<![CDATA[HotFeeder.com: Latest Health stories]]> http://www.hotfeeder.com/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:14:46 +0000 HotFeeder en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Diabetes Slows Return of Continence After Laparoscopic Prostatectomy]]> http://hotfeeder.com/health/diabetes_slows_return_of_continence_after_laparoscopic_prostatectomy_2422886

Hey, fatsos. Now you can piss yourself longer than intended-size humans after your operation.
Patients with diabetes mellitus who undergo laparoscopic radical prostatectomy often experience a slower return of urinary continence than do men without diabetes, European researchers report.
The study, which is published in the Journal of Urology for March, found that 43.7% of diabetic patients are continent within 3 months of surgery compared with 57.8% of non-diabetics (p=0.02). By 12]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Overweight Middle-Aged Adults at Greater Risk for Cognitive Decline in Later Life]]> http://hotfeeder.com/health/overweight_middleaged_adults_at_greater_risk_for_cognitive_decline_in_later_life_2422853

No "Overweight Middle-Aged Adults at Greater Risk for FURTHER Cognitive Decline in Later Life."
The adverse affects of being overweight are not limited to physical function but also extend to neurological function, according to research in the latest issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences.
The publication presents a collection of ten articles highlighting new findings related to obesity in older persons.
"One of the unanticipated]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ACC: Pushing Blood Pressure Too Low May be Harmful]]> http://hotfeeder.com/health/acc_pushing_blood_pressure_too_low_may_be_harmful_2422835

Oops.
Lower is not necessarily better for blood pressure control in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial showed...
Patients who were most tightly controlled, however, had an increased risk of all-cause mortality compared with those in the middle range, during both the trial and an extended follow-up of about five years.Still think they have any idea about what they are doing?

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Reaction to OSHA testimony on PAWA]]> http://hotfeeder.com/health/reaction_to_osha_testimony_on_pawa_2422798

The subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the House Education and Labor Committee heard testimony today on the “Protecting America’s Workers Act” (PAWA) (H.R. 2067) from OSHA assistant secretary David Michaels.  In the Obama/Solis’ Administration’s first official statement about the legislation, Dr. Michaels said they:

“strongly support the goals of PAWA” (p.2)

Decoded, that means they are OK with some of the provisions, but others are giving them heartburn or ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:14:46 +0000