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Pneumonia Vaccination Recommended for Smokers

Did you know a smoker is more susceptible to pneumonia than those who don’t smoke? While it is not known exactly why smokers are more susceptible to contracting pneumonia, doctors and researchers feel it is from lung damage caused from smoking that allows bacteria to more easily attach to the lungs and windpipe. A smoker's odds of contracting pneumonia increases the more cigarettes that are smoked. Chris Allen, a CDC spokesman said about half of the pneumococcal disease cases are cigarette smokers. Which is why the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has, for the

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26.10.2008 20:42:06 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Children's Food Allergies Increasing in U.S.

Food allergies for children in American seem to be steadily on the rise, now affecting approximately 3 million kids. Experts say that this might be because parents are more aware and have their children checked out earlier and quicker by their physician.

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26.10.2008 20:42:06 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Incision-Free Weight Loss Surgery in Experimental Phase

Obesity is proliferating in the United States. Research statistics show that between 1962 and 2000, the number of obese Americans grew from 13 percent to 31 percent of the population. Obesity surgery has been shown to be the only long-term effective means of weight loss for morbidly obese patients, typically working far better than diet, exercise or drugs.

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26.10.2008 20:42:06 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Depression During Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Premature Birth

Mothers-to-be who suffer from depression have been shown to have twice the risk of delivering a premature infant than pregnant women that have no symptoms of depression. This risk for premature infants increases as the symptoms of depression become more severe.

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26.10.2008 20:42:05 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Millions of Children Uninsured Despite Having Insured Parents

The old African slogan “It takes a village to raise a child” was coined in a time when, in a close-knit village or community, an ideal group of people surrounded a child and contributed to their upbringing. Even though we live in larger communities today, the slogan still holds true, for while parents bear the primary responsibility for their children, they still need supplemental care from teachers, grandparents, and other people in their community.

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26.10.2008 20:42:02 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Researchers Identify 26 Genes Responsible for Lung Cancer

Each year, lung cancer kills more than 1 million people worldwide, including more than 160,000 people in the United States. Adenocarcinoma is the most frequently diagnosed form of lung cancer, accounting for 30 to 35 percent of all cases. This cancer can only be cured when surgery or radiation therapy can completely remove the tumor, but many lung cancers are diagnosed at a stage when this is not possible. Only about 17 percent of people with adenocarcinoma survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. However, the discovery of over two dozen genes associated with this type of cancer could

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26.10.2008 20:41:58 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Mercury Rising: Physician Hopes to Help Raise Eyebrows for Fish Regulations

With stunning views, a consistently high traffic of tourists, and a distinct bohemian feel, San Francisco is without a doubt a beautiful not-to-miss city. From fresh crab legs to fresh tuna salad to some of the best sushi bars around, San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has much to be desired…and some reasons to be weary. San Francisco-based physician and author, Dr. Jane Hightower, explains why in her new book, Diagnosis: Mercury. Money, Politics and Poison

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26.10.2008 20:41:46 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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U.S. Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

Placebo is described in Hooper’s medical dictionary of 1811 as “an epithet given to any medicine adapted more to please than benefit the patient.” Thus, any therapeutic effect was thought to be based on the patient’s faith in his doctor and hence his belief in the treatment. A familiar example is when a parent places a band-aid on their child’s boo-boo. It can make the child feel better though there is no medical reason why. Placebos are often used as a control in studies where a new drug or treatment is being evaluated. If patients taking the new drug fare

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26.10.2008 20:41:45 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Battle Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder with St. John’s Wort

With dreary days looming ahead in the winter months and shadows crouching in snow banks and among rain puddles, more and more people might start to drop their heads, keep their eyes low and their spirits damp. Throughout winter when the sun is out for the shortest amount of time, some people have developed an affliction which makes them depressed during these darkest months of the year.

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26.10.2008 20:41:42 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

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Health Insurance Costs Are Rising Faster Than Wages

Americans budgets are being stretched in more ways than one and medical costs are no exception. Your annual raise in today’s world of growing healthcare cost actually isn’t a raise at all, if you consider the rise in the cost of your health insurance. Many Americans, who haven’t had to worry about health insurance costs in the past, must now do so, because it has become a much larger chunk of their monthly budgets.

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26.10.2008 20:41:39 - Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

Healthnews.com - More Natural Health

Pneumonia Vaccination Recommended for Smokers

Children's Food Allergies Increasing in U.S.

Incision-Free Weight Loss Surgery in Experimental Phase

Depression During Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Premature Birth

Millions of Children Uninsured Despite Having Insured Parents

Researchers Identify 26 Genes Responsible for Lung Cancer

Mercury Rising: Physician Hopes to Help Raise Eyebrows for Fish Regulations

U.S. Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

Battle Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder with St. John’s Wort

Health Insurance Costs Are Rising Faster Than Wages

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