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THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Playing a 15-minute stroke-education video game appeared to improve children's understanding of stroke symptoms and what to do if someone is having a stroke, a new study suggests. The research included 210 low-income children, aged 9 and 10, from New York City who were tested on whether they could identify stroke symptoms and if they knew to call 911 if they...
January 30, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study offers reassurance for adults who need to have their tonsils removed - the procedure has low complication and low death rates. Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) is a common type of surgery, but there is little information about the safety of the operation in adults, the researchers noted. The new study was published online Jan. 30 in the journal -JAMA...
January 30, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women who take estrogen-only hormone-replacement therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms might also be reducing their risk for a common form of the eye disease glaucoma, according to new research. "Ours is one of the first ... studies to find estrogen-containing hormone-replacement therapy was associated with a reduction in glaucoma risk," said study researcher...
January 30, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Is "The doctor will see you now" turning into "The doctor will watch the screen?" A new study suggests that physicians may spend too much time looking at their computer screens when seeing patients. The study found that those who use electronic health records in the examination room spend about one-third of patient visits looking at the computer screen, which...
January 30, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many car drivers who have just crashed into a motorcycle claim they didn't see the other vehicle, and new research suggests one reason why they might say that. The fact that motorcycles are less common than cars might make it harder for car drivers to see motorcycles, said researcher Vanessa Beanland, of the Australian National University, and colleagues....
January 30, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Dust is among the most common causes of allergy symptoms. And no matter how clean you are, dust shares your living quarters. But don't despair. The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology says there are things you can do to minimize dust-allergy symptoms: - Keep your bedroom as clean and dust-free as possible. Pet dander contributes to dust. If your allergy is severe enough,...
January 29, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Your baby's safety begins in the crib, and among a parent's easiest chores is to make sure the crib sheets fit properly. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers this advice: - Crib sheets should always fit snugly on the mattress. Crib sheets should overlap on the mattress corners, so the sheets cannot be pulled off by baby. Do not use an or adult-size sheet on a crib mattress....
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Managing diabetes requires a great deal of time, memory and math skills. There are carbohydrates to count, medication doses to calculate and blood sugar levels to track. Today, there are numerous applications for smartphones and other devices that can help you keep your diabetes in check, although some people with the disease will tell you the technology...
January 29, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Norovirus May Have Sickened Nearly 700 on Cruise Ship - Nearly 700 passengers and crew are now reported ill on the Royal Caribbean vessel Explorer of the Seas in what could turn out to be one of the worst norovirus outbreaks on a cruise ship in 20 years. While health officials believe that norovirus...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A recent leveling of obesity rates in the United States isn't due to the bad economy, but the result of better eating habits that Americans began to adopt about 10 years ago, a new report says. Some experts have suggested that people are less likely to become obese today because tough economic times are forcing them to eat less. Instead, it appears that long-term...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists report that they have discovered a surprising way to prompt mature adult cells in mice to revert back to their embryonic state. They simply "injured" the skin and blood cells, by dipping them in acid or squeezing them, and a percentage of those cells survived the damage to become stem cells - which have the capacity to be turned into any kind of...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Beginning in 2015, U.S. businesses with 50 or more workers must provide health insurance to "full-time" employees, meaning workers who log at least 30 hours a week, on average. Holding employers accountable for providing health insurance to full-time workers, and requiring them to pay penalties if they don't, is one way the Affordable Care Act expands coverage...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than a third of all Americans - and nearly six out of 10 U.S. university students - have used indoor tanning, despite widespread knowledge that the devices contribute to skin cancer risk, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed data from 88 surveys that included a total of more than 406,000 people in the...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Comparisons between modern humans and Neanderthals are usually meant as either an insult or a joke. But a new study suggests that many people today still harbor bits of Neanderthal DNA that affect their health. These remnants of Neanderthal DNA are linked with genes that play a role in conditions such as diabetes, Crohn's disease, lupus and cirrhosis of the...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Smokers and other people at high risk for lung cancer could make matters worse if they take antioxidant supplements, a new study of rodents suggests. Antioxidants appear to accelerate cancer progression by short-circuiting one of the body's key immune responses to malignant cells, researchers from Sweden report. Normal doses of vitamin E and smaller doses...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Testosterone therapy - widely advertised as a way to help men improve a low sex drive and reclaim diminished energy - might raise the risk of heart attack, according to new research. The increased risk was found in men younger than 65 with a history of heart disease, and in older men even if they didn't have a history of the disease. In both groups, heart...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People's earliest childhood memories begin to fade when they're about 7 years old, a new study suggests. It's been known that most adults' memories extend back to only about age 3. The loss of memories before this age is known as childhood amnesia. There is increasing evidence that although infants use memory to learn language and other new types of information,...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Less than half of children and young adults who undergo treatment for anxiety get long-term relief from their symptoms, a new study finds. The study "suggests the need for more intensive or continued treatment for a sizable proportion of youth with anxiety disorders," said Dr. Victor Fornari, director of the division of child/adolescent psychiatry at North...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Drivers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly 50 percent more likely to be in a serious car crash, a new study suggests. Further, men with ADHD can dramatically decrease their risk of traffic accidents if they take medication for their condition, the Swedish researchers said. "This study confirms the importance of treatment and medication...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older women with high levels of the hormone estrogen may be at a greater risk for dementia, especially if they also have diabetes, new research suggests. Using data from a large study that included more than 5,600 postmenopausal women aged 65 or older, French researchers measured estrogen levels in those without dementia who were not on hormone replacement...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who need skin grafts because of burns or other injuries might someday get lab-grown, bioengineered skin that works much like real human skin, Swiss researchers report. This new skin not only has its own blood vessels but also - and just as important - its own lymphatic vessels. The lymph vessels are needed to prevent the accumulation of fluids that...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Adults with slow reaction times may have an increased risk of early death, a new study suggests. British researchers looked at more than 5,000 Americans, aged 20 to 59, who had their reaction times measured using a simple test in which they had to press a button when they saw an image appear on a computer screen. The participants were then followed for 15...
January 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Baby fat may not be as cute as it looks, new research suggests. Five-year-olds who carry around extra weight may face four times the risk of being obese at 14, compared to their normal-weight peers, the study found. Of the children who became obese between the ages of 5 and 14, nearly half were overweight in kindergarten. "We wanted to learn what are the...
January 29, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Raw milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized can harbor harmful germs. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these recommendations to parents: - Never give raw milk or dairy products that contain raw milk to children. Check product labels to make sure they use pasteurized milk. Store pasteurized dairy products in the refrigerator at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit...
January 28, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If you have the flu, an antiviral medication can help minimize the duration and severity of the illness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this additional information: - Taking an antiviral can help reduce the duration of flu and other viral illnesses by about one or two days. Taking antiviral medication soon after showing flu symptoms is important for people...
January 28, 2014
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