Medicare CostSaving Moves Can Backfire

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT

After Medicare sweetened payments for simple officebased endoscopic procedures doctors in one New York City practice performed many more inoffice bladder biopsies but the volume of hospital procedures stayed roughly the same a new study finds.

Inflammatory Bowel Ups Risk for Blood Clots

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT

People with active inflammatory bowel disease are much more likely to develop blood clots than people without the condition a new study suggests. And that may make preventive drug treatment necessary it adds. The study done in ...

Health Tip Getting Help for Neck Pain

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT

Neck pain can be caused by a simple injury or strain or a more serious health problem. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says here are signals that your neck pain should be evaluated by a doctor:

When its sev...

Health Tip Protect Your Child at Day Care

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT

Children who attend day care are at increased risk of getting sick or acquiring an infection. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers these suggestions to help reduce your childs risk:

Make sure your child always wash...

Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen Lowers Survival Odds Against Breast Cancer

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:00:08 GMT

Women with breast cancer who take both tamoxifen and the antidepressant Paxil may increase their risk of dying because Paxil reduces tamoxifens effectiveness Canadian researchers report. Paxil can deprive women of the benefit of tamoxife...

Stem Cell Research Makes Another Advance

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:00:10 GMT

Scientists say theyve developed a new and easier way to create whats known as pluripotent stem cells cells that can develop into one of many cell types for use in regenerative medicine. Unlike many other methods this new technique do...

Washington dentists participate in annual Childrens Dental Day

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:00:08 GMT

On February 6 approximately 150 Washington state families participated in the 20th annual Childrens Dental Day a collaborative event that encourages local dentists to d...

Dental health center to offer free treatment to children and pregnant women

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:00:08 GMT

The San Ysidro Health Center a clinic that sees over 50000 lowincome patients a year has recently announced that it will provide free dental health services to pregn...

Two day clinic offers free dental care to Oklahoma community

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:00:08 GMT

Over the weekend more than 1600 Oklahoma residents made their way to the Tulsa Convention Center for an opportunity to receive free dental care.

The twoday ...

ThirdHand Smoke Could Be Troublesome Too

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:10 GMT

Tobacco smoke residue found on indoor surfaces socalled thirdhand smoke can interact with airborne compounds to form new potentially cancercausing substances research suggests. Details about the potential role such thirdhand s...

Glaucoma Drugs May Play Role in Longer Life

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:09 GMT

MONDAY Feb. 8 HealthDay News People who take medication to treat glaucoma appear to outlive those who dont treat the eye disease new research has found. However whether the reduced risk for premature death stems from the glaucoma dr...

Older Stroke Patients Are Getting Better Treatment

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:09 GMT

Older Americans who have strokes are getting better treatment possibly because of a nationwide program encouraging use of guidelinerecommended therapies a new study shows. What we saw in the course of the study the six years from 2003 ...

High Blood Pressure May Predict Dementia in Some Seniors

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:09 GMT

High blood pressure may predict dementia in older adults with impaired executive function difficulty organizing thoughts and making decisions but not in those with memory problems a new study has found. The study included 990 dementiaf...

Mediterranean Diet May Help Keep You Smarter

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:09 GMT

Eating a Mediterraneanstyle diet one rich in olive oil whole grains fish and fruit may protect aging brains from damage linked to cognitive problems a new study finds Other studies have already found that such diets also lower ris...

Financial Woes Add Anxiety to Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:00:11 GMT

Financial pressure puts low and mediumincome women at particularly high risk for anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with the noninvasive breast cancer ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS a U.S. study has found. The study inc...

Older Moms More Apt to Have Autistic Child

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:00:06 GMT

Older moms are more likely to have a child with autism than women who give birth at a younger age new research shows. Researchers from University of California Davis looked at records for the nearly 5 million births in California between...

Beer for the Bones

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:00:06 GMT

Beer may help keep bones strong because its a rich source of dietary silicon which contributes to bone mineral density a new study reports. But the amount of silicon apparently varies by the type of beer. The factors in brewin...

Handgrip Strength Helps Predict Death Risk in Elderly

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:00:06 GMT

Decreased handgrip strength in the elderly is associated with increased risk of death researchers say. In a new study handgrip strength was measured at age 85 and again at age 89 in a group of 555 participants in the Netherlands. The rese...

Clinical Trials Update Feb 8 2010

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:00:06 GMT

Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Autism Candidates for this study must be aged 6 to 12 and be diagnosed with autism.The research site is i...

Health Highlights Feb 8 2010

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:00:06 GMT

Medicines Tossed in Trash End Up in Water: Study
U.S. Government to Forbid Unhealthy Foods in Schools
Obama Invites Republicans to Televised Health Care Meeting
Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT
People who down two or more soft drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer compared to nonsoda drinkers new research suggests. But the overall number of people developing the malignancy remains low w...

3 Home Habits Help Youngsters Stay Slim

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT
Something as simple as sitting down to dinner together as a family can go a long way in helping a child fend off obesity. Thats just one of the findings from new research that suggests that family behaviors can have a significant impact on...

Cleaning Agent Tied to Parkinsons in Study

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT
The industrial cleaner trichloroethylene TCE has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinsons disease U.S. researchers say. TCE was once a popular industrial solvent used in dry cleaning and to clean grease off metal parts but due t...
Health Tip Spot Unsafe Playgrounds

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT
Some parents may falsely assume that all playground equipment is safe. The Nemours Foundation says certain types of equipment should have parents thinking twice about letting their children use them. These include:
- Swings w...
Health Tip Whats Behind Nasal Congestion

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT
Nasal congestion commonly called a stuffy nose occurs when the tissues that line the inside of the nose become swollen. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says common causes of nasal congestion include:
- Having the comm...
Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:10 GMT
An experimental drug that inhibits serotonin in the gut cured osteoporosis in lab mice and rats a new study has found. Previous research has shown that serotonin in the gut hinders bone formation. Most current drugs for osteoporosis only p...

Scientists Spot Genes Tied to Aging

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:00:12 GMT
Scientists have discovered genetic variants that are associated with biological aging a finding that could explain why some people seem to age faster than others. The researchers who report their findings Feb. 7 in the journal Nature G...

Ski Helmets Encouraged for All

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:00:17 GMT
Helmets reduce skiers and snowboarders risk of head injury by 35 percent and dont increase the risk of neck injury a new study shows. Some people believe that helmets may increase the risk of neck injury when skiers and snowboarders fal...

Spectators Need to Prepare for Olympic Games Too

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:00:25 GMT
People attending the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver can be champions of their health by following some simple advice on how to beat the flu according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The experts say you can help c...

Fibroids May Raise Risk of Stillbirth

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:00:24 GMT
Women who have uterine fibroids are at increased risk for stillbirth a new study finds. Fibroids are very common. We think they occur in 5 percent to 20 percent of all women but most women are asymptomatic and dont even know they have t...

Kids Born Early in Year More Likely to Be Athletes

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 21:00:16 GMT
Your birthday may affect your odds of becoming a professional athlete a new study suggests. An Australian researcher analyzed the birthdays of Australian Football League AFL players and found that many were born in the early months of th...

Dopamine Levels in Brain May Determine Social Status

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:00:27 GMT
The makeup of your brain may influence your social standing a new study suggests. Researchers conducted PET scans of the brains of healthy volunteers and assessed their levels of social status and social support. The results suggest that s...

Human Pacemakers Offer Hope to Ailing Dogs

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:00:27 GMT
Pacemakers made for humans are giving older dogs a new leash on life. The medical devices about the size of a quarter are often implanted to speed up a slow heart rate in dogs brought on by disorders such as heart block and sick sinus...

Wisconsin dentists to donate more than 700000 in dental care

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:00:25 GMT
On February 5 approximately 350 Wisconsin dentists will volunteer their time and services as part of the annual Give Kids a Smile program which provides free

More Doses of MS Drug Raise Risk of Brain Infection

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:00:24 GMT
In the latest blow to the controversial multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it was slapping a new warning on the drugs label. In an advisory sent to healthcare professionals and ...

Concussion Awareness for Young Athletes Gets Big Play

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:00:24 GMT
Efforts to improve treatment of concussions in youth sports are making headway on several fronts: Washington states new laws governing head injuries in scholastic sports will get big play Sunday at Super Bowl XLIV and Texas researchers report that ...

WoundHealing Maggots Succumb to Deadly Bacteria

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:00:24 GMT
Maggots used to treat chronic wounds can be killed by a type of bacteria that infects the wounds Danish researchers say. Use of maggots to disinfect wounds maggot debridement therapy is standard procedure at wound care centers worldwide....

Genome Mapped for Type 2 Diabetes

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:00:38 GMT
Scientists have completed a map of areas of the human genome that control which genes are switched on or off in type 2 diabetes a finding that may advance understanding of the genetic basis of this and other common diseases. Most of the ...

Surgeons Suffering WorkRelated Injuries

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:00:38 GMT
Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery benefits patients but can cause workrelated injuries in surgeons suggests a new survey. University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found that 87 percent of laparoscopic surgeons who took ...

Clinical Trials Update Feb 5 2010

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:00:38 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Nodular Acne This sevenmonth study is for people with severe nodular acne. Researchers will compare an investig...

Super Bowl Stress Can Spark Heart Attacks

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:00:20 GMT
When the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts take the field for Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday emotions will be running high so high that some fans can run the risk of a heart attack and even death. The risk is real cardiologists s...

Herbals Not the Answer for Asthma Study Shows

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:00:20 GMT
Many asthma patients who use herbal remedies experience increased symptoms and poorer quality of life a new study shows. Researchers followed 326 asthma patients for 33 months. Of those patients 25 percent said they used herbal remedies a...

Depression in Pregnancy May Lead to Antisocial Teens

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:00:20 GMT
Teens whose mothers were depressed during pregnancy are at increased risk for antisocial behavior including violence a new study suggests. The British researchers also found that women prone to aggressive and disruptive behavior in their ...

Health Highlights Feb 5 2010

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:00:20 GMT

Genes Hamper Efforts to Boost Physical Endurance: Study

Dissolvable Nicotine Products Concern Health Regulators

Toy Importer Pays $200K to Settle Lead Charges

First...

As Swine Flu Fades Experts Ponder Next Season

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
After nearly a year of headlines worry and confusion the H1N1 swine flu virus is now out of the news. Is it out of circulation as well? The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds no states reporting wid...

Health Tip Getting Cardiac Rehabilitation

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
A cardiac rehabilitation program is designed to help people recover from a heart attack heart surgery or another medical procedure involving the cardiovascular system. Cardiac rehabilitation involves educating and counseling people about m...

Health Tip Understanding Ear Tube Surgery

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:00:22 GMT
An ear tube is surgically implanted in a childs ear to help drain fluid that builds up behind the eardrum says the U.S. National Library of Medicine. When fluid builds up in the ear and stays there for a long period it can cause hearing ...

Agricultural Chemical Spray Linked to Birth Defect Risk

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:00:22 GMT
Theres a link between a birth defect called gastroschisis and the agricultural chemical atrazine a new study has found. Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect in which the intestines and sometimes other organs develop outside the abd...

Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Not CostEffective Study

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:00:22 GMT
Its not costeffective to screen couples genetically to determine if theyre at risk of having children with spinal muscular atrophy SMA says a U.S. study. There is ongoing controversy about whether screening for SMA the most common ...

Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:00:19 GMT
New research suggests that young children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes could benefit by using an artificial pancreas device to lower the risk of dangerously low blood sugar levels during sleep and help them control their disease. The ...

Tests Show Top Tuna Brands Have High Mercury Levels

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 19:00:18 GMT
Tests on more than 300 samples of canned tuna from the top three brands in the United States revealed that more than half contained mercury levels above whats considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. Researchers from the Uni...

Dental health poll Tooth Fairy has deeper pockets

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 19:00:16 GMT
Is the worst of the economic recession over? If one were to look only at Tooth Fairy dividends it just might be. Delta Dental of Minnesota a nonprofit denta l health s...

Campaign Calls for Limits on Doctors Hours

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:00:16 GMT
In November 2000 Helen Haskell took her 15yearold son to a teaching university for a routine elective procedure. Four days later he was dead. The cause: failure to rescue meaning Haskell said during a Thursday news conference fail...

Gene Doping May Be Next Wave of Sports Tampering

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:00:16 GMT
Just in time for the Winter Olympics scientists are warning of a new breed of performanceenhancing agents that use cuttingedge genetic technology and may be particularly hard to detect. Some researchers are already fielding inquiries ...

Nanofiber Gel May Spur Growth of New Knee Cartilage

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:00:16 GMT
A new nanofiber gel that promotes cartilage growth in joints has been developed by U.S. researchers. The material is injected into the damaged joint and stimulates bone marrow stem cells to produce natural cartilage without the need for ex...

UCLA to provide free dental care to children

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
On February 5 as part of the nationwide service event known as Give Kids a Smile the UCLA School of Dentistry will offer free dental care to children up to 14 years of...

Black and Hispanic Infants Much More Likely to Have HIV

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:00:17 GMT
Rates of HIV infection in infants are significantly higher among blacks and Hispanics than whites and preventive measures are needed to reduce the disparity a new government report says. Although the number of HIVinfected infants has dec...

Steroids May Be Overrated in Treatment of COPD

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:00:17 GMT
Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD are often given inhaled corticosteroids to help ease exacerbations of the disease but a new study finds these drugs may be of only limited benefit. While inhaled corticos...

Review Spotlights Clues to Serious Childhood Infection

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:00:17 GMT
Rapid breathing poor blood circulation and possibly parental concern and a doctors instinct are potential warning signs of serious infection among children in developed countries according to a review of published research. The researc...

Now in Living Color Dinosaurs

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:00:16 GMT
For the first time the colors that adorned a species of feathered dinosaur more than 150 million years ago have been revealed by U.S. scientists who deciphered microscopic clues hidden in a fossil of one of the creatures. The Yale Universi...

Government to Pay for More Than Half of US Health Care Costs

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:14 GMT
As jobless Americans lost private health insurance coverage and joined the Medicaid rolls during the recession U.S. health spending jumped 5.7 percent to $2.5 trillion in 2009 government projections show. That means that American taxpayer...

Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccinations

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:14 GMT
Most parents make sure their children get all their vaccinations but when it comes to adults these protective shots often fall by the wayside a new report shows. In fact 40000 to 50000 American adults die each year from diseases that v...

Untreated Mild May Become Major Depression

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:14 GMT
For many people whose depression goes untreated symptoms persist and worsen over time eventually leading to a diagnosis of major depression according to new research. The finding stems from a study of 348 adults who had been diagnosed wi...

