May 8-14, 2011 - Original Health Articles

Disease Management Programs: Pros and Cons

On the con side, expensive, time consuming disease management programs (DMPs) don't necessarily benefit patients in the long term, according to a German study. Roland Linder, a professor at Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, and his group set out to determine if diabetes-related conditions and emergency inpatient hospital admissions occurred less frequently in patients in a DMP.

Let It Out: Healthy Ways to Express Anger

When it comes to anger, health and psychology experts agree: Better out than in. Expressing anger in healthy ways can be a challenge; but keeping your emotions bottled up is likely to lead to an explosion down the road. What happens when you get angry, and how can you let it go? Anger is a physical and psychological response to fear, stress, confusion, anxiety, or some other negative situation that puts you on guard.

Eating While Standing: How It Can Harm Your Health

What difference does it make if you stand at a counter to eat, sit down at a table, or grab a bite on the run? Well, when it comes to your physical and mental health, it might make all the difference in the world. Whether you're trying to lose a few pounds, maintain a healthy weight, or simply adopt healthier habits, mindful eating—or eating with awareness—can be a helpful approach.

Is Facial Shaving a Good Idea for Women?

Some skin care experts propose that women should shave their faces to help exfoliate their skin. Others maintain that this will stimulate unwanted hair growth. So who should you listen to? Is facial shaving a good idea for women? The common assumption that shaving will make hair grow back darker and thicker is not true.

How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

Protein is essential for healthy muscle, cell, and organ growth. Simply put, it helps replenish broken down muscle and tissue that comes as a result of exercise or disease. Without adequate protein, your muscles will not achieve the balanced growth they need.

7 Ways to Weather Allergies While Camping

Camping is a perfect opportunity to get away for a few days and convene with nature. But if you suffer from allergies, heading out to the wilderness can expose you to a series of dangers. Here's how to stay healthy. Camping with Allergies While activities such as hiking in the woods, sleeping under the stars, and toasting marshmallows over the open fire can be enjoyable, they can also expose you to series of allergy triggers, such as pollen, mold, stinging insects, and poison ivy.

How Safe is Social Smoking?

You don't consider yourself a smoker. A week can go by without a craving for a single puff of tobacco. However, once the weekend rolls in and you're among friends who smoke, you don't refrain from partaking. In fact, you may even enjoy the sensation. After all, smoking socially can't really hurt you.

Be the Best Partner You Can Be

Getting the most out of a loving relationship takes time and effort, but the personal satisfaction that results from it is well worth it. Being your best self means taking charge of your physical as well as your mental well-being so you can share a long, healthy life with those you love.

Foot and Ankle Arthritis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

Arthritis of the foot and ankle can be particularly frustrating because it may hinder your ability to get around. Unfortunately, because the foot has 28 bones and more than 30 joints, there are plenty of places where this condition can flare up. Here's what you need to know: Foot and ankle arthritis can have different causes.

Foot and Ankle Arthritis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

Arthritis of the foot and ankle can be particularly frustrating because it may hinder your ability to get around. Unfortunately, because the foot has 28 bones and more than 30 joints, there are plenty of places where this condition can flare up. Here's what you need to know: Foot and ankle arthritis can have different causes.

Scratching the Surface of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac

Got a blistery rash on your skin? If you've spent any time outdoors in the past few days, that rash could be caused by an allergic reaction to poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac. In all three cases, it isn't the plant itself that triggers the problem but rather a special oil called urushiol contained in these plants.

Eating Ethnic When You Have Diabetes

It's enough of a challenge to manage your blood sugar when you're eating at home and cooking with familiar ingredients. But when you eat in a restaurant, you may suddenly realize you have no idea what's in the food set before you. Mexican, Thai, Italian, Japanese—all are delicious, to be sure, but they can be a potential minefield in terms of blood sugar control.

Could You Have Ankylosing Spondylitis?

For a disease that affects 2.4 million Americans, we don’t hear enough about Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a painful and potentially debilitating disease. Could you be one of the millions? What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? A type of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, Ankylosing Spondylitis can also affect the hips, shoulders, pelvis, hands, feet, heels, neck, jaw and chest.

Heart Disease: Is "Apple" Really Worse?

For years we've been told that people with "central obesity"—also known as an "apple" body type—were at greater risk of developing heart disease than people with a "pear" shape, whose fat is clustered around their thighs and buttocks. However, a new study published in the medical journal The Lancet dispels that notion.

What Foods Contain Probiotics?

You may have seen the word "probiotics" trumpeted on the packages of various products on supermarket shelves. Obviously manufacturers want you to believe their foods are good for you, and in fact probiotics do have numerous health benefits. But sorting through what's fact and what are merely inflated claims can be confusing.

5 Reasons to Say "Yes" to Salad

It's quite possible that no food that has more potential to pack so much good nutrition into one bowl than a creatively tossed salad. Salads are open to a wide variety of ingredients, and the more you add, the more vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients you get from your salad bowl.

How to Prevent an Asthma Emergency

If you're worried about your risk of having a serious asthma attack, new information provided by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) may help you breathe a little easier. ACEP experts say that most serious asthma attacks can be prevented-if you take the proper steps to manage this chronic condition on a regular basis.

Belly Fat: Could Plant Oil Help?

Abdominal fat is more hazardous to your health than the fat that accumulates in other parts of the body. The reason? "Belly fat is more harmful because it's so close to your vital internal organs," says Jerome Tolbert, MD, of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.

5 Reasons to Say "Yes" to Salad

It's quite possible that no food that has more potential to pack so much good nutrition into one bowl than a creatively tossed salad. Salads are open to a wide variety of ingredients, and the more you add, the more vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients you get from your salad bowl.

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