Healthy Update - January 8, 2008

January 12, 2008

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HEALTHY UPDATE- Your Online Health Resource

A HealthWorld Online Publication

Vol. XVII, Issue 25 -- January 8, 2008

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Healthy Update provides the latest news, expert articles and resources on

healthy living, wellness and complementary & alternative medicine. A weekly

service of HealthWorld Online (www.healthy.net).

(View HTML version & archives: http://www.healthyupdate.com)

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HEALTH NEWS BRIEFS

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SKIN BIOPSY: THE 'SAFE' PROCEDURE THAT GOES WRONG 30 PER CENT OF THE TIME

A skin biopsy is supposed to be one of the simplest, and safest,

procedures. But while the patient is assured the procedure is completely

safe, researchers have discovered that nearly a third of all biopsies have

complications, such as wound infections. The patient was more likely to

suffer complications if the skin biopsy was performed below the waist, if

the procedure happened in a hospital ward rather than in the outpatient

unit, if the patient was a smoker and if he or she was taking

corticosteroid drugs at the time.

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INFANT MASSAGE AND ITS MANY BENEFITS

Massage is no longer solely the refuge for overworked athletes and office

workers suffering from carpal tunnel. The littlest in our lives are now

reaping the many benefits of massage--infants. Infants who receive massage

therapy may reap numerous benefits, including a feeling of relaxation,

relief from stress, involvement and interaction with adults, and

stimulation to the nervous system, which aids in many bodily functions.

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ANTIBIOTIC LEADS TO TENDON RUPTURES; FDA IGNORES RISKS

Despite long-standing evidence that fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause

tendon ruptures, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has failed to

increase its warnings to patients and physicians about the dangers of the

medicines. From November 1997 through December 2005, the FDA received 262

reports of tendon ruptures, mainly of the Achilles tendon, 258 cases of

tendinitis and 274 cases of other tendon disorders in patients using

fluoroquinolone antibiotics. An additional 74 tendon ruptures have

subsequently been reported to the FDA for a total of 336. Because only a

small fraction of cases are typically reported to the FDA, the actual

number of ruptures and other tendon injuries attributable to the antibiotic

is much higher.

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EDITOR'S PICK - INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE FOR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS

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LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE

Integrative medicine and complimentary therapies are becoming a popular

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thinking, the health care community must adapt by offering a range of CAM

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the business strategies for implementing, sustaining and improving such

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WELLNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING

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CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS

This week our journey focuses on MOVING, the 5th of 12 keys to wellness in

the Wellness Inventory. Everything in us is moving. The heart pumps, blood

flows, lungs expand and contract, eyes roll, eardrums vibrate. To be alive

is to be moving. Inhibit the movement and you create illness. Stop movement

and you are dead. Allow it fully and you realize wellness. Because of this

movement, everything is changing from moment to moment. To block movement

therefore is to block change. The moving body freely channels the energy of

life.

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SIMPLY WELL

The philosophy of taking one day at a time is a healthy one. When you live

in either the past or the future, you miss what is going on right in front

of your nose. When you are going through hard times, the habit of living

essentially in the present, one day at a time, can literally mean the

difference between breakdown and sanity. In " Be Here Now " W. ,

M.D., M.P.H., lists tips for ways to stay present.

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ASK DR. ORLOFF ABOUT INTUITIVE HEALING

Our adjustment to the body is a spiritual issue that can lead to better

psychological adjustment while we're here on earth. In " Step Two of

Intuitive Healing: Be In Your Body " Judith Orloff, M.D. reminds us that

intuitive healing is always body-interactive. Our physical self, our

emotions, a healthy body or an organ with disease - our capacity to heal

strengthens as we become one with it all.

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life? Cellular biologist Dr. Bruce H. Lipton is a pioneer o a new frontier

of science that will do just that - one that gives us astonishing evidence

on how our thoughts and beliefs control the destiny of our living bodies.

Even at the cellular level, Dr. Lipton explains, we possess an innate

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NATURAL ALTERNATIVES

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INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRY

Are you overlooking the significance of bad breath or bleeding gums? In

" Connections " Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. explains how studies have shown that

these conditions may be a symptom of an inflammation. And inflammation

anywhere in the body may lead to increase risk of heart disease and stroke.

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HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES (http://www.altmed.net)

There is a definite course of treatment that homeopaths follow with their

patients. In " What Do I Need To Know About Homeopathic Treatment? " Judyth

Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., M.S.W., DHANP answers common questions related to

how frequently to take a remedy and how to judge if it is working.

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DR. CHRISTINE HORNER'S NATURAL SECRETS FOR BREAST HEALTH

Eating proper amounts of certain types of fats called omega-3 fatty acid

reduces your risk of breast cancer and if you have breast cancer, they will

help you fight your disease. In " Breast Health Tip #1: Supplement Your Diet

with Omega-3 Fatty Acids " Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S addresses the

four main benefits: decrease the strength of estrogen in the breast tissue,

quell the cancer-promoting fires of chronic inflammation, cause breast

tumors to shrink in size and prevent them from metastasizing or spreading.

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HEALTHY MAN (http://www.menshealth.net)

Almost every adult has some scaling. In " Dandruff " L. Hoffmann, B.Sc.

(Hons), M.N.I.M.H. explains that treatment is generally a question of

choice. If, however, there is redness, weeping, severe itching, or crust

formation, the more serious condition seborrhea is likely.

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THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE

In " The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and

Healing During the Change " Christiane Northrup, M.D. dispels some popular

misconceptions and explains why the second half of your life is designed to

provide you with more pleasure, prosperity, and fulfillment than you have

ever dreamed possible! According to Dr. Northrup, " the change " is not

simply a collection of physical problems or hormonal swings that need to be

" fixed, " but rather a mind-body revolution that brings the greatest

opportunity for growth and happiness since adolescence.

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VEGETARIAN RECIPE

Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian

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MIND/BODY HEALTH

When it comes to health, the best thing is not to get angry in the first

place. Once triggered, however, is it better to argue, shout, and bang your

fists - or silently seethe? In " Healthy Anger: Let It Out or Keep It In? "

S. Sobel, M.D. presents practical answers.

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WHOLISTIC SPIRITUAL HEALING

Consciousness is a level of being that can influence the body, as well as

being influenced by the body. In " The Body: Physical, bodymind, energetic,

and potential doorway to spiritual awareness " (Part 2) J. Benor,

M.D. explains why, if you can conceive of connections between spirit, mind,

emotions and body, many more interventions open up for addressing your

physical problems.

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