Natural Delivery OK in Cases of Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:14 GMT
Waiting for natural birth is as effective as inducing labor in pregnant women with intrauterine growth restriction IUGR a new study shows. IUGR which affects about 10 percent of pregnant women means that the fetus is much smaller than ...

Clinical Trials Update Feb 4 2010

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:13 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Hepatitis B Virus HBV If you are aged 40 to 70 and have never been vaccinated for HBV you may be eligible to ...

Health Highlights Feb 4 2010

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:13 GMT

Program Offers Free Health Text Messages To Moms

Ground Pepper Could Be Culprit in Salmonella Outbreak

40 Percent of Cancers Preventable: Report

Child Abuse Decreas...

Genes May Influence Preterm Births

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:00:19 GMT
Researchers say theyve discovered genetic traits in mothers and fetuses that appear to boost the risk of premature labor and delivery. The traits are found in genes that regulate inflammation the immune systems response to invaders ...

Health Tip Beta Blockers May Have Side Effects

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:00:19 GMT
Beta blockers often are prescribed to treat various heart conditions including congestive heart failure and an irregular heartbeat. They also may be used to help treat high blood pressure. As with any drug beta blockers may cause side eff...

Health Tip Understanding Perimenopause

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:00:19 GMT
Perimenopause describes the period of time just before menopause starts says the National Womens Health Information Center. Menopause occurs when you havent had a menstrual period in 12 consecutive months. During perimenopause hormone p...

With CSection Stitches May Be Best

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:00:18 GMT
Women whove had a cesarean delivery are less likely to suffer complications if their wound is closed using sutures rather than staples says a U.S. study. It included more than 400 women who underwent cesarean delivery in labor or schedule...

Biofeedback Now Seen as Regular Medicine

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:00:18 GMT
Biofeedback used to be thought of as alternative therapy something that might help but wasnt considered a fully legitimized medical treatment. No more. U.S. soldiers returning from war now use biofeedback to help deal with pos...

Brain Scans Suggest Some Vegetative Patients May Be Aware

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:00:20 GMT
Some patients thought to be in a vegetative state actually show signs of consciousness when assessed with a brain scan. A team of British and Belgian neuroscientists conducted functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI on 54 patients who ...

Wii Popularity Leads to New Kind of Gaming Injury

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:00:20 GMT
Following the introduction of Wii to video gaming in 2006 more than just the ligaments and tendons in the hands of players are getting injured these days: a new report details foot injuries that have been incurred while playing with the Wii. ...

Visual Processing Plays Role in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:00:20 GMT
The brains of people with a psychiatric condition called body dysmorphic disorder which causes them to believe theyre disfigured and ugly respond differently than normal to images of their face U.S. researchers have found. People wi...

Immigrants at Lower Stroke Risk Than LongTerm Residents

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Recent immigrants to Canada and the United States may be less likely to suffer a stroke at a young age than longterm residents a new study has found. University of Toronto researchers identified 966000 new immigrants to Ontario over a 12...

Kidney Function May Be Tied to Bone Loss

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Even a slight loss of kidney function is associated with increased loss of bone mineral density and greater risk of disabling fractures that can lead to premature death researchers say. Our findings highlight the importance of estimating ...

Organ Transplant Drug Keeps Immune System in Check

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Adding a new drug to the heavy regimen of immunosuppressant drugs given to organ transplant recipients not only prevented rejection of the new organ but also cut down on the amount of immunosuppressant drugs needed a new study finds. Rese...

Very Obese People May Be Missing Genes

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Adding more evidence to theories linking DNA to weight European scientists report that a genetic variation seems to virtually guarantee that a person will become obese. The genetic variation in question robs people of about 30 genes and ap...

Brain Damage Seen in People With Severe Sleep Apnea

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:16 GMT
People with severe obstructive sleep apnea have reduced concentrations of gray matter in multiple areas of the brain new research shows. Gray matter refers to the brains cerebral cortex where the majority of information processing takes ...

When Counseling Costs Response Dwindles

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Whether response to counseling programs on obesity and smoking is positive depends on whether the programs are free a new study has found. And the cost of the counseling makes a difference not just to people who might participate but also ...

Dentistry from the Heart to provide dental care to the underprivileged

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:15 GMT
On February 5 Dentistry from the Heart a nonprofit organization that provides free dental care to the needy will be hosting its ninth annual day of free dentistry fo...

Kool Smiles of Waterbury to provide dental care to underserved community

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:15 GMT
Kool Smiles of Waterbury a dental care facility based in Waterbury Connecticut recently celebrated their grand opening with State Senator Joan Hartley State Represen...

Tylenol May Protect Kidneys After Severe Muscle Damage

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:00:17 GMT
The pain reliever acetaminophen commonly sold as Tylenol may help protect the kidneys after a person suffers severe muscle injury new findings show. Lifethreatening kidney problems can occur in people who experience severe muscle damage...

Mealtime a Challenge for Some With Autism

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:00:17 GMT
If you think your child is a picky eater consider what Ryan Kemps parents faced when he was a child. Instead of eating a few crackers Ryan who is autistic would polish off box after box and grow agitated if his parents tried to take it...

Clinical Trials Update Feb 3 2010

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:00:17 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Osteoporosis in Women Over 65 Not Taking Hormone Therapy This study seeks female candidates who may be at risk f...

Xiaflex Approved for Rare Hand Condition

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:00:17 GMT
Collagenase clostridium histolyticum Xiaflex has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first drug to treat a disabling hand condition called Dupuytrens contracture. The condition affecting connective issue in the...

Health Highlights Feb 3 2010

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:00:17 GMT

Child Abuse Decreases in U.S.: Study

Lawsuit Targets Patents on Cancer Genes

High Levels of Cadmium Found in Adult Jewelry

Scientists Identify Farsightedness Gene

Internet Addicts More Prone to Depression

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Internet addicts who devote much of their lives to browsing the Web are more likely to show signs of depression British researchers have found. Some people develop a compulsive Internet habit socializing online through socialnetworking ...

Biking to School Boosts Kids Fitness

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:00:12 GMT
New British research suggests that kids especially girls who ride bicycles to school are in better shape than those who walk and take buses or cars. The authors of the study examined the results of physical tests and questionnaires g...

Health Tip Help Your Newborn Learn

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Your newborn isnt too young to begin learning the Nemours Foundation says. Ageappropriate toys can stimulate the developing senses of touch sound and site. The foundation suggests using the following toys:

Baby rattles....

Health Tip Things that May Cause or Worsen GERD

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD occurs when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. The U.S. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse offers this list of factors that can trigger or worsen symptoms of GERD:
...

Winter Sun Warrants Sunscreen

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:00:12 GMT
For many winter is a time to put aside swimsuits sandals and sunscreens. Thats OK for the first two unless youre cruising somewhere warm. But health experts now say you shouldnt pack away the sunscreen. Some people may thi...

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Raises Suicide Risk

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:00:12 GMT
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be unnerving enough to up a mans odds for either suicide or fatal heart attack new research indicates. Unfortunately the study results didnt surprise us said study coauthor Dr. Lorelei A. Mucci an...

Using Nicotine Patch Longer Boosts Efforts to Quit

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:00:17 GMT
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that theyll start smoking again a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarette...

Serotonin May Be Key to Sudden Infant Deaths

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
Lack of the brain chemical serotonin may be crucial to sudden infant death syndrome SIDS new research finds. Babies who died of SIDS had significantly lower levels of serotonin an important regulator of involuntary functions such as ...

Protein Levels in Urine Help Predict Kidney Function

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
High protein levels in urine can signal trouble for people who are at risk for kidney failure and associated problems a new study suggests. The researchers reporting the findings in the Feb. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medica...

Analysis Examines Ultrasound Use for Blood Clots

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
Its unusual for a paper in a medical journal to be accompanied by an editorial saying that the conclusion reported in the paper might be overly simple and consequently not clinically useful. However that is exactly what has happened in ...

Lead Exposure May Contribute to ADHD

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
Lead may play a role in the development of attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD new research suggests. Genes are believed to account for as much as 70 percent of ADHD in children. Researchers trying to determine the cause of the...

Controversial Autism Study Retracted by Medical Journal

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday formally retracted a highly controversial study that had linked the measles mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and gastrointestinal problems. The original article publi...

Flawed Autism Study Retracted by Medical Journal

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:00:13 GMT
The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday formally retracted a highly controversial study that had linked the measles mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and gastrointestinal problems. The original article publi...

SpanishSpeaking Mothers Less Likely to Turn on TV

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:00:13 GMT
Young children of Hispanic mothers whose main language is Spanish watch less TV than children of Hispanic moms who speak mostly English a U.S. study has found. Johns Hopkins Childrens Center researchers surveyed 1332 Hispanic and white m...

FatBurning Chemical Points to New WeightLoss Drug

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:00:13 GMT
American scientists say they may have found a new way to trick the body into burning more fat. Mice that were given a chemical that blocks the function of an enzyme called Fyn kinase burned more fatty acids and expended more energy which m...

Study Frequency of a childs dentist visits associated with parents history of dental care

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:00:12 GMT
According to a new study children are more likely to visit the dentist if their parents receive dental care on a regular basis.

Inyang Isong from the Massach...

Dental clinic for the underprivileged receives additional funding

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:00:11 GMT
The Summa Center for Dental Health in Akron Ohio has recently received $140000 in funding which will allow the hospitalbased dental clinic to continue serving underp...

Later Puberty Seen for Obese Boys

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:00:12 GMT
Obesity causes later onset of puberty in boys new research indicates. Our study shows that the relationship between body fat and timing of puberty is not the same in boys as it is in girls study author Dr. Joyce M. Lee a pediatric end...

Fish Oil Helped Stave Off Psychosis in Study Patients

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:00:12 GMT
Among people at high risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders fish oil may help reduce their risk researchers have found. The new study included 81 highrisk patients with either mild psychotic symptoms transient ps...

CT Scans Deemed Best for Checking Heart Arteries

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:00:12 GMT
TUESDAY Feb. 2 HealthDay News When a doctor wants to assess the condition of heart arteries without putting a gadget into those blood vessels the Xray technology called computed tomography more commonly called a CT scan is better than ma...

Clinical Trials Update Feb 2 2010

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:00:12 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Type 2 Diabetes Qualified candidates for this study must be 18 or older have type 2 diabetes and not be on ins...

Health Highlights Feb 2 2010

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:00:12 GMT

Researcher Who Tied Vaccine to Autism Acted Dishonestly Brits Rule

New Drugs May Help Treat Intellectual Disabilities

AntiHIV Drugs Carry Risk of Liver Problems: FDA

Study Suggests High HIV Rate Among African Teens

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
In a study that highlights the growing crisis of birthacquired HIV in teens and young adults new research has found that nearly 50 percent of youths aged 10 to 18 who were admitted to two public hospitals in Zimbabwe were infected with HIV the vir...

Smokers Own Secondhand Smoke Adds to Health Risks

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
In addition to the risks associated with directly inhaling cigarette smoke smokers also face significant risk from their own secondhand smoke researchers say. The finding published online Jan. 29 in Environmental Health challenge...

Children Likelier to See Dentist if Parents Go Too

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
Parents who make regular visits to the dentist are more likely to take their children to the dentist a new study shows. Using data from a recent National Health Interview Study on 6107 children aged 2 to 17 and their parents researchers...

Health Tip Benefitting From CrossTraining Exercises

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
A welldesigned crosstraining program includes a variety of alternating exercises that stress different methods of workout and affect different parts of the body. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers this list of crosstrain...

Health Tip Foods That May Spur Migraines

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:00:23 GMT
Migraine headaches frequently are characterized by symptoms such as nausea dull or severe head pain and sensitivity to light. In some sufferers certain foods may help trigger migraines. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this li...

Obama Proposes 911 Billion for Health and Human Services

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:14 GMT
The healthcare portion of President Barack Obamas 2011 budget proposal includes $1.4 billion to overhaul the nations foodsafety program $1.6 billion to expand childcare programs and $1.7 billion to fight waste fraud and abuse Kathleen Sebel...

Mutating Genes May Lead to Premature Births

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:14 GMT
Researchers are reporting that a gene mutation in a pregnant mouse leads to changes inside the uterus that cause premature birth and in some cases death of the fetus. The findings published online in the Journal of Clinical Investiga...

Herbal Remedies Can Cause Cardiac Problems

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:14 GMT
The growing number of Americans who are taking traditional herbal medications for heart problems are unaware of the dangers those treatments pose a new report says. They may be safe said Dr. Arshad Jahangir a consultant cardiologist at...

Antidepressants After Stroke May Boost Mental Ability

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Taking antidepressants after a stroke may help repair the damaged brain and improve mental functioning a new study suggests. Little has been shown to help the brain restore cognitive abilities such as thinking learning and memory after ...

AbstinenceOnly Classes Reduced Sexual Activity Study Found

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Adolescents who took abstinenceonly sex education classes were more likely to delay having sex a new study shows. In the study some 662 black 6th and 7thgrade students ranging in age from 10 to 15 with an average age of 12 participat...

Genetic Variants in Depressed People Raise Suicide Risk

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Researchers have identified five gene variants that raise the risk for suicide attempts in people suffering from depression. For now the research provides insight into what goes awry in people who have suicidal tendencies. In the future ...

Experts Issue Warning on Prostate Hormone Therapy

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
Men with prostate cancer and the physicians who treat them are being warned that the androgendeprivation therapy ADT commonly used against the malignancy might increase the risk of heart attack and cardiac death. There is a substantial ...

Poor Mental Functioning May Predict Stroke

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
Problems with memory or thinking abilities could signal an increased likelihood for a stroke in the future. Swedish researchers found that older men who were not diagnosed as having dementia but who did poorly on a test of mental function h...

Diabetes Drug Helps Dieting Teens Lose Weight

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
A medication used to treat type 2 diabetes appears to help overweight teenagers lose weight when combined with a program designed to help them change their lifestyle habits researchers report. The obese kids who took the drug metformin ...

Preventive Steps Helped Summer Campers Avoid Swine Flu

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:14 GMT
An Alabama summer camp managed to contain the spread of swine flu by giving preventive Tamiflu to kids at risk and encouraging the use of sanitizers for hands and surfaces a new report says. Children are especially vulnerable to swine flu...

As Kids Age Secondary Schools Offer Less Support

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:00:13 GMT
Fewer than one in four U.S. parents give their local secondary schools an A grade for how they deal with students who have behavioral emotional or family problems a new survey shows. The survey the C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital Natio...

Wine festival continues to raise money for pediatric dental clinic

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:00:11 GMT
On Friday the Naples Winter Wine Festival a three day philanthropic event held in Naples Florida will be celebrating its 10th anniversary of raising money for local charities. One of the main organizations that the wine festival supports is the N...

