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TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new sugar substitute called advantame was approved on Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The sixth artificial sweetener to receive the agency's blessing, advantame can be used in baked goods, soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages, chewing gum, candies, frostings, frozen desserts, gelatins and puddings, jams and jellies, processed fruits...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New research pinpoints 11 gene variations that appear to be linked to a higher risk of alcoholism. However, their impact seems to be small in individuals, and the findings may be too limited to be immediately useful in terms of prevention or treatment, an expert said. Still, the results could provide more insight into the mysterious role that genes play in determining...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The link between sleep apnea and stroke appears to be as strong in women as in men, a new study says. Because men tend to develop obstructive sleep apnea before women, previous studies may have underestimated the connection between sleep apnea and stroke in women, according to the study's authors. "Our results could have a substantial impact on our thinking...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Exercise is an important, though often underused, way to improve mental and physical recovery in stroke survivors, according to experts. Stroke survivors should be prescribed exercise because many become inactive and suffer a physical decline that reduces their ability to do normal daily activities and increases their chances of having another stroke, according...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older Americans and whites reported less chest pain or discomfort (angina) in the past two decades, but there was no such drop among blacks, a new study shows. Angina is often the first sign of a heart problem or coronary heart disease, the researchers noted. It occurs when the heart doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. "People often don't know that they have...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Sleep apnea may not only affect the quality of your sleep. New research suggests that the sleep disorder may be linked to hearing loss as well. The study found that sleep apnea was associated with hearing impairment at both high and low frequencies. That finding held true even after the researchers adjusted the data for other possible causes of hearing loss....
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Testing lung cancer patients' tumors for various gene mutations may help doctors choose the best treatment, and possibly extend people's lives, a new study suggests. Experts said the findings, reported in the May 21 -Journal of the American Medical Association-, are part of an ongoing "sea change" in treating lung cancer - the biggest cancer killer in the United...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Couples with high cholesterol levels may have to wait longer to become parents, a new study finds. When both the prospective mom and dad had high cholesterol levels, it took longer to conceive compared to those with lower cholesterol levels. The study also found the highest cholesterol levels among the couples who didn't achieve pregnancy during the year-long...
May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Entyvio (vedolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with moderate-to-severe forms of two gastrointestinal conditions - ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The approval applies to people for whom standard therapies - such as corticosteroids or tumor necrosis factor-blocking medications - have failed. Ulcerative...
May 20, 2014
SATURDAY, May 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study suggests that the use of sleeping pills greatly increases the risk of serious heart problems and death in people with heart failure. "Sleeping problems are a frequent side effect of heart failure and it is common for patients to be prescribed sleeping pills when they are discharged from hospital," study author Dr. Masahiko Setoguchi explained in...
May 19, 2014
SATURDAY, May 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many still think of Botox as a wrinkle smoother, but new research shows the toxin's growing list of medical uses now includes the treatment of two common causes of urinary frequency, urgency and incontinence. Scientists have found that Botox (botulinum toxin A) - the same toxin that causes the life-threatening type of food poisoning known as botulism - may...
May 19, 2014
SATURDAY, May 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Whether it's worthwhile for men to examine themselves for testicular cancer seems to depend on whom you ask. An independent panel of U.S. experts recommends against examining your testicles for abnormalities, but a new study from University of Kansas researchers found that self-examination for testicular cancer is cost-effective. Finding cancers early could...
May 19, 2014
SATURDAY, May 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A third U.S. man - from Illinois - has tested positive for the MERS virus but shows no signs of the illness, federal health officials reported Saturday. A business associate of the man who brought the first known case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus to the United States in late April, the Illinois man tested positive for the virus on May 16, officials...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Having a low sperm count doesn't seem to determine whether a man's children will be born with birth defects, a new study indicates. With infertile couples, men are partially or fully responsible for the inability to conceive about 40 percent of the time. Assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization can help couples have children, but research...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers say they've created a simple urine test that detects the presence of dangerous blood clots in the lungs more accurately than the current blood test. The clot typically forms in the leg, where it is called a deep vein thrombosis, but it can break loose and travel to an artery in the lungs. Once lodged there, the clot, now called a pulmonary embolism,...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Dogs can be trained to sniff out evidence of prostate cancer in human urine with near-perfect accuracy, Italian researchers report. Two specially trained dogs were able to detect organic chemicals released into urine by prostate cancers with a combined accuracy rate of 98 percent, according to findings scheduled for presentation on Sunday at the annual meeting...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As air temperatures rise, so too may the symptoms of the chronic respiratory illness COPD, a new study suggests. The problem might be even more dire if predictions about global warming come to pass, the study's authors said. The study was slated for presentation Sunday in San Diego at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society. Getting a better understanding...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Bloodstream infections - also known as sepsis - occur in about 10 percent of hospital patients in the United States but contribute to as many as half of all hospital deaths, a new study says. The study was to be presented Sunday in San Diego at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Sepsis is common, affecting as many as 750,000 hospitalized...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Vitamin D supplements do little to help control asthma, a new study found, although they might help cut the level of medication some patients need. "Previous studies suggested that if you have asthma and low levels of vitamin D in the blood, you have worse lung function, more asthma attacks and more emergency room visits than asthma patients with higher vitamin...
May 19, 2014
SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A pair of drugs offers new hope to patients with a progressive, fatal disease that robs their breath by scarring the lungs, according to clinical trial results. Both drugs, pirfenidone and nintedanib, appear to slow the advance of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, an incurable and previously untreatable disease that causes tissue deep in the lungs to stiffen...
May 19, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If you want to treat yourself to manicure and pedicure, taking a few precautions can help keep nails healthy and prevent infection. The American Dermatology Association offers these manicure/pedicure safety tips: - Make sure the salon is licensed and clean. Never have cuticles cut or pushed back with force. Don't shave your legs before a pedicure. Don't cover up nail problems with...
May 19, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Shopping cart accidents are a major cause of injuries among young children. The University of Michigan Medical System offers suggestions to help prevent these injuries: - Only allow children to ride in the seat, buckled in. Children should not ride elsewhere in the cart. Never allow an infant to be strapped into a car seat on top of a shopping cart. Placing a child seat on top of...
May 19, 2014
MONDAY, May 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A single blow to the belly or side while playing a sport can result in a significant kidney injury, a new study shows. The researchers advised that doctors should consider the possibility of serious kidney injuries when evaluating patients with sports injuries. "While it is common to suspect renal injury following a car accident, this type of injury isn't always...
May 19, 2014
MONDAY, May 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Young children who get too little sleep are more likely than others to be obese by age 7, according to a new study. Previous research has suggested insufficient sleep before age 4 raised the risk of obesity. But the new study, published online May 19 in -Pediatrics-, observed the link from infancy to mid-childhood. "Insufficient sleep is an independent and strong...
May 19, 2014
MONDAY, May 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Removal of vaginal mesh - a device implanted to help support a woman's pelvic organs - won't necessarily improve side effects such as pain and incontinence related to the device, suggests the mixed results from a pair of new studies. The findings, reported Monday at the American Urological Association's annual meeting, come at a time of growing safety concerns...
May 19, 2014
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