Health :: Best Health Articles in March 2006
Following are the best health articles in March 2006:
Medical
Vitamin D :: Patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency
Something like three out of every five patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency, Italian researchers report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.
Incontinence :: Nursing home residents have prblems with bladder control
While a very small proportion of female nursing home residents are diagnosed with urinary incontinence, more than half actually have prblems with bladder control, researchers report.
HIV :: New HIV infections cases has fallen in India
The number of new HIV infections in four south Indian states home to most of India’s 5.1 million people with the virus, has fallen by more than a third, rare good news in the fight against AIDS, a study reported.
Varicose Vein :: Varicose Vein Removal, the Twisted Problem
Everybody desires a soft and velvety complexion. Only a healthy skin gives these attributes to the human body. Varicose veins and spider veins damage the skin beauty radically. Enlarged, distended and twisted superficial veins, the varicose veins are both a medical and cosmetic problem. One suffering from the condition of varicose vein goes through the painful experience of ulceration, inflammation and hemorrhage. Also look of varicose vein area becomes distracting by the presence of these bluish and swelled veins.
Dental Health :: Periodontitis linked to coronary heart disease
Patients with periodontitis, especially infections causing a high concentration of pathogens in the blood, have an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Exercise :: Exercise can help reduce depression after stroke
Stroke patients who partake in a therapeutic exercise program may experience a reduction in depressive symptoms, according to the results of a study published the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Heart Disease :: Male Fat Distribution Pattern and Coronary Risk
Two risk factors that place males at greater risk for heart disease than women appear to be influenced by genes on the X chromosome, report researchers at the NIH and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. The finding appears in a Research Letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Heart Disease :: Exercise No Threat to a Woman’s Heart
Just in case the message wasn’t clear already, exercise helps – and rarely hurts – your heart.nA new study has found that sudden cardiac death during exertion is extremely uncommon in women, and perhaps even more uncommon in women who exercise regularly.
Fitness :: Fitness and fatness predict poor heart health in women
Women who are otherwise healthy, but have low levels of physical activity and high levels of weight, generally have less favorable heart health than their leaner, more active counterparts, Boston-based researchers report in today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.