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In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted by AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The survey examined conversations between patients and their physicians regarding CAM use.

Narcotic drugs (opioids) are commonly prescribed for short-term relief of chronic back pain, but their effectiveness long-term has been questioned in a review article by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, who also found that behaviors consistent with opioid abuse was reported in 24 percent of cases.

People who are native to South Asia experience heart attacks at a younger age because of greater levels of heart attack risk factors such as smoking and diabetes at a younger age, according to a study in the January 17 issue of JAMA.

Title: More Americans Paying Their Medical Bills With Credit Cards
Category: Health News
Created: 1/17/2007 2:06:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/17/2007 2:06:00 AM

Title: South Asians Plagued by Heart-Attack Risk Factors
Category: Health News
Created: 1/17/2007 2:06:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/17/2007 2:05:59 AM

We have all heard that lifting heavy things will always give you back pain. This isn’t true. First, lifting anything, heavy or not, the right way, won’t hurt your back. Second, if lifting something does cause back pain its likely that the underlying cause was already there just waiting for one more thing to happen before your back began to hurt - the proverbial last straw.

Aging causes back pain for many people. Whether that is due entirely to the natural aging process or because people tend to gain weight and exercise less as they get older is not clear.

Learn more about back pain causes and treatment.

Anxiety attacks manifest themselves in three different ways. Externally visible symptoms of anxiety are where the bodily functions show a reaction can include cold sweats, shaking, trembling, pale skin and wide open eyes. Behaviour can change to both voluntary or involuntary actions all directed at escaping or avoiding the source of the anxiety.

A new study reveals that higher body mass index (BMI) and adult weight gain correlated strongly with increased risk of death from prostate cancer. However, no such association was found between BMI or weight gain and the development of the cancer.

Title: Health Tip: Grinding Your Teeth Category: Health News Created: 1/11/2007 2:06:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/11/2007 2:05:54 AM ADMIN: Chamomile, hops, skullcap and valerian have a calming affect and may provide a herbal remedy for tooth grinding.

In a new study on Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) -- a distressing or impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in one's appearance -- researchers from Bradley Hospital and Brown Medical School found that individuals who are concerned about their weight are more impaired than those whose appearance-concerns are not weight-related. This is particularly important, as weight-related preoccupations have at times not been considered diagnostic of BDD.

BDD is related to anorexia nervosa.