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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - FDA Considering OTC Use of Singulair for Allergies - Over-the-counter use of the respiratory pill Singulair as a treatment for allergies is being considered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If that occurs, Singulair would compete with antihistamine pills like Claritin and nasal sprays...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Brain injuries are common among homeless men and most of those injuries occur before they lose their homes, a small study found. Canadian researchers looked at 111 homeless men, aged 27 to 81, in Toronto and found that 45 percent of them had suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their lives. Seventy percent of those brain injuries occurred when...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When older siblings commit violent crimes, their younger siblings are more likely to do the same, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed databases in Sweden that linked siblings and criminal convictions. They found that older siblings strongly "transmit" the risk for violent crime to younger siblings, while younger siblings are much less likely to have...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) - Radiation therapy may beat surgery for treatment of affected lymph nodes in some breast cancer patients, resulting in fewer postoperative problems, according to a new study. Researchers compared the two treatment approaches in terms of survival and complications. Both approaches provide excellent overall results, said study author Dr. Mila Donker, a researcher...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A tumor-freezing technique might offer a reasonable alternative to surgery for some women with early stage breast cancer, a preliminary study suggests. The research, to be reported Wednesday at the American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas, looked at a treatment called cryoablation. The approach, also called cryotherapy, uses substances...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists who used human embryonic stem cells to regenerate damaged heart muscle in monkeys say this technique could be ready for human clinical trials within four years. If the research proves successful, it could provide a way to restore normal function in failing hearts, according to the researchers. Before this study, it wasn't known if it would be...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Doctors now can grow back large amounts of muscle lost to a traumatic injury, using tissue drawn from pigs as a "homing beacon" to coax the body's own stem cells into repairing the wound. Five patients with huge wounds in their leg muscles - including three injured during military service in Iraq and Afghanistan - experienced substantial regrowth following...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A vaccine to protect people against a potential outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has shown promising results, according to a new report. This flu, first seen in humans in China last year, is common among birds and chickens, but so far isn't known to spread from person-to-person. However, people who have come into contact with infected birds have been sickened....
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The odds of children surviving cardiac arrest are better when emergency dispatchers give bystanders CPR instruction, a new study says. The study also found that survivors were more likely to have good brain function if they received dispatcher-assisted bystander CPR. Researchers analyzed more than 5,000 cases where children - infants to age 18 - received...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Can someone be obese and healthy? A new study and several experts say no. An obese person who has normal blood pressure, normal cholesterol and normal blood sugar levels is still at risk for heart disease, Korean researchers report in the April 30 online edition of the -Journal of the American College of Cardiology. In the study of more than 14,000 men and...
April 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Seeing the first ultrasound images of their unborn babies helps fathers bond with their children, according to a new small study. Researchers interviewed 22 expectant fathers, aged 23 to 41, in Michigan after they viewed a routine ultrasound of their unborn child taken at weeks 16 to 20 of pregnancy. Half of the men were first-time fathers. The ultrasound...
April 30, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Wearing a pair of sturdy, properly fitted shoes can help keep seniors upright. The American Podiatric Medical Association suggests these shoe-buying tips for seniors: - Squeeze both sides of the heel to make sure it doesn't collapse. Check for appropriate flexibility in the toe box, and make sure the shoe doesn't twist in the middle. Each time you go shopping, measure your feet....
April 29, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Stress fractures often occur as a result of overuse, and they frequently affect the feet. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests these precautions to help reduce the risk of stress fractures: - Eat a healthy diet rich in vitamin D and calcium. Always wear appropriate athletic equipment, such as supportive running shoes. Alternate activities to ease strain on the bones,...
April 29, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Supreme Court Upholds EPA Rule to Fight Cross-State Air Pollution - The U.S. government has won an important legal battle in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that originates in certain states and drifts to others. In a 6-2 decision Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a 2011 Environmental...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A wave of new nonprofit breast milk banks are opening across North America, driven by research that has promoted the use of donated mother's milk for healthy babies. Five new milk banks are expected to open this year in the United States and Canada, joining four that opened in 2013 and bringing the total number of nonprofit milk banks up to 22, said Kim Updegrove,...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Kidney stone treatments cause complications in about 14 percent of patients and can be costly, according to a large new study. Researchers analyzed data from more than 93,000 privately insured patients in the United States who were treated for kidney stones. One in seven of the patients experienced complications that required hospitalization or emergency care...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with type 2 diabetes may lose more brain volume than is expected as they age, new research indicates. Surprisingly, this shrinkage doesn't appear to be linked to the damaging effect of diabetes on tiny blood vessels in the brain, but instead by how the brain handles excess sugar, the researchers noted. "We have known for a long time that diabetes is...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A type of iron found only in red meat is associated with an increase in the risk of heart disease, a new review finds. Researchers analyzed 21 studies that included more than 292,000 people who were followed for an average of 10 years. They found a link between consuming heme iron - which is only in red meat - and a 57 percent increased risk of heart disease....
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Major lung cancer surgery in the United States has become safer in recent decades, especially at hospitals that perform high numbers of these operations, a new study says. Researchers analyzed data from more than 121,000 patients who had major lung cancer surgery between 2007 and 2011. Death rates were 2.8 percent at 30 days after surgery and 5.4 percent at...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A small study of people who experienced the devastating 2011 earthquake in Japan shows that although traumatic events can shrink parts of the brain, some of those regions can rebound once a person's self-esteem returns. "Higher self-esteem is one of the most important traits of resilience in the context of stressful life events," said study author Atsushi...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Parents who look after children with serious health problems have to cope with numerous challenges and high stress levels, but many also say there are rewards, according to a new study. "What is pivotal is the meaning the parents make - what it means to them to be a parent who is doing more than parenting: they are caregiving as well," said lead author Susan...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Working with horses can lower children's levels of stress hormones, which may reduce their risk of physical and mental health problems, a new study suggests. The study involved 130 students in grades 5 to 8 who took part in a 12-week learning program at a riding facility in Washington state. The students spent 90 minutes a week learning about horse behavior,...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Romantic intimacy in long-term relationships often suffers when one partner gets a diagnosis of mouth or throat cancer caused by HPV, the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus. But new research suggests these couples can kiss as much and as deeply as they ever have, without worry. Spouses and long-term partners of patients with HPV-related oral cancers...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When people tell a young girl that she's fat, that in itself increases her risk of eventually becoming obese, according to a new study. The study included more than 2,300 young girls in California, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., who had their height and weight checked when they age 10 and again at age 19. At the start of the study, 58 percent of the girls...
April 29, 2014
TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Vaginal mesh devices that support the pelvic organs and help ease incontinence in women will get stricter oversight in the future due to safety concerns, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. "The FDA has identified clear risks associated with surgical mesh for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse and is now proposing to address...
April 29, 2014
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