Foot Blog News - Issue 17 – June 2007
Shed Pounds To Ease Foot Pain, Suggests Report From Harvard Medical School
MNT- Add foot problems to the long list of conditions that being overweight can cause or exacerbate, says Foot Care Basics: Preventing and treating common foot conditions, a newly updated report from Harvard Medical School. Each time you take a step, you put about one and a half times your weight on your foot. If you run or play tennis, three to four times your weight lands on each foot whenever it hits the ground. Every pound you gain in weight adds to the pounding on your feet.Excess weight can contribute to the misery of heel pain (particularly plantar fasciitis) and arthritis, among other foot problems. When too much pressure or strain is placed on the plantar fascia — the ligament-like structure that runs from your heel to the ball of your foot — it may become inflamed. The inflammation usually causes a sharp pain at the heel.
Osteoporosis Updates
OSTEOPOROSIS UPDATES
- Potential Of BQTTM As A Test For Osteoporosis
- Test Kit Should Help Doctors To Prevent Debilitating Osteoporosis
- Building Healthy Bones – Getting Started On Simple Habits Can Prevent Osteoporosis
- Rigorous Exercise And Extreme Dieting Can Predispose Females To Osteoporosis
- Falls Management Technology Can Be A Critical Factor In Reducing Hospital Admissions And Loss Of Living Independence
Doctors say roller shoes injuring kids
Yahoo News- CHICAGO – Trendy wheeled sneakers that let kids zip down sidewalks, across playgrounds and through mall crowds could also send them rolling into emergency rooms on a stretcher, say doctors who blame a rash of injuries on the international craze. It’s called “heeling,” named after Heelys, the most popular brand. They’re sold in 70 countries and are so hot that their Carrollton, Texas, maker, Heelys Inc., recently landed atop BusinessWeek’s annual list of fastest growing companies.But doctors from Ireland to Singapore have reported treating broken wrists, arms and ankles; dislocated elbows and even cracked skulls in children injured while wearing roller shoes.
Children’s Airwalk Compel Shoes Recalled: Plastic Rivet Choke hazard
AAP News- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced recalls of the following product. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Children’s Airwalk Compel shoes with about 690,000 units sold. Manufactured by Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, Kan. The plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Slow walking may not be beneficial in loosing weight
UPI- BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 12 (UPI) — Moderate-intensity physical activity such as slow walking provides health benefits, but to lose weight some may have to step it up, says a U.S. study. “Although moderate-intensity physical activity does provide numerous health benefits, such as reducing blood pressure and risks for systemic inflammation and type 2 diabetes, you (should) increase the intensity of your activity to lose weight unless you exercise more than an hour almost every day,” lead author Dong-Chul Seo, of the Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of Applied Health Science, said in a statement.
Alcohol injections used for Morton’s Neuroma: High success in British Study
UPI- LONDON, June 12 (UPI) — Alcohol injections have a high success rate and are well tolerated by patients with Morton’s neuroma, a common cause of foot pain, says a British study. Morton’s neuroma is a growth of nerve tissue that occurs in a nerve in the foot, often between the third and fourth toes, that usually causes a sharp, burning pain in the ball of the foot.
COX Inhibitors May Weaken Protective Qualities Of Estrogen Hormone Therapy
Medical News Today- Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found in a database study of women heart patients that COX inhibitors such as traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may undermine any purported protection against heart disease in participants taking estrogen therapy. The results were described in PLoS Medicine.
Plantar Warts Signs And Symptoms
Medical News Today- Plantar warts have several names (or spellings) such as planter warts, planters warts and verrucas but whatever the name, these flat-surfaced warts can be very tender, painful and stubborn. They appear on the sole, or plantar surface, of your foot so this is where the name plantar derives.These foot areas, like the ball, heel and bottom of the big toe, support the entire weight of the body and carry it many thousands of steps each day and that means thousands of miles during our lifetime. So it is not surprising that when a plantar wart takes a firm hold on the sole of your foot, it causes considerable pain and discomfort.
