July 14, 2011Getty Images By Amanda Gardner TUESDAY, June 14, 2011 (Health.com) — No one ever claimed that watching TV was healthy, but doctors are only now discovering just how bad it can be. Evidence from a spate of recent studies suggests that the more TV you watch, the more likely you are to develop a host [...]
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July 11, 2011The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that the popular diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone) may increase the risk of bladder cancer when used for more than a year. the theoretical risk [of cancer] or the well-known risk of letting your blood sugar remain high? I say its clearly [the risk of] letting your [...]
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July 8, 2011Did you know that the Veterans Health Administration is the largest single provider of HIV care in the United States, providing care for more than 24,000 Veterans living with HIV in 2010? The VA has been and remains an integral part of the service delivery system for people living with HIV in our country. The [...]
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July 7, 2011Universal testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, as opposed to testing based on known risk factors, is the way to go, according to a survey of people attending general outpatient clinics in Seattle. While most patients surveyed preferred to know that they were being tested and to be alerted of the results even when [...]
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July 6, 2011Men can gain significant health benefits from watching their waist size and, if necessary, losing some flab around the middle, the American Dietetic Association says. Just as its important to know your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight numbers, men need to know their waist circumference. So, get out the tape measure, registered dietitian [...]
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