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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Bill Allowing Child Euthanasia Passed in Belgium - Belgian lawmakers have passed a bill that allows terminally ill children to request euthanasia. The nation's parliament passed the bill in an 86-44 vote, with 12 abstentions. It's expected to be signed into law by the king and will make Belgium...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Uniformly improving the quality of acupuncture needles would help prevent potential problems such as skin reactions and pain, according to a new study. "Acupuncture needle manufacturers, including the well-established ones, should review and improve their quality-control procedures for fabrication of needles," said researcher Yi Min Xie, of the Center for...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Waking up and not feeling rested isn't just annoying. Researchers say that "non-restorative sleep" is the biggest risk factor for the development of widespread pain in older adults. Widespread pain that affects different parts of the body - the main characteristic of fibromyalgia - affects 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men over age 50, according to...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Attempting to reduce the risk for heart failure following a heart attack, early research on swine takes a new protective approach: targeted injection of naturally occurring "protein inhibitors" directly into the heart. The invasive procedure has only been attempted on adult pigs, whose hearts are considered comparable to that of humans. But preliminary success...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Head and neck injuries may triple the odds that a young adult or child suffers the leading form of stroke, new research suggests. While strokes remain relatively rare in younger people, they do occur, one expert said. "Two thirds of strokes occur in people over the age of 65, but one third of strokes occur in those under the age of 65," said Dr. Richard Libman,...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although most Americans live relatively close to a hospital that can give emergency stroke treatment, few actually receive the recommended therapies, a new study suggests. People suffering a stroke caused by a blood clot - which most strokes are - can be treated with a medication called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). As long as the drug is given within...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Exposure to several types of common infections could be associated with memory problems, a new study suggests. The authors caution, however, that further research is needed to draw concrete conclusions. Scientists from the University of Miami and Columbia University in New York City were scheduled to present their research Thursday at an American Stroke Association...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Video games might help people with dyslexia improve their ability to read, a new study suggests. Dyslexia, which affects between 5 percent and 10 percent of people, is a learning disorder that causes problems with reading and writing. Standard methods of reading instruction might be counterproductive for people with dyslexia, according to the study, which...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The increased risk of having a stroke or other blood-clotting problem might continue longer after a woman gives birth than previously believed, according to a new study. "Historically, six weeks was the accepted period," said study researcher Dr. Hooman Kamel. "We found the risk of blood clots remained higher than normal for twice as long as previously thought....
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Quick treatment with a clot-busting drug limits brain damage in stroke patients - even those who are elderly or have had more severe strokes, new research indicates. The drug - called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) - is widely used, but there is ongoing debate about when to give it and whether it's safe to use in older patients or in those with minor or...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Brisk walking, tennis and other types of moderate exercise may lower a woman's stroke risk by one-fifth, a new study says. Being more active also offset the increased stroke risk linked with using hormone replacement therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause, the study found. The researchers looked at the number of strokes that occurred among nearly 133,500...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Americans seeking treatment for mental health disorders may be four to 16 times more likely to be infected with HIV than those in the general population, a new study reveals. The findings emphasize the need to provide testing for HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - in mental health care facilities, the researchers said. The study authors provided HIV testing...
February 13, 2014
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Longer and more frequent dialysis sessions benefit pregnant women with kidney disease, according to a new study. Researchers found that pregnant women with kidney disease who received more intensive dialysis had a higher percentage of live births than those who received standard dialysis. Moreover, the complications in women who received intensive dialysis...
February 13, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The value of yearly mammograms is under fire once again, with a long-running Canadian study contending that annual screening in women aged 40 to 59 does not lower breast cancer death rates. For 25 years, the researchers followed nearly 90,000 women who were randomly assigned either to get screening mammograms or not. "Mammography detected many more invasive...
February 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women diagnosed with an inherited form of breast cancer might halve their risk of dying of the disease if they remove both breasts, a new study suggests. "I think we've shown pretty clearly that if you have breast cancer and the BRCA mutation, your best option is to get both breasts removed at the outset," said study author Dr. Steven Narod, a senior scientist...
February 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Tom Brokaw, one of the most respected journalists in television news, is battling a type of cancer that attacks white blood cells in bone marrow, -NBC News- announced Tuesday evening. The long-time anchor of "NBC Nightly News," the 74-year-old Brokaw has been working as a special correspondent contributing to the network's coverage of the Winter Olympics in...
February 12, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Staying healthy is a family affair, and by working together you can meet your exercise and diet goals. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions to help families stick to their healthy goals: - Prepare nutritious snacks and well-balanced meals, and make sure everyone starts the day with a healthy breakfast. Make sure that at each meal, your plate is half filled...
February 12, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Before you give your child any over-the-counter medication, it's important to discuss the medication and proper dosing with the pediatrician. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these talking points: - How will this medication help my child? - What is the appropriate dosage? - Are there any potential side effects of this medication? - Are there any restrictions on activities...
February 12, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Vaccine Pellets for Mice Show Promise In Curbing Lyme Disease - An experimental vaccine to control Lyme disease in mice shows promise, according to researchers. Controlling Lyme disease in mice would reduce its spread to people. Mice carry the bacteria that cause the condition and infect ticks...
February 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - About one in 14 women worldwide has reported being sexually assaulted by someone other than an intimate partner, according to a new report. In what is being called landmark research, investigators from South Africa, England and the World Health Organization looked at 77 studies published from 1998 to 2011 that contained data about non-partner sexual violence...
February 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists who discovered a gene that links the thickness of the brain's gray matter to intelligence say their finding might help improve understanding of brain disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. The team looked at the cerebral cortex, which is the outside layer of the human brain. It plays an important role in areas such as memory, attention, thought,...
February 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Quitting smoking may be as good for your mental health as it is for your physical health, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from 4,800 daily smokers in the United States who took part in two surveys conducted three years apart. Those who had an addiction or other mental health problems in the first survey were less likely to have those issues...
February 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Imagine hearing a weather forecaster warn that tomorrow could be "colder with a chance of stroke." - As odd as that may seem, researchers have found possible associations between certain weather conditions and the incidence of strokes. Larger daily temperature variations and higher humidity each were associated with higher stroke hospitalization rates, according...
February 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In the 24 hours after using cocaine, a young adult's risk of a stroke increases almost sevenfold, according to a new study. The risk for stroke associated with cocaine use is much higher than with other stroke risk factors, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking, said the researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Cocaine...
February 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Common infections, such as a cold or chickenpox, may increase the risk of stroke in children, according to several new studies. The good news is that stroke in children is still quite rare, and one of the studies found that childhood vaccines appeared to offer some protection against childhood stroke. "Children who'd had a stroke were most likely to have...
February 12, 2014
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