U-M Health Minute: Today's Top Health Issues and Medical Research
Whether it be for two hours or an entire day, millions of tweens - children ages 11 to 13 - will be left home alone this summer, despite their parents' concerns that they may not have the knowledge and skills they need to stay safe at home... More
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Vitamin D Findings Point To New Treatment For Heart Failure
Strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer: Recent studies suggest there's yet another item for the expanding list of vitamin D benefits. Vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin," keeps the heart, the body'slong-distance runner, fit for life's demands... More
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Changing Your Diet, Improving your Heart
Through the recommendation of her primary care physician, Martine Perreault began visiting the University of Michigan Health System's Cardiovascular Medicine program at Domino's Farms in order to develop a nutritional plan to lower her cholesterol... More
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Could Heart Transplants Become A Thing Of The Past?
Heart transplants save the lives of more than 2,100 Americans every year. But many more patients are still waiting for a new heart to become available, and hundreds will die without ever getting a second chance at life... More
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Big Boom In Boomer Knee Replacement Surgeries
John Birko’s knee had osteoarthritis, was painful, and severely limited his day-to-day activities. While his knee felt as though it was about 80 years-old, Birko was only 49. And like many other baby boomers today, he was not was ready to slow down... More
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Drug Brings Relief For Many IBS Patients Who Experience Constipation
Many patients may soon find relief from the bloating, cramping, abdominal pain and constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Lubiprostone, known by the brand name AMITIZA®, was just approved by the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration for use in women with IBS plus constipation... More
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May 19 Recognized As World Hepatitis Day
In honor of World Hepatitis Day (WHD) 2008 being observed on May 19,
the Michigan Department of Community Health is encouraging families to protect
themselves from hepatitis virus disease... More
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Study Finds Women Lag in Heart Attack Care
The gender gap is alive and unwell in heart disease, a new international study finds, with women differing from men on everything from symptoms to treatment in both heart attack and severe chest pain. One of the most striking findings was that women were twice as likely as men to have "normal" or "mild" results on an exam of their heart's blood vessels... More
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Bioartificial Kidney Improves Survival Of Patients With Acute Renal Failure
Another promising clinical trial for the bioartificial kidney is offering researchers even more hope that within the next few years the device will be available to save lives of patients with acute renal failure. The latest Universityof Michigan Health System-led study reveals that short-term replacement of renal cell function using the renal tubule assist device... More
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National Network of Depression Centers Launches
For decades, cancer centers and heart centers across the country have worked together to improve patient care, set national standards and foster new research for all types of cancer and cardiovascular disease.Now it's depression's turn.
With the founding of a new Depression Center at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, a national effort to link centers... More
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Tart Cherries May Reduce Factors Associated With Heart Disease and Diabetes
Tart cherries - frequently sold dried, frozen or in juice - may have more than just good taste and bright red color going for them, according to new animal research from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center... More
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Stress May Lead Students To Stimulants
The performance pressures from end-of-semester exams and papers can take a toll on students, even leading them to turn to potentially harmful substances to keep them awake and alert. Recent studies show that a growing number of high school and college students are turning to stimulants... More
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Spring Cleaning... For Your Nose
Your spring cleaning routine might include vacuuming the coils on your refrigerator and storing bulky sweaters and corduroy pants. You may want to add to that list, according to a University of Michigan Health System expert, another area that could use some cleaning. Your Nose... More
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Motor neuron disease and toxic substances: Possible link?
Motor neuron disease is a rare, devastating illness in which nerve cells that carry brain signals to muscles gradually deteriorate. One form of it, Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), is familiar to the public in the lives of scientist Stephen Hawking and Morrie Schwartz... More
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Testicular Cancer Gauge Often Not Used
A standard part of testicular cancer care isn't used in more than half of all patients who have the condition, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found... More
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$1.5 Million Gift for Bipolar Disorder Research
Generous donors are poised to give the University of Michigan Depression Center $1.5 million to fund advanced research on bipolar disorder, through two challenge grants that are designed to encourage smaller donations by individuals... More
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Cholesterol high? See a Dietitian, Study Concludes
Worried about your cholesterol? You may want to schedule a few appointments with a registered dietitian, to get some sound advice about how to shape up your eating habits... More
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Health Tips to Ease Family Travel
As the warm-weather months approach, many families will be making vacation plans for their spring and summer breaks. And while these trips can be fun, they can also be stressful—especially when it comes to dealing with unexpected health issues... More
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Virtual Gaming No Replacement for Real Exercise
Video games like Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can play an important role in getting kids off the couch and involved in physical activity. But are they a replacement for traditional exercise?... More
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Before a CT Scan or Angiogram, Many People Should Take Inexpensive Drug to Prote
As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could protect their kidneys from damage.
The inexpensive drug, called N-acetylcysteine, can... More
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Childhood Obesity Leads to Higher Rate of Problems During Surgery
Add this to the growing list of health challenges faced by obese children: A new study from the University of Michigan Health System finds that obese children are much more likely than normal-weight children to have problems with airway obstruction and other breathing-related functions during surgery... More
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Unlocking the potential for newborn screening research
Informed consent has long been the cornerstone of ethical and safe medical research involving patients and healthy volunteers. But for the testing of certain new screening techniques for newborn babies, individual patient consent may limit study groups... More
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The Co-Pay Connection
As 2008 begins, millions of Americans are having to dig deeper into their own pockets every time they refill a prescription or see a doctor. The reason? Higher co-payments that took effect ... More
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Some Seniors' Have Health Conditions That Affect Daily Living
New information points to half of seniors 65 and older have one or more |
