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TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Expectant mothers are often told to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and a new study adds to evidence that a healthy diet is linked to a reduced risk of premature birth. Researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 66,000 pregnant women in Norway between 2002 and 2008. Premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) occurred in slightly more than 5 percent...
March 5, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Few things are more frightening for young children and their parents than a true dental emergency. The American Dental Association suggests how to handle common examples: - If your child's tooth is knocked out, place it back in the mouth without touching the root. Otherwise, keep it moist by placing it between your child's cheek and gum or in some milk. Call the dentist without delay....
March 5, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Traveling with a cranky baby can make for a rough trip, but there are things you can do to help keep your little one happy. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these suggestions: - If baby is fussing, make sure the infant has a clean diaper and isn't hungry, isn't too hot or too cold, and isn't simply bored. Talk to your pediatrician if your child shows signs of an ear infection....
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Secondhand smoke causes irreversible damage to children's arteries and puts them at increased risk for heart attack and stroke later in life, a new study says. Researchers looked at more than 3,700 adults in Australia and Finland, and found that those exposed to secondhand smoke when they were children had thicker artery walls. The walls of the neck arteries...
March 5, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Boys, but not girls, tend to suffer more from depression and conduct disorder after moving from a poor neighborhood to a better one, a new study says. Conduct disorder includes acting-out behaviors such as bullying, fighting, cruelty to people or animals, damaging property, cutting school and breaking other rules, according to the American Academy of Child...
March 5, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Early Treatment May Have Cured HIV Infection in Second Baby: Doctors - A second baby who was born with HIV infection may have been cured by receiving treatment soon after birth, doctors said Wednesday at an AIDS conference in Boston. The first case, which was announced last April and involved a...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Husbands beware: Wives now have another reason to want you to work longer and harder. The more a male spouse works, the healthier his wife will be, new research suggests. But there's a catch - most husbands don't enjoy the same health benefit when their wives work overtime, the study found. The researchers analyzed both the work and health histories of nearly...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study in twins is offering clues to the power of genetics in charting the course of the brain-robbing disease Alzheimer's. Experts have long known that the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and the brain changes associated with the condition can vary widely from person to person. But in twins - and especially identical twins, who share the same DNA -...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Like their neighbors to the south, Canadians are getting fat. A new study reports that obesity rates in the country tripled in less than three decades, and estimates that more than one in five Canadians will be obese by 2019. Researchers reviewed health surveys dating back to 1985. By 2011, they found 18 percent of Canadians were obese, up from 6 percent...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - How middle-aged people rate their own physical fitness could provide clues about their risk for future dementia, Finnish researchers report. Among people aged about 50, those who self-rate their level of fitness as poor are four times more likely to develop dementia within 30 years than those who say they have a good level of fitness, the study suggests....
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People older than 50 can reduce their risk for developing shingles by being vaccinated against the varicella-zoster virus that causes the painful condition, an expert says. "People who have had shingles previously can still receive the vaccine. If you are above the age of 50 years old, you should talk to your health care provider about the shingles vaccines,"...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many elite college athletes are inactive later in life and it's often due to the lingering effects of injuries they suffered during their brief college sports career, a new study contends. The Indiana University researchers looked at 232 men and women who were former Division I athletes and 225 men and women who didn't play high-level sports in college. The...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The number of lives lost to Alzheimer's disease each year may be far more than thought, and it might rival heart disease and cancer as one of the top killers of Americans, new research suggests. Combing through data on nearly 2,600 older adults, scientists from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago estimated that more than one-third of all deaths in people...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In an early step toward drug-free HIV therapy, researchers are reporting the first success in genetically "editing" T-cells in patients' immune systems to become resistant to the virus. The findings, published in the March 6 issue of the -New England Journal of Medicine-, are based on only 12 patients. But experts were cautiously optimistic about what the...
March 5, 2014
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Senior Obama administration officials confirmed on Wednesday that people enrolled in health plans that don't comply with requirements of the Affordable Care Act may stay in those plans for an additional two years. It's the second time the Obama administration has delayed enforcement of the health reform law for people in plans that don't meet the standards...
March 5, 2014
MONDAY, March 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study might supply another reason to keep your cool under stress. Researchers say angry outbursts may raise your odds for a heart attack or stroke in the hours after the incident. The investigators were quick to point out that the absolute risk to any one person of a having heart trouble after an outburst remains very low. However, the review of multiple...
March 4, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Heart-healthy fish, poultry and meat provide body-fueling protein without all the unhealthy fat. The American Heart Association recommends these heart-healthy choices: - Choose skinless, trimmed cuts of meat, and limit totals to 6 ounces or less per day. Eat at least two servings each week of grilled or baked fish, particularly oily fish. Season meat with low-sodium, low-fat products,...
March 4, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If you want your young athletes to play hard, make sure they're powered up with the right foods. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions for power meals and snacks: - Start with a breakfast of whole-grain cereal or whole-grain muffins with fruit. Or begin the day with a yogurt and fruit parfait, with whole grain cereal. Pack a breakfast of a bagel, fruit,...
March 4, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) - Under new U.S. guidelines on school lunches, low-income students are eating more fruits and vegetables, according to a new study. And concerns that much healthful food would go to waste have proved unfounded. Still, there is substantial waste, even though the kids are eating more fruits and veggies, the researchers said. "Many low-income students rely on school meals...
March 4, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Even if they have no symptoms, military veterans exposed to blasts from bombs, grenades and other devices may still have brain damage, a new study finds. Researchers divided 45 U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars into three groups: those who'd been exposed to blasts and had symptoms of traumatic brain injury; those who'd been exposed to blasts and...
March 4, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - U.S. Travelers to Phillipines Need Measles Vaccinations: CDC - Many of the 54 measles cases reported in the United States so far this year originated in the Philippines, federal health officials say. Eighteen cases involved unvaccinated Americans and four cases involved visitors from other countries....
March 4, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hangovers don't influence when people will have their next drink, according to a new study that challenges some common beliefs. Although many people say having another drink will help cure a hangover, others think a hangover will delay further drinking. In this study of nearly 400 frequent drinkers, researchers found the unpleasant after-effects of overindulgence...
March 4, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - It's official: Men drinking in bars often feel free to get grabby, make lewd remarks and otherwise sexually harass women who aren't interested. And many of these guys can't take a hint when women try to move away from them, a new study shows. Though the study results aren't so surprising, especially to any woman who's ever tried to have a fun, unfettered night...
March 4, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The percentage of U.S. women choosing to give birth at home or in a birthing center rather than a hospital has grown by 56 percent in less than a decade, according to a new government report. Although hardly the norm, out-of-hospital births accounted for 1.36 percent of U.S. births in 2012, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A...
March 4, 2014
TUESDAY, March 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Millions of middle-aged Americans chow down each day on steaks, cheeseburgers and other protein-rich fare. Now two studies find that diets high in meat and cheese, when eaten in middle age, might shorten people's life spans. However, in a surprise twist, the same research team found that eating lots of animal-based protein in old age might actually do the opposite....
March 4, 2014
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