Health News - Daily News Central:Daily News Central- Health News provides news geared toward health consumers, along with links to informative sites. Coverage includes conditions/diseases, food/fitness, alternative health, mental health, sexual health, insurance, and other health categories.Magnetic Pulses May Dissipate Migraine Electrical Storm- June 28, 2008 Magnets have been used for centuries to treat a variety of health problems, from joint pain to blindness to baldness. Most magnetic therapies have been discounted by conventional practitioners as unproven, at best. Now, researchers have strong evidence that electromagnetic pulses delivered to migraine sufferers in the very early stages of an attack may disrupt the brewing electrical storm in their brains and leave them pain-free..http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2637/ A Few Mugs of Coffee a Day Keep the Doctor Away- June 18, 2008 The results of two new studies published in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine (http:www.annals.org) are good news for coffee drinkers. After analyzing the records of nearly 130,000 individuals over a 20-year span, researchers concluded that it's ok to drink coffee -- even lots of it -- and it might even be good for your heart!.http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2636/ Understanding Sleep - Part 3 Video- June 14, 2008 .http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2635/ Understanding Sleep - Part 2 Video- June 14, 2008 .http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2634/ Understanding Sleep - Part 1 Video- June 14, 2008 .http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2633/ Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Tomato- June 14, 2008 As health officials home in on the source of the tomatoes responsible for an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in the United States -- Florida and Mexico are the current suspects -- a wave of food hysteria seems to be sweeping the country. Some news outlets are running alarmist headlines with their coverage, such as "Behind the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," (http:www.zmag.orgznetviewArticle17910) or, simply, "Killer Tomatoes."...http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2632/ Small Study Dampens Hope of St. John's Wort Treatment for ADHD- June 11, 2008 A tiny eight-week study that compared St. John's Wort with a placebo for the treatment of attention-deficithyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, returned discouraging results. The researchers saw no benefit whatsoever for the 27 children who received the herb compared with the 27 who received the placebo. Still, proponents of St. John's Wort as a potential remedy contend that more study is needed, suggesting that a higher dosage might be effective..http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2631/ Vitamin D May Be Critical for Heart Health, Study Suggests- June 10, 2008 There may be a lot more to that old adage to get plenty of fresh air and sunshine for good health than most people suspected -- at least, the sunshine part. Twenty minutes of daily exposure to sunlight might be enough to improve cardiovascular health, suggests a new study. Researchers found that men deficient in vitamin D were substantially more likely to suffer a heart attack. Vitamin D is produced by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight -- thus, it is known as "the sunshine...http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2630/ Fresh Tomatoes Implicated in Spreading Salmonella Outbreak- June 8, 2008 Fresh tomatoes have been tied to an outbreak of salmonella that's rapidly spreading across the U.S. It has led at least one restaurant chain -- Jack in the Box -- to take them off the menu. The scare is likely to have a ripple effect: Lower demand for BLTs, for example, could dampen the market for pork bellies..http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2629/ |