Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery
THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women who play sports are
prone to tearing the knee ligament that connects the thighbone to
the shinbone. Beyond the immediate pain and swelling it can cause,
there's now reason to suspect that this type of injury may lead to
another vexing health problem.
The 'Net: A Tangled Web of Health Information
THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- The Internet offers a
dizzying amount of health information -- whatever ails you, someone
is sure to have posted something about it somewhere on the Web.
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
SUNDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- For gardeners with
allergies, it can be difficult to enjoy their passion for plants
when they have to cope with the misery of sneezing, itchy eyes,
congestion and, in some cases, an asthma attack.
Health Tip: Using a Breast Pump
(HealthDay News) -- A breast pump allows mothers to extract and
store breast milk for instances when they can't be present for a
baby's feeding.
'Real World' Examples Don't Make Math Any
Easier
THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- The use of "real-world"
concrete examples doesn't help students learn math, according to an
Ohio State University study that challenges the widespread use of
this approach in classrooms.
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring
Doctors
THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of
privately insured patients in the United States are being referred
for imaging scans, and much of that increase is due to physicians
who refer patients to their own facilities or machines, a new study
and commentary find.
New Heart Disease Markers Discovered
THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of C-reactive
protein, an inflammatory marker that may warn of impending heart
disease, are tied to variations in genes that control metabolism,
two new studies show.
Local Health Officials Recognize Threat of Global
Warming
THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- While most public health
department officials in the United States take the health threat of
global warming seriously, the majority say they aren't prepared to
confront the problem, a new survey shows.
