The obesity epidemic in America has put diabetes front and center as a potential risk for many Americans. According to a recent ABC news story Alec Baldwin joined the ranks of those diagnosed as prediabetic.
The obesity epidemic in the United States continues to dominate headlines. A recent Los Angeles Times story raises the question whether or not you can trust your doctor to tell you the truth about your weight.
Longer hours are part of the economic landscape for most Americans. A recent study in the Los Angeles Times reported that people who worked over 11.5 hours were likely to suffer depression and other illnesses.
January and February are among the months with the highest risk for contracting the pesky flu. As most people know when it goes untreated it can be not just miserable but deadly.
Organic and natural herbs and supplements have mass appeal for those who believe in natural enhancements. When the products promise to increase sexual desire that makes them even more appealing.
Many people look for solutions to inactivity that is inevitable with a desk type of job. A new solution combines a treadmill and a working desk.
Most of us are familiar with the term irritable bowel syndrome. A recent study concluded that the risks of developing it are less for those of us who live in sunny states.
Bethenny Frankel has made a successful career helping women take the stress out of staying thin, healthy, and enjoying life.
It is not surprising that the wealthiest countries have a larger percentage of obesity in their population.
It seems as though 20 years ago you never heard the word obesity.The truth is, the behaviors of the past have led to the obesity epidemic of today.
The fear of weight gain after massive weight loss is not only a common fear it is legitimate.
This time a year most of the publications have last-minute gift ideas that include everything from what you can pick up at the drugstore to gift certificates for your favorite restaurants.
The quest to find the next effective weight loss drug available by prescription is a long road. Many drugs are submitted for approval, and many drugs are rejected by the FDA.
Could it be that people with a jittery high strung nervous system are more likely to succeed in weight loss programs? A small study out of Australia says that it may in fact be so.
Temptation is something we all struggle with. Avoiding temptation seems more difficult when it is happening to you. According to a recent article in Psychology Today being proactive about avoiding temptation helps us to be much more successful.
Snacking has become an American pastime as common as the meal.
Research shows that letting off a string of expletives when in pain can actually help to reduce the pain. A closer look at the research shows it only works when cursing is not a frequent habit.
Keeping up with the reports concerning the benefits and drawbacks of drinking alcohol can be dizzying. While some reports tout the benefits others warn of deadly long-term effects.
There is a term for going to work while sick called presenteeism; the opposite of absenteeism. Going to work sick comes at a cost to the employee, the department, and the entire company.
It turns out that your mother’s advice to drink plenty of water to stay healthy may actually have merit.
Consumers are notorious for hoping to find easy solutions to complex problems. Post pregnancy bloating and excess abdominal skin is a common problem for new mothers. According to a recent ABC news story a new garment promises to return a woman to her prepregnancy figure.
The cost of obesity is tallied in the media quite often. But ,few people think about the additional cost to buy healthier foods. According to an online women’s magazine health food can sometimes cost more than four times as much as junk food.
Who would have thought that kicking the bad habit of smoking would merge with the popularity of social media? USC recentlyreleased the results of research which shows that the mobile media applications designed to help people stop smoking really do produce better results than just quitting alone.
In our society talking about weight has become the new white elephant in the room. According to a recent report parents don’t even like to talk about it to their children. The politically correct politeness of not talking about it doesn’t change the fact that it is a huge problem( no pun intended) in our society
Our culture has known for many years that obesity is costly not only to our health but also to our pocketbook. It is well documented that loosing weight to achieve a stable and healthy weight improves a person health.
Thanks to the power of advertising most Americans are familiar with restless leg syndrome.It can be debilitating for some people, and a new study has linked a different but similar condition, active leg syndrome to heart problems. Patients who suffer from active leg syndrome could also suffer from obesity or other obesity related illness.
The past few decades in the United States has been marked by a considerable reduction in the number of people who smoke. Research has shown that secondhand smoke is also harmful and as a result smoking has been banned from most public places, especially in California. But, smoking in one’s own home is still permitted.
Medicine and health care have changed dramatically over the years. The access to medical information has become much easier. Prescription drugs are advertised virtually every where.
Many people are guilty of eating when they are not hungry. This results in consuming unnecessary calories, which leads to weight gain. Often people are distracted and are not conscious about how much they have eaten. Patients who have successfully lost weight and kept it off have generally become disciplined eaters
The effects of dieting beyond losing weight can be very damaging. This not only applies to your health but also to your appearance. Dr. O’Toole explains to patients after having surgeries including abdominoplasty, liposuction, or breast augmentation that weight gain can affect their results after surgery.
