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Asthma :: Florida red tide harmful for people with asthma

The ecological phenomenon, known as Florida red tide, can be harmful for people with asthma. Florida red tides, an annual event in areas along the Gulf of Mexico, are blooms of the ocean organism, Karenia brevis (K brevis), that are concentrated along shorelines and produce highly potent aerosolized toxins. New research reported in the January issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that Florida red tide toxins (known as brevetoxins) can impact respiratory function and increase respiratory symptoms in patients with asthma.

Yoga :: WHO will recognise utility of yoga soon – Ramdev

Yoga guru Ramdev, whose claim that yoga could treat cancer and AIDS has triggered a countrywide controversy, today claimed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) would recognise the utility of yoga ‘very soon’.

Mental Health :: People with mental health disabilities fare worse in discrimination lawsuits

Sixteen years after Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with psychiatric disabilities are faring worse in court cases against employers for discrimination than are people with physical disabilities, researchers have found in a national study.

Migraine :: Heart defect is linked to some cases of migraine headache

For migraine sufferers who don’t benefit from current migraine medications, hope may come from a new clinical trial, conducted in part at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The trial offers an unexpected solution ? doctors are closing a hole in the heart to try to fix the ache in the head.

Heart :: Community based health care delivery system managing the total cardiovascular health

JHUSON researcher Jerilyn K. Allen, ScD, RN is heading a five-year $2.5 million study of a team- and community-based health care delivery system designed to manage the total cardiovascular health of 500 high-risk patients.

Weight concerns more impairing for those with Body dysmorphic disorder

In a new study on Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) — a distressing or impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in one’s appearance — researchers from Bradley Hospital and Brown Medical School found that individuals who are concerned about their weight are more impaired than those whose appearance-concerns are not weight-related. This is particularly important, as weight-related preoccupations have at times not been considered diagnostic of BDD.

Breast Cancer :: Tumor free breast tissue can have precancerous changes

A new study using mastectomy tissue shows that precancerous changes can occur in normal-appearing areas of the breast as distant as two inches from a tumor’s edge. The findings, while preliminary, might have important implications for identifying breast-cancer patients at high risk of a second tumor in the same breast.

Medicare :: Major variation in Medicare Rx drug costs

As Congress debates changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, a new study finds tremendous variation in what seniors in different states pay for the same medications, even if they choose the lowest-cost Part D plans in their areas. The highest costs often occur in the lowest-income, lowest cost-of-living areas.

Headache :: Chronic headache raises depression risk in women

Chronic headaches, particularly migraines and those that are disabling, in conjunction with severe somatic symptoms – physical symptoms of a psychological origin rather than a physical source – greatly increase the risk of major depressive disorder in women, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology.

Flu :: FDA approves refrigerated form of FluMist

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a refrigerated form of FluMist, the nasal-spray influenza vaccine, which should be more convenient for providers than the current formulation, MedImmune Inc. announced.