Health
Weight Management Products $40 Billion By 2016
ROCKVILLE, Md. (UPI) — U.S. retail sales of weight management food, beverages, meal replacements, diet aids and diet programs will reach $41 billion in 2016, experts say. A report from Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, which publishes market intelligence, said of the total weight management sales, food and beverages represent the largest share of […]
Greek Coffee May Be Key To Long Life
ATHENS, Greece (UPI) — Researchers investigating cardiovascular health say a cup of boiled Greek coffee may be why the inhabitants of Ikaria, a Greek island, live to age 90 and older. Dr. Gerasimos Siasos of the University of Athens Medical School said only 0.1 percent of Europeans live to be age 90 and older, yet […]
New Guideline For Treating Concussions
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — The American Academy of Neurology released an evidence-based guideline for evaluating and managing the 1 million U.S. athletes with concussions each year. Co-lead guideline author Dr. Christopher C. Giza of the David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children’s Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles, said the new guideline replaced […]
Middle-Age Exercise May Stave Off Dementia
DALLAS (UPI) — U.S. adults who stay aerobically fit during middle age might be less likely to develop dementia later in life, a U.S. researcher says. Laura DeFina of the Cooper Institute in Dallas and colleagues analyzed data involving about 20,000 middle-aged people over a 24-year period. “With increasing cardiorespiratory fitness levels, there was decreased […]
Stressful Events Can Increase Inflammation
MIAMI (UPI) — Dwelling on negative events can increase levels of inflammation — linked to heart disease and arthritis — in the body, U.S. researchers say. Peggy Zoccola, an assistant professor of psychology at Ohio University in Athens, and colleagues discovered when study participants were asked to ruminate on a stressful incident, their levels of […]
Doctors Challenged By Patient Discussions
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. doctor-patient conversation is tougher for physicians with today’s more informed, more proactive and more in-control patients, researchers say. Al Topin, president of Topin & Associates, who conducted the study, said he found the age-old, doctor-patient relationship has been changing dramatically. “Specialists find themselves answering more questions, countering misleading information patients […]
U.S. Work Conditions Increase Heart Risk
TEL AVIV, Israel (UPI) — Americans work longer days, take less vacation and retire later than people in other developed nations and Israeli scientists see a link to more heart illness. Dr. Sharon Toker of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Management and colleagues Samuel Melamed, Shlomo Berliner, David Zeltser and Itzhak Shpira of the Sackler […]
Antibiotics Won’t Help Most Sore Throats
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Most sore throats are caused by viral infections such as the common cold or the flu, are generally minor and will go away on their own, a U.S. expert says. “Ever notice that a sore throat seems worse in the morning? It’s because your throat gets so dry overnight,” Dr. Valerie Riddle, […]
Coffee, Green Tea Reduce Stroke Risk
OSAKA, Japan (UPI) — Green tea or coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially if they are a regular part of your diet, researchers in Japan say. Dr. Yoshihiro Kokubo of Japan’s National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center said the study team he led asked 83,269 Japanese adults about their green tea […]
Study: 1 In 3 Drivers Read, Text, Email
ATLANTA (UPI) — About 1-in-3 drivers ages 18-64 say they read, text or email messages when driving, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say. A study, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, examined cellphone use while driving and reading, sending text or email messages while driving, among motorists […]
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