARB
Emotional Stress Can Lead to a Broken Heart, Scientists Say http://bit.ly/bYzyZ8
Different colors describe happiness, depression http://bit.ly/cBGWbu
Family Health – Foods later may reduce obesity risk http://bit.ly/acF5Ci
Financial Woes Add Anxiety to Breast Cancer Diagnosis http://bit.ly/an25Oj
GOOD ADVICE
7 Office Depression Busters: Tips For Work Depression http://bit.ly/9odsId
3 Mistakes You're Making at the Gym http://bit.ly/ajgJfJ
Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Stroke-Related Brain Damage http://bit.ly/d9S7yp
Top 5 Activities For Longevity http://bit.ly/bZgPhe Daily Health Headlines For Monday Feb. 8, 2010
HEADLINES
Is the US Swine Flu epidemic over? http://bit.ly/9tU0vh
Major mumps outbreak spreading in New York http://bit.ly/anesK0
Anthrax alert for heroin users in London http://bit.ly/bPPMcD
9/11 health lawsuits raise credibility concerns http://bit.ly/auseCc
Video: Michael Jackson’s drug cocktail http://bit.ly/d7xqwm
INTERESTING
Concussions extra dangerous to teen brains http://bit.ly/cGNg5Z
Former NFL lineman tackles superbowl overeating http://bit.ly/b9Bxs9
Seratonin may be key to osteoporosis http://bit.ly/cmN8QA
Just how real is ‘pregnancy brain’? http://bit.ly/cey52O
Gene mutation speeds up the aging process http://bit.ly/crHYP7
Most adults not getting necessary vaccinations http://bit.ly/cgVtcH
Dangerous drugs in our water http://bit.ly/aGQkKF
GOOD ADVICE
How to eliminate migraines & headaches in less than a week http://bit.ly/9KGbS7 Top Health Headlines for Friday Feb. 5 2010
HEADLINES
Top 10 super foods for SuperBowl Sunday http://is.gd/7L8av
FDA concerned dissolvable tobacco appeals to kids http://is.gd/7L7XW
'Gene doping' may be next wave of sports tampering http://short.to/1653j
Experts ponder the next season of Swine Flu http://is.gd/7L853
INTERESTING
Many US adults skip routine vaccinations http://bit.ly/8ZgHs6
Study could lead to new fat burning drug http://is.gd/7L7P1
Insulin study could lead to new dosage devices http://short.to/1653o
Internet addiction spreads web of depression http://is.gd/7L7Eh
Government to pay more than half US health care costs http://bit.ly/9MmWz0
The government has your baby's DNA http://short.to/1653m
Court rules sex-change surgery is tax deductible http://bit.ly/cGt3OM
GOOD ADVICE
Want to lose weight, change your location http://bit.ly/b071Nv
20 new anti cancer rules http://short.to/165nk
What Makes a Good Doctor? BodBeat Episode 11
A good doctor should have three qualities: knowledge, empathy and philosophy. First, a good doctor should be knowledgeable and should keep abreast of developments in his or her field of expertise. A good doctor should be a skillful diagnostician. A good doctor should neither under-prescribe nor over-prescribe medication to his patients. Second, a good doctor should have a high Emotional Quotient or EQ. There were two doctors, a younger man with a high tech practice and an older man with a low tech practice. I noticed that most of my colleagues chose to go to the older man. Why? Probably because he had a warmer personality, was a better listener and communicator and was able to inspire his patients’ confidence in him. Third, a good doctor should also be a good philosopher. A good doctor should treat his patients in a holistic way. He should counsel his patients on their diet, exercise, and stress management. A good doctor should understand the limits of efficacy of western medicine and should have an open mind to what is called ‘alternative medicine’. A good doctor should be wise and humble not dogmatic and arrogant. What seems more important to a patient during a medical crisis however, is the attitude of the doctor. I’ve learnt in coping with my parents’ illnesses that doctors may be sure of their diagnosis but among different specialists, their treatment recommendations can vary. Ultimately the patients and family members have to decide how they want to manage the illness of their loved ones and their process of dying. Which means, they have to remain rational and clear despite being traumatised by the sad news of an illness. It is under these circumstances that a doctor’s ‘human touch’ becomes significant. His/her patient-focused sincerity in taking time to explain to a patient his or her condition reflects a doctor’s compassion, concern and empathy. It is simply caring for another fellow being. These attributes have been seen as hallmarks of the medical profession. Some observers lamented however that the increasing commercialisation of the profession has led to some doctors setting themselves up as tradesmen, driven more by financial considerations than by noble ideals of service to humanity with honesty, integrity and compassion. As a result doctors become callous and careless, spend limited time with patients, over-prescribe expensive drugs, recommend unnecessary investigation and treatment modes, prolong hospital stay, and so forth, all for personal gains. If this commercialisation ethos is a perceived threat to the profession, then a sincere, compassionate, caring and empathetic doctor who spends significant time with patients and their families to explain to them the illness and prognosis and attends to their fragile emotional states, will be a doctor that makes the difference. Personally, I need a doctor who is clear and logical in thinking, warm with a sincere heart, skilled with his/her hands for surgery, easy to reach in an emergency, empathetic in his communication patterns to restore in me a level of calm and confidence and makes me feel ‘he/she is there’ for me, does not over-charge me and is discreet by not talking about my condition to others. I would like my doctor to be humble and confident enough to collaborate with other specialists in the medical community to tackle an illness which he or she is uncertain about, in order to offer to me best practices in management and treatment. Fortunately, I have seen a lot of such ‘good doctors’ in my life-time, to whom I am grateful. Dr. LorettaTop Health Headline for Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2010
HEADLINES
Five day limit for post sex pill http://is.gd/7u8wQ
Antidepressants may help stroke victims http://is.gd/7yrcB
HIV researchers solve key puzzle http://is.gd/7u8RW
Weight loss supplements undergo scrutiny http://bit.ly/a9txM8
American Heart Month http://is.gd/7u8sM
INTERESTING
Study: the mental benefits of fish oil http://short.to/15jpg
Can mushrooms save the world? http://bit.ly/9dh5uu
Antidepressants: the Emperor's New Drugs? http://is.gd/7u905
It may not be vanity, but body dismorphic disorder http://is.gd/7yqUU
Herbal remedies may be risky with heart drugs http://is.gd/7yqQ4
Gisele Bundchen's baby born in bathtub http://bit.ly/9Jc6yg
Inmates get time off sentences for taking yoga http://short.to/15dzl
Study: abstinence only classes reduce sexual activity http://short.to/15jp9
Menopause: the ultimate sleep challenge http://bit.ly/bCzXF7
GOOD ADVICE
Margaret Thatcher's rigorous diet secret http://short.to/15dzm
To boost your memory, take a break http://short.to/15dzk Top Health Headlines for Monday Feb. 1 2010
HEADLINES
Overweight older people live longer
Donda West law won't boost patient safety
State to probe birth defects spike in California town
RECALL: 'Princess and the Frog' pendants sold at Walmart contain high levels of cadmium
Breast milk for Haiti: why donations are being discouraged
INTERESTING
What happens in sex rehab?
Why sleeping separately is good for some relationships
Physicians must treat 'transplant tourists'
Heroes of Children's Hospital
Three fourths of cancer patients have severe flares of pain
How changing gender roles are affecting marriage
Obama's word choice reveals his mood
GOOD ADVICE
10 medical tests women need this year
Tune up your health
Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks
Drinking tea may trim men's waistlines
Too little vitamin D may worsen asthma