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Friday, May. 18th 2012
Medication ‘Take-Back’ Programs Ill Conceived, Researchers Say By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 18, 2012 — Prescription medication “take-back” programs are increasingly promoted as a way to safely dispose of unused drugs, but they are no better for the environment than simply throwing old drugs in the trash, a new study suggests.
When researchers used a complicated methodology
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Friday, May. 18th 2012
Pain Tolerance Higher in Athletes, May Help Unlock Clues to Fighting Pain By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
May 18, 2012 — Sprains, strains, and worse injuries are unavoidable in sports, and playing through the pain comes with the territory for most athletes.
So how do they continue to excel with pain that would leave others sidelined?
New research confirms
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Friday, May. 18th 2012
1 in 30 Baby Boomers Infected With Hepatitis C, but Few Know It By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 18, 2012 — One in 30 baby boomers may be infected with the hepatitis C virus, but few know it until it’s too late for their livers.
In the wake of new statistics showing more than 2 million baby boomers in the U.S. are infected with hepatitis C, the CDC is proposing new
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Friday, May. 18th 2012
More Affordable Versions of Blood Thinner Plavix Arriving in Pharmacies By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 18, 2012 — The FDA has approved several generic versions of the popular blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel).
Officials say the approval will make more affordable options available for people who take Plavix to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Thursday, May. 17th 2012
In Small Study, Harvard Researchers Find Kudzu Extract Reduces Drinking By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 17, 2012 — An extract from the Chinese herb kudzu may help drinkers cut down on drinking, according to a new pilot study.
“It didn’t stop the drinking,” says researcher David M. Penetar, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical
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Thursday, May. 17th 2012
CDC: Men Four Times More Likely Than Women to Be Drowning Victims By Cari Nierenberg
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
May 17, 2012 — Although the death rate for drowning in the U.S. has gone down in the last decade, drowning leads to more deaths among young children aged 1 to 4 than any other cause except birth defects, a new report from the CDC reveals.
Between 2005 and 2009, the death
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Wednesday, May. 16th 2012
More Than a Quarter of Adults Don’t Wear Sunglasses; Many Parents Don’t Have Their Kids Wear Shades By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
May 17, 2012 — With summer nearly upon us, our sunglass habits could use improvement, according to a new report issued today by The Vision Council, an industry group.
While 73% of adults do wear sunglasses, only 58% of them make their children
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Wednesday, May. 16th 2012
Force and Frequency of Hits Likely a Factor, but Genetics, Even Diet, May Play Roles, Too By Matt McMillen
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 16, 2012 — College football and hockey players sustain numerous blows to the head every season. Those hits, according to a new study published in the online edition of the journal Neurology, may add up to brain injuries that impact learning for
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Wednesday, May. 16th 2012
Common Antibiotic Azithromycin Linked to Rare Cases of Heart Death By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
May 16, 2012 — Sudden heart death?may be a new risk from the commonly prescribed antibiotic azithromycin — better known as Zithromax or the Z-Pak.
The finding comes from a study of Medicaid patients who received some 348,000 Z-Pak prescriptions from 1992 to 2006.
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Wednesday, May. 16th 2012
Gene Study Questions Impact of Increasing ‘Good’ Cholesterol Levels By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
May 16, 2012 — It is widely believed that raising “good” cholesterol levels lowers heart attack risk, but surprising new research finds evidence that this may not be the case.
Genetic studies failed to show a link between higher concentrations of high-density lipoprotein
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