Health and Fitness for Tuesday April 12, 2011

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Post-partum depression test free by phone CORAL GABLES, Fla. (UPI) -- A U.S. insurance company for doctors of obstetrics and gynecology is offering a free post-partum depression test by phone, insurance company officials say. The free test, available to any U.S. new mother through her doctor, is conducted over the telephone and sends a report on a patient's session to her physician's office. The test evaluates the patient's condition, and involves the doctor in taking action for the patient, officials of Obstetricians & Gynecologists RRG of America Inc. say. Patients can sign up their doctors, and doctors then assign the test via the Web site: www.freeppdtest.com. Doctors are allowed an unlimited number of free tests for their post-delivery patients and no advertisements are included on the Web site, company officials say. Some states, such as New Jersey, require post-partum depression tests, but most doctors encourage all women to have a post-partum depression test 6-18 weeks after delivery. Post-partum depression affects about one in nine or 10 women following delivery. Symptoms include trouble sleeping, feeling disconnected from the baby, having scary or negative thoughts about the baby, or worrying about seriously hurting the baby, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Copyright 2011 by United Press International
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Doctors: No need for U.S.potassium iodide CHEVY CHASE, Md. (UPI) -- Some radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan may be detected in the United States, but not at levels harmful to humans, doctor groups say. A joint statement from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association, The Endocrine Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine says the release of radiation from an earthquake and tsunami-stricken nuclear complex in Japan has raised fears of radiation exposure to populations in North America from the potential plume of radioactivity crossing the Pacific Ocean. "The principal radiation source of concern, in regard to impact on health, is radioactive iodine including iodine-131, which presents a special risk to health because exposure of the thyroid to high levels may lead to development of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer years later," the statement says. "Radioactive iodine uptake to the thyroid can be blocked by taking potassium iodide tablets, but this should not be taken unless there is a clear risk of exposure to high levels of radioactive iodine." The physician groups discourage needlessly purchasing or hoarding of potassium iodide in the United States, and do not support the ingestion of potassium iodide at this time. Potassium iodide can cause allergic reactions, skin rashes, salivary gland inflammation, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism in a small percentage of people, the statement says. Copyright 2011 by United Press International
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Polypill may be effective in some cases WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (UPI) -- A polypill -- a single pill with multiple medications for cardiovascular disease -- may work best for patients in developing countries, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Elsayed Z. Soliman of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., says the idea behind the polypill is that it offers a simpler way to give medications to people so they will be more likely to stick to their regimen. "It's not always easy for people to consistently take multiple pills, even if they are needed to treat a serious condition, like cardiovascular disease," Soliman, the lead author, says in a statement. "This is especially true in developing countries, where cost of cardiovascular disease medications is another major challenge. This one pill has the potential to improve adherence while being less costly to the population in developing countries." In a preliminary trial, the researchers enrolled 216 study participants in Sri Lanka without diagnosed cardiovascular disease. Half of the participants received "standard' treatment for cardiovascular disease risk prevention and the other half received the polypill. Ninety-four percent completed the program and returned for their follow-up visits and no safety concerns were reported, the researchers say. The results, published in the journal Trials, suggest a high rate of patient acceptability, a finding bolstered by the fact a majority of patients who completed the trial -- 90 percent -- indicated they would take the polypill "for life" if proven to be effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk. Copyright 2011 by United Press International
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Trauma patients survive better on weekend PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -- Patients who are shot or stabbed or in vehicle crashes are more likely to live if they are treated at a trauma center on the weekend, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dr. Brendan G. Carr, an assistant professor in the departments of emergency medicine and biostatistics and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, and senior author Douglas J. Wiebe studied 90,461 patients who were treated from 2004 to 2008 at Pennsylvania's 32 accredited trauma centers. About one-quarter of the patients arrived at the hospital emergency room weeknights -- 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday -- and about 40 percent arrived on weekends -- 6 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. on Monday. In addition to the survival-related findings, neither the weekend or night patient group experienced delays for crucial brain or abdominal surgeries often required for trauma patients, compared to weekday patients. Nationwide, trauma patients are cared for by a regionalized system with around-the-clock staffing and capabilities for emergency medicine, radiology, surgery, and post-operative intensive care. Unlike most other medical and surgical specialties, which vary on nights and weekends, trauma centers are required to have these resources immediately available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the researchers say. The findings are published in the Archives of Surgery. Copyright 2011 by United Press International
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