Health

Are you having breathing difficulties? Try singing

While the participants were drawn to the session by a fondness for music, they also had an ulterior motive for…

July 7, 2013

Health

Use your brain to slow memory decline

cognitively stimulating hobbies

July 7, 2013

Health

Severe egg allergy? There’s now a flu shot for you

A federal advisory panel has said a new vaccine that’s made without eggs is an option for adults with severe…

June 30, 2013

Health

The germy truth

of hand washing remains elusive for most

June 30, 2013

Health

Doctors hail promise of ‘artificial pancreas’

The MiniMed Integrated System is being called a major step toward an “artificial pancreas.” The device would constantly monitor blood…

June 30, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Primary-care physicians are in demand

Freshman orientation is just around the corner. It makes me wonder how many, like my younger self, are considering careers…

June 30, 2013

Health

Testosterone therapy divides doctors

‘Low T’ therapy endorsed by some; others skeptical

June 30, 2013

Health

That steak may raise risk for diabetes

Red-meat consumption linked to disease, study finds

June 23, 2013

Health

HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

The study confirms research done before the HPV vaccine came on the market in 2006. But this is the first…

June 23, 2013

Health

Growing replacement organs

ease shortage, scientists growing body parts in a lab

June 23, 2013

Health

Hospital to offer hand transplants for kids

Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs…

June 23, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Distraction from pain can help or hurt

I first learned about pain distraction early on while in rural practice – not in medical school or formal training.…

June 23, 2013

Health

Don’t fall for that amazing new cure

to detect a quack and protect your health

June 23, 2013

Health

Gene mutations causing puberty to occur earlier

Doctors define early puberty as the development of secondary sex characteristics before age 8 in girls and before age 9…

June 16, 2013

Health

Britain to start regulating e-cigarettes as medicines

Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes as medicines, according to the country’s top regulator. E-cigarettes are battery-operated products that turn…

June 16, 2013

Health

The promise of high intensity

study shows exercise routine can improve health factors

June 16, 2013

Health

Food-packaging chemical and obesity linked

Study: Girls with high BPA levels are more likely to be obese

June 16, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Diabetics must be vigilant in caring for their feet

Diabetes involves an elevation of sugar levels in the blood stream because sugar does not enter the cells, which require…

June 16, 2013

Health

Medical equipment prices in Denver, Colorado Springs to drop

Many insurance companies set their prices for medical equipment based on the prices paid by Medicare, the government health plan…

June 9, 2013

Health

UK to help smokers cut down with nicotine products

For years, Britain has encouraged people who wanted to kick the habit to simply stop, with various supports available, including…

June 9, 2013

Health

HPV a growing cause of upper throat cancer

The virus, HPV, is best known for causing cervical cancer. But experts say it also is a growing cause of…

June 9, 2013

Health

FDA weighs lifting safety restrictions on Avandia

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a new interpretation of the key study of Avandias heart attack risks, which…

June 9, 2013

Coroner's Report

Sometimes there’s no substitute for an autopsy

Hospitals rarely do autopsies. Decades ago, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Institutions lifted the requirement that hospitals…

June 9, 2013

Health

Sunscreen slows skin aging, new study shows

A new study from Australia provides evidence that sunscreen can slow skin aging. Researchers measured wrinkles and texture changes on…

June 9, 2013