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MONDAY, March 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Frequent exposure to violent video games increases the likelihood that children and teens will engage in aggressive behavior themselves, new research indicates. The study of more than 3,000 children found that habitually playing games such as "Call of Duty" and "God of War" might alter their view of their real-world environment and peers, the researchers said....
March 24, 2014
MONDAY, March 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As the deadline looms for Americans to enroll in "Obamacare" this year, a new study finds that many people - especially the uninsured and those with lower incomes - know little about the new health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act. Most significantly, researchers found, Americans show little understanding of the cornerstone of the reform - the online...
March 24, 2014
MONDAY, March 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Medical marijuana pills and sprays might ease the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but most other alternative therapies do little to lessen the pain and muscle rigidity that often accompanies the disease, according to new guidelines. To reach that conclusion, an expert panel from the American Academy of Neurology reviewed more than 40 years of research on alternative...
March 24, 2014
MONDAY, March 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Contrary to some advertising claims, electronic cigarettes don't help people quit or cut down on smoking, a new study says. Users of e-cigarettes inhale vaporized nicotine but not tobacco smoke. The unregulated devices have been marketed as smoking-cessation tools, but studies to date have been inconclusive on that score, the study noted. "When used by a broad...
March 24, 2014
SUNDAY, March 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Allergic skin reactions to a preservative used in pre-moistened wipes and liquid soaps are on the increase, a doctor says. "In the last two or three years, we've suddenly seen a big increase in people with this type of allergy," Dr. Matthew Zirwas, director of the contact dermatitis center at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center, said in a center news...
March 23, 2014
SUNDAY, March 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Spring break offers college women - and men - a welcome respite from the pressures of school, but they need to make sure they protect their health while having fun. For women looking ahead to spring break, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers a number of tips, starting with sun safety. Wear a hat and protective clothing, and stay in the shade as much...
March 23, 2014
SATURDAY, March 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death, but there are ways of reducing your risk. "Colorectal cancer is largely preventable with early screening and detection," Dr. Anne Lin, assistant professor of general surgery for the University of California, Los Angeles, Health System and David Geffen School of Medicine, said in a UCLA news release....
March 22, 2014
SATURDAY, March 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many people are happy to see the end of this long, cold winter, but those with pollen allergies might not greet spring with open arms. There are, however, a number of things people with pollen allergies - also called hay fever - can do to reduce or prevent symptoms, said Dr. Luz Fonacier, head of the allergy section at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola,...
March 22, 2014
THURSDAY, March 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new device that you wear in your nose - about the size of a contact lens and works like a miniature air filter for a furnace - might help filter out pollen and other allergens and keep them out of your sinuses. A small study reports that this nasal filter could reduce daily sneezing by an average of 45 percent and daily runny nose by an average of 12 percent....
March 21, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Keeping your kidneys healthy is extremely important, particularly if you have a chronic disease such as diabetes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests how to protect the kidneys: - Maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol. Eat more fruits and vegetables, and cut back on foods high in salt. Get plenty of regular physical activity. If you take any medications,...
March 21, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Don't let junk food tempt you when you're at the airport waiting to board your flight. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends these healthier options at the airport: - A mozzarella cheese stick derived from skim milk. A sandwich on whole-grain bread with lean meat, veggies and topped with mustard. Salad topped with a lean protein. A cup of vegetable soup, preferably easy...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More and more Americans are being prescribed powerful narcotic drugs when they visit the emergency department for problems such as low back pain or a pounding headache, a new study finds. Between 2001 and 2010, emergency departments in the United States showed a 49 percent increase in prescriptions for narcotic painkillers - also known as opiates. That was...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many chronically ill Americans take less of their medicines than they should or skip them entirely so they can afford to eat, a new study reveals. Researchers looked at data from nearly 9,700 adults with chronic illness who took part in the U.S. National Health Interview Survey. About 23 percent of them had trouble affording prescribed medications, nearly 19...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Genes may play a major role in parenting styles, according to a new study. "The way we parent is not solely a function of the way we were parented as children," said study co-author S. Alexandra Burt, an associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University. "There also appears to be genetic influences on parenting." - Burt and her colleagues analyzed...
March 21, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Infant Cot Canopies Recalled by Ikea - Ikea is recalling millions of infant cot canopies that pose a strangulation risk. The move comes after customer complained that canopy nets were being pulled into cots and getting tangled around infants' necks. The Swedish furniture retailer says it is not...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Long-term unions tend to stay happy if the husband has an agreeable personality and is in good health, according to a new study. Whether a wife is agreeable and in good health, however, doesn't play as big a role in predicting marital harmony, the researchers found. "It's the husband's health more than the wife's that is associated with conflict in marriage,"...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Adult survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to develop serious health problems than their siblings, a new study finds. Researchers looked at data from thousands of American adults who were age 20 or younger when they were diagnosed with cancer between 1970 and 1986. As the cancer survivors aged, the health gap between them and their siblings grew larger....
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Cardiac arrest in women during childbirth is rare, but it may be twice as common as previously believed, a new study suggests. Factors that can cause a woman's heart to stop beating during childbirth include a severe form of high blood pressure called preeclampsia, excessive bleeding, heart failure or heart attack, blood infection and the entry of amniotic...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Babies born prematurely are at risk for life-threatening bloodstream infections called sepsis beginning 72 hours after they are born, according to a new study. The lower intestines - often called guts - of preterm babies contain infectious bacteria, said the research team from Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota and the Washington University...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - It's been 20 years since Congress required that research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) include minorities, but non-whites still account for less than 5 percent of clinical trial participants, according to a new report. The study from University of California, Davis, Comprehensive Cancer Center also revealed that less than 2 percent...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A lung ultrasound can quickly reveal if a pregnant woman with a serious condition called preeclampsia is at risk for respiratory failure, according to a new study. Preeclampsia, which causes extremely high blood pressure, can lead to stroke, bleeding and excess fluid in the lungs. For this study, researchers gave 20 women with severe preeclampsia heart and...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Mammogram breast cancer screenings for women aged 70 and older may cause more harm than good, according to a large new study. The screenings don't decrease the number of advanced breast cancer cases diagnosed in these older women. But the tests can lead to overtreatment in a large number of women and put them at risk from the harmful side effects of breast...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Otezla (apremilast) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis, a condition associated with the autoimmune skin disease psoriasis. Most people develop psoriasis first and are subsequently diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Common symptoms of the latter are joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Otezla...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Patient requests for specific drugs have a major influence on the medicines prescribed by doctors, a new study suggests. The findings raise questions and concerns about how direct-to-consumer advertising for brand-name drugs affects medicine safety and costs, the researchers said. The study authors created videos of actors who portrayed patients with two common,...
March 21, 2014
FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The best way to celebrate "March Madness" is to get out and shoot some hoops yourself, an expert says. Watching the NCAA basketball tournament on television can be fun, but actually playing the game provides you with a number of health benefits, said Tim Howell, an assistant professor of physical therapy and athletic training at Saint Louis University. Basketball...
March 21, 2014
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