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Music may help lessen kids’ needle stress(Reuters Health) – Children who listened to music while an IV needle was inserted into their arms were less stressed than kids who didn’t listen to music, in a new study from Canada.“We were really looking to see if music could reduce the distress in children,” said Lisa Hartling,… Read more »

Depression Hits Some Ethnic Groups Harder Than Others Major depressive disorder (MDD) is particularly prevalent in seniors and specific ethnic groups, new research suggests.A survey study of almost 2000 adults older than 49 years showed adjusted rates of nearly 1 in 4 of the white participants having experienced symptoms of MDD at least once.In addition,… Read more »

Health: Elevated BP on the Rise in US Children Aged 8 to 17 YearsThe risk for elevated blood pressure (BP) among children and adolescents rose 27% during a 13-year period, according to a population-based study published online July 15 in Hypertension. Obesity and excess salt intake were associated with elevated BP.High blood pressure is dangerous… Read more »

LONGEVITY Tai Chi Linked to Longer LifeAdapted from REUTERS. Chinese men who practiced tai chi were less likely to die over a five-year period than men who didn’t exercise at all, in a new study. The findings support past studies that found health benefits related to the traditional Chinese exercise. Tai Chi combines slow motion… Read more »

Jogger’s Breast and How a Good Sports Bra Can HelpOne of the most popular sports for fitness and endurance is jogging.  A unique issue exists for women as they jog because of their breasts.  Repetitive trauma or bouncing up and down from jogging can cause permanent damage resulting in breasts dropping. Prevention is far better… Read more »

Five Excellent Things to do For Your Knees Why are your knees like your love life?Your knees need to be your friends!  Too many of my patient come to me with knee pain that I can do very little for by the time they reach my office: they have “bone on bone” contact or a… Read more »

Core Stability and Core Exercises for Injury PreventionMaximize your core stability and prevent sports injury.I constantly talk to my patients about core stability.  Core stability is essential for proper form and mechanics while performing sports skills. It is also important for injury prevention during those sport activities as well. Core stability deals with the proper… Read more »

Multivitamins Prevent Cancer It is my opinion that a good meal with all the major food groups will always trump the use of a multivitamin, but my patient do like them so I wanted to say a few words about multivitamins. A 14-year study of more than 14,000 middle-age male doctors reveals that taking a… Read more »

Joint Replacement Complications More Frequent in RA Than OA Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have more complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) than patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and are at notably higher risk for dislocation of replaced hip joints, according to data from a systematic review and meta-analysis published online November 28 and in the… Read more »

Statin drugs cause you muscle pain? See Dr. Lane ASAP!!Statins (Lipitor, Crestor, etc.) are a class of drugs used primarily to lower high cholesterol. They are also prescribed to those with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or those at risk for CVD.They are considered “the best-selling prescription drug class in the U.S.,” with tens of billions of dollars in… Read more »