August 2012 - Page 7 of 106 - Lets Talk Health

Romney tells voters to move on from Obama disappointment

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Republican Mitt Romney will urge Americans in a major speech on Thursday to leave behind their disappointment in President Barack Obama and join him to rebuild the U.S. economy and generate millions of jobs. Taking center stage with an address to the Republican convention in Tampa, Florida, Romney will vow to be a champion for small business and to restore a sense of innovation in America. "What is needed in our country today is not complicated or profound. It doesn't take a special government commission to tell us what America needs. What America needs is jobs. …

President Barack Obama

4 Surprising Exercises for Stress Relief

08/30/2012 majac Exercise

When it comes to stress and frustration, sometimes it's just good to let it out. We yell, run, punch – whatever it takes to blow off some steam. However, letting out aggression forcefully isn't the best habit to fall into especially if you find …
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Stress Relief

Healthy Living in Old Age Can Add Years to Life

08/30/2012 majac Exercise

Getting regular exercise, staying engaged with friends and family, and abstaining from smoking were all associated with longer life in a study that followed people in their mid-70s and older for close to two decades. These healthy traits apparently …
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Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study

08/30/2012 majac Exercise

30 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer a cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise are three times more likely to survive than those who have a cardiac arrest not linked to exercise, a new study finds. Sudden cardiac arrest results from an …
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New DNA Analysis Shows Ancient Humans Interbred with Denisovans

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

New DNA Analysis Shows Ancient Humans Interbred with Denisovans

FDA warns against use of Pfizer’s Revatio in children

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators recommended against use of Pfizer Inc’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) drug Revatio in children up to 17 years of age, saying it had a higher risk of death when taken in a high dose. While the drug has never been approved for treatment of PAH in children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s warning is against off-label use of the drug. …

Drug Administration, FDA, PAH, Pfizer Inc

Hantavirus in Yosemite: Why It Surfaced, and How We Can Stop It

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Seeing the news of a hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite, I was immediately transported back to work I did nearly 20 years ago, when a “mystery illness” killed three out of four of its victims in the Four Corners region of the United States in May 1993.

Four Corners, United States

St Jude reorganizes to save $50-$60 million a year, cuts 300 jobs

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – St. Jude Medical Inc, a maker of heart devices, has realigned its product divisions into new operating units: one for implantable electronic systems and another for cardiovascular and ablation technologies. The company, which said it has eliminated about 300 jobs, expects the changes to reduce pretax operating expenses by $50 million to $60 million annually beginning in 2013. Previously, St. Jude had four divisions: cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular. …

Jude Medical Inc, St Jude

Tips for Choosing a Commercial Weight Loss Program

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

It should be teaching you how to adopt a healthy diet and other lifestyle choices which can lead to maintaining a normal weight. A good diet plan will provide about 1,000 to 1,200 … No matter what program you choose, remember that successful weight …
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Medical Daily

11 Science-based Weight Loss Tips

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

An estimated 75 million Americans are trying to lose weight by “dieting”—and 80 percent are doing it on their own, without the support of weight loss programs or health care professionals. But amid the mountain of diet … While some fad diets …
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Surgeon, officials review Ohio transplant error

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Health officials and a consulting surgeon are reviewing a living-donor kidney transplant program that’s been temporarily suspended by a northwest Ohio hospital, where a donated kidney apparently was put with medical waste instead of going to the intended recipient in what medical experts describe as a rare accident.

Attention Fellas! Eating Chocolate May Be Good for You

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

For a number of years, dark chocolate and cocoa have been associated with an improvement in cardiovascular health. A recent study involving more than 35,000 men found a correlation between eating chocolate and the reduced risk of stroke.

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