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• NEW!! Common Drugs Account For Many Side Effects - March 23, 2005 -- When it comes to side effects from prescription drugs, commonly prescribed medications may prompt more complaints from older patients than potentially riskier ones. Most side effects reported by Medicare patients in a new study were linked to commonly prescribed medications. Those include drugs for heart problems, inflammation, and cholesterol -Web MD

• Heavy Around The Middle ? If your belt is getting too tight, take it as a warning sign. Having a large waistline can put you at risk for chronic disease, even though your weight is otherwise in proportion to your height.  In fact, you can be lean but metabolically obese if you carry your weight around the midriff, says Osama Hamdy, M.D., of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.

• Over The Counter drugs May Cause Strokes - The active ingredients in some of the most commonly used over-the-counter cough, cold, and allergy remedies are once again being linked to an increase in stroke risk, even in people who take the medications as directed. Researchers in Mexico evaluated 2,500 patients who had strokes and concluded that in 22 cases their strokes were caused by taking over-the-counter (OTC) drugs containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine (PPA).  Web MD

•  Inactivity Worsens Knee Arthritis -  For millions of people with knee arthritis, performing routine tasks such as climbing stairs, bending over, or even walking can be painful, prompting many sufferers to avoid them altogether in favor of a more sedentary lifestyle. But a new study confirms what many had suspected: If you don't use your muscles, your arthritis will get worse. Web MD

• Report Card Grades Elderly Health -U.S. Fails 6 of 10 Goals for Improving Health of Older Adults -  Americans may be living longer, but not necessarily better lives, according to a new report card that grades the health of older Americans. The report shows the nation failed to meet 6 out of 10 goals set by the federal government for improving the health of the rapidly expanding elderly population. - Web MD  .

• Heart Failure Risk Double in Obese -Very obese people have been shown to face a much higher risk for heart failure than people of normal weight. With more and more Americans considered overweight or obese, the authors of a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine wanted to determine if being overweight to a lesser degree also puts a person at a greater risk for heart failure - Brought To You By Collector Chiropractic.....more

• Longer Hours Shorter Life - If you consistently work overtime, you're probably aware of the strain it can put on your health and family or social life. Now a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine may provide proof that overtime work and long hours lead to heart attacks. - Brought to you by: Collector Chiropractic .... more

• Mental Stress, Physical Illness-

• A Flight A day For  Better Health - Preventative Medicine

• CDC 2002 Report - Decreased mortality, increased obesity

• Undoing 100 Years of Physiological Progress

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