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TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Girls given two doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine instead of the recommended three doses appear to have some protection against genital warts, Swedish researchers report. Whether two doses is enough to protect against cervical cancer, however, isn't known and experts remain wary of partial vaccination since the primary goal of the vaccine is to...
February 11, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Legislative skirmishes over childhood vaccines are still happening in many states, but there are signs of a shift in the United States toward limiting "personal belief" exemptions, a new study finds. All states require children to receive routine vaccines against diseases such as polio, measles, mumps and whooping cough before starting day care or public school....
February 11, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) - As deaths from heroin and prescription painkillers mount across the United States, government officials are searching for ways to stem the toll of addiction. The death last week of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, in New York City from an apparent heroin overdose highlighted this escalating problem. "The use of opioids - a group of drugs that includes...
February 11, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - If paying the bills and putting food on the table put adults' nerves on edge, just imagine how today's overscheduled, frequently tested teenagers must feel. Adolescents reported stress levels during the school year that surpassed those of adults, according to the American Psychological Association's latest -Stress in America- survey. The survey, based on an...
February 11, 2014
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Predicting whether early stage breast cancer will become invasive and lethal remains a challenge for doctors. But new research suggests that a panel of 55 genes might help guide medical odds-makers. Women who had genetic alterations in this panel were less likely to survive breast cancer over nearly two decades of follow-up than those without any changes, said...
February 11, 2014
SUNDAY, Feb. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Setting a minimum price for alcohol would benefit the health of high-risk drinkers with low incomes but have little effect on moderate drinkers with low incomes, according to a new study. Using a computer model that analyses the way people respond to price changes, British researchers examined how a minimum price of about 73 cents per unit of alcohol would affect...
February 10, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Children's toys should be safely stored to prevent trips and falls, and toy chests regularly inspected to look for potential hazards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers this advice: - When children are finished playing, make sure toys are stored on shelves or in toy chests. Ensure that the toy chest lid stays open, and won't suddenly fall on a child or trap a child...
February 10, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Trampolines may seem like the perfect way for children to bounce off excess energy. But if used improperly, they can be dangerous. The American Academy of Pediatrics says children can be hurt on trampolines by: - Jumping and landing the wrong way. Somersaulting and doing flips, and falling the wrong way. Attempting stunts. Striking another person. Falling off the trampoline or onto...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The cost of services for children with autism averages more than $17,000 per child each year - with school systems footing much of the bill, a new U.S. study estimates. Researchers found that compared to kids without autism, those with the disorder had higher costs for doctor visits and prescriptions - an extra $3,000 a year, on average. But the biggest expenses...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - For today's kids, caffeine in coffee, soda and energy drinks is easier to get than ever before, a new U.S. government study finds. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that children and teens are now getting less caffeine from soda, but more from caffeine-heavy energy drinks and coffee. "You might expect that caffeine intake...
February 10, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Mid-Sized Companies Get Extra Year to Comply With Affordable Care Act - Medium-sized companies will have another year before they have to provide employees with health insurance or face tax penalties, the Obama administration announced Monday. The mandate will not be enforced until Jan. 1, 2016,...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The increasing number of people in developing nations who own televisions, computers and cars might explain rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in those countries, a new study suggests. The researchers analyzed data from more than 150,000 adults in nearly 110,000 households in 17 countries where people had high, medium and low incomes. High-income nations...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Premature infants face a number of challenges, including a known risk of language delay. But a new study suggests that exposing "preemies" to more adult language in the neonatal intensive care unit can increase their language abilities at 18 months. "Parents have the power to make a difference in their child's development and academic success. Just by enjoying...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Too few American girls and boys are getting vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), the President's Cancer Panel reported Monday. HPV is linked to cervical cancer as well as penis, rectal and oral cancers. One in four adults in the United States is infected with at least one type of HPV. Increasing HPV vaccination rates could prevent...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Naproxen - the key pain reliever in Aleve - seems safer for the heart than other popular anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), U.S. health officials say. And it's possible that labeling will soon reflect that finding. Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting Monday and Tuesday to discuss cardiac risks associated with...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The discovery of seven new regions of DNA linked to type 2 diabetes could lead to new ways of thinking about diabetes and new treatments for the disease, researchers suggest. The findings were among the results of the largest study to date on the genetics of diabetes, which compiled genetic information on people from four different ethnic groups, the study authors...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Teenage girls diagnosed with major mental illness are much more likely to give birth, according to a new study from Canada, suggesting such girls should become a special target for anti-pregnancy efforts, the researchers say. The investigators also found that birth rates haven't dipped as fast in mentally ill girls as they have in other girls, an indication...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Recent illness outbreaks at schools in three states have prompted the recall of 5- and 25-pound bags of Uncle Ben's Infused Rice products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. The agency was notified Feb. 7 that 34 students and four teachers at three public schools in Katy, Texas, had experienced burning and itching rashes, headaches and nausea...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Poorer patients do better after leaving the hospital if they receive help from specially trained laypeople known as community health workers, a new study finds. "Hospitals have been challenged to transform into comprehensive health systems capable of responding to acute illness with proactive, patient-centered and community-based care. This study may help inform...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Americans with heart disease are now more likely to die from cancer, lung disease and neurological causes than from heart problems, compared with 20 years ago. That's the finding of a new Mayo Clinic study that tracked about 20,000 patients who underwent procedures to open blocked heart arteries between 1991 and 2008. The patients were divided into three time...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When older kids teach younger children about nutrition and the benefits of exercise, the little ones seem to lose weight and gain knowledge about healthy living, Canadian researchers report. Such a program - called Healthy Buddies - was tested in Manitoba elementary schools. It helped heavy kids lose an average of half an inch off their waist and increased their...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The mechanics of sex may become a bit more difficult after menopause, a new study finds. But most women will continue to be sexually active as long as they feel sex is important. The study, published online Feb. 10 in -JAMA Internal Medicine-, included 354 women who ranged in age from their 40s to mid-60s. All of the women reported being sexually active at the...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - West Nile virus-related hospitalizations and follow-up in the United States cost $778 million in health care expenses and lost productivity from 1999 through 2012, which is much higher than previously reported, according to a new study. That works out to a cost of about $56 million a year over the 14 years examined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
February 10, 2014
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new analysis suggests that people at high risk for heart disease who can't take high-dose statin drugs to lower their cholesterol might benefit from a treatment combination that includes taking a low-dose statin. Scientists at Johns Hopkins reviewed published research to compare the benefits and harms of a lower-intensity statin when combined with one of several...
February 10, 2014
SUNDAY, Feb. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Cat bites may look less serious than dog bites, but beware: They can cause dangerous infections, particularly when they involve the hand, new research indicates. Although cats have no more germs in their mouths than dogs or people, researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that when cats bite, their sharp teeth can inject hard-to-treat bacteria deeply into the skin...
February 9, 2014
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