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TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A diet that includes substances found in chocolate, tea and berries could help protect people against diabetes and other diseases, new research shows. The study included nearly 2,000 healthy women in the United Kingdom who completed a food questionnaire and were tested for blood sugar (glucose) regulation, inflammation and insulin resistance. "Our research...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children with cancer are no more likely than other children to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, new research finds. And the children may even benefit in terms of developing empathy and emotional closeness, the researchers said. "These results should be very reassuring to childhood cancer patients and their families," said study first author Sean Phipps,...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older men who spend a lot of time sitting around are more likely to face heart failure down the road, a new study shows. The research included more than 82,000 men between the ages of 45 and 69. Those who spent more time being sedentary outside of work hours, even if they exercised, had a higher risk for heart failure, reported the researchers from Kaiser Permanente...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older adults who eat a Mediterranean diet may lower their risk of developing painful narrowing of the arteries in the legs, new research indicates. The findings, published Jan. 22 in of -Journal of the American Medical Association-, come from what's thought to be the first clinical trial to test whether Mediterranean-style eating can ward off cardiovascular...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In the future, lifesaving pacemakers, defibrillators and other implantable devices might be powered not by limited-lifespan batteries but by the limitless energy generated by the movement of a patient's own bodily organs, new animal research suggests. The idea is to safely stitch electricity-converting materials directly onto the surface of the heart, lungs...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new blood test might one day help doctors spot pancreatic cancer in its early stages, Danish scientists report. The researchers said their testing is still too preliminary to be certain it can accurately diagnose pancreatic cancer in patients whose chances of survival are higher. There currently is no screening test for pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not necessarily mean that a medication or medical device has received a grueling trial by fire and has been proven safe beyond all doubt, according to a trio of new studies assessing the agency's regulatory process. The studies, published Jan. 22 in the -Journal of the American Medical Association-, found...
January 21, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many pharmaceutical studies in animals that lead to trials in humans have serious design flaws, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed 63 animal studies of popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins - drugs such as Crestor, Lipitor and Zocor. Some of the studies were funded by the government and other non-industry sources, while others were paid...
January 21, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Considering skipping breakfast? - Bad idea, warns the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Here's why the meal is so important: - Eating a healthy breakfast can boost a child's performance in school, and help improve behavior. A balanced breakfast can help promote a healthy body weight. Skipping breakfast can leave the brain and body lagging throughout the day. A healthy breakfast...
January 20, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Strep throat is a bacterial infection that is treated with antibiotics to kill the germs and prevent complications. To help soothe painful symptoms of strep, the American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions: - Take an over-the-counter pain reliever such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Never give aspirin to children. Gargle with a warm salt-water solution. Adults...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study offers a possible explanation of how exercise may improve outcomes for prostate cancer patients. It's known that prostate cancer patients who are more active have a lower risk of cancer recurrence and cancer death than those who get little or no physical activity, but the reasons for this are unclear. In this study, researchers looked at 572 prostate...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home or in the car are more likely to return to the hospital within 12 months of hospitalization for asthma, a new study finds. The researchers said tests of tobacco exposure have the potential to help protect those kids by identifying caregivers who may need help to quit smoking. "The ability to measure serum and salivary...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A tonsillectomy is one of the most routine surgeries for children, but what medication kids get during and after the procedure varies widely among U.S. hospitals, a new study finds. In a review of tonsillectomies at 36 children's hospitals, researchers found that the medical centers differed broadly when it came to using antibiotics and the steroid dexamethasone....
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) - Sunlight is known to lower blood pressure, but now a team of British researchers has figured out why. What they found is that nitric oxide stored in the top layers of the skin reacts to sunlight and causes blood vessels to widen as the oxide moves into the bloodstream. That, in turn, lowers blood pressure. "This is an unexpected finding, in that the skin has not been...
January 20, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Chinese Health Worker Dies From Bird Flu, Upping Fears of Person-to-Person Spread - The H7N9 bird flu virus has killed a medical worker at a hospital in Shanghai, China and there are concerns that the virus may have spread from person to person. Officials said that the 31-year-old man died on Jan....
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Delaying the morning school bell might help teens avoid sleep deprivation, according to a new study. Later school start times appear to improve teens' sleep and reduce their daytime sleepiness. For the study, investigators assessed boarding students at an independent high school before and after their school start time was changed from 8 a.m. to 8:25 a.m. during...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A link may exist between the sleep hormone melatonin and prostate cancer, according to a new study. But experts say it's too early for men to start popping melatonin supplements to help prevent the disease. Results of the study, which included 928 Icelandic men, suggest men who have higher levels of melatonin may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer,...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Happier seniors can look forward to greater mobility as they age than their gloomier peers, new research suggests. The findings don't prove that happiness preserves mobility. However, "the research suggests that enjoyment of life contributes to healthier and more active old age," said study author Andrew Steptoe, director of the Institute of Epidemiology and...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Your brain structure might determine how sensitive you are to pain, a new study suggests. Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that people with less gray matter in certain areas of the brain perceive pain more intensely. The findings might help lead to better ways to diagnose, treat and even prevent pain, they said. Gray matter in the brain...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The so-called "blood-type diet" may be trendy, but there's no scientific evidence to support it, a new study says. The popular diet is based on the theory that a person's nutritional needs vary by blood type. Proponents of the diet claim that eating a