Doctors avoid joint replacements for the very obeseAccording to a new study, orthopedic surgeons are less likely to recommend joint replacement surgery for patients who are morbidly obese, and researchers say the surgeons' unwillingness to do so is not justified.
Source: www.healthcentral.comIt Is Better To Be In The Hospital For Treating Bulimia Nervosa? A German study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the differences between inpatient versus day clinic treatment of bulimia nervosa. In bulimia nervosa, more intense treatments are recommended if outpatient treatment fails. This is the first randomized controlled trial comparing the options of inpatient versus day clinic treatment.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Reveals Prevalence Of Disordered Eating In Patients With Anxiety Doctors and other health workers should be more aware of the high risk of eating disorders among people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders. According to new research presented today at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' 2009 Annual Meeting, as many as one in five people with OCD could also have some form of disordered eating. In addition, disordered eating may occur in as many as one in three patients with other anxiety disorders.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVinegar may prevent weight gainResearchers say animals fed vinegar did not gain as much weight as their peers.
Source: www.healthcentral.comWeight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk in womenA new study has found that obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery are 42 percent less likely to develop cancer than obese women who do not have surgery.
Source: www.healthcentral.comWal-Mart, online pharmacies top affordable drug list: ADAA study discussed at the American Diabetes Association meeting suggests that patients who do their research on finding the least expensive meds may save thousands of dollars per year.
Source: www.healthcentral.com'Crisis In Masculinity' Leads To Eating Disorders In Straight Men Young heterosexual men are falling prey to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia just as much as women and gay men - and their numbers are increasing, a leading specialist has warned. Dr John Morgan, a consultant psychiatrist and director of the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders in Leeds, told the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Liverpool that growing numbers of young men are increasingly dissatisfied with their bodies.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHidden Heart Disease Impacts Endurance AthletesThere are a few endurance athletes for whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias and even sudden death, especially among those in middle-age or who have a pre-existing cardiac disease.
Source: www.healthcentral.comParents Misdiagnose Milk IntoleranceParents may be unnecessarily switching infant milk formulas. A study found many parents misinterpret normal baby behaviors as milk intolerance and needlessly switch formulas without consulting a health professional.
Source: www.healthcentral.comStudy: Patients often not told lab test resultsAccording to a new study, patients who have routine blood tests done by their primary care physician often are never informed about the results.
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Worldwide efforts to lower 'bad' cholesterol working: studyA new study funded by drugmaker Pfizer has found that global efforts to lower bad (LDL) cholesterol levels have been working in the past decade.
Source: www.healthcentral.comStatin-related muscle pain may be genetic: expertA reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon about the flu-like symptoms he experienced when he began taking the statin Lipitor, symptoms that stopped after his doctor took him off the cholesterol drug.
Source: www.healthcentral.comHidden Heart Disease Impacts Endurance AthletesThere are a few endurance athletes for whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias and even sudden death, especially among those in middle-age or who have a pre-existing cardiac disease.
Source: www.healthcentral.comHow to get quick help in the ERThe average total wait time in an emergency room in the United States is four hours and three minutes, but experts say there are ways you can cut down your wait.
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Wal-Mart, online pharmacies top affordable drug list: ADAA study discussed at the American Diabetes Association meeting suggests that patients who do their research on finding the least expensive meds may save thousands of dollars per year.
Source: www.healthcentral.comLoughborough University Researchers Take LEAP Forward In The Treatment Of Anorexia Nervosa Researchers at Loughborough University's Centre for Research into Eating Disorders (LUCRED) have developed a new treatment for Anorexia Nervosa aimed at tackling the reliance of excessive exercise by patients. Under the supervision of Dr Caroline Meyer, LUCRED Director,the work of PhD student Lorin Taranis has led to a recent pilot trial of a new psychological treatment LEAP, which stands for Loughborough Eating disorders Activity theraPy.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comParents Misdiagnose Milk IntoleranceParents may be unnecessarily switching infant milk formulas. A study found many parents misinterpret normal baby behaviors as milk intolerance and needlessly switch formulas without consulting a health professional.
Source: www.healthcentral.comLower-carb diet may help you feel full longerResearchers say lowering the percentage of carbs by 10 percent may be enough to increase feelings of fullness.
Source: www.healthcentral.comHidden Heart Disease Impacts Endurance AthletesThere are a few endurance athletes for whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias and even sudden death, especially among those in middle-age or who have a pre-existing cardiac disease.
Source: www.healthcentral.comSome Mediterranean diet ingredients healthier than othersResults from a new study suggest that some parts of the Mediterranean
diet are more beneficial to good health than others.
Source: www.healthcentral.comA few extra pounds may extend life: studyAccording to a new Canadian study, being overweight--but not obese--may help people live longer.
Source: www.healthcentral.comMilkshakes Are Medicine For Anorexic Teens In Family-Based Outpatient Therapy Getting your teenager to drink a chocolate milkshake isn't something most parents need to worry about. But this is just the approach used in one treatment for anorexia nervosa. Known as Behavioral Family Therapy, or the Maudsley Approach, parents are called up on to supervise the eating habits of their anorexic child, feeding them high-calorie meals like milkshakes and macaroni and cheese until they regain a healthy weight.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy: Statins no help against pneumoniaThough previous research had suggested that cholesterol-lowering statins might help protect the elderly from pneumonia, a new study has found this may not be the case.
Source: www.healthcentral.comStatin-related muscle pain may be genetic: expertA reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon about the flu-like symptoms he experienced when he began taking the statin Lipitor, symptoms that stopped after his doctor took him off the cholesterol drug.
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