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Your Health with Dr. Brian McDonough

1010 WINS medical reporter Dr. Brian McDonough with the latest health tips and trends.

Day Care

Day Care

Do children who attend day care have more health problems?

Audio|Thu, 17 Sep 2009
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“…a theory that children who attend day care tend to develop more health problems things like colds ear infections throat infections in the first years of life. The children who stay home. It makes sense because there is an earlier exposure problems the theory also suggest that his children get older they have fewer infections and problems and the kids who stayed home. And are now being exposed to various problems. A new study of 4000 Dutch children from birth to eight years of age showed children who started daycare early. Were twice as likely to experience wheezing in the first year -- life. And those are doing go to daycare by age five daycare kids were slightly less likely to Wii's than nine daycare kids and by eight. The effects evened out and -- attendance had no association with wheezing. -- …”

Studying the Studies

Studying the Studies

Experts say that many medical studies fail to screen out subjects that have pre-existing medical conditions.

Audio|Thu, 17 Sep 2009
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“…studies that did not screen out people who had undetected slowly developing brain disease. . According to -- study which looked at people who were healthy for nine years they found that healthy people without mental decline had similar sized brains as younger people. It was only those who had mental decline with the smaller brains for copy this or any other important your health link on our website and and winds outcome with their -- Brian McDonough. . …”

OCD

OCD

Two to 45 percent of the population experience obsessive compulsive disorder.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…of the population can experience it. And the numbers may surprise you obsessive compulsive disorder is a major psychiatric problem where people have recurrent or persistent thoughts impulses -- images they find distressing. And they have compulsions in response to the obsession. The reason for such a higher opera and 45%. Is that usually however people experience -- only …”

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The Internet

The Internet

A growing number of hospitals are being measured against each other on the internet.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…hospitals are being measured against each other with a wide variety of criteria. . Why is this a good idea. The reason this is happening is because outside agencies are monitoring health care and we finally …”

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SSIs

SSIs

One of the biggest complications of surgery are SSIs: Surgical Site Infections.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…studies continue. Of course challenges remain including the rising MRSA government facility resistant staph Aureus over the past ten years. There's no way to eliminate these infections but simple measures. Like clipping hair at the surgical site and even the temperature in the operating room to make a difference for copy -- annual report and your health regular -- 1010wins.com. -- their -- about the Brian -- …”

Creating Healthy Eating Habits

Creating Healthy Eating Habits

The best chance to instill values, behavior, or manners is when a child is young.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…Talk to any pediatrician or child psychologist in fact talked to any parent who is raise their children. They will tell you the best chance you have for instilling values behavior manners is in a child when they're young. It makes sense because so much or development occurs at that time. A -- at another very important behavior to the list there is little doubt. That eating behaviors can be shaped and our childhood. So the start of the school year there is agreed opportunity to help create healthy eating habits because you have a captive audience. When you pack a lunch packed snacks that are healthy include some fruit instead of candy. Give them water not soda you get the idea. Once their teenagers and get the afterschool job they'll have money will have greater choices if it acquired a healthy appreciation of diet. -- maybe on their way to healthier lifestyle. Try it this school year for copy this or any report -- from your health link there website 1010 wins outcome -- your -- about -- Brian McDonough. . …”

Time Keeps On Slipping...

Time Keeps On Slipping...

There are a few reports that link the perceived passage of time with the business of a person's schedule.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…was my perception he likely thinking what's he talking about the summer lasted forever. . One point most people agree upon as we get older times seems to move faster. . I was curious about this phenomenon decide to do some research and no there is not any fancy MRI study about this. …”

Benefits of Exercising

Benefits of Exercising

Exercise helps deal with stress, so try to make some time for a good work out!

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…may be more important than ever the out there you get the heart rate up and build up a sweat. Studies that show that exercise helps us deal with stress but all you have to do …”

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The Pomegranate

The Pomegranate

The pomegranate has been linked to fighting cancer and preventing heart disease.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…The pomegranate is one of the earliest cultivated fruits historical evidence suggests that man first began planting pomegranate trees. Sometime between 4003000. BC. I don't know if you noticed over the past five years this fruit or the -- it produces has been linked to everything from fighting cancer to preventing heart disease. Good or cocktail party you might hear someone saying a martini can actually be healthy if you add -- granite. A real pomegranate because it's the so called fruit -- or. As is the case of many of these so called remedies for our -- the truth lies in some basic facts that have been dramatically enhanced. And largely taken as truth without sufficient support from studies. Pomegranate has some potential health benefits we know that anti oxidant properties can help the hard to deal with -- inflammation. But if your goal is better help I think we all agree reaching for glass a water beats a martini every time. But don't be surprised if we start to see a number of new studies focusing on pomegranate. . For a copy of this or any other report click on the your health -- website 1010wins.com. With your help doctor Brian McDonough. . …”

Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean Diet

Find out the long-term benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.

Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009
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“…that -- is definitely a big help when it comes to fighting heart disease and -- numerous reports that he can increase life expectancy but. Recently there have been several reports looking whether it helps prevent alzheimer's disease. . The debate goes back and forth and certainly there has been some groundbreaking work from Columbia University looking into the matter but I think it's time to make a common sense point. No doubt there is great reason to continue studies into research this issue. But while we're doing this research in learning more we should take advantage of other health benefits of this diet. If there is at the -- and out Cyrus that's yet another advantage. But the overall fact that you can help fight heart disease and other issues with the diet. Make sense alone for a copy of this or any other important your health link to …”