Keep current with new health news updates. http://www.muschealth.com/ http://www.muschealth.com/favicon.gif http://www.muschealth.com/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ A new study finds that individuals who are outgoing and manage stress well have traits found in the children of people who lived to 100, and longevity is thought to run in families. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09767 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09767 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers, and other conditions as well, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) study has found. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09749 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09749 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT In 2006, one healthy young man stepped forward, willing to give one of his kidneys to a complete stranger. Two years later, 10 people had received new kidneys from that one remarkable altruistic act. As a result of this donation, the first non-simultaneous, extended altruistic-donor (NEAD) chain was created. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09726 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09726 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT Eager to relieve joint pain and repair the cushioning between bones, millions of arthritis sufferers reach for glucosamine, an over-the-counter dietary supplement. Despite its popularity, studies examining the effectiveness of this natural therapy have yielded mixed results http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09708 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09708 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT If you struggle with aches and pains that refuse to go away, you just might find relief with a long-practiced but relatively obscure alternative therapy called naprapathy. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09685 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09685 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT All-you-can-eat buffets, super-sized meals, and cavernous drinks may help keep your wallet full, but they are also helping to expand your waistline. Nutrition experts say portion control is one of the biggest factors in successfully losing weight. But Americans are not very good at recognizing reasonable portion sizes anymore. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09642 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09642 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT Two simple tests may predict which older patients have underlying depression or less cognitive flexibility, leaving them vulnerable to post-surgery delirium, says a study presented at a meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09635 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09635 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT