Daily Health Update Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 Courtesy of: Carmelo Bantique, D.C. 3301 Watt Ave #400 Sacramento, CA 95821 (916) 483-3423 “Its the job thats never started as takes longest to finish.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien Mental Attitude: Drug Addiction Seen as Moral Failing. Questionnaires completed by over 700 people revealed that individuals with a drug addiction are more likely to face stigma than people with mental illness because they’re seen as having a moral failing. The findings suggest that many people consider drug addiction a personal vice rather than a treatable medical condition. According to Dr. Beth McGinty, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The more shame associated with drug addiction, the less likely we as a community will be in a position to change attitudes and get people the help they need. Psychiatric Services, October 2014 Health Alert: Heroin is an Increasing Problem in the United States. Heroin overdoses leading to death doubled in the United States between 2010 and 2012. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims this increase is directly related to the epidemic of narcotic painkiller abuse. They advise that solving the problem of deaths from heroin overdose begins with stopping addiction to narcotic painkillers. According to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, the president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, We need to prevent new cases of addiction. To do that, the medical community has to prescribe more cautiously. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 2014 Diet: Energy Drinks Cause Side Effects Among Athletes. A four-year study of the positive and negative effects of energy drink consumption by athletes found that energy drinks appear improve performance between 3% and 7%. Unfortunately, their use also increases insomnia, nervousness, and the level of stimulation in the hours following competition. British Journal of Nutrition, October 2014 Exercise: Tips for Reducing Your Risk For Exercise-Related Injuries. The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests the following precautions to protect against injury during exercise: avoid overdoing it when starting a new exercise, increase duration and intensity over time, warm up for 10-15 minutes before every workout, and walk/stretch for 10-15 minutes to cool down after exercise. It is important to stop exercising if you feel dizzy, nauseous, faint, or if you are in pain. The American Academy of Family Physicians, December 2006 Chiropractic: Can a Stressful Job Cause Back Pain? Italian researchers followed 305 nurses for a year to see if musculoskeletal pain was either a cause or consequence of work-related stress. While their evidence didnt show that stressed nurses are more likely to experience neck and back pain, they did find that nurses who reported pain were then more likely to perceive stress. The researchers speculate that pain may make workers less tolerant of the psychological demands of their work. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, September 2014 Wellness/Prevention: Smoke-Free Government Housing Could Save Nearly a Half-Billion Dollars. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that if all government-subsidized housing were smoke free, it could save $497 million dollars a year. The annual savings would include $310 million in second-hand smoke-related treatment, $134 million in costs related to renovation, and $53 million in smoking-relate fire losses. Matthew Ammon, acting director of the Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, adds, This study reinforces HUDs work that promotes health and reduces costs by encouraging public housing agencies, multi-family housing owners and agents, as well as residents, to adopt and implement smoke-free housing policies. Preventing Chronic Disease, October 2014
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