Skin Care :: Protecting your skin from the sun
When spending your holiday weekend outdoors, you should think about protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful rays.
Physician
Stroke :: Hospital operators may fail to steer people with stroke symptoms to call 9-1-1
Nearly a quarter of hospital or “healthline” operators mistakenly routed a caller describing classic stroke symptoms to primary care doctors rather than to 9-1-1, according to a research project published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine :: Paracetamol overdoses drop without package size legislation
The acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose rate in Calgary, Canada dropped by over 40% in the decade to 2004, without a change to the smaller pack sizes that were credited with overdose reductions in the UK.
Medicare :: AMA deeply concerned with new Medicare payment rule
Today’s release of the proposed 2008 Medicare physician payment rule serves as yet another reminder of the need for congressional action to stop scheduled payment cuts to physicians.
Alcohol :: Alcohol survey reveals lost decade between ages of disorder onset and treatment
At some time during their lives, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults surveyed in 2001-2002 had met current diagnostic criteria for an alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to an article in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Vertigo :: Repositioning treatment stops the spin for the most common form of vertigo
Vertigo is the medical term for when it seems the world is spinning on its side. It merits a trip to the doctor.
Epilepsy :: Damping the odds that fireworks will spark seizures
Bright light that flickers frequently or rapidly, like a strobe light, can trigger seizures in some people ? a phenomenon documented in nearly 700 children who were hospitalized in Japan 10 years ago after watching a Pokemon cartoon.
Sleep :: Narcoleptics have a high frequency of REM sleep without atonia
Normal rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is characterized by tonic features, including cortical electroencephalogram (EEG) desynchronization and muscle atonia, as well as phasic events, including bursts of REM, phasic activities of both chin and limb electromyography (EMG), and cardiorespiratory variability.
Insomnia :: Many insomniacs turn to valerian and melatonin to help them sleep
A study published in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP finds that large segments of the US population use valerian or melatonin to treat their insomnia.
Weight Loss :: Effect of dietary counseling for weight loss
A new study of published literature that reported the effect of dietary counseling for weight loss finds that, on average, dietary counseling has resulted in weight loss of approximately 6 percent of initial body weight (approximately 10-15 pounds) after one year, compared with people not involved in formal weight loss programs.