Dentist celebrates Childrens Dental Health Month with free cleanings

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:00:11 GMT
On February 5th Moses Lake Family Dentistry in Moses Lake Washington will celebrate National Childrens Dental Health Month by offering free teeth cleanings examinat...

Fewer Childhood Deaths From Rheumatic Disease

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:00:46 GMT
Death rates for U.S. children with rheumatic diseases are much lower than previously reported a new study has found. Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed data on 48885 patients in the national Pediatric Rheumatology Disease Registry PRD...

Approval Expanded for Breast Cancer Drug Tykerb

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:00:46 GMT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for Tyberb lapatinib to include postmenopausal women with hormone and HER2positive advanced breast cancer who require hormone therapy. The new approval is for Tyberbs use in c...

Clinical Trials Update Feb 1 2010

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:00:46 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: TreatmentResistant Depression This study of an investigational drug is for people who have taken one or two ant...

Health Highlights Feb 1 2010

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:00:46 GMT
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Healthy Older Adults Require Less Sleep: Study Healthy older adults require less ...

Loving Foster Homes Improve Kids Attention Impulsivity

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00:11 GMT
Foster children who are placed in stable loving homes show noticeable improvement in symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity compared to children who get moved around a lot and live with parents who are often annoyed or angry at them research fi...

Stem Cell Bone Marrow Transplants Both Benefit Leukemia Patients

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00:11 GMT
Longterm survival rates are similar for leukemia patients whove had either peripheral blood stem cell PBSC or bone marrow transplants a new European study says. The study began with 329 leukemia patients who received either PBSC or bon...

Long Before Symptoms Blood May Reveal Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00:11 GMT
A blood test can predict rheumatoid arthritis long before a person notices symptoms say Swedish researchers. They identified several cytokines cytokinerelated factors and chemokines whose levels increase significantly as much as several ...

Health Tip Have Clean Air at Home

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00:11 GMT
Polluted air inside the home can aggravate asthma and allergy symptoms. The American Lung Association offers these suggestions to help keep the air clean at home:

Dont allow smoking in the home.

Have your home te...

Health Tip Feeding Baby Solid Foods

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00:11 GMT
Babies may be able to try solid foods at age 6 months. But how do you know when theyre ready? The Nemours Foundation says babies who are ready for solid foods may show these signs:

A decrease in babys tonguethrusting ref...

Laugh and the World Understands

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:00:16 GMT
Though basic emotions such as amusement anger fear and sadness are not always expressed the same way in every culture some are universally recognizable a new study contends. Specifically the researchers investigated whether the sounds ...

Sleep and Do Better

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:00:16 GMT
Get enough sleep whatever that means for you and youre likely to ace that test think more creatively have better longterm memory and preserve important memories. Thats the bottom line behind a spate of recent studies. B...

Workers Fear Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Care

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:00:08 GMT
Fears about losing status at work and about confidentiality are among the main reasons that many American workers are more hesitant to seek treatment for mental health issues than for physical health problems according to a national survey released ...

For the Knee Shoes and Playing Surface Matter

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:00:07 GMT
Wearing cleats on a natural grass playing field seems to offer athletes some protection from anterior cruciate ligament injury when they make a quick turn new research shows. These are injuries where an athlete plants his or her foot whil...

Men Likely to Research a Purchase Not Ask for Advice

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:00:13 GMT
When lost on the roadway men have a reputation for being less likely than women to ask for directions and new research suggests that the same behavior may hold true when men go shopping. In a new study of consumer behavior researchers s...

Study Dental insurance costs expected to increase dramatically in 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:01:01 GMT
According to a new national survey the costs of some of the most popular types of healthcare coverage are projected to increase considerably in the coming year. The study also found that the majority of

Parkinsons More Common in Northeast Midwest

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:00:40 GMT
The largest study of its kind finds that Parkinsons disease in the United States is more common in the Midwest and Northeast and that whites and Hispanics are twice as likely to develop the disease as blacks and Asians. The findings base...

Brain Thermostat May Suppress NonEssential Information

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:00:40 GMT
A neural thermostat that keeps the brain running efficiently has been identified by Yale University researchers. By studying the brains of animals watching movies of natural scenes the researchers found that the actions of inhibitory neu...

Immune System Memory Gets a Boost in Mouse Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Scientists have found a way to boost the immune systems memory in mice raising the prospect that future research could pave the way for more effective vaccines. Once an animal is exposed to a virus the immune system may be able to reme...

Targeting Cancer Stem Cells May Eradicate Tumors

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:14 GMT
New ways of identifying and studying cancer stem cells in the lab could accelerate understanding of the cells and lead to the development of drugs that target them British researchers say. Cancer stem cells drive the growth of a tumor. If...

Insurers Must Offer Equal Coverage for Those With Emotional Addiction Problems

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:01:09 GMT
Group health insurance plans can no longer limit benefits and require higher patient costs for people with mental health or substance abuse disorders according to new rules issued Friday by the U.S. government. Any group health plan typ...

Genital Herpes Reactivation Better Understood

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:01:09 GMT
Genital herpes frequently reactivates throughout the genital tract a finding that may help improve treatment and prevention U.S. researchers say. Over 30 days the investigators collected daily samples from seven separate genital sites i...

Tune Up Your Health

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:01:09 GMT
The litany of suspected benefits is long: It can soothe infants and adults alike trigger memories temper pain aid sleep and make the heart beat faster or slower. It of course is music. A growing body of research has been making suc...

Sedation Linked to Longer Stay in ICU

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:19 GMT
Critically ill patients in intensive care who arent sedated require fewer days on mechanical ventilation and spend less time in the intensive care unit than those who are sedated new research suggests. The Danish study included 113 critic...

ThreeFourths of Cancer Patients Have Severe Flares of Pain

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:19 GMT
Breakthrough cancer pain is a major challenge for 75 percent of adult cancer patients according to new survey findings released by the American Pain Foundation. Breakthrough cancer pain refers to sudden temporary flares of severe pain tha...

To Boost Your Memory Take a Break

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:19 GMT
Great news for working stiffs: You can take a break and feel good about it new research suggests. If you want to strengthen your memory take a break after learning new information say New York University researchers who found such activ...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 29 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:19 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Alzheimers Disease Your loved one may be eligible for this study of an investigational drug if he or she has mi...

Health Highlights Jan 29 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:19 GMT

Gates Foundation Offers $10 Billion for Vaccine Research

Cell Phone Bans May Not Reduce Crashes

Newer Emergency Contraceptive Beats Plan B in Study

Students Benefit F...

Scientists Decode Brain Cancer Cell Line

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
The first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line has been performed by U.S. scientists. The achievement may help identify new molecular targets for the development of more effective and less toxic drugs and lead to personal...

Health Tip Testing a Walker Before You Buy

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
If youve been advised to buy a walker to help with mobility and balance its important to find the right fit. Here are suggestions from the Calgary Health Region:

Put on the shoes youll be wearing when you test the walke...

Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
People who buy prescription medications over the Internet especially drugs purporting to treat erectile dysfunction are playing Russian roulette with their lives a new study contends. At best the drugs wont help you and at worst they co...

Bees Can Be Trained to Recognize FaceLike Patterns

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
Bees can learn to recognize human faces as long as they think the faces are oddshaped flowers a new study reports. In a series of experiments researchers from Australia and France determined that bees could be trained to recognize face...

Health Tip Whos a Candidate for Gastric Bypass Surgery

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
Gastric bypass surgery sometimes recommended for obese people involves rerouting the path that food takes including shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of risks including the possibility of postsurgical infection ...

Herceptin Again Proves Mettle Against Breast Cancer

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:00:15 GMT
Highrisk breast cancer patients with HER2positive tumors benefit from receiving the targeted therapy Herceptin while undergoing chemotherapy new research shows. Its in a European journal The Lancet but its something many of us in t...

CT Scans Reduce Unneeded Appendectomies in Women

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:00:17 GMT
Using computed tomography CT scans to assess younger women with suspected acute appendicitis may help reduce unnecessary surgeries a new study shows. We found that rising utilization of CT over the past decade along with advances in CT...

Some Childhood Cancer Survivors Face More Challenges at School

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:18 GMT
Survivors of childhood brain cancer or other central nervous system cancers or leukemia are less successful in school than their peers a new study has found. British researchers examined data collected from more than 10000 fiveyear sur...

Symptoms Alone Dont Spot Ovarian Cancer Early

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:18 GMT
Relying on symptoms alone to identify women who have ovarian cancer isnt very effective at catching the disease early a new study indicates. Research shows that women with ovarian cancer are much more likely than healthy women to report s...

Personal History Linked to Feelings of Betrayal

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:18 GMT
Betrayal may be in the eye of the beholder a new study suggests. Researchers found a partners physical infidelity may seem worse to men while emotional infidelity may be of greater concern to women but while gender plays a role in jealou...

Injections May Boost Knee Surgery Success

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:18 GMT
For people with arthritis injections of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory fluid can improve recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage researchers say. The fluid sodium hyaluronate known by the brand names Hyalg...

Dental care organizations collaborate on Haitian relief effort

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:50 GMT
The EcoDentistry Association an international organization of dentists dedicated to using ecofriendly methods has recently announced that they have partnered with Pres...

New surgery center to provide dental care to special needs patients

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:50 GMT
On Wednesday the Trinity Surgery Center in San Antonio broke ground on a stateoftheart surgery facility that will provide dental care to special needs patients.

Your Body Moves Through Time With Your Mind

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:12 GMT
When people think back to the past or look toward the future their body language reflects their sense of time travel a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen fitted subjects with motion sensors and asked them to ima...

Omega3 Supplements Dont Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:12 GMT
Omega3 fatty acid supplements are believed to have many health benefits but the one thing they cant do is help women with a history of delivering their babies early carry their next child to full term new research finds. The omega3 di...

Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:21 GMT
People with asthma who have low levels of vitamin D fare worse than those with high levels of the sunshine vitamin a new study finds. Researchers found that asthmatics with high vitamin D levels have better lung function and respond bett...

Virtual Colonoscopy a Good Bet for Elderly

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:21 GMT
Virtual colonoscopy is a safe and effective way to screen older patients for colorectal cancer a new study indicates. Researchers looked at the use of computed tomographic colonography CTC in 577 patients aged 65 to 79 and found it an ef...

Kids Screenings in Place But Referrals Lacking

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:21 GMT
Although U.S. pediatricians are doing a good job of screening children for developmental delays many fail to refer these patients to testing or treatment researchers say. The ultimate goal of screening is to improve outcomes for childre...

Stress Hormone Could Be Key to Alcoholism

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:21 GMT
Researchers are linking a stress hormone to alcoholism in animals and they report that blocking it could become a strategy to help stop the addiction in people. The research represents an important step in understanding how the brain chan...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 28 2010

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:21 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Active H1N1 Virus This study seeks people with active H1N1 virus. To qualify you must have had two or more of ...

Health Highlights Jan 28 2010

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:21 GMT

States Weigh Tougher Rules on Youth Head Injuries

Vital Social Skill Seems to Develop at Young Age

CSection Doesnt Affect BreastFeeding: Study

Antibiotics Combo Mo...

Haitian Children Need Specific Relief Efforts

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
Children are likely to account for about 44 percent of the estimated number of Haitians injured in the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake information that could be used to guide rescuers say U.S. researchers. The statistical study by the te...

Over 70 and Overweight May Add Years to Life

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
Despite the warnings that being overweight will kill you a new Australian study finds that overweight adults over the age of 70 are less likely to die over a 10year period than their normalweight peers. The study published Jan. 28 in th...

Kids Use of Alternative Therapies Often Mimics Parents

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
Almost 12 percent of children and adolescents in the United States use complementary or alternative medicines known as CAM according to Harvard Medical School researchers. Most of these children have serious chronic diseases but little i...

Health Tip Spot the Signs of TMJ

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
TMJ temporomandibular joint disorders affecting the jaw are commonly triggered by grinding or clenching the teeth. The Nemours Foundation says TMJ disorders frequently have these symptoms:

Pain of muscle spasms in the f...

Health Tip Learn the Symptoms of Graves Disease

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
Graves disease is an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism the medical term for an overactive thyroid gland. Most often it affects women aged 20 to 40. It can be treated avoiding potentially deadly complications. The ...

Raising CoPays for Doctor Visits Raises Seniors Hospital Use

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:00:19 GMT
Boosting copays for doctor visits and other outpatient care reduces seniors use of those services but it also may have the unintended consequence of sharply increasing hospitalizations a new study suggests. That moneysaving strategy co...

Rotavirus Vaccine Could Save Millions of Children Worldwide

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:00:19 GMT
Vaccinating infants against rotavirus could save the lives of millions of children in developing nations who would otherwise die from the diarrheacausing disease two new studies show. A study conducted in Malawi and South Africa found vac...

Alcohol Affects Babys Pain Regulation

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:00:16 GMT
Exposure to alcohol in the womb can alter a childs developing pain regulatory system a new Canadian study suggests. Researchers assessed 28 newborns 14 whose mothers drank heavily during pregnancy and 14 whose mothers were light drinke...

Too Much Alcohol Impairs Seniors Thinking

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:00:16 GMT
Elderly people who are heavy drinkers are more likely to suffer memory and cognitive problems than mildtomoderate drinkers a new study shows. Brazilian researchers examined drinking and memory/cognition in 1145 volunteers aged 60 and ol...

Mirror Therapy Appears to Reduce PostAmputation Pain

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:00:16 GMT
A technique called mirror therapy can help reduce phantom pain in soldiers whove had limbs amputated a new study shows. Phantom pain a common problem after amputation is pain thats perceived to be in the missing limb. The pa...

Aging of Blood Stem Cells May Be Reversible

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
Scientists have found a way to make old stem cells in the blood act like young stem cells a discovery that could lead to ways to slow the aging process. Taking certain factors from the blood of young mice and putting them in old mice made ...

Barefoot Best for Running

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
If you just spent $100 on a fancy pair of running shoes this news may hurt: A new study suggests that running barefoot is actually better for your body because of the way your feet land on the ground. Its not always feasible to run barefo...

Scientists Turn Mouse Skin Cells Into Nerve Cells

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
Scientists at Stanford University have succeeded in creating brain nerve cells directly out of skin cells taken from the tails of adult mice. The new approach could revolutionize human stem cell therapy and sciences understanding of how ce...

New Scan May Help Find Aggressive Prostate Tumors

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
A new imaging technology promises to achieve the longsought goal of singling out prostate cancers that are lifethreatening and require the most aggressive treatment researchers report. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy which provides info...

Free dental care and medical clinic to hold Scrabble fundraiser

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:12 GMT
Officials at the Dick Parrot Free Dental Care Clinic and the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic will be holding a Scrabble tournament on January 30 to help raise money for th...

New Test Might Smell Early Stage Lung Cancer

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:15 GMT
Scientists say they have fashioned a new test that can detect lung cancer simply on the basis of a tumorcausing change in the odor of bodily fluids. The finding is so far based solely on work with mice but followup studies are underway t...

Green Tea May Help Treat Uterine Fibroids

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:15 GMT
Green tea extract shows promise as a treatment for uterine fibroids say U.S. researchers who add theyll soon begin human trials of the therapy. Uterine fibroids which affect 40 percent of women of reproductive age cause excessive vagina...

One Type A Trait May Actually Lower Work Stress

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:15 GMT
Most Type A personality traits such as aggression and competitiveness boost work stress but theres one characteristic that actually reduces stress according to Finnish researchers. They studied the link between four features of Type ...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 27 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:15 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Osteoarthritis Qualified participants for this study must be 40 or older and be diagnosed with osteoarthritis.

Health Highlights Jan 27 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:15 GMT

Curbs on L.A. Medical Marijuana Outlets Called Disaster for Patients

Defect Prompts Recall of 2 Million Needles

Victoza Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

Hearing Probl...

Antidepressants May Complicate BreastFeeding

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:22 GMT
A widely used class of antidepressants can cause delayed lactation in new mothers which means they may need additional support in order to breastfeed their babies a new study says. The researchers found that antidepressants called select...

Are Two Mommies as Good as Mom and Dad

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:21 GMT
Samesex couples are as good at raising welladjusted healthy children as heterosexual couples are a review of 20 years of social science research finds. Theres a deeply held and widespread view out there that children need both a mot...

Health Tip Spot the Signs of Appendicitis

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:21 GMT
The appendix is a small organ located near the large intestine and it can become inflamed appendicitis painful and require surgical removal. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse offers this list of common symptoms o...

Health Tip Children Who Are at Risk for Ear Infection

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:21 GMT
Ear infections are common in children and may be chronic. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this list of risk factors for ear infections in children:

Being around smokers.

Having had a prior ear in...

Toms of Maine to award 100000 to dental care clinics

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:20 GMT
Toms of Maine a maker of natural personal care products is encouraging the public to go online and vote to help determine which five U.S. dental clinics will split $100000 in funding as part of the companys annual

Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risk of Death

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:00:15 GMT
Very tight blood sugar control may raise the risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes with the risk even higher among patients taking insulin a new study reveals. The study authors from Cardiff University School of Medicin...

Shot Protects Against Chickenpox After Exposure

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:19 GMT
There is good news for people who have never had chickenpox or received the vaccine but are exposed to the virus: vaccination within five days of exposure can significantly reduce the risk of illness or at least make it less severe Spanish research...

Young Smokers May Be More Apt to Try Pot

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:19 GMT
Cigarette smoking but not behavioral problems independently and consistently predicted the use of marijuana by adolescents in a new study. The finding came from a study of more than 1600 Dutch youngsters who were assessed at ages 10 to 1...

San Jose dentist to visit local schools to celebrate dental health month

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:17 GMT
This February during National Childrens Dental Health Month Dr Kim Loos of San Jose California will be traveling around the local area to deliver educational presentations to elementary school students about the importance of proper

Burning Heart Tissue Beats Atrial Fibrillation

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:00:16 GMT
When drug therapy cant control the dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation burning out the cardiac tissue responsible for the abnormality will do the job in most cases a new study has found. Called catheter ablation t...

Intensive Insulin Therapy Wont Boost Septic Shock Survival

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:00:16 GMT
Among adult septic shock patients intensive insulin therapy to lower high blood glucose levels caused by corticosteroid therapy doesnt reduce the risk of death a new study has found. The death rate for septic shock a major complicatio...

US Bans Texting by Truck and Bus Drivers

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Truck and bus drivers who travel interstate roadways are now banned from using a handheld device to send text messages U.S. officials said Tuesday. The ban which is supported by the trucking and bus industry goes into effect immediately...

FlameRetardant Chemical Linked to Conception Problems

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Women who are exposed to a common chemical thats used as a flame retardant may take longer to become pregnant a new study finds. The chemicals called PBDEs polybrominated diphenyl ethers are found in a variety of products including fo...

Premature Aging of the Brain Seen in HIV Patients

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Premature aging is striking the brains of people infected with the virus that causes AIDS new research suggests. Its not clear if the virus or the drugs that treat it or both are contributing to the aging. But one thing is clear: Th...

Amputation Affects Sexes Differently

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Men and women whove had limb amputations report similar levels of pain severity but there are major gender differences in overall pain outcomes such as emotional health and paincoping responses new research has found. The study publis...

Victoza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:16 GMT
Victoza liraglutide has been approved to treat type 2 diabetes in some adults the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a news release. But the agency warned that the oncedaily injection shouldnt be used as an initial firstline ...

Skipping Insulin May Not Be Uncommon

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
More than half of the people who need to take insulin to control their diabetes skip an injection now and then a new study reports. The researchers found that people with diabetes forgo their insulin injections for a number of reasons inc...

Intensive Rectal Cancer Treatment Shows Promise

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
An intensive treatment strategy shows promise against locally advanced rectal cancer. The phase 2 study included 105 patients with poorrisk rectal cancer meaning they have a high likelihood of disease recurrence and poor survival odds des...

New Drug Slows Advanced Kidney Cancer

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Treating advanced kidney cancer patients with the drug pazopanib Votrient slowed their disease progression by 54 percent a new study has found. The phase 3 study included 233 patients with previously untreated kidney cancer also known a...

Bone Loss May Accompany Dental Implants

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Bone loss around dental implants occurs in about one in four patients a rate far higher than previously thought a Swedish researcher says. Thesis author Christer Fransson analyzed the Xrays of more than 600 people who received dental imp...

Morphine Sulfate Solution Approved

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat acute and chronic pain. Sanctioned doses are 100 milligrams per 5 mL and 20 milligrams per 1 mL the agency said in a news release. Although ...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 26 2010

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Shingles Pain This study is recruiting people with postherpetic neuralgia shingles pain. The research s...

Health Highlights Jan 26 2010

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:15 GMT

More MelamineTainted Dairy Products Found in China

U.S. Unprepared for Bioterror Attack: Panel

Blood Glucose Level Affects DecisionMaking: Study
U.S. Veterans Wit...

Decade of Decline in US Teen Pregnancies Ends

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
After more than a decade of decline the U.S. teen pregnancy rate increased 3 percent in 2006 which led to a 4 percent rise in teen births and a 1 percent increase in teen abortions a new study shows. Between 1990 and 2005 there was a 41...

In InjuryProne Soccer Headers Arent the Problem

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
Older kids who play soccer which has one of the highest injury rates among youth sports apparently are less apt to sustain a concussion from heading the ball than from hitting their head against another player or slamming their head into the gr...

Health Tip Dealing With Pinkeye

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
Conjunctivitis commonly called pinkeye is a common infection that is very contagious. Since more serious medical problems can mimic the redness and itchiness that characterize pinkeye the condition should be evaluated by a doctor. The Ne...

Health Tip Whats Causing My Shoulder Pain

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:13 GMT
The joints tendons and muscles that make up the shoulder allow for a lot of flexibility. But an injury or a number of medical conditions can cause pain and limit the shoulders movement. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says co...

For Lower Blood Pressure LowCarb Diet May Be Best

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:16 GMT
A lowcarbohydrate diet helps people shed as many pounds as a lowfat diet plus the weightloss drug orlistat does and the lowcarb plan may be better at helping lower blood pressure researchers report. Their study published in the Jan. ...

Scientists Find Way to Track FleshEating Bacteria

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:16 GMT
The sequencing of nearly 100 full genomes from three successive epidemics of flesheating bacteria have given scientists the first clear picture of the biological events that contribute to deadly epidemics of severe infection. The approach ...

San Jose dentists offer discounts to American veterans

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:14 GMT
Zeidler Dental Group a coalition of local San Jose dentists has recently announced the creation of a discount program for American veterans in need of

More Proof Exercise Leads to Healthier Aging

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Just in case the world needed more evidence on the matter along come four new studies verifying that exercise is indeed good for you even critical if you plan to survive to a vigorous hardy and toughboned old age. All four studies appe...

Female Teachers Pass on Math Anxieties

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Female elementary school teachers who are anxious about their math skills seem to pass on that lack of confidence to their female students new research suggests. Girls in their classes more likely to believe that boys were better than girl...

Newborns of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:15 GMT
Babies of women who smoked during pregnancy have blood pressure problems at birth that persisted through the first year of life a new study finds. What is of concern is that the problems are present at birth and get worse over time said...

New Guidelines Suggest Botox for Cerebral Palsy

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:15 GMT
In children and teens with cerebral palsy botulinum toxin injections can be an effective treatment for spasticity and muscle tightness that interferes with movement new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Socie...

Heart Valve Implanted Via Catheter Approved

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:15 GMT
The first percutanous heart valve to be implanted via a tube in a leg vein and guided up to the heart has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In a news release the agency said the Medtronic Melody Transcatheter Plumon...

Genes Diet Offer New Clues to Parkinsons Disease

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:17 GMT
MONDAY Jan. 25 HealthDay News Researchers say theyve spotted a new genetic risk factor for Parkinsons disease as well as a link between the illness and two other factors metabolism and vitamin B6. Our study reveals the interaction...

Early EKG Seems to Improve Odds After Heart Attack

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:17 GMT
Researchers report that people with chest pain who are given an electrocardiogram by paramedics before reaching the hospital dont wait as long to receive treatment to open their arteries. They often were able to bypass the emergency room a...

Free dental care clinic for children set to close in February due to financial trouble

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:15 GMT
The Childrens Dental Center at Creston Elementary School in Portland Oregon may be forced to close down due to financial concerns according to the Lund Report. The center has been providing free

Discovery Links Genes to Pancreatic Cancer

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Researchers have identified four regions of the human genome that predict a heightened risk of pancreatic cancer as a result of what they describe as the biggestever sweep of the genome for genes related to the disease. Though some of the ...

Wooden Toilet Seats Can Trigger Childrens Rash

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Harsh cleaning chemicals and wooden toilet seats especially those with varnishes and paints may be among the reasons why U.S. cases of toilet seatrelated skin irritations among children appear to be increasing researchers say. Child...

Prostate Cancer Care Varies By Hospital Type

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
The type of treatment received by prostate cancer patients is influenced by the kind of health care facility where they receive care a new U.S. study has found. Surgery was more common among patients treated in county hospitals while pat...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 25 2010

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Bipolar Depression Ages 1017 This study will evaluate an investigational bipolar depression medication. Cand...

Health Highlights Jan 25 2010

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:16 GMT

U.S. Veterans With PTSD Fight for Better Coverage

Regular Sex Benefits Mens Hearts: Study

No Medical Marijuana Limits: California Supreme Court

Past Decade Warme...

Listing Calories on FastFood Menus Cuts Kids Intake

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:15 GMT
When nutritional information is available on fastfood restaurant menus parents are more apt to pick lowercalorie foods for their kids new research finds. Often spurred on by legislation many U.S. restaurant chains are now posting nutri...

Male Abusers Often Sabotage Birth Control With Partners

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:15 GMT
A new report says that male partners of teenage girls and young women who engage in physical and sexual violence also often try to sabotage the birth control the women are using. The study which appears online in the January issue of Co...

Black Liver Cancer Patients Face Worst Odds

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:15 GMT
Even though they receive equal treatment black patients with liver cancer have lower survival rates than patients of other races a new U.S. study finds. Researchers analyzed data from 20920 patients in the Surveillance Epidemiology and ...

Health Tip Getting a Bone Density Test

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:15 GMT
A bone density test measures bone strength and mass indicators of a persons risk for developing osteoporosis. New YorkPresbyterian Hospital says these factors may indicate the need for a bone density test:

Having had a...

Health Tip What May Cause Swelling

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:15 GMT
Swelling occurs when fluid builds up in the bodys tissues. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of common causes of swelling:

Sunburns and other burns.

Health conditions such as heart failure l...

Ambidextrous Children at Higher Risk for Learning Problems

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:15 GMT
Ambidextrous children are more likely to have attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD problems with language and schoolwork and other mental health issues than righthanded children new research suggests. Children are considered...

Downhill Sports Can Take a Dangerous Turn

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:00:21 GMT
Skiers and snowboarders need to understand that theyre at risk for potentially serious injuries if they dont take proper safety precautions advises a trauma injury expert. Due to the nature of these sports many of the injuries that ski...

Dog Flu Risk Highest Where Canines Mingle

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:00:21 GMT
Nowadays even Fido fears the flu. Boarding kennels and shelters in at least eight states New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Virginia Colorado Georgia and Florida saw outbreaks of canine influenza virus last year. The hig...

Did Ancient Egyptian Makeup Have Protective Powers

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:00:25 GMT
The stunning eye makeup worn thousands of years ago by Queen Nefertiti and other Egyptian royals may not have been used to enhance beauty alone: New research suggests that the ancient cosmetics may have helped prevent or treat eye disease.

SelfImage Linked to Activity in Frontal Lobe of Brain

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:00:38 GMT
People who have an unrealistically high opinion of themselves have less activity in the frontal lobes of their brain researchers have found. In healthy people the more you activate a portion of your frontal lobes the more accurate your ...

Ampyra Approved for Adults With MS

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:00:58 GMT
Dalfampridine Ampyra extendedrelease tablets have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help adults with multiple sclerosis MS who have trouble walking. In clinical testing people who took Ampyra had faster walking...

Stress Anxiety Can Up Risk of Depression in Pregnancy

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:00:55 GMT
Stress history of depression lack of social support and unintended pregnancy are among the major factors that contribute to increased risk of depression in pregnant women a new study shows. Other important factors are maternal anxiety d...

Poor dental health blamed for stillborn birth

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:45 GMT
Everyone can cite the basic benefits of dental care: whiter teeth fresh breath and a clean mouth. But the recent news that a California womans untreated gum disease ma...

Environment Crucial to Boosting Childs Reading Skills

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:39 GMT
Environment plays an important role in the growth of young childrens reading skills a new study finds. We certainly have to take more seriously genetic influences on learning but children who come into school with poor reading skills ca...

Discrimination May Lead to Smoking in Boys

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:00:46 GMT
Minority teen boys smoke more when they suffer discrimination but thats not the case for minority teen girls a U.S. study finds. Perceived discrimination had no effect on smoking rates among minority girls aged 12 to 15 and was associate...

