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Sunday, May. 31st 2009
Study Shows Warnings About Suicidal Thoughts Led to Fewer Diagnoses of Depression By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 1, 2009 — Federal warnings about potentially dangerous and even deadly risks of antidepressant drugs may be doing more harm than good, new research suggests.
Since the FDA issued its first in a series of warnings in October 2003 about increased risk of suicidal
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Sunday, May. 31st 2009
Skin Crawls With Many More ‘Vibrant Communities’ of Bacteria Than Thought By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — Your skin is crawling with hundreds of kinds of bacteria, NIH researchers find.
There are up to 100 times more kinds of bacteria thriving in “vibrant communities” in healthy skin than previously known, report NIH researcher Elizabeth A. Grice, PhD, and
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Sunday, May. 31st 2009
Skin Crawls With ‘Vibrant Communities’ of Bacteria By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — Your skin is crawling with hundreds of kinds of bacteria, NIH researchers find.
There are up to 100 times more kinds of bacteria thriving in “vibrant communities” in healthy skin than previously known, report NIH researcher Elizabeth A. Grice, PhD, and colleagues at the National
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Sunday, May. 31st 2009
Study Says Low-Level Exposures May Explain Rise in Liver Disease By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 29, 2009 — Low-level exposures to environmental toxins may partially explain the increasing problem of liver disease in U.S. adults, says a Kentucky researcher.
“Liver disease is a rapidly growing problem for the U.S. population,” says Matthew Cave, MD, assistant professor
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Sunday, May. 31st 2009
How Much Weight Should Women Gain During Pregnancy? Maybe Less Than You Think By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — Pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant? Then you need to know about new guidelines on how much weight to gain during pregnancy.
Those new guidelines were issued today by an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee of doctors, nutrition experts, and
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Saturday, May. 30th 2009
Study Puts a Damper on Belief That Workouts Turn Us Into Daylong Fat Burners By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — Many of us get through a tough workout by thinking about the fat burning that will occur during the exercise and for the next 24 hours or so.
After all, that’s the widely held belief: Regular workouts turn us into extraordinary fat burners.
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Saturday, May. 30th 2009
Study Suggests Risks Outweigh Benefits of Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — Daily aspirin therapy is often recommended for otherwise healthy people who are at risk for heart attack or stroke, but a new analysis suggests that aspirin’s risks may outweigh it benefits in this population.
It is clear that aspirin therapy is
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Saturday, May. 30th 2009
Immediate Treatment Best, but Even Late Treatment With tPA May Help By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — After a stroke, you’ve got very little time to get treatment. But some patients now have a bit more time.
A stroke occurs when a clot cuts off blood flow to parts of the brain. Those parts of the brain soon start to die. A drug called tissue plasminogen activator
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Saturday, May. 30th 2009
Study Shows Recommendations on Diet and Exercise Aren’t Getting Through By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 29, 2009 — Americans know what they need to do to ward off cardiovascular disease and live longer, but despite health recommendations, most still aren’t making smart lifestyle choices, new research indicates.
Only a small proportion of adults are engaging in physical
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Saturday, May. 30th 2009
Three FDA Advisory Committees to Hold Joint Meeting in June on Liver Injury and Acetaminophen By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 28, 2009 — The FDA is considering ways to cut the risk of liver injury from acetaminophen in over-the-counter and prescription products.
Many over-the-counter (OTC) products contain acetaminophen, including Tylenol, aspirin-free Anacin, Excedrin,
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