Pregnant women these days are given recommendations for supplements that are intended to benefit the baby.DHA – short for docosahexaenoic acid – is an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil and other natural sources.
Americans waist line appears to finally be catching up to the health statistics. A new report states that Western Europeans are living longer than Americans. This primarily due to obesity.
The fact that LA area hospitals ranked among the best in nation is no surprise to those of us who have seen the influx of patients from around the world who come here for medical treatment
The common cold is something most of us take for granted as an inevitable part of life. During the warm and balmy summer months we hardly think about it at all. When patients are considering plastic surgery they must be healthy for the best surgical patient experience.
There is no shortage of weight loss advice through virtually any medium. Dr. O’Toole explains to patients who have been successful at losing weight and maintaining a stable weight that the loose skin remaining can be successfully removed through surgery.
There has long been a perception that Californians are thin and healthy. The truth is the perception is quickly turning into a myth. Outside of the television and movie industries the real world has continued to put on weight. Californians are no longer the exception.
While the best method to quit smoking will be continually debated, few will deny the deadly effects of smoking. Dr. O’Toole explains to his patients that smoking can considerably increase the risks associated with plastic surgery.
Obesity has many risk for health complications. Dr. O’Toole explains to his patients that even after major weight loss there will will be residual health conditions. This is the major reason patients should only consider post massive weight loss surgery with experienced board-certified plastic surgeons
Depression has become a major condition affecting many Americans. Treatments seem to become available rather frequently. Dr. O’Toole includes in his health questionnaire information concerning a patients history of depression.
Patients have become accustom to taking one drug or another in an effort to ease a multitude of symptoms. Dr. O’Toole reminds patients who are considering plastic surgery that they must disclose all medications currently being taken. Some medications could lead to increased risks and complications when combined with surgery and the medications prescribed afterwards.
When some people think of hospital infections they think of horribly grotesque open wounds. This is an exaggeration in that most of the infections are not severe. While the overwhelming majority of plastic surgery procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, the risk of infection is still present. Dr. O'Toole explains to patients that the risk of infection in the home environment during recovery should be reduced with preventative measures.
As Allergan begins to court the teenage market it seems as though no one is talking about the white elephant in the room; the loose skin left behind after lapband surgery. Dr. O’Toole explains to his patients that after losing a large amount of weight loose skin is inevitable. Most patients are concerned with loose skin on the arms, abdomen, and thighs.
According to The Los Angeles Times gastric bypass surgery for weight loss is as safe for the elderly as it is for younger patients, researchers said Monday. Several small studies reported previously have yielded mixed results about safety in those over 65, but a new study on a much larger group of patients finds no increased risk from the procedure.
According to ABC 7 There is even more reason now to avoid secondhand smoke. A new study shows secondhand smoke triggers cravings for nicotine and makes it harder for smokers to kick the habit.
According to The Los Angeles Times as medical oddities go, this incident stands out: A lifelong resident of Oregon went to the dentist for surgery and awakened from sedation speaking in a British, or somewhat-British, accent.
According to The Los Angeles Times more than $100 billion in annual brand-name drug sales will be at risk for generic competition from 2011 to 2015. That’s about one-third of the annual spending on all prescription drugs in the U.S., according to IMS data.
According to The Los Angeles Times health insurance companies should pay for exercise classes, which would in turn reduce health-care costs, especially among high-risk groups, such as diabetics, says a University of Florida researcher.
According to ABC 7 last year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration held the first ever National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Tons of drugs were properly disposed of at designated locations.
As summer approaches patients have begun to inquire about what some call “The Mommy Makeover”. It is important that patients understand the complexity of combining procedures.
According to CBS California was a pioneer in prohibiting tobacco use in the workplace during the 1990s, but the ban left loopholes that a state lawmaker now wants to close.
According to The Los Angeles Times it’s not often a tobacco company gets released from government regulation without asking.
But that’s apparently what happened to Star Scientific Inc. after it asked the Food and Drug Administration to treat two versions of its smokeless, dissolvable tobacco lozenges as “modified risk” because they contain lower levels of carcinogens than other tobacco products.
According to KTLA an open bus seat could be harder to find. That is, if the Federal Transit Administration has its way. The agency recently asked to add 25 pounds to passenger weight allowances when factoring safe loads for buses.