Beach-Bound Foot Facts – Helpful Hints To Get Your Feet Ready For Summer
Medical News Today- A winter of wearing tight-fitting shoes or boots can wreak havoc on your feet and make you think twice before putting on scanty sandals or going barefoot.”Unlike the rest of the body, people seem to neglect their feet throughout most of the year and, therefore, can encounter a host of problems that become compounded once the summer arrives,” says Dr. Giuseppe Militello, a dermatologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
Data Demonstrated Metastatic Melanoma Response To Investigational Immunotherapy Ipilimumab
Medical News Today- Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today presented results from multiple clinical studies of ipilimumab (MDX-010), an investigational immunotherapy, for patients with advanced melanoma. The results demonstrated an anti-tumor response in some patients with advanced melanoma either as a monotherapy or in combination with other therapies. The results of the monotherapy study showed that 19% of patients (17/88) with advanced melanoma treated with ipilimumab experienced control of their disease, including tumor shrinkage and stabilization. The second presentation showed that complete or partial response was achieved in 13% of patients (46/356) with advanced melanoma when treated with ipilimumab alone or in combination with traditional chemotherapy (i.e., dacarbazine), interleukin-2, or a gp100 peptide vaccine. The results of this analysis also indicated that treatment with ipilimumab may take 12 weeks or longer to induce a response. These findings were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2007 Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Cannabinoids Produced In The Human Body Have An Anti-inflammatory Effect
Medical News Today- Endocannabinoids seem to play an important role in regulating inflammation processes. Scientists from the University of Bonn have discovered this in experiments on mice. Their results will be published in the distinguished scientific journal ‘Science’ on Friday, 8 June. The study may also have implications for therapy. In animal experiments, a solution with an important component made from cannabis reduced allergic reactions of the skin.Extracts of the hemp plant cannabis are traditionally used as a popular remedy against inflammation. At the beginning of the last century this natural remedy was even available at every chemist’s. But due to the intoxicating effect of the component THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) the plant was taken off the chemist’s shelves in the 1930s.
Diagnosing Skin Cancers With Light, Not Scalpels
Medical News Today- In an early step toward nonsurgical screening for malignant skin cancers, Duke University chemists have demonstrated a laser-based system that can capture three-dimensional images of the chemical and structural changes under way beneath the surface of human skin.”The standard way physicians do a diagnosis now is to cut out a mole and look at a slice of it with a microscope,” said Warren Warren, the James B. Duke Professor of chemistry, radiology and biomedical engineering, and director of Duke’s new Center for Molecular and Biomedical Imaging. “What we’re trying to do is find cancer signals they can get to without having to cut out the mole..
Put The Brakes On Breaks This Summer – New Heeley Injury Data Released
Medical News Today- Participation in after school activities and community sports has become increasingly popular. With school closing for the summer, many children will be hitting the baseball, striking the golf ball or swimming to the finish line. From softball to skateboarding, sport participation can lead to injury. For many sports, protective gear is a first step to ensure an injury-free season.The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) stresses the importance of protective gear while engaging in a particularly new phenomenon…heeling. Heeleys – also known as roller shoes or street gliders – are shoes that have a wheel on the heel. These types of shoes fall into the category of inline skates which qualifies them as a sport, and carries warnings for their use including wearing protective gear such as wrist guards and helmets to avoid injuries.
Those with fibromyaligia may feel more pain
UPI- ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 5 (UPI) — Using sophisticated imaging techniques, the University of Michigan is demonstrating that fibromyalgia may affect millions of Americans. “Fibromyalgia is a condition that’s characterized by widespread pain involving the muscles, the joints, and in fact, any area of the body,” Dr. Daniel Clauw, director of the University of Michigan Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, said in a statement.”In addition to pain, individuals with fibromyalgia often experience sleep fatigue, difficulties with sleep and difficulties with memory and concentration, among other symptoms.”.
Diabetes News
