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Study shows seniors sleep better than younger adults The belief that sleep gets more difficult as we age may be false, according to findings recently published in the journal SLEEP. In the study (subscription required), University of Pennsylvania researchers examined data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, in which 155,877 participants from around the United States were […]
Breastfeeding: “Not only a lifestyle choice” Given my history of writing about – and my passion for – this issue, I couldn’t let more time go by without flagging a recent Time Healthland piece on the health benefits of breastfeeding. In the article Bonnie Rochman highlights a “quietly worded statement” in which the American Academy of Pediatrics earlier this week called breastfeeding a “public […]
Web-based therapy may be effective in treating chronic fatigue syndrome among teens Online therapy could be an effective new tool for treating teens with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to findings published today in the Lancet. In the study (subscription required), Dutch researchers assigned 135 teens, who had CFS symptoms for nearly two years, to receive Internet-based behavioral therapy, […]
e-Moms of Rochester e-Moms of Rochester is a joint study between the University of Rochester and Cornell University that is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (NIH Grant Number: HL096760-2) > About e-Moms of Rochester e-Moms Roc is a study that uses a website and cell phones to help […]
HHS Statement on Cigarette Health Warning Ruling This Administration is determined to do everything we can to warn young people about the dangers of smoking, which remains the leading cause of preventable death in America. This public health initiative will be an effective tool in our efforts to stop teenagers from starting in the first […]
Drug offers relief for symptoms of myelofibrosis, according to multisite study including Stanford Jason Gotlib People with a blood cancer — myelofibrosis — can benefit from a drug called ruxolitinib, according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial that included patients and researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The results of the multi-site phase-3 […]
‘Your Medical Mind’ explored Doctors tackle tough topic at John Harvard Book Celebration Lecture The third John Harvard Book Celebration Lecture at the Boston Public Library featured Harvard doctors and best-selling authors Pamela Hartzband (from left) and Jerome Groopman, who tackled the topic “Your Medical Mind: How to Decide When Experts Disagree.” Take this scenario: […]
Treating Neurological Disorders With Music Therapy PBS NewsHour Highlights Efforts at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital UCSF’s efforts to harness and understand the impact of music therapy on the brain was featured in a recent PBS NewsHour story on “The Healing Power of Music.” Heidi Clare Lambert The segment, which aired on Feb. 27, was inspired by former […]
Fighting Infections: Old Drug Reveals New Tricks UCSF-led Study Shows How Interferon Works to Suppress Virus in Patients With HIV, Hepatitis A drug once taken by people with HIV/AIDS, but long ago shelved after newer, modern antiretroviral therapies became available, has now shed light on how the human body uses its natural immunity to fight […]
Hannah Valantine: Leading the way in diversifying medicine Hannah Valantine, MD, told her colleagues at London University’s Medical School more than 30 years ago that she was interested in cardiology. In return, she got variations of the same response. “A black cardiologist who’s a woman as well? You must be mad!” Today, Valantine is one […]
Medications can be effective when they are used properly, but some can be addictive and dangerous when abused. This chart provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for adverse medical consequences, including addiction. In 2010, approximately 16 million Americans reported using a […]
Saw palmetto Treatments
In men: used to treat and relieve symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); shrinks the prostate and releases the squeeze of the urethra, so that, urine flows normally; increases urine volume, decreases frequent urination, and more ease of urination.
In women: helps relieve painful periods and regulates the menstrual cycle; stimulates the production of prolactin, a female hormone that promotes breast enlargement. Used to treat urinary tract and bladder infections; has an aphrodisiac effect by enhancing sexual functioning and sexual desire.
Actually, there is no reason to be embarrassed. Enlarged breasts are common among teenage boys and men, and breast reduction surgery is increasingly popular among guys. In fact, in the US it’s the fourth most popular cosmetic surgical procedure among males, with nearly 17,000 of them performed in 2009 alone.
Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]
The specific type of birth defect depends on the systems in the fetus developing at the time of alcohol exposure. Organ systems are most vulnerable to damage by alcohol during the period of most dynamic development. The damage seen in animal models roughly corresponds to weeks 3 to 8 in human pregnancy. However, if a woman drinks any time throughout her pregnancy, damage may occur.