Video Gaming Just Might Fight Aging

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:00:46 GMT
Slaying orcs charting military campaigns and gunning down bad guys might not sound like things seniors would be interested in pursuing for fun or exercise. But they might want to start some experts on aging say. Research has fou...

Stillborn Case Linked to Bleeding Gums During Pregnancy

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:49 GMT
A new report shows the first documented link between fetal death and a mothers pregnancyrelated gum disease. The patient a 35yearold woman delivered a fullterm stillborn baby in Santa Monica Calif. During her pregnancy she had exp...

Drug Combo Blocks HIV Infection in Mice

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:49 GMT
New research in mice suggests that a commonly used drug combination might protect people from being infected by the AIDS virus through the major routes of transmission. Previous research showed that the drugs could prevent vaginal transmiss...

Llama Research Aids Defense Against Potential Bioweapon

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:49 GMT
Using proteins found in llamas researchers have produced a way to simultaneously detect seven types of neurotoxins that cause botulism. The toxins that cause botulism are extremely dangerous theyre about 100 billion times more toxic t...

Obesity Tied to Common Kidney Cancer

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:49 GMT
Obesity increases the risk of developing a common and virulent form of kidney cancer a new study finds. Researchers looked at 1640 patients average age 62 with kidney tumors and found that obese patients were 48 percent more likely to d...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 22 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:49 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Post Herpetic / Post Traumatic Neuralgia This study will evaluate an investigational drug to see if it is effect...

Health Highlights Jan 22 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:49 GMT

No Medical Marijuana Limits: California Supreme Court

Past Decade Warmest on Record: NASA

SameSex Couples Good Parents: Study

Herpes Drug Doesnt Reduce HIV Infect...

Combo Therapy Shows Promise Against Brain Cancer

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:51 GMT
A synthetic form of a naturally occurring hormone combined with chemotherapy inhibited tumor growth and achieved a 25 percent cure rate in mice with a deadly brain cancer called glioblastoma a new study reports. Currently people diagnose...

Gene Variation May Speed Recurrence of Stomach Cancer

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:51 GMT
An inherited genetic trait may be linked to more aggressive cases of stomach cancer researchers say. The new findings dont prove that the gene variation actually causes stomach cancer also known as gastric cancer but those who have the...

Potty Training Best Between Ages 2 and 3

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:51 GMT
If youre ready to ditch your toddlers diapers for good the best time to start potty training may be between the second and third birthdays. A new study suggests 27 to 32 months is the ideal window for moving your child out of diapers. Ch...

Health Tip At Risk for Carotid Artery Disease

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:51 GMT
Carotid arteries carry blood to the brain but they can become narrowed or clogged when sticky substances known as plaque build up in these vessels. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says risk factors for carotid artery disease include:...

Health Tip Controlling Diabetic Nephropathy

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:51 GMT
Diabetic nephropathy is damage to the kidneys that occurs from uncontrolled diabetes. The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests what you can do to help slow the damage:

Keep blood pressure below 130 over 80.
...

Quitting Smoking Doubles Survival in Early Stage Lung Cancer

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:00:38 GMT
Quitting smoking after a diagnosis of early stage lung cancer doubles the odds that a patient will live another five years a new study finds. The results are quite dramatic. I dont think anybody would have expected such a dramatic differ...

Even in War Zones Battle Doesnt Cause Most Injuries

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:00:38 GMT
Fractures tendonitis and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue injuries are the most common reasons for medical evacuation of U.S. military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan a new study shows. Most people think that in a war ge...

Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:00:38 GMT
High levels of vitamin D in the blood appear to be linked to lower risks of colorectal cancer although its not clear if higher intake of the vitamin actually prevents the disease researchers say. Still the findings are food for thought...

US Birth Weights Falling But Reasons Unclear

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:00:45 GMT
Babies brought to term by healthy white mothers in the United States now weigh almost 3 ounces less than they did 20 years ago and no one knows why a new report shows. This finding was not explained by more Cesarean deliveries or by preg...

Smokers More Prone to LongTerm Prescription Painkiller Use

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:00:45 GMT
THURSDAY Jan. 21 HealthDay News Smoking as well as the medicinal use of opioid painkillers such as oxycodone are independent predictors of longerterm opioid pain medication use among patients with chronic back pain caused by lumbar spine condi...

Study Plasma jets may replace dentists drill

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:00:42 GMT
In an effort to make a trip to the dentists office more comfortable German researchers have been investigating the use of plasma jets which could provide a painless alt...

As Obesity Increases So Does Stroke Risk

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:00:47 GMT
The more overweight you are the more likely you are to have a stroke a new study reports. The study which followed 13549 middleaged Americans for 19 years looked at stroke risk associated with several measures of obesity emphasizing ...

Clinic settles lawsuit over substandard dental care

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:00:45 GMT
A company that provides dental care to lowincome children throughout the U.S. has agreed to pay $24 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it had provided unn...

FDA Warns of Heart Risks With Diet Drug

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:00:51 GMT
The weightloss pill Meridia should not be used by people with a history of heart problems because the drug can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke in such people U.S. drug regulators said Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Adminis...

1 in 5 US Kids Has High Cholesterol

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:00:51 GMT
Twenty percent of U.S. children and teens have abnormal lipid levels an indication of too much bad cholesterol too little good cholesterol or high triglycerides federal health officials report. These abnormal levels can raise the risk fo...

Genetics Used to Track Transmission of MRSA Bacteria

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:00:51 GMT
New technology has made it possible for the first time to track the potentially deadly bacteria MRSA around the world or from one person to another a new study reports. The ability to track MRSA methicillinresistant Staphylococcus a...

Combo Test Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:00:51 GMT
The ability to detect earlystage ovarian cancer may be improved by using contrastenhanced ultrasound combined with proteomic analyses of blood samples a new study shows. Proteomics is the study of proteins particularly their structure a...

New Test Catches Most Pancreatic Cancers Early

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:18 GMT
Researchers report theyve developed a test that detects earlystage pancreatic cancer by measuring levels of a protein thats present in 90 percent of cancerous and precancerous lesions. Most patients with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed ...

Chemicals in Carpets NonStick Pans Tied to Thyroid Disease

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:18 GMT
Chemicals found in carpeting nonstick cookware and fabrics are linked to an increase in thyroid disease new research suggests. British researchers analyzed blood serum levels of two types of perfluorinated chemicals in nearly 4000 U.S. ...

Common Breast Cancer Traced to Cell Origins

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:17 GMT
The cells of origin for the most common form of breast cancer have been identified by researchers who say the finding offers a possible new target for breast cancer drugs. There are two general categories of breast cancer. The most common ...

Radiation Dose Lower With Digital Mammography

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:17 GMT
Digital mammography delivers significantly less radiation than conventional mammography and the reduction in radiation exposure may be greater for women with larger and denser breasts a new study has found. In the study researchers analy...

Health Highlights Jan 21 2010

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:17 GMT

SameSex Couples Good Parents: Study

Herpes Drug Doesnt Reduce HIV Infection Risk

First Lady Michelle Obama Tackles Childhood Obesity

Access to Specialists a Big ...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 21 2010

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:17 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Heartburn Related to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD This study will evaluate the effectiveness of using ...

Scientists Read Brains Magnetic Fields to Spot PTSD

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:00:53 GMT
For the first time researchers have been able to diagnose posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD by reading patterns of magnetic fields created by brain cells. The discovery made by researchers at the University of Minnesota provides a bi...

Dual Treatment Cuts Dangerous Hospital Infection

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:00:53 GMT
A new treatment for a widespread and virulent bacterial infection Clostridium difficile appears to dramatically cut recurrence researchers report. C. difficile infections have doubled in recent years and one epidemic strai...

Rocking Embryos Might Boost IVF Success

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:00:52 GMT
Scientists say they boosted the success of in vitro fertilization in mice by gently rocking embryos before implanting them into the womb. No evidence yet proves that the same technique would work with human embryos but authors of a new stu...

Health Tip Caring for AcneProne Skin

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:00:52 GMT
The exact cause of acne isnt understood but the American Academy of Dermatology says four factors are involved: too much oil clogged pores bacteria and inflammation. The academy offers these skincare suggestions designed to help manag...

Health Tip Understanding Repetitive Stress Injuries

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:00:52 GMT
Repetitive stress injury most often affects people who spend a lot of time at the computer or video game console. The repetitive motions of certain sports such as tennis also can lead to an RSI. The Nemours Foundation says the following c...

Blood Test Spots Colon Cancer Polyps

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:49 GMT
The first blood test to reliably detect earlystage colorectal cancer and polyps may help identify patients who would gain most from colonoscopy say Israeli researchers who developed the screen. The blood test checks for levels of CD24 pro...

First Oral Medications For MS Show Promise

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:46 GMT
Two new drugs both oral rather than injected may soon be available to combat multiple sclerosis. Three studies all being published early online Jan. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine find that the new drugs fingo...

Small Cuts in Salt Intake Spur Big Drops in Heart Trouble

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:46 GMT
Slashing salt intake by just 3 grams a day the equivalent of half a teaspoon could dramatically cut the incidence of heart disease and death in U.S. adults researchers claim. According to the authors of a study in the Jan. 20 online ...

Even Mild Lung Disease Affects the Heart

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:46 GMT
Heart and lung function appear to be intimately intertwined so that even mild cases of chronic lung disease affect the hearts ability to pump blood a new study finds. It suggests that a larger subset of heart failure may be due to lung ...

New Gene IDd in Brittle Bone Disease

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:46 GMT
A new gene involved in a recessive form of brittle bone disease has been pinpointed by researchers. The gene is the third to be identified in a sequence of genes involved in previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta a sometim...

Ohio dentists to care for underserved children

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:44 GMT

Dentists throughout Ohio will team up this February in an effort to help underserved youngsters in their communities obtain proper dental care.

The program...

Some childrens toothpaste may be ineffective against tooth decay

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:44 GMT
Childrens toothpastes that have low concentrations of fluoride may be ineffective in preventing tooth decay new research suggests.

During a recent study by the Cochrane

Malaria Parasite Infects Gorillas Not Just Humans

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:00:43 GMT
Gorillas carry the parasite that causes malignant malaria in humans a finding that could help in efforts to develop a vaccine for malaria researchers say. Malaria is a sometimes fatal disease usually contracted from mosquitoes most comm...

Senate Upset Foils Democrats Health Reform Agenda

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:01:07 GMT
House and Senate Democrats ambitious plans to revamp the nations healthcare system were torpedoed Tuesday night in the wake of a Massachusetts special election that delivered the seat long held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy to a Republican. ...

Asian Air May Be Worsening Ozone Over US

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:01:07 GMT
Call it an unwanted gift from overseas: Scientists are reporting that springtime ozone levels above western North America are on the rise in part because of air heading this way from Asia. The boosts in ozone could make it hard for the Un...

New Treatment Eyed for Hepatitis C

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:01:07 GMT
A new class of compounds is able to inhibit replication of the hepatitis C virus HCV in laboratory tests say U.S. scientists. If they prove effective in humans these compounds may offer an important new treatment option for patients in...

New Treatment Eyed for Hepatitis C

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:01:07 GMT
A new class of compounds is able to inhibit replication of the hepatitis C virus HCV in laboratory tests say U.S. scientists. If they prove effective in humans these compounds may offer an important new treatment option for patients in...

HeartAssist System Approved for Severe Heart Failure

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:01:06 GMT
A device that helps the hearts left ventricle pump blood in people who have severe heart failure but who arent candidates for heart transplant has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The HeartMate II is already FDAapp...

How the Apple Keeps the Doctor Away

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:43 GMT
Common wisdom holds apples to be a healthy snack and a new study agrees finding that a component of fruit called pectin boosts levels of friendly germs in the digestive system. Microbiologists at the University of Denmarks National Food ...

Brain Scans Reveal Video Gamers Secrets

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:43 GMT
How adeptly you play a video game may indicate how big some parts of your brain are the authors of a new study report. Researchers found that certain regions of the brain are larger in young people who do a better job of playing a speciall...

Painless Plasma Jets Instead of Dental Drill

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:43 GMT
Plasma jets could offer a painless alternative to dentists drills say German researchers. They found that firing low temperature plasma beams at dentin the fibrous tooth structure beneath the enamel coating reduced the amount of den...

Health Highlights Jan 20 2010

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:42 GMT

California Sets Doctor Appointment Wait Limits

Recalled Dorel Asia Cribs Linked to Infants Death

Exercise Increases MemoryRelated Brain Cells: Study

Nanoparticles...

US Kids Using Media Almost 8 Hours a Day

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:50 GMT
The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically to almost eight hours a day a new report finds. In fact over the past five years the amount of time ...

Experts Push 7 Steps to Heart Health

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:50 GMT
Assessing whether you are in poor moderate or ideal cardiovascular health takes just seconds thanks to a new American Heart Association measure of health factors and behaviors. The sevenpoint checklist is part of a heart association prog...

Medical Students Supportive of Alternative Medicine

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:50 GMT
A new national survey finds that most medical students think that knowledge of complementary and alternative medicine could help Western doctors do a better job. Complementary and alternative medicine or CAM includes such therapies as ac...

New Disinfectant Could Help Hospitals Fight Germs

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:50 GMT
Researchers report that theyve developed a new formula for a disinfectant thats effective against bacteria viruses fungi and even prions the proteins that cause mad cow disease. The fastacting disinfectant they say could be especial...

Health Tip Got a Blister Outbreak

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:50 GMT
A blister medically called a vesicle is a small sac on the skin thats filled with fluid. Blisters can be caused by friction or an underlying health issue. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says the following illnesses and conditions ...

Health Tip Reduce Your Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:50 GMT
Carpal tunnel syndrome includes a number of conditions characterized by swelling pain tingling and weakness in the wrists and hands. The National Womens Health Information Center says you can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome by taking...

No Role Found for Birds in Swine Flu Pandemic

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:00:38 GMT
Birds dont become sick when exposed to the H1N1 influenza strains that caused the 1918 and 2009 global flu pandemics a finding that suggests birds played no role in the spread of the pandemiccausing viruses according to a new study. Res...

Stem Cells Become Functioning Neurons in Mice

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:59 GMT
Transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells were able to form proper brain connections in newborn mice U.S. scientists report. Researchers from Stanford Medical School say their study was the first to show that stem cells can be d...

Tobacco Toxin Helps a Protein Cause Lung Cancer

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:59 GMT
New research offers insight into how a carcinogen in tobacco known as NNK contributes to the formation of lung cancer tumors. Researchers at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan report that NNK contributes to the accumulation of a prote...

