Can crossing your legs during a flight cause DVT?

ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates: if you are having trouble viewing this email you can view the online version here. 22 November 2012 Welcome to this week's ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates where you'll find the most interesting and inspiring health stories from across the ABC. What's new follow us on Twitter and Facebook Can crossing your legs during a flight cause DVT? Crossing your legs during a long-haul flight has been liked to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but what does the science suggest? Making meditation an everyday practice Establishing a habit of regular meditation practice can be tough, especially when you're a beginner. But we have tips to help keep you motivated. Nutritional interventions for prostate cancer Can you eat your way out of cancer? Tonic looks at research that is finding there could be a safe, healthy diet option which may help to control the growth of cancer tissue. Limiting sales of codeine and ibuprofen In this episode of the Health Quarter with the ABC's medical reporter Sophie Scott, the team looks at whether the sale of pain killers with codeine and ibuprofen should be limited, and a conference in Tasmania hears the latest findings on autism. Healthy Living Healthy Eating Love is blind Is turning a blind eye to a partner's faults the key to a happy relationship? Read transcript Warm lima bean salad with ginger This salad is gently heated, which enhances the flavour of the ginger and slightly melts the avocado. Join our Meditation Challenge Are you still going with the Meditation Challenge? Have you been able to find time in your busy life just for you? It's not too late to start now, our Meditation Toolkit it has everything you'll need. Health focus Alternative medicines Complementary medicines are in the spotlight this week with the nation's peak consumer health body, the Consumers Health Forum of Australia, calling for labels on all vitamins, minerals, herbal remedies and the like, highlighting that almost none of these products have been tested by regulators for safety and efficacy. If you'd like to know more about the level of evidence supporting different complementary therapies generally, these ABC Health & Wellbeing resources may help. Health IQ: vitamins Vitamins: who needs them? Homeopathy under the microscope Natural Health Guide Know your product: complementary medicine This week's health tip Heart attack warning signs aren't always sudden or severe and some people don't experience chest pain at all. more >> News Anorexic patient forced to fly from Tasmania to Victoria for care (AM - 22/11/2012) HIV/AIDS outlook turning 'from despair to hope' (The World Today - 21/11/2012) Calls to reduce unwanted pregnancies (PM - 21/11/2012) Doctors missing infant violence warning signs (AM - 20/11/2012) Glimmer of hope for people with spinal cord injuries (The World Today - 20/11/2012) Do you need eight glasses of water a day? (Science Online - 20/11/2012) Skin cancer costs to rise for next 20 years (AM - 19/11/2012) Big rise in the sale of online drugs (Lateline - 19/11/2012) Walking, cycling may ease 'cancer fatigue' (Science Online - 16/11/2012) Asbestos - still here and still deadly (Stateline Canberra - 16/11/2012) more health news >> Online analysis and opinion Commission must also challenge silence about abuse and disability Ramp Up Prime Minister Gillard's announcement of a royal commission into child sexual abuse has been applauded from many corners. It should also investigate the wide-spread abuse of people with disability, writes Craig Wallace. more analysis and opinion>> Audio and video Corticosteroids treatment for sore throat (Health Report) Seniors aided by omega-3 for muscle regeneration (The Science Show) Partners and postnatal depression (Life Matters) Know your product: complementary medicines (Life Matters) Meditation challenge: Choosing to choose a teacher - how? (Life Matters) Epidural treatment for sciatica pain (Health Report) Health funding (Health Report) Gene therapy, shift work (Science with Chris Smith) (RN Breakfast) Triple P: Conflict at school (ABC Local Radio) ABC Babytalk: Could we stop child abuse (ABC Local Radio) Surrogate partner: Cheryl Cohen Greene (Life Matters) A history of memory (All in The Mind) more audio and video >> ABC Science Colours of the great Victoria desert Travel to Australia's largest desert in these beautiful photos of the rich plant and animal life that lives along Googs Track taken by the Friends of the Great Victoria Desert conservation group. more ABC Science >> Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe © 2012 Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Privacy Policy Head office: ABC, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia