Yoga Program May Help Prevent Falls in Elderly
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- A specific type of yoga may
help improve stability and balance in women over age 65, possibly
helping them to avoid falls, a preliminary study reports.
Scientists ID New Genetic Markers for Bowel
Disease
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified
new genetic markers for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in a
study they say provides further evidence that people of Ashkenazi
Jewish descent are more likely to develop the conditions.
Study Shows Anger Has Its Uses
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- People like to temper their
emotions to the task at hand, and it can help them succeed, even if
the emotions are not pleasurable ones, a new report suggests.
Small Firms Shoulder Burden of Increasing Health
Costs
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The economic burden of
providing health insurance for employees increased more for small
U.S. businesses than for larger businesses from 2000 to 2005, but
most small businesses have not stopped offering the benefit, a new
study finds.
Patient Navigators Boost Colon Screens in Urban
Minorities
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies make the
case that more personal guidance and encouragement will help
increase the numbers of low-income and minority patients getting
recommended screening for colorectal cancer.
Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears
Unfounded
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Although most cancer
survivors polled in a recent survey said they had been fearful of
undergoing chemotherapy, most also said the treatments were much
less trying than they had expected.
FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has approved a second oral vaccine for the
prevention of rotavirus, an infection that causes vomiting and
diarrhea in infants and children.
Seniors Avoid ER at Start of Month
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that
senior citizens in Baltimore seem to avoid visiting the emergency
room around the beginning of each month, possibly because they want
to stay home and make sure no one steals their Social Security
checks.
Gum Disease, HPV a Double Whammy
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Your risk of developing
tongue cancer increases if you have severe gum disease along with
human papillomavirus (HPV), new research suggests.
