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DAILY HEALTH UPDATE Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

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Mental Attitude: COPD and Neurodegenerative Disease Risk. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have an increased risk for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. A ten-year study followed 8,640 COPD patients and found they were 1.74 times more likely to receive a diagnosis for either Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease during the course of the study when compared with participants in a control group without a history of COPD. Medicine, June 2015 Health Alert: Melanoma Rates Have Doubled Over Past Three Decades. Incidents of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, have doubled in the United States (US) during the last 30 years. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that if no additional skin cancer prevention efforts are made, the rates of melanoma will continue to rise over the next 15 years. Research shows that 90% of melanomas in the US are caused by excessive exposure to ultra-violet light. Director Dr. Tom Frieden adds, "Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and it's on the rise. Protect yourself from the sun by wearing a hat and clothes that cover your skin. Find some shade if you're outside, especially in the middle of the day when the dangerous rays from the sun are most intense, and apply broad-spectrum sunscreen." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2015 Diet: “Do” Is Better Than “Don't”. Telling your child what they can eat may be a better strategy than telling them what they can’t eat. Researchers analyzed 43 studies that involved either negative or positive nutrition messages and found that most individuals who knew little about nutrition would rather be told what they should eat and why it is good for them versus what they shouldn't eat and why it's bad for them. Nutrition Reviews, July 2015 Exercise: Exercise Could Be Key to Reducing Lung Cancer Among Women. A new study suggests that physical activity may reduce a woman’s risk for lung cancer. Researchers followed nearly 132,000 postmenopausal women over a twelve-year period and found that a woman's risk for developing lung cancer or dying from it decreased the more minutes she spent per week engaged in exercise. Lead author Dr. Ange Wang adds, "We saw that as levels of physical activity increase, risk of lung cancer decreased… It seems to indicate that you don't have to kill yourself… It doesn't need to be strenuous. You just have to put the time in." American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 2015 Chiropractic: Chronic Disabling Low Back Pain Linked to Psychosocial Risk Factors. Japanese researchers followed 3,811 workers across a variety of industries for one year and found that those who had recent reports of back pain at the start of the study were three-to-four times more likely to suffer from chronic disabling low back pain a year later if they considered their work unrewarding, were dissatisfied with their daily life, or experienced anxiety. The research suggests that companies can reduce the impact of low back pain in the workplace by instituting programs to address these three key risk psychosocial risk factors. Industrial Health, June 2015 Wellness/Prevention: Managing Motion Sickness. Motion sickness can make travel unbearable. Commons symptoms of motion sickness include dizziness, nausea, or an uncomfortable sensation during motion or perceived motion. To reduce these symptoms, the Cleveland Clinic recommends refraining from reading while in a moving vehicle, making sure you are well rested before travel, keeping hydrated, avoiding greasy foods, looking out at the horizon if possible, snacking on crackers, and minimizing head movement by leaning your head against a vehicle’s headrest. The Cleveland Clinic, June 2015 Quote: “The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.” ~ Alden Nowlan