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LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 12/12/2008
Babies Destined to Die
TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A pregnancy is supposed to be a time for joy, but it can turn to tragedy when a family finds out their baby will die after it's born. While some choose to end the pregnancy, a British study found four out of ten families choose to continue the pregnancy. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 11/14/2008
Music to Your Heart
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We often say certain sounds are like music to our ears. Researchers now believe they may be music to our hearts as well.
In a new study conducted among ten healthy volunteers, they found listening to enjoyable music significantly increased the dilation of blood vessels. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 9/11/2008
Laughter Yoga
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you've ever taken a yoga class, you know the drill: downward dog, the cobra and cat stretches. But forget those poses for just a minute. There's now a new kind of yoga, and all it takes is a few laughs.
When you picture yoga class, you probably imagine a group of people in a state of quiet serenity; but a new kind of yoga turns that image upside down. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 5/22/2007
Getting Over the Urge to "go": Which Surgery is Best?
By Andrea Hughes, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many women suffering from urinary incontinence may be able to find relief soon. A new study compared two commonly performed surgical procedures that treat stress incontinence to find out which procedure is more effective. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 1/30/2006
Laugh for Your Heart
BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Don't want to be broken-hearted this Valentine's Day? Try laughing! New research shows that may protect you against the nation's number-one killer, heart disease.
Laughter! The sweet sound could save your heart!
"We know that stress is perhaps the most underrated of all our heart disease risk factors," says cardiologist Michael Miller, M. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 6/22/2005
Improving Stroke Recovery 2005 Executive Summary
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Depending on the severity of the stroke, recovery can be a long, hard road. Conditions often develop after a stroke including loss of various mental and physical capabilities. To make life easier for stroke patients, recent research has focused on novel therapies to treat these side effects. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 5/16/2005
Controlling Emotion -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview
Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript withRalph W. Richter, M.D., Neurologist and Psychiatrist,Tulsa, Oklahoma,TOPIC: Controlling Emotion
Tell me about this condition where people have uncontrollable laughter.
Dr. Richter: It is called pseudobulbar affect. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 5/9/2005
Super-SIZE Your Day: Health -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview
Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript with Molly Kimball, R.D., Registered Dietician,Ochsner Clinic's Elmwood Fitness Center, New Orleans, Louisiana,TOPIC: Super-SIZE Your Day: Health
Which kind of nuts should we eat and how much?
Kimball: Most nuts are going to be healthy. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 5/9/2005
Super-SIZE Your Day: Health
NEW ORLEANS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 60 million Americans are living with some form of heart disease. More than 18 million Americans have diabetes. And at one point 4 million people in the United States will develop cancer this year. It sounds like disease is getting the best of Americans, but there are simple steps you can take to reduce your chance of becoming a statistic. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 4/25/2005
Laughing Matter
PHOENIX (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It can take away your stress, improve your health, and make you a happier person. But it’s not a pill or miracle drug. This registered nurse tells us why she truly believes laughter is the best medicine.
You can’t help but catch it. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
