August 2004
Welcome to the August issue of UMHS health-e news.

Follow the links below for news and advice to help you and your family stay well and plan for healthy futures.

Hot Topic
Summer heat can be dangerous – or even deadly – for senior citizens. A researcher at the U-M Health System offers some tips to help older adults stay safe on summer's hottest days.
Women's Health
If you've experienced pain for no obvious reason, and thought it was all in your head, you may want to think again. UMHS researchers have found that women with a condition called vulvodynia process pain differently, and these women are more sensitive to pain in other areas of their bodies.
Children's Health
How easy is it for teens to get illicit access to prescription drugs? Very, warns a U-M expert on prescription drug use. Many teens gain access from their family medicine cabinet, while ordering illicitly from the Internet is also surprisingly easy.
Heart Health
An aspirin a day make keep the heart surgeon away, but that doesn't mean the people who can benefit are taking advantage. A team of researchers from UMHS reports that women, in particular, are less likely to follow though on aspirin therapy.
Mental Health
Many stereotypes involving depression have been overcome in recent years. But gender-based stereotyping remains strong. That's the conclusion made by researchers at the University of Michigan Depression Center, who found that gender stereotypes increasingly pervade popular media discussions of mental illness.
Cancer Treatment
Fighting invasive bladder cancer often involves surgery to remove the bladder. In a new study, however, University of Michigan researchers report good results from surgery that leaves the bladder, and bladder function, mostly intact.
Chronic Illness
Your money or your health? There's additional evidence that people who skimp on medication to save money pay a high price in poor health. Data from the U-M Institute for Social Research reveals that patients taking medications on a regular basis were more likely to suffer a health decline or a heart event if they had under-used their medications because of cost.
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