UTMB's role in indigent care uncertain after Ike Houston Chronicle, United States - We tell patients, 'We don't have a place to send you.'" Health care officials say hospitals and clinics in nearby Houston and surrounding Harris County are ...
Democrats may tax health benefits Boston Globe, United States - "If you were starting from scratch 40 years ago, a cap wouldn't have been a bad idea, but we have a system already in place," she said. ...
Got milk, got health debate Chicago Tribune, United States - The assumption there being the better bones you have in the beginning, the better bones you'll have when you're 65," said Dr. Frank Greer of Madison, Wis., ...
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Loathe thy neighbour? Independent, UK - 10 minutes ago Over-zealous, inebriated or tonally-challenged neighbours are not merely detrimental to our sanity, according to a report commissioned by the World Health...
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Health Tip: If You Have Trouble Seeing Close Up
HealthDay News) -- Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, occurs when a person has difficulty seeing objects close up. Farsightedness is most often hereditary, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center says.
Symptoms of hyperopia include blurred vision, problems seeing objects up close, and in some cases, crossed eyes. If you or your child has one or more of these problems, talk to your eye care professional.
Corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses, and in some cases surgery, can help improve the eyesight of people with hyperopia.
Health Tip: Take Care of Your Fingernails
August 8, 2006 08:41:26 PM PST
(HealthDay News) -- Paronychia is a skin infection around a fingernail that is often caused by tearing a hangnail or cuticle. If the skin is broken, bacteria or fungi can gather and cause a painful infection.
The University of Michigan Health System says that signs of an infection include redness, swelling, pain and irritation at the site. After a few days, pus or other discharge may seep from the wound.
Bacterial infections are treated with an antibiotic, while fungal infections are treated with an anti-fungal cream. If an abscess has formed, your doctor may have to drain the area to alleviate the infection.
Online Program Targets Eating Disorders in College Women
An online intervention program may prevent some high-risk, college-age women from developing eating disorders, says a California study funded by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
The study of 480 college-age women who were identified as being at risk for developing an eating disorder included an eight-week, online cognitive behavioral intervention program called Student Bodies, which previous small-scale, short-term studies had found to be effective.
The intervention program is designed to decrease concerns about body weight and shape, enhance body image, promote healthy eating and weight maintenance, and increase users' knowledge about the risks of eating disorders.
The women were required to do reading and other assignments, such as keeping an online body-image journal, and they also took part in an online discussion group that was moderated by clinical psychologists.
The participants were interviewed immediately after they completed the online program and annually for up to three years after that in order to determine their attitudes about their weight and shape and to check for the onset of any eating disorders.
The program seemed to be most successful among women who had body mass indexes (BMIs) of 25 or higher at the start of the study. Among these women, none had developed an eating disorder after two years, compared to 11.9 percent of women with comparable BMIs in a control group that did not use the intervention program.
The program also seemed effective among women who had some eating disorder symptoms at the start of the study, such as self-induced vomiting, laxative, diet pill or diuretic use, or excessive exercising.
Among these women in the intervention group, 14 percent developed an eating disorders within two years, compared to 30 percent of women with the same characteristics in the control group.
The findings were published in the August issue of the journal Archives of General Psychiatry.
"This study shows that innovative intervention can work and offers hope to those trying to overcome these illnesses," Dr. Thomas Insel, NIHM director, said in a prepared statement.
More information
The U.S. Center for Mental Health Services has more about eating disorders.