According to The LA Times the melancholy mind and the broken heart: For poets and philosophers through the ages, the two have been fellow travelers, chicken and egg, bookends in a long litany of tragedies.
Leave it to medical researchers, then, to put the dark bond between heart and mind under a microscope — and find even deeper mysteries.
According to Fox it turns out a beer a day may keep the doctor away, The Advertiser reported Tuesday citing a Spanish study.
The study of 1,249 men and women over the age of 57 found those who drank moderate amounts of ale and lager reduced their risk of high blood pressure and diabetes.
According to The Los Angeles Times Health officials said on Monday they have launched a cross-country measles watch for anyone who might have been exposed to a contagious airline passenger who traveled through four major U.S. airports.
According to the Los Angeles Times millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them to smoke more, researchers said on Tuesday.
According to MSNBC take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or other common label instructions meant.
According to The Los Angeles Times women who are extremely obese may not need to gain that much weight during pregnancy, and those who don’t add too many pounds may find themselves and their babies healthier.
According to CBS 8 Allison Harden is being wheeled into an operating room, about to have gastric-band surgery. She can hear the operating staff, the monitors — it seems so real.
But it’s not. It’s all in her mind. “You will not feel any pain at all… Just then the surgeon enters the room,” a clinical hypnotherapist says to Allison, who is under hypnosis.
According to CBS 10 Americans are spending too much money on brand name prescription drugs when generic versions will essentially do the same job, according to a new study.
Consumer Reports’ Lisa Gill tells KNX 1070 that people could save a lot of money by opting for the generic drugs — and possibly even limit the health risks involved with higher-end medicines.
According to the LA Times for the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to reduce the risk of premature delivery, although it required the manufacturer to conduct more studies to demonstrate the drug’s efficacy.
According to CBS 10 a survey conducted by LA County’s Department of Public Health finds nearly 14 percent of adults surveyed said they had been diagnosed with depression, up from about 9 percent in 1999.
According to channel 10 news a new study suggests having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does.
The research by Danish scientists is one of the largest to compare the aftermath of both decisions.
According to The Los Angeles Times we hate to nag, really. But maybe that wadded-up bag of Cheetos is a sign that your get-healthy resolve is wearing thin — and just two weeks into 2011.
These 11 tips from family doctor Amy Balka in the Health Notes blog of the Newport News Daily Press emphasize exercise, weight loss and more. Here are a few that bear repeating:
“Cook at home. Not only is it healthier a lot of times to eat at home, sitting down for a meal together is also really important for the family as a whole. It promotes family bonding and mental health, she said.
According to The Los Angeles Times by late March, tobacco companies will have to reveal to the Food and Drug Administration what sorts of new additives they’ve recently put in their products. But the ruling doesn’t apply to electronic cigarettes, whose makers are locked in legal battle with the FDA.
According to The Los Angeles Times what does it cost to stop smoking? For just about anyone, less than it does to keep smoking. Many smokers burn through thousands of dollars each year buying cigarettes alone. Then there are peripheral costs like breath mints, extra trips to the dry cleaner and higher premiums for health insurance.
According to The Los Angeles Times so you like holiday parties, but not being bed-ridden with food-borne illnesses? A University of Missouri researcher has some advice for you.
According to The Los Angeles Times binge drinking may up the risk for heart disease, according to a new study that examined drinking cultures in Ireland and France and their possible link to serious heart problems such as heart attack, coronary death and persistent acute chest pain.
According to the Los Angeles Times a simple surgical procedure destroying certain nerves in the kidney can sharply reduce blood pressure in patients whose hypertension cannot be controlled with conventional medications, researchers said Wednesday.
According to The Los Angeles Times state licensing hearings are set to resume for the fertility doctor whose in vitro treatments resulted in “Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s octuplets.
According to The Los Angeles Times emergency room visits for abuse of prescription pain pills more than doubled between 2004 and 2008, and the biggest increase (152%) involved oxycodone products, according to a study released in June by the
"We urgently need to take action," said CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden. "Emergency department visits involving non-medical use of these prescription drugs are now as common as emergency department visits for use of illicit drugs."
According to The LosAngeles Times girls are starting puberty earlier, studies show, and some researchers speculate that rising obesity rates might be a factor. A new study finds there may be a link between early puberty and girls living in higher-income households without a biological father....more