Statins Show Promise Against Sickle Cell

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:59 GMT
The cholesterol drugs known as statins hold promise as a treatment for sickle cell disease a common genetic disorder new research has found. The findings published Jan. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation are based on ex...

Excess Weight Poses Anesthesia Challenge

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:59 GMT
Many health risks of excess weight are wellknown such as heart disease high blood pressure and diabetes to name a few. But an obese patient is also a challenge for an anesthesiologist to care for during surgery. At least 30 percent of ...

Dental insurance lowers cost of fixing chipped broken teeth

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:57 GMT
While dental health issues like tooth decay and periodontal disease may deserve immediate treatment to offset their potentially harmful side effects many Americans are scrambling to get to a

New Hampshire health officials seek to fill gaps in dental care

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:57 GMT
A new study from the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy has given rise to discussions among health officials about expanding dental screenings in schools and improving access to

Shedding Light on Why Omega3 Fatty Acids May Help the Heart

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:55 GMT
Scientists think they have uncovered at least one of the reasons why omega3 fatty acids are good for your heart. The more omega3 that patients with coronary heart disease consumed the slower their telomeres shrank. Telomeres are structur...

In Europe Most Men Can Trace Roots to Near East Migrants

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:55 GMT
The majority of European males are descended from farmers who migrated from the Near East 10000 years ago say English researchers who examined the diversity of the Y chromosome which is passed from father to son. We focused on the comm...

Mouse Study May Advance Multiple Sclerosis Research

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:55 GMT
A mutation in a gene called ZFP191 causes central nervous system myelination problems in mice that are similar to what occurs in humans with multiple sclerosis new research has found. In multiple sclerosis an autoimmune disorder the body...

Compounds Identified That Might Treat Nerve Diseases

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:00:46 GMT
Researchers report that theyve developed a new way to find compounds that could become treatments for degenerative nerve disorders such as Alzheimers Huntingtons and Parkinsons diseases. The diseases cause proteins in nerve cells know...

Monkey Brain Hardwired for Simple Math

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:00:46 GMT
TUESDAY Jan. 19 HealthDay News Monkey see monkey do simple math? A German team of neurobiologists has found that rhesus macaques can engage in abstract mathematical reasoning using specific brain cells dedicated to the comprehension...

Should HPV Test Replace the Pap Smear

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:57 GMT
DNA testing for the human papillomavirus should replace the Pap smear as the main way to screen women for cervical cancer according to Italian researchers. Their recommendation is based on a study that found that the human papillomavirus ...

Current Smoking Can Worsen Lung Cancer

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:57 GMT
Not only does cigarette smoke cause lung cancer it worsens the disease by increasing lung inflammation U.S. researchers have found. The team at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine conducted tests on mice with early ...

Complex WeightLoss Plans Erode Dieters Resolve

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:57 GMT
The more complex a persons diet plan the sooner the person will abandon it a new study finds. The finding came from a study of 390 German women who were using one of two diet plans. The simpler plan provided shopping lists for dieters an...

Health Highlights Jan 19 2010

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:57 GMT

Artificial Muscles Help Facial Injury Patients Blink

Ground Beef Recalled by California Company

N.J. Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill

FDA Wants to Tighten Tannin...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 19 2010

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:57 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Pediatric Meningococcal Vaccine This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the study vaccine admin...

Adding Fish Oil to IV May Speed Sepsis Recovery

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:49 GMT
Adding fish oil to intravenous solutions proved beneficial for intensive care patients with the potentially lethal blood infection known as sepsis a new study finds. The study published Jan. 19 in the journal Critical Care compare...

Compulsive Dogs Yield Clues to Human OCD Autism

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:49 GMT
A study of obsessivecompulsive Dobermans might someday help explain similar repetitive behaviors in humans. Scientists have identified a region on chromosome 7 in obsessivecompulsive dogs that may correlate to the human version of the psy...

Overdoses From Prescription Painkillers on the Rise

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:49 GMT
Overdoses from prescription painkillers are increasing in the United States a new study shows. Researchers examined pharmacy files on 9940 adults who took opioids such as oxycodone and hydrocodone for at least three months between 1997 an...

Health Tip Recovering From Mononucleosis

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:49 GMT
Mononucleosis often dubbed mono is a viral infection that can cause fatigue weakness sore throat and fever. There is no known preventive. Once you have the virus the American Academy of Family Physicians suggests how you can help you...

Health Tip Help Prevent a Stress Fracture

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:49 GMT
A stress fracture occurs from overuse when muscles become too weak to absorb the continued stress of physical activity causing a small crack in a bone. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers these suggestions to help prevent ...

For Heart Health Focus on Risk Factors

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:37 GMT
Treating multiple factors that contribute to heart attack risk is better than simply focusing on lowering a patients cholesterol level according to U.S. researchers. Weve been worrying too much about peoples cholesterol level and not e...

Traditional Surgery Not Always Best for Abdominal Aneurysm

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:37 GMT
In some cases of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm minimally invasive repair could be more effective at saving lives than traditional open surgery. Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA is a bulging of the aorta the largest blood vessel in the...

Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Heart Disease

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:37 GMT
Erectile dysfunction is a strong warning sign that a man might be at increased risk for heart attack stroke and other cardiovascular problems a longrunning study indicates. We saw that adjusting for age and Framingham Heart Study risk...

Dental care to be offered in Vermont classroom

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:35 GMT

A federal grant secured by Vermonts Independent Senator Bernard Sanders will be used to covert a classroom into a twochair dental office and provide dental care t...

Americans spend on cosmetic dentistry to keep smiles bright

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:35 GMT
A recent survey by the American Dental Association found that the majority of respondents ranked their smile as their most important physical feature.

In a similar study conducted by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists AACD data rev...

Most FastFood French Fries Cooked in Unhealthiest Oil

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:00:54 GMT
Most French fries served in U.S. restaurants are immersed in cornbased oil usually considered the worst oil for human health before theyre fried according to the authors of a new study. Corn oil contains copious amounts of saturate...

Frequent Mental Lapses May Precede Alzheimers

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:00:54 GMT
Mental lapses among older adults occur more often among those developing Alzheimers disease than healthy elders new research finds. Excessive daytime sleepiness staring into space and disorganized or illogical thinking are other mental f...

Study Questions Need for Emergency Appendectomies

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:00:54 GMT
Appendicitis doesnt necessarily lead to a burst appendix if the organ isnt removed quickly U.S. researchers say in a new study that challenges traditional belief. The researchers also theorize that viral infections can cause appendicitis...

For Very Obese Gastric Bypass May Extend Life

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:00:54 GMT
Gastric bypass surgery could have lifeextending benefits for most of the five percent of Americans who are very obese a new study suggests. The study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati concluded that the benefits of this...

Cost of Psoriasis Drugs Rising Faster Than Others

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:00:54 GMT
The cost of treating psoriasis is rising faster than inflation says a U.S. study which also found that newer biologicallyderived treatments cost more than traditional systemic therapies. The researchers created a cost model to analyze t...

Voice Control Needs Time to Develop After Cochlear Implant

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:00:54 GMT
It takes time but children who receive cochlear implants in both ears gradually learn to control the loudness and pitch of their voices a new study has found. Cochlear implants are electronic devices that provide sound to people who are d...

SelfControl Just Might Be Contagious

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMT
If you spend time with people who exhibit selfcontrol resisting the deathbychocolate cake after a restaurant meal for instance you can expect your own selfcontrol to be pretty good too according to new research. But the opposit...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 18 2010

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Adult AttentionDeficit Disorder ADD This study of an investigational drug is for people 18 and older who have...

Health Highlights Jan 18 2010

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:59 GMT

New Bone Marrow Transplant Technique Promising: Study

FDA Warns of Counterfeit Alli WeightLoss Drug

Doctor Accused of Faking Painkiller Studies

FDA Cant Block EC...

Federal Panel Urges Obesity Screening for Kids Ages 6 and Up

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:54 GMT
MONDAY Jan. 18 HealthDay News A federal panel of health experts has issued new recommendations encouraging U.S. doctors to screen children aged 6 and older for obesity and to offer them a referral to intensive weight management programs when ...

Parents Not Taking Concussions Seriously Enough

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:54 GMT
Children who suffer a concussion dont just have a minor head bump but a brain injury that parents coaches and teachers need to take more seriously Canadian researchers warn. Parents often believe that concussion injury is mild and does...

Newly Identified Gene Variants Linked to Diabetes

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:54 GMT
Researchers have identified 10 new gene variants associated with blood sugar or insulin levels which they believe could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes. Only four gene variants had previously been associated with glucose metabo...

Health Tip Applying First Aid to a Minor Burn

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:54 GMT
A minor burn can be caused by fire steam or a hot liquid or object and can scald the skin. The skin may be painful turn red and blister or peel. The U.S. National Library of Medicine makes these suggestions about caring for a minor bur...

Health Tip Prevent Injuries From Toys

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:54 GMT
Toys may be meant for fun and play but toys in the wrong little hands can lead to serious injury. The Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital in Palo Alto Calif. offers these guidelines to help parents choose safe toys:

Chec...

Womens Natural Scent Most Attractive to Men

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:54 GMT
Women who want to attract a mans attention shouldnt wear perfume new research suggests. Florida State University psychological scientists Saul L. Miller and Jon K. Maner found that male testosterone levels are influenced by natural odors...

Immune Response Better With Skin Scratch Vaccination

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:00:39 GMT
Giving a vaccine through a scratch on the skin scarification triggers a stronger immune response than injected vaccines say U.S. researchers who also found that scarification requires 100 times less vaccine to prompt an immune response.

Why We Keep Looking and Looking for Lost Items

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:00:46 GMT
Looking for something? New research provides insight into why we miss things when theyre uncommon. We know that if you dont find it often you often dont find it said Jeremy Wolfe of Harvard Medical School. Rare stuff gets missed. ...

Novice Poker Players Dont Know When to Walk Away

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:00:25 GMT
Play more online poker and youll get better and win right? Wrong says a new study of gambling behavior that suggests players especially beginners win less money the more hands they play. The findings which came from a st...

Shots Relieve Childrens Hay Fever Cut Expenses

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:00:14 GMT
Allergy vaccinations reduce total healthcare costs in children with hay fever by onethird and drug prescription costs by 16 percent according to a 10year U.S. study. Researchers compared the medical claims for 2770 children with hay f...

Race Weight May Influence Success of Prostate Surgery

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:00:15 GMT
Race and obesity may affect the outcome of men with diabetes who have prostate cancer surgery a new U.S. study reveals. We found that diabetes was significantly associated with more aggressive disease in obese white men and less aggressiv...

Bioengineered Skin Grafts Control Blood Pressure in Mice

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:00:15 GMT
Bioengineered skin cells can produce molecules that control blood pressure in mice and the same technology is potentially usable against a number of medical conditions researchers report. Our main interest is showing the therapeutic util...

55 Million Americans Sickened by Swine Flu So Far

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:04 GMT
An estimated 55 million people in the United States were infected with the H1N1 swine flu from the time the disease first emerged in midApril until midDecember and approximately 11200 people died federal officials reported Friday. The ...

Health Agencies Express Concern Over BPA

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:04 GMT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other U.S. health agencies are pledging $30 million toward short and longterm research aimed at clarifying the health effects of the plastics chemical bisphenol A BPA. The chemical is ubiquitous...

Diabetes Drug Looks Safe for Heart Failure Patients

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:04 GMT
The diabetes drug metformin is safe for diabetes patients with advanced heart failure say U.S. researchers. The study included 401 patients average age 56 with type 2 diabetes and advanced systolic heart failure who were followed for 14 ...

Money for Biomedical Research Cut in Recent Years

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:04 GMT
From 2005 to 2008 the level of funding for biomedical research in the United States appears to have decreased by 2 percent a new study shows. The same review also found that the rate of increase in funding has slowed since 2005.

Tylenol Recall Expands to Include Other OTC Meds

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:11 GMT
As a Johnson amp; Johnson subsidiary expanded its recall of some of its overthecounter drugs on Friday federal health officials said a warning letter has been sent to the company for failing to act quickly to take the products off the shelves aft...

Blacks Often Misdiagnosed With Schizophrenia Author Says

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:11 GMT
Black men in the United States are misdiagnosed with schizophrenia at least five times more often than any other racial group. This trend dates back to the 1960s and 1970s when equal rights activism was equated with mental illness said re...

The Pill May Decrease Bone Density

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Oral contraception may decrease bone density in young women a new study suggests. Those taking birth control pills for more than two years and those on the lowdose estrogen pills appear to have the greatest risk of decreased bone density...

Treating Low Growth Hormone in Childhood May Thwart Later Ills

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Treating growthhormone deficiency in children could prevent memory defects in adulthood new research in rats suggests. Children with the condition can grow up to develop learning and memory deficits. It hasnt been clear if hormone suppl...

Blacks With Diabetes Urged to Cut Calories Salt

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Blacks with diabetes who consume too many calories and too much sodium increase their risk for eye disease a new study finds. The research involved 469 black participants who had type 1 diabetes. Six years later they underwent blood testi...

Health Highlights Jan 15 2010

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT

FDA Cant Block ECigarette Imports: Judge

Tylenol Maker Failed to Investigate Problems: FDA

Gay Marriage Ban Adds to Social Stigma: Expert

Recalled Dog Treats May Co...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 15 2010

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Skin Pain Shingles This study seeks candidates aged 18 to 80 with shingles. Those who qualify will receive st...

Moderate Radiation Tied to Heart Disease Stroke

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
New research based on the experiences of atomicbomb survivors has found a link between exposure to moderate levels of radiation and higher levels of heart disease and stroke. Its not clear however if the radiation directly causes the d...

Girls Soccer Injuries Plummet After Exercise Program

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
A soccerspecific exercise program can help prevent injuries in young female players says a new study. The program features strengthening exercises aimed at improving motion patterns to help reduce strain on the knee joint. The training s...

Health Tip Help Prevent a Blood Clot

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Blood clots most often occur in people who dont move around enough and among people who have had recent surgery or injury. A clot can travel to the heart or brain leading to a heart attack or stroke. The U.S. Department of Health and Huma...

Health Tip Thyroid Problems May Affect Pregnancy

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
The thyroid a small gland at the base of the neck helps regulate your bodys metabolism including how fast your heart beats. An overactive hyperthyroid or underactive hypothyroid gland can lead to a host of health problems particu...

From Risky Health Status to a Better Life

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Its easy to roll your eyes when a doctor prescribes diet and exercise as a cure for what ails you. But it works. It worked for me. In the past year I used diet and exercise to lose more than 60 pounds beat back prediabetes an...

