Current Health News

Friday, May 9, 2008

• Panel: New Tools Help Smokers Quit
• CDC: 52% With Diabetes Have Arthritis
• Few Aware of Stroke Warning Symptoms
• To Avoid Dementia, Watch Your Weight
• Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
• Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children
• Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
• Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings
• Health Highlights: May 8, 2008
• Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
• TV Coverage of Tragedies Often Lacks Prevention Messages
• Secret to Treating Tinnitus in Vets May Be Unlocked in Zebrafish
• Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
• Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams
• Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help
• Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion
• Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death
• Fetal Gene May Contribute to Diabetes Risk
• Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk

Thursday, May 8, 2008

• Perk of Good Job: Aging Mind Is Sharp
• Pregnancy: High-Normal Blood Sugar Risky
• Monthly Shot Treats Schizophrenia
• Antipsychotics in Kids May Add Weight
• Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
• Health Tip: Foods That Can Aggravate Heartburn
• Health Tip: Good Shoes Can Prevent Falls
• Hunger Hormone Makes Food Look More Tasty
• Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
• Health Highlights: May 7, 2008
• Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients
• Some Weight-Loss Drugs Might Disrupt Brain Growth in Kids
• Cleaner Air May Threaten Amazon Rainforest
• Researchers Publish Genome Sequence for Duck-Billed Platypus
• Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
• Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
• Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
• Gene Variation Linked to Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer
• Soccer's a Winner for Building Bone Health in Girls

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

• Adult ADHD Underdiagnosed?
• Quit Smoking: Death Risk Drops Fast
• Men Also Get Postpartum Depression
• FDA Panel Nixes 'Abuse-Proof' OxyContin
• Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding
• Health Tip: Running Safely
• Health Tip: X-Rays at the Dentist
• Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus
• Many Teen Drivers Don't Think They're Inexperienced
• Health Highlights: May 6, 2008
• Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
• Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood
• Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
• Researchers Find Lubricant Doesn't Hinder Fertility
• Noninvasive Procedures Show Promise for Esophageal Bleeding
• Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
• Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients
• Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis
• Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart
• Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

• Does Breastfeeding Boost IQ?
• Shop Around if You Pay for Pills
• Parent's Mental Illness and Kid's Autism
• Ibuprofen May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
• Health Tip: Facts About Hay Fever
• Health Tip: Is Your Baby in Pain?
• BRCA Mutations Don't Spot All High-Risk Women
• Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet
• Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
• Health Highlights: May 5, 2008
• Protein May Trigger Colon Cancer
• Heart Hormone Elevated in Children Who Wet Bed
• Unraveling the Link Between Genes and Environment
• Malpractice Premiums, Rate of C-Sections Rise Together
• Low-Income Moms Rarely Speak to Infants During TV/Video Time
• Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
• Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
• Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever

Monday, May 5, 2008

• Younger Women Miss Heart Attack Signs
• Fewer Breast Cancer Patients Get Chemo
• Preventive Surgery for Breast Cancer
• CDC Warns of Quack Cosmetic Practitioners
• Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack
• Health Tip: Activities for People With Alzheimer's
• Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer
• Simple Steps Lead to Better Blood Pressure Control
• Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer
• Government Picks Up Health Tab of Uninsured Workers
• Pregnancy and Work Can Work
• New Targets Found That Stop Tumor Growth
• 'Virtual' Health Teams Boost Patient Care
• Suffering of Heart Failure Similar to Cancer
• Diabetes Seems to Heighten Glaucoma Risk
• 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
• Sleep Troubles Vary Between Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers
• Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids
• 10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
• Middle Class Uninsured Kids' Health Risk Almost as High as Poor Children's
• Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
• Health Highlights: May 4, 2008
• Many Moms Unwilling to Have Younger Daughters Get HPV Vaccine
• One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development