TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Low-income women with diabetes who are pregnant or recently gave birth face almost twice the risk of depression compared to women without the blood sugar disorder, a new study found.
And, it didn’t matter whether the women developed diabetes before or during pregnancy, or if they were taking insulin or oral medications. The risk of depression was still much stronger for women with diabetes, the study found. Read the rest of this entry »
Two hospital projects will receive a public airing Thursday, and one has raised new concerns in the local health-care community.
Bon Secours will ask state regulators for permission to reduce DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk from 238 beds to a 124-bed facility.
Sentara will ask to build a 200-bed Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in the southern part of Virginia Beach. Sentara received approval last March for a 120-bed hospital on its health campus Read the rest of this entry »
Shopping for a gift to warm the heart of someone special this Valentine’s Day? Why not consider giving something that will strengthen and protect it, too?
The kindest, most beneficial gift anyone can receive this month is one that encourages proper diet and exercise, says cardiologist Paul Douglass. Specifically, that’s a diet high in fiber and low in saturated fats, and a routine of at least 30 minutes of exercise five days a week. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan. 26, 2009 — Treatment-related hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more common than previously thought, FDA officials report in the latest issue of the journal
Pediatrics.
In an earlier investigation, FDA researchers identified more than 850 separate incidences of hallucinations and other psychotic episodes among children taking stimulants used to treat ADHD. Read the rest of this entry »
Programs for uninsured children, traumatic injuries, community health and reducing infant mortalities would be among the biggest beneficiaries of Gov. Mike Beebe’s push for a hike in the state’s tax on cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
Beebe and the state’s top health officials are pitching the tax hike to lawmakers as a way to pay for, along with federal matching dollars, $177.9 million in expanded health programs around the state.
“This is not Read the rest of this entry »
More than just big rooms and convenient care, the Sue Mayborn Women’s Center was a home away from home for new mother Danielle Dalton.
Dalton gave birth to a baby boy Tuesday, and while baby Dustin sleeping through his first day out of the womb, his mother celebrated the birth of her new son at a new women’s health center at Metroplex in Killeen.
“It really makes you feel like you’re welcome here, and they really know what you’re thinking, and Read the rest of this entry »
LUDHIANA: Diet is one of the main
causes of stroke. This was revealed in an ongoing study on – Impact of nutrition
on the outcome of stroke – at Christian Medical College and Hospital on
Saturday.
The study reveals that most people, who suffered from
stroke, followed wrong dietary habits.
Rashmi, a dietician and part
of the team, said, “The stroke and dietary department has been conducting
the study since last year and the same would be Read the rest of this entry »
On the roads, the waterways and from the air, police marked this long Thanksgiving weekend by targeting speeding drivers, careless drivers and drunken drivers.
Drugged ones, too.
But recognizing the symptoms of a stoned driver is no simple task. Motorists suspected of alcohol impairment have long been compelled to blow into a breath analyzer and/or provide a blood sample. But under an amendment to the federal Criminal Code passed in July, the Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR:
), a provider of cancer therapy systems, reported a rise in its first-quarter profit as revenues increased 13% from same period last year. The company also provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2009.
The Palo Alto, California-based company’s first-quarter net earnings increased to $68.8 million or $0.55 per share from $55.5 million Read the rest of this entry »