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MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Healthy Americans shouldn't take vitamin E or beta carotene supplements to help prevent heart disease or cancer, an influential government panel of experts concludes. The same group said the value of a daily multivitamin for dodging these diseases remains unclear. In its statement released Monday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force added that taking beta...
February 25, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study adds to the evidence that diabetes may boost the risk of a stroke in women but not in men. "All women, especially those over 55 years old, [should] get their risk factors for heart disease screened and aggressively treated," said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women and heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. She said prior studies...
February 25, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Diabetics, often plagued by poor circulation, must pay careful attention to the feet. Moisturizing your feet regularly can help keep the skin from cracking and drying. The American Diabetes Association offers these moisturizing suggestions: - Gently dry your feet after your bath or shower, then coat feet with a small amount of hand cream or petroleum jelly. Avoid rubbing creams or...
February 25, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Help keep your heart healthier by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. The American Heart Association offers these shopping suggestions for a heart-healthy diet: - Buy canned or frozen produce when fresh isn't available. Just make sure these items don't contain added fat, sugar or salt. Focus on produce rich in fiber, such as oranges, peas, apples, strawberries, bananas or beans....
February 25, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - CDC Investigating Another Illness Outbreak on Cruise Ship - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday that it was looking into a possible norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship that had just docked in Florida after a Caribbean cruise. The ship, Holland America's MS Veendam, docked...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Babies born to women who suffer a fever early in pregnancy may have a slightly increased risk of certain birth defects, a new review finds. A number of studies have suggested there's a link between fever during pregnancy and birth defect risk. The new review, reported online Feb. 24 and in the March print issue of -Pediatrics-, pulls together the results of...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists looking for the origin of the MERS virus, which has infected at least 182 people since 2012, have found that it is widespread among camels in Saudi Arabia. A new study revealed MERS is particularly prevalent among young camels and has been around for at least two decades. The researchers noted, however, their findings do not prove that MERS spread...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Everybody does it, but until now researchers were unsure about the exact mechanisms behind a bowel movement. New research reveals that two sets of so-called "pacemakers" work together to create a certain rhythm, and these pacemakers use nerves and muscles to allow two types of movement: one that allows the body to absorb nutrients and another that moves food...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Myalept (metreleptin for injection) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat complications of leptin deficiency for people with the congenital or acquired generalized forms of lipodystrophy. The disorder is associated with a lack of fat tissue. Leptin, produced by fat tissue, is a hormone that helps regulate food intake and other...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Getting the seasonal flu shot could provide a bonus: It might also significantly reduce your risk of stroke, a new study suggests. "We know that cardiovascular diseases tend to hit during winter, and that the risks may be heightened by respiratory infections such as flu. Our study showed a highly significant association between flu vaccination and reduced risk...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study of firefighters suggests that bursts of strenuous emergency work can trigger fatal heart problems. Researchers culled data from the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and found that among on-duty firefighters, 199 fatal cardiovascular events took place between 1998 and 2012. Of the deaths, 167 were due to heart attacks, 12...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Tarantula venom may hold the key to the development of a safe and effective new painkiller, according to a new study. Yale University researchers found that a specific protein in the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula blocks activity in nerve cells that transmit pain. They say the process they used to identify this protein could also search for millions...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Overweight children exposed to high levels of certain household chemicals may be more likely to develop certain risk factors linked to heart disease and diabetes, according to new research. Scientists found that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), used in stain and water repellants for carpets, furniture and textiles, can interfere with the endocrine system of...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration hearings opened Tuesday on a controversial fertilization technique that uses the DNA from three people - two women and one man - with the goal of preventing inherited genetic diseases. The technique involves the unfertilized eggs, or "oocytes," from two females. Parts of each egg are combined to weed out inherited genetic disorders...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children who receive the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine according to schedule are less likely to end up in the hospital with any type of infection, a large new study from Denmark shows. The study appeared in the Feb. 26 issue of the -Journal of the American Medical Association. It looked at the order in which two types of childhood vaccines were given....
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A unique way to possibly treat the intense pain of phantom limb syndrome has been invented - by creating a virtual world for an amputee to enter via computer. Within that world, the patient controlled a "virtual arm" and apparently relieved his pain by tricking his brain into thinking his body was whole again, according to a new report. It's not clear if the...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Getting a blood transfusion while undergoing angioplasty to reopen your heart arteries may increase your risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying, a new study finds. Whether angioplasty patients get transfused or not appears to vary by hospital and not by the patient's condition, found the study, published in the Feb. 26 issue of the -Journal of the American...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who work a cash register all day are most likely absorbing a potentially toxic chemical from the receipts they handle, new research finds. Thermal receipt paper contains bisphenol A (BPA), which is used to prevent the color on paper from running or bleeding. Researchers discovered that people working a two-hour shift at a cash register saw their BPA...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obesity still looms large in the United States but the scale's relentless climb may have leveled off, according to the latest results of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. One-third of adults and 17 percent of children and teens are obese, said CDC researchers who focused on more than 9,000 adults and children in 2011-2012 and compared...
February 25, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Feeding obese cats more frequent, smaller meals throughout the day could increase their level of physical activity and help them lose weight, new research suggests. Offering meals with water added to the food also spurred adult cats to become more active, scientists found in their study of 10 lean, neutered cats. "I think veterinarians will be interested in...
February 25, 2014
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that her agency would increase monitoring of drugs from pharmaceutical companies in India. As the second largest supplier of over-the-counter and prescription drugs sold in the United States, India "stands out as particularly important," FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said during an afternoon...
February 24, 2014
SUNDAY, Feb. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A rare "polio-like syndrome" has caused paralysis in about 20 children from across California, according to a report released Sunday by physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. The children, who are between the ages of 3 and 12, developed what is called acute, or sudden, flaccid paralysis - weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of...
February 24, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Whooping cough (pertussis) is a viral infection that can cause serious complications in children under age 1. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says signs of the infection include: - Cold-like symptoms including stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, fever and mild cough. A more serious cough develops over time and can persist for weeks. Rapid, violent and persistent coughing...
February 24, 2014
(HealthDay News) - The term "broken heart" usually describes a person who has lost a great love. Truth be told, feeling depressed -can- take a toll on the heart, especially if you have heart disease. The Cleveland Clinic offers this advice if you've been diagnosed with heart disease and are feeling blue: - Try to get some physical activity. Be sure to follow your doctor's recommendations for exercise....
February 24, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A legal drinking age of 21 saves lives. And demands by some to lower the age limit should be ignored, a new review says. Researchers examined studies conducted since 2006 and found that a minimum drinking age of 21 is associated with a reduced rate of drunk driving crashes among young Americans. That age limit also lowers young people's risk of other health...
February 24, 2014
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