Expert Dental health expenses can multiply if conditions go untreated

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:00:26 GMT
Many American families who have dropped dental insurance from their budgets because of recessionfueled financial constraints are finding that tooth decay and assoc...

Traffic Crashes Send 35 Million to ERs

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:00:14 GMT
U.S. hospital emergency departments treated 3.5 million motor vehicle crash victims who had injuries ranging from bruises and scrapes to lifethreatening trauma in 2006 a new government study finds. About 85 percent 3 million of the pati...

Leading COPD Drug Wont Harm Heart FDA

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:06 GMT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it found no good evidence that the Spiriva HandiHaler boosts heart risks in patients who use it to help control chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD. The announcement comes afte...

Lawmakers Getting Closer to Health Care Reform

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:06 GMT
An agreement in principle on the landmark overhaul to the U.S. health care system could come as early as Friday lawmakers said Thursday. The agreement in principle which would cover major issues such as how to pay for health coverage and ...

Incorrect Cell Lines Used for Worldwide Cancer Research

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:06 GMT
Cancer researchers rely on specific tumor cell lines when developing new treatments but those samples arent always what theyre advertised to be a Dutch team reports. Their study found that three of 13 human esophageal cancer cell lines ...

CT Scans Spot Many Kidney Abnormalities

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:06 GMT
About 25 percent of healthy people have abnormalities in the kidneys and their blood vessels but most of these abnormalities arent serious enough to prevent a person from donating a kidney a new study shows. More research is needed to de...

Deadly Choking Game Still Common Among Kids

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:11 GMT
As many as 6 percent of Oregon eighthgraders have tried the potentially lethal choking game public health officials warn in a new report. Also known as the blackout game passout game scarf game and space monkey among other n...

Stress of Caring for Disabled Spouse Raises Stroke Threat

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:10 GMT
The stress of caring for a disabled spouse increases the risk of stroke substantially and the increased risk is greater for husbands than for wives a new study finds. We followed 767 people out of a large study who were caring for a spou...

Experts Dental care starts during first year of life

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:09 GMT
Newspapers have recently been filled with stories about adults who have lost their jobs and with them their health and dental benefits. While adults are making their voices heard and continually urging Congress to meet their needs the American Dent...

West Virginia lawmakers consider establishing state dental health office

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:09 GMT
Embarrassed by widelycirculated reports ranking West Virginia as the worst area for dental care in the U.S. state lawmakers have said they will find ways to improve th...

Haiti Faces Serious Health Risks in Quakes Wake

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
As devastating as the immediate aftermath of Tuesdays 7.0magnitude earthquake in Haiti has been potentially worse public health calamities could lie ahead in the weeks and months to come health experts say. The decimation of Haitis inf...

Evolving Strains of HIV May Cause Wave of Drug Resistance

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
Strains of drugresistant HIV that will emerge in San Francisco within the next five years could pose a serious threat to efforts to control the HIV pandemic according to U.S. researchers. The researchers developed a mathematical model tha...

Stabilizing Spine May Be Waste of Time in Gun Knife Victims

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:14 GMT
Paramedics often work quickly to stabilize the spines of trauma patients to avoid a broken neck or other problems but new research suggests that practice could double the likelihood that gunshot and stabbing victims will die if they arent taken im...

1 in 4 US Teen Girls Involved in Violent Behavior

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
A new national survey finds that almost 27 percent of girls aged 12 to 17 were involved in serious fights or attacks on other girls within the previous year. These findings are alarming SAMHSA administrator Pamela S. Hyde said in a news...

Lung Infection Up in Wake of Kids Pneumonia Vaccine

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Since the PCV7 early childhood vaccine for bacterial pneumonia was introduced in the United States in 2000 the number of children hospitalized for pneumonia because of pneumococcus has decreased by 50 percent and bacterial pneumonias have decreased ...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 14 2010

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Healthy Volunteers This study will evaluate a new investigational medication. The study involves one screening ...

Health Highlights Jan 14 2010

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:03 GMT

Parenthood Linked With Lower Blood Pressure: Study

HappyTot HappyBaby Meals Recalled

Drug Patent Settlements Increasing: FTC

Traffic Pollution Harms Lungs Heart: ...

MailOrder May Help People Stick to Med Regimens

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:08 GMT
Using mailorder pharmacies makes it easier for people to stick with their doctors prescribed medication regimens a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed medication refill data from 2006 and 2007 from 13922 people with diabetes hig...

Health Tip Finding Magnesium in Food

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:08 GMT
Your body needs the mineral magnesium to properly contract and relax muscles to produce proteins and to help enzymes function the U.S. National Library of Medicine says. Its experts offer this list of dietary sources for magnesium: ...

Health Tip Signs That a Baby Is Hungry

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:08 GMT
Some new parents have a tough time figuring out when their crying baby is truly hungry. The Nemours Foundation says these are signs that a baby wants to eat:

Turning the head from side to side.

Opening the mouth a...

More Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:08 GMT
One of the largest analyses of the effect of statin drug therapy on the risk of stroke confirms the benefits of these widely used drugs. Much of the benefit from statins such as Crestor Lipitor and Zocor appears tied to the drugs lowering...

Artificial Pancreas Prototype in Development for Type 1 Diabetics

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:05 GMT
The first version of an artificial pancreas a potentially revolutionary way to manage insulin delivery in people with type 1 diabetes may be available in as little as four years. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation JDRF annou...

New AntiClotting Drug Outperforms Plavix

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:05 GMT
A new clotbusting drug Brilinta may soon take the place of Plavix in treating patients with acute coronary syndrome which includes angina and heart attack. In a new trial the upstart drug ticagrelor Brilinta reduced the risk of seco...

No Sign of Superbugs in Isolated Polar Bears

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:05 GMT
Scant evidence of antibioticresistant superbugs has been found in the droppings of Arctic polar bears that are isolated from humans potentially suggesting that humans are responsible for the spread of such germs in the animal kingdom at large. ...

Newer Drug More Effective in Psoriasis Treatment

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:02 GMT
The estimated 7.5 million Americans suffering from psoriasis often have to tolerate longterm treatment that may be only moderately effective. Now a new drug called ustekinumab Stelara appears to be more effective than the old standby e...

Deployment Takes Toll on Army Wives

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:02 GMT
War isnt just tough on soldiers. Army wives whose husbands were deployed have higher rates of depression anxiety sleep disorders and other mental health issues than the wives of soldiers who stayed home a new study shows. Researchers lo...

Transplanted Trachea Grows Own Blood Supply in Patients Arm

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:02 GMT
Belgian transplant surgeons are reporting a medical first: They coaxed a donor trachea to grow its own network of blood vessels before transplantation by first embedding it for months in the recipients arm. The innovative approach not only...

Denture adhesives may threaten dental health

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:00 GMT
For years some denture adhesive formulas have contained traces of zinc though scientists have only recently found evidence that the metal can cause serious impairments to d...

Dental surgery recommended for some cosmetic procedures

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:00 GMT
While access to dental services such as cleanings tooth extraction and

Toothless woman finds dental care at Connecticut clinic

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:00 GMT

A toothless woman from New Britain Connecticut has said that a new local medical facility that accepts patients without dental insurance has finally put a sm...

Migraine Depression May Have Genetic Link

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:01 GMT
Two seemingly unrelated problems might share a genetic component that may make some people more likely to suffer from both migraine and depression Dutch researchers report. The connection between migraine and depression has been examined b...

Cutting Parkinsons Drug Dose Linked to Withdrawal Effects

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:01 GMT
Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists drugs routinely used to treat Parkinsons disease can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in withdrawal such as anxiety panic attacks pain dizziness and drug cravings researchers say....

Males Y Chromosome iNoti in Decline

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:59:59 GMT
The Y chromosome found only in males has evolved faster than expected in humans and chimpanzees over the past 6 million years since the two species emerged from a common ancestor researchers report. The new study challenges the widely h...

Stress on Cells Can Turn Them Cancerous

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:59:59 GMT
New research in fruit flies offers insight into how cells turn cancerous. At issue is how mutations occur in single cells and create tumors. In a study published online Jan. 13 in Nature researchers report that cancercausing mutati...

A Good Nights Slumber Wont Reverse Chronic Sleep Loss

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:59:59 GMT
Chronic sleep deprivation and the impact sleep debt has on functioning and thinking cannot be reversed by one good nights sleep new research suggests. While a night of good sleep can make you feel and operate better in the short run th...

Taking Viagra Wont Spur Risky Sexual Behavior

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Men worried that taking Viagra will lead to sexually risky behavior can relax: A new study suggests that drugs for erectile dysfunction dont make men more likely to engage in potentially unhealthy sex. For this study we took the perspect...

Chemical BPA Linked to Heart Disease Risk

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
New research raises the possibility that people who have the highest levels of a chemical known as BPA in their urine are more likely to be diagnosed with heart disease. But the findings dont prove that bisphenol A BPA actually causes he...

US Obesity Rates Leveling Off But Still High

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:03 GMT
Some good news in the war on weight: Obesity in the United States may finally be stabilizing instead of increasing two new studies show. But the rates of obesity remain high with about onethird of Americans still falling into that weight...

Why Antidepressants Dont Work for Everyone

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:03 GMT
New research is giving scientists a greater understanding of how a brain becomes susceptible to depression and anxiety on a molecular level and why some people are resistant to antidepressants. Scientists think two things biological fact...

For Achilles Overuse Plasma Injections Look No Better Than Placebo

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:03 GMT
A new treatment for overuse injury of the Achilles tendon doesnt appear to be effective a new study shows. Researchers in the Netherlands concluded that plateletrich plasma PRP injections are no better than placebo in reducing pain or ...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 13 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:03 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Traumatic Brain Injury or Stroke This study seeks people diagnosed with traumatic brain injury or stroke to part...

Health Highlights Jan 13 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:03 GMT

Traffic Pollution Harms Lungs Heart: Study

FDA Warns Drug Companies About Promotional Materials

U.S. Senator Seeks Cadmium Ban in Childrens Toys Jewelry

Handling...

Strides Made in Lung Cancer Treatment

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Advances in genetics and biomarker identification and testing are finally bearing fruit in the battle against lung cancer a new set of studies suggests. Until now lung cancer has lagged behind other malignancies when it comes to identify...

Therapy May Relieve Breast Cancer Surgery Complication

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
A common complication of breast cancer surgery can be prevented or reduced if patients receive physical therapy including massage and shoulder exercises soon after their operation a new study suggests. Secondary lymphedema caused by d...

Health Tip Signs That a Head Injury Is Serious

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
Any head injury should be taken seriously but certain warning signs indicate that the injury needs immediate medical attention. The American Academy of Family Physicians says a doctors evaluation is required if you notice the following:

Health Tip Dealing With Muscle Cramps

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:00:12 GMT
A muscle cramp can occur during virtually any activity even while sleeping. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says the slightest movement that shortens a muscle can make it contract forcibly and involuntarily leading to a cramp...

Some Blood Pressure Drugs May Stave Off Dementia

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:59:59 GMT
Blood pressure drugs that block the protein angiotensin appear to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia a new study finds. We think it angiotensin is one of the most important factors determining ...

Vitamin D Plus Calcium Guards Against Fractures

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:59:59 GMT
Daily supplements of calcium and vitamin D reduce the risk of fractures in women and men of all ages even if theyve suffered previous fractures but vitamin D supplements alone dont offer significant protection a new study has found. Re...

Loss of Smell Could Be Early Sign of Alzheimers

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:59:59 GMT
New research in mice suggests that loss of smell could serve as an early indicator of Alzheimers disease. People with Alzheimers are already known to suffer from loss of smell. But the new research pinpoints a direct link between developm...

FocusDriven Seeks to Crack Down on Distracted Drivers

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:07 GMT
More than 500000 people were injured and nearly 6000 people were killed last year in motorvehicle accidents involving a driver who was distracted while using a cell phone or texting device the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Tuesday.

Men Women Respond to Stress Differently

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:07 GMT
The brains of men and women handle stress differently and that alters the way their bodies experience chronic diseases such as depression cardiovascular disease and autoimmune disorders U.S. researchers report. The scientists used functio...

Loan repayment program looks to improve dental care in underserved areas

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:05 GMT
The difficulty of finding a dentist who will accept Medicaid in some areas and the complete lack of oral health practitioners in others has caused some health official...

Lawsuit blames Floridas Medicaid reimbursement rates for poor dental care

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:05 GMT
This week three Florida mothers are slated to testify in a class action lawsuit which claims the state does not provide their children with adequate access to quality dental or medical care.

Various associations including the Florida Acade...

Gene Variant Could Lower Alzheimers Risk

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:05 GMT
A gene variant that is good for the heart also appears to be good for the brain slowing agerelated decline in mental function and cutting the odds for Alzheimers disease a study indicates. If you carry two copies of the favorable form ...

With Pancreatic Cancer Age Factors Into Familial Risk

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:05 GMT
People with a family member who had pancreatic cancer before age 50 face a greatly increased risk for the disease a new study has found. Researchers already knew that people with several relatives diagnosed with pancreatic cancer were mor...

Green Tea May Lower Lung Cancer Risk

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:05 GMT
Antioxidants in green tea appear to significantly lower the risk for developing lung cancer among smokers and nonsmokers alike new research from Taiwan reveals. The study suggests that smokers and nonsmokers who consume a minimum of one cu...

Combo PETCT Scans Can Spot Hidden Cancers

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:00:01 GMT
A combination wholebody PETCT scan is more accurate than some other commonly used tests in detecting cancer in patients with neurologic symptoms according to U.S. researchers. Socalled paraneoplastic neurologic disorders can occur in ...

Alzheimers Drug Might Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:00:01 GMT
An experimental Alzheimers drug may help prevent esophageal cancer a new study shows. The drug DBZ currently in clinical trials for treatment of Alzheimers disease is known to have side effects on the lining of the lower colon. The ce...

Could a Bigger Bottom Boost Health

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT
Bigbottomed women take heart. Fat that settles around the thighs and buttocks may be better for you than a tummy tire experts say. In fact a new review of the data on the subject suggests it may even help protect your health. ...

LongTerm Statin Use Best Way to Cut Cardiovascular Deaths

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT
A 50 percent increase in patients adhering to longterm treatment with cholesterollowering statins could prevent twice as many deaths from heart attack and stroke British researchers say. Its estimated that only about half of patients pr...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 12 2010

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Depression This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Hcoil deep transcranial magnetic stimulati...

Health Highlights Jan 12 2010

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT

Pavement Sealant Chemicals Tracked Indoors: Study

Why People Are Happier on Weekends

Veterans Suicide Rate Increases 26 Percent

Baseball Great Admits to Steroid Us...

