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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Obama Creates Task Force to Reduce College Sexual Assaults - A task force to combat sexual assault on U.S. college campuses is being created by President Barack Obama. The presidential memorandum to create the task force was to be signed by Obama on Wednesday, the same day as the release of a White...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Long-term exposure to smog increases the risk of heart attack and angina, the chest pain associated with heart disease, a new study suggests. Smog - also known as particulate air pollution - is made up of tiny particles that can easily travel into the lungs. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 100,000 people in Europe with no history of...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children who experience the death of a family member are at slightly increased risk for psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia later in life, a large new study reveals. The risk is highest among children who had a sibling or parent commit suicide, according to the findings published Jan. 21 in the online edition of the -BMJ. Researchers analyzed data from...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Drug-coated "scaffolds" that are placed in the arteries and then melt away over time could offer a new treatment for people with painfully clogged leg arteries, an early study suggests. Researchers found that the experimental devices eased leg pain in 35 patients with peripheral artery disease. People with the condition have artery-clogging "plaques" impeding...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New U.S. government statistics show there's still a major divide among women when it comes to infertility: Poor, nonwhite and less educated women are the least likely to seek services to get pregnant. A federal report released Wednesday also showed that the percentage of women aged 15 to 44 who have sought infertility treatment or assistance has actually...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Could your warm and cozy home be hindering your weight-loss efforts? - Dutch researchers say keeping temperatures a little chillier at home and the office might be an additional weapon in the fight against obesity. "What would it mean if we let our bodies work again to control body temperature?" said study author Dr. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt, an associate...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Even very low blood levels of alcohol increase the risk of deadly car crashes, a new study finds. Drunk driving laws need to be updated to reflect this fact, the researchers contend. They examined data from more than 570,700 fatal traffic crashes in the United States between 1994 and 2011, and focused on drivers with a blood alcohol level of 0.01 to 0.07...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - State inaction and tobacco industry tactics are slowing tobacco control efforts in the United States, a new report from the American Lung Association finds. "We are faced with a deep-pocketed, ever-evolving tobacco industry that's determined to maintain its market share at the expense of our kids and current smokers," Harold Wimmer, ALA national president...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older trauma-injury patients are less likely to have major complications or die if they're treated at trauma centers that care for large numbers of older patients, according to a new study. Researchers examined data from nearly 40,000 older patients and more than 105,000 younger patients treated at trauma centers in Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2010. The...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The more you consume the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils, the less likely you are to lose as many precious brain cells as you age, a new study suggests. More research is needed, however, to understand both why this happens and how much of the nutrient brings about the most benefit, the researchers said. "Our findings support the idea that a higher...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostate might help ease symptoms such as frequent urination at night, Brazilian researchers report. Enlarged prostate - formally known as benign prostate hyperplasia - affects most men as they age, including more than half by age 60 and 90 percent by age 85. Problems caused by enlarged prostate include frequent urination,...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Higher vitamin D levels are associated with better thinking and mood in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests. The finding may lead to new ways to delay or prevent the onset of thinking problems and depression in people with the progressive neurodegenerative disease, the researchers said. Their analysis of nearly 300 Parkinson's disease patients...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's more evidence that texting while walking can be risky business. Researchers found that doing both at the same time affects posture and balance, causing people to swerve and walk slower, according to the findings published Jan. 22 in the journal -PLoS One. "Texting, and to a lesser extent reading, on your mobile phone affects your ability to walk and...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Doctors in Colorado are sounding an alarm about the dangers of synthetic marijuana after seeing a surge of emergency cases tied to its use. The products, sold under names like Black Mamba, Crazy Clown, K2 and Spice, sent at least 263 people for emergency treatment statewide over a one-month period last year. "At the end of August, we started noting that patients...
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Two experimental drugs for Alzheimer's disease have failed their clinical trials, proving unable to help patients with mild to moderate dementia, according to new studies. Both bapineuzumab and solanezumab did not improve patients' ability to think and solve problems, according to findings published in the Jan. 23 issue of the -New England Journal of Medicine....
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Efforts to reduce "adverse events" that occur in the hospital appear to be taking hold for patients who've had a heart attack or those being treated for congestive heart failure, according to new research. Adverse events include reactions to certain drugs, falls, bedsores, hospital-acquired infections, and complications that occur after a procedure or surgery....
January 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Stricter new criteria for autism may change how frequently the condition is diagnosed, a new study suggests. The study estimates that if the new diagnostic guidelines had been in place in 2008, they would have lowered the prevalence of the disorder in a nationally representative database to one in 100 children. The most recent estimate of autism prevalence...
January 22, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Chronic pain, if it isn't controlled, can perpetuate itself and contribute to additional physical and mental problems. The Ohio State University Medical Center explains: - A "terrible triad" of sleeplessness and sadness stemming from chronic pain can trigger additional problems, such as dependence on drugs, multiple surgeries and pursuing non-standard treatments of questionable safety....
January 21, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Ear infections are common in children, but there are things parents can do to help reduce a child's risk. The New York State Department of Health offers these suggestions: - Breast-feeding, if a viable option, may reduce the risk of ear infections. Do not let a child under age 2 lie flat while drinking from a bottle. Never allow anyone to smoke around children, and avoid exposing...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The grain quinoa seems safe for people with celiac disease, a new British study suggests. People with celiac disease have an immune response in the small intestine when they eat the protein gluten, which is found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye. Quinoa is often recommended as part of a gluten-free diet, but prior research in the laboratory had suggested...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - DNA might be a key factor in excessive physical aggression in toddlers, a new Canadian study suggests. Even if a child's genes do foster such behaviors, however, all is not lost because parents can still work to curb aggression in kids, the researchers said. "It should be emphasized that these genetic associations do not imply that the early trajectories of...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Sleeping during the day - a necessity for jet-lagged travelers and those who work overnight shifts - disrupts the rhythms of about one-third of your genes, a new study suggests. What's more, shifted sleep appears to disrupt gene activity even more than not getting enough sleep, according to the research. For the new study, which was published in this week's...
January 21, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Many Poor Americans Getting Medicaid Coverage Under Obamacare - Large numbers of poor Americans are signing up for Medicaid through an expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act, and most of these people were previously uninsured, -The New York Times- reports. West Virginia is one of...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The words "Made in China" are synonymous with inexpensive electronics and housewares purchased in the United States. But a consequence of Americans' buying habits is air pollution that's also made in China, researchers say. Much of the air pollution traveling across the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of the United States is caused by China's manufacturing...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Could a doctor's white coat or necktie help spread germs among patients? - The jury's still out on that question. But one of the world's leading infection control organizations is raising that possibility under just-released germ control recommendations. "White coats, neckties, and wrist watches can become contaminated and may potentially serve as vehicles...
January 21, 2014
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