Health Bill Update: Pelosi Counting Votes, Scott Brown Lambastes Dems

March 14, 2010

News outlets reported that Democrats seeking to pass a health bill next week got a boost from a Cabinet official, a key senator and the Catholic Health Association, while newly-elected Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., attacked the Democrats’ plans. 

Wall Street Journal: “‘When the people of my state elected me in January, they sent more than a senator to Washington–they sent a message,’ The Massachusetts Republican said in the weekly Republican address. Brown castigates Democrats for focusing on health care over jobs and the economy for the past year and that the focus has been a ‘bitter, destructive, and endless… Continue reading

Hemorrhoid and Pregnancy

March 14, 2010

Because of the pressure exerted by the growing fetus on the hemorrhoidal veins, pregnant women are highly susceptible to developing hemorrhoids. Increased levels of the female sex hormones can also weaken vein walls to make them more prone to hemorrhoids. Furthermore, constipation due to poor diet and insufficient exercise can also aggravate hemorrhoids during pregnancy.

For some women, hemorrhoids can also develop during labor due to intense pushing. For others, complications after delivery can also lead to hemorrhoids. For example, vaginal and perianal tenderness may cause some women to postpone bowel movements, which leads to constipation and hemorrhoids.

Preventing

Are Cities Designed For Women? Penn-ICOWHI Conference Examines Urban Women’s Health

March 13, 2010

Women comprise more than half the population of the nation’s cities, are three times as likely as their male counterparts to live alone after the age of 65, and are primary caregivers for their families at all ages and stages of life. The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, with the International Congress of Women’s Health Issues, will host “Cities and Women’s Health: Global Perspectives,” Wednesday, April 7, through Saturday, April 10, on Penn’s campus to examine how urban environments affect their health…

Go to Source… Continue reading

The Dangers of Hypochlorhydria (Low Stomach Acid)

March 13, 2010

What Are the Dangers of Hypochlorhydria?

Because the normal production of stomach acid is vital to the digestive process, and therefore the release of nutrients into the body, Hypochlorhydria can lead to many health issues. Food that is not broken down moves from the stomach, into the small intestine and colon, and then exits the body unutilized. In other words, you can eat to your heart’s content, but if you have Hypochlorhydria your body can reach starvation mode, and begin to display symptoms of nutrient deprivation. High acid levels are required for the break down of many trace minerals such… Continue reading

Wildlife Serves As Indicator Of Potential Health Threats

March 13, 2010

A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding that underscores the importance of paying attention to the health of wildlife and how the health of people and wild nature are so closely linked. The paper – appearing in a recent edition of the American Journal of Primatology – focuses on yellow fever outbreaks that were documented in several howler monkey populations of Misiones Province, Argentina…

Go to Source… Continue reading