Report Card on Tobacco Control Laws a Mixed Bag

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:05 GMT
The U.S. government took some important steps last year to prevent tobaccorelated disease and death but most states got a failing grade and 10 made alarming cuts to their tobacco control programs a new report shows. According to the T...

Doctors Put Off EndofLife Talks With Terminally Ill

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:05 GMT
Terminally ill patients have much to consider from whether they want to die at home or in the hospital to whether they want doctors to continue aggressive treatment or focus on making them comfortable during their final weeks or months. Ye...

Faster Heart Rate May Raise Risk of Heart Attack Death

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:04 GMT
For women under age 70 every 10beatperminute increase in resting heart rate boosts the risk of dying from a heart attack by 18 percent a new study has found. Norwegian researchers tracked the health of about 50000 healthy adults aged...

Health Tip Preparing for Winter Weather

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:04 GMT
Outdoor chores and activities are much tougher when you must contend with snow ice and frigid temperatures. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these suggestions:

Dress in lots of layers protecting ...

Health Tip Track What You Eat

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:04 GMT
A food diary can help you track how much food and how many calories youre taking in. This can help make it easier to lose those extra pounds. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions for keeping a food diary...

Antipsychotics Still Widely Used in US Nursing Homes

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:59 GMT
Many Americans in nursing homes still get powerful antipsychotic medications despite recent attempts by the U.S. government to rein in the practice two new studies show. The practice can control problem behaviors but can also threaten ph...

To Circumcise or Not

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:59 GMT
As a major organization of pediatricians considers revising its recommendations on circumcision of newborn boys two new reviews of existing research offer conflicting conclusions about the bitterly debated procedure. One review from Austr...

Genetic Marker for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Found

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:59 GMT
A focused search of the entire human genome has found a genetic variant associated with the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in a discovery that marks an important first step toward singling out cancers that need intensive treatment from those that...

MediCal cuts shrink number of Californians receiving dental care

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:57 GMT
Six months after state officials cut MediCal dental benefits for most Californians health advocates have indicated that thousands of residents in San Joaquin Valley alone are going without

Dental clinic struggling to address soaring demand

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:57 GMT
A nonprofit dental clinic in Livingston County Massachusetts has announced that it will not accept any new patients until it can reduce the backlog of individuals on its lengthy waiting list.

The VINA Community Dental Center in Brighton M...

More Aggressive Treatment for Weekend Stroke

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:59:59 GMT
Stroke victims brought to a hospital on a weekend are more likely to receive the powerful clotdissolving drug tPA than those who arrive on a weekday a study finds. Its an unexpected finding since the study was triggered by a previous re...

Very Low Levels of Lead Harm Kids Kidneys Study

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:59:59 GMT
Even very low levels of lead may harm childrens kidneys say U.S. researchers. The lead level of concern for children is 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However a new...

TV Watching May Shorten Your Life

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:59:59 GMT
Every hour spent watching TV each day may increase your risk of an early death from cardiovascular disease by as much as 18 percent Australian researchers say. Whats on the television is not the problem; its the time spent sitting while ...

Exercise May Stave Off Mental Decline

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:59:59 GMT
Exercise appears to help prevent and improve mild cognitive impairment two new studies show. Researchers found that people who did moderate physical activity in midlife or later had a reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment and that six ...

Actemra Approved for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:59:58 GMT
Actemra tocilizumab has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat rheumatoid arthritis among people who havent responded to or who cannot tolerate other approved RA drugs the agency said Monday. Actemra was appro...

Confidence Helps Boost Teenage Girls Math Skills

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT
Girls are as good as boys at math but boys have more confidence in their math abilities according to researchers who analyzed international data. The finding that girls worldwide have less confidence in their math abilities may help expla...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 11 2010

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Diabetes This study will evaluate an investigational drug for type 2 diabetes. Participants must be aged 18 to 8...

Marijuana Compounds Could Beat Back Brain Cancer

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT
Preliminary research suggests that a combination of compounds in marijuana could help fight off a particularly deadly form of brain cancer. But the findings shouldnt send patients rushing to buy pot: the levels used in the research appear ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Lowers Flu Shot Effectiveness

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT
New research offers a caution to rheumatoid arthritis patients who take the drug rituximab Rituxan: The flu vaccine is safe but its ineffective during the first six months following treatment with Rituxan. The researchers also found tha...

Why You Eat for the Joy of It

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT
Why do people keep eating when they already feel full? New research in mice suggests it may have something to do with a hunger hormone that tells you to keep chowing down. What we show is that there may be situations where we are driven t...

Health Highlights Jan 11 2010

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:59:59 GMT

New York City Targets Salt Levels in Food

Mental Health Issues Up for High School College Students

High Levels of Cadmium in Childrens Jewelry

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Seat Belts Bike Helmets Go Unused in Movies Aimed at Kids

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:59:57 GMT
Movies made for kids are getting better at portraying safety behaviors like wearing seatbelts and bike helmets but theyre still missing the mark about half the time. Thats the conclusion of a government study thats been tracking injur...

Misconnections in Developing Brain May Cause Autism

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:59:57 GMT
A new study adds to growing evidence that autism is caused by a miswiring of connections in a childs developing brain resulting in impaired information flow. According to researchers at Childrens Hospital Boston it may be possible to on...

PET Scan Improves Diagnosis of Parkinsonism Study

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:59:57 GMT
New research shows that PET brain scans can diagnose which type of Parkinsonsrelated disease a person has. Between 1998 and 2006 researchers scanned the brains of 167 patients who had signs of Parkinsonism but hadnt been specifically di...

Health Tip When Baby Gets a Shot

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:59:57 GMT
Its crucial to get your infant or child vaccinated against a host of deadly germs. But that doesnt make it less painful for the child or concerned parents. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers these suggestions to help parents cal...

Health Tip You Need Vitamin B12

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:59:57 GMT
Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy blood and aids in making important proteins. People who dont get enough can have memory problems or confusion and are at greater risk of developing anemia Childrens Hospital Boston says. The hospital ...

Why Light Hurts During Migraines

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT
Researchers believe they know why light exacerbates the already debilitating pain of migraines even in some blind people. A report published online Jan. 10 in Nature Neuroscience reveals how visual and pain pathways in the brain con...

Power Really May Lead to Moral Hypocrisy

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:00:05 GMT
Why do so many people in top positions fail to follow the ethical rules that they promote? New research suggests that power makes people more strict about other peoples actions but less strict about their own. According to our research...

Psychotherapy May Help Teen Girls Avoid Obesity

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
A psychotherapy program may work better than traditional health classes in preventing teenage girls at risk of obesity from becoming excessively fatter researchers report. The program focuses on improving interpersonal relationships by t...

Younger Hunters Prey to Treestand Injuries

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:00:10 GMT
Younger hunters those 15 to 34 years old are most likely to suffer serious injuries while using treestands U.S. researchers have found. The analysis of national data showed that about 46860 treestandrelated injuries occurred between 20...

As Swine Flu Ebbs Officials Stress Importance of Vaccine

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:00:09 GMT
FRIDAY Jan. 8 HealthDay News As the H1N1 swine flu outbreak eases to a point where it is now widespread in just one state federal health officials are still urging Americans to get their swine flu shot. On Sunday we start National ...

Celebrex Might Thwart Inherited Skin Cancers

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:00:09 GMT
People with an inherited skin disorder could reduce their risk of developing skin cancer by taking the painkiller celecoxib Celebrex a preliminary study suggests. The research has only reached the second of three phases however and the...

Practitioners prepare for National Childrens Dental Health Month

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:00:07 GMT
In recognition of National Childrens Dental Health Month one California orthodontist is ...

Free dental care event aims to mitigate gaps in insurance coverage

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:00:07 GMT
A group of Minnesota dentists announced this month that it will provide free dental care in February to children whose families cannot afford dental insurance.

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Common Radio Frequency Tag Readers Might Trouble Pacemakers

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:00:03 GMT
A new study from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and pacemaker manufacturers confirms that emissions from readers of ubiquitous radio frequency identification devices RFIDs can interfere with pacemakers although that risk is small.

Novel Bandage Might Help Preserve Donor Organs

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:00:03 GMT
A newly developed bandage that delivers a beneficial gas to skin and tissue could potentially serve as a therapeutic sock for diabetics and a wrap for body organs awaiting transplant researchers say. Its not clear if the cloth is appropri...

Coffee Cuts Liver Scarring in Hepatitis C

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:00:02 GMT
Caffeine in coffee reduces the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus a new study has found. Liver fibrosis scarring of the liver is the second stage of liver disease during which liver function declines be...

After Cochlear Implant Music Therapy May Aid Speech

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:00:08 GMT
Music therapy can aid speech development in hearingimpaired toddlers after they receive cochlear implants researchers have found. Cochlear implants can provide 90 percent normal hearing to children born with impaired hearing who cant be ...

Key to Hepatitis C May Be Two Cellular Proteins

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:00:08 GMT
Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that play an important role in hepatitis C infection and they say the finding may point to new and less toxic treatments for the disease which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. The c...

Airport Full Body Scanners Pose No Health Threat Experts

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:00:08 GMT
Since the thwarted Christmas day terrorist attack on an airline flight approaching Detroit officials have announced plans to increase the use of fully body scans at U.S. airports leaving some travelers wondering about the health effects of these de...

Nutrient Cocktail Appears to Improve Dementia Symptoms

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:00:05 GMT
A combination of three nutrients might help improve memory in Alzheimers patients by stimulating the growth of new brain connections synapses a new study shows. Uridine choline and the omega3 fatty acid DHA all found in breast milk ...

Blood Pressure Drugs Might Fight Diabetic Retinopathy

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:00:05 GMT
New research in mice suggests that some drugs used to treat high blood pressure might help prevent and treat a disorder that causes people with diabetes to lose their vision. The researchers tested candesartan Atacand a drug known as an...

Study Suggests Way to Mop Up Leukemia Cells

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:00:05 GMT
Preliminary research suggests that a vaccine could help reduce the risk of a relapse in some people who take the drug Gleevec to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. Should this vaccine approach prove to be successful the ability to get patien...

Airport Full Body Scanners Pose No Health Threat Experts

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:00:05 GMT
Since the thwarted Christmas day terrorist attack on an airline flight approaching Detroit officials have announced plans to increase the use of fully body scans at U.S. airports leaving some travelers wondering about the health effects of these de...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 8 2010

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:00:05 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Hypertension High Blood Pressure If you or a loved one has hypertension you may qualify for this multiclinic...

Health Highlights Jan 8 2010

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:00:04 GMT
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments compiled by the editors of HealthDay: More Seniors Qualify for Prescription Drug Help As of Jan. 1 a change in rules ma...

Baby Boomers Still Doing Drugs as Seniors

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:00:02 GMT
Almost 5 percent of aging Baby Boomers in the United States are abusing drugs a new government report shows. Thats about 4.3 million adults over the age of 50 who are smoking marijuana abusing prescription medication and engaging in othe...

TwoThirds of American Teens Need More ShutEye

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:00:02 GMT
In news that probably wont surprise the parents or teachers of adolescents a new study finds that most U.S. teens arent getting enough sleep each night. In fact the study found that almost 69 percent of high school students get less tha...

Short School Closures Wont Shut Down Flu

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:00:02 GMT
Schools need to be closed for at least eight weeks during an influenza epidemic to significantly reduce infection rates according to a new study. Closing schools for less than two weeks it found has little effect. The findings...

Older Antidepressant May Treat Heart Failure

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:00:02 GMT
An older antidepressant thats no longer prescribed may find new life as an effective heart failure treatment research suggests. The drug known as clorgyline hasnt been tested in humans as a heartfailure medication but research in ani...

Health Tip Stay Healthy on a Cruise

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:00:02 GMT
Cruise ships where many passengers may be confined in a rather small space can be an ideal place to spread germs. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these suggestions to help you avoid getting sick or spreading...

Health Tip Symptoms That May Indicate an Autistic Disorder

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:00:02 GMT
Autism spectrum disorders ASD caused by a problem in the brain describes a group of related conditions that affect a childs actions ability to associate with others and capacity to communicate. The American Academy of Pediatrics says...

For Fitness Cutting Calories May Not Be Enough

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 21:00:04 GMT
If youre vowing to lose weight this year consider adding a regular exercise program while youre cutting calories. Combining the two results in better health outcomes such as lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels than simply c...

West Virginia health officials seek to improve dental care

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 19:00:07 GMT
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named West Virginia as the state with the highest rate of tooth loss in the country the head of the states dental association has begun investigating areas of

As Swine Flu Wanes Dont Be Fooled

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:00:01 GMT
Although only four states are now reporting widespread H1N1 swine flu activity U.S. health officials caution that a new outbreak is possible. People should get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu while there is a lull in flu activity and vacci...

Pet Frogs Behind Salmonella Outbreak

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:00:01 GMT
For the first time in the United States doctors have spotted an outbreak of Salmonella linked to African dwarf frogs typically kept in home aquariums. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC the outbreak is...

When Smokers Call Quit Lines Positive Approach May Be Best

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:00:01 GMT
Stressing the benefits of not smoking may work better than emphasizing the negative effects of cigarettes in persuading smokers to kick the habit a new study has found. Researchers divided 28 specialists working at the New York State Smoke...

EPA Unveils Stricter Smog Standards

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:00:07 GMT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter standards for smog which has been linked to a variety of health problems including aggravated asthma and premature death from heart and lung disease. The new standard...

Leading COPD Drug May Raise Chances of Heart Trouble

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:00:07 GMT
New research suggests that the drug ipratropium bromide Atrovent used widely among patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD may raise the risk of heart attack and heart failure while a separate study of the COPD drug tiotro...

Diabetes Meds May Be Falling Through Doughnut Hole

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:00:07 GMT
Medicares socalled doughnut hole could be forcing many American seniors to skip their diabetes medications a new study suggests. The doughnut hole refers to a gap in the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage plan. Medicare covers ...

Key to Cocaine Addiction May Lead to Treatment

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:00:07 GMT
A key mechanism in the brain that helps explain how people become addicted to cocaine has been identified by U.S. government scientists who say their finding could lead to the development of new treatments for drug addiction. In experiment...

Clinical Trials Update Jan 7 2010

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:00:07 GMT
Here are the latest clinical trials courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: High Cholesterol This study to last approximately two years is for people diagnosed with high cholesterol. Can...

Stored Fats May Make Cancer Cells More Aggressive

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT
An enzyme that normally helps break down stored fats becomes highly active in some cancer cells and makes them more likely to spread researchers have found. When the enzyme called monoacylglycerol lipase MAGL goes into overdrive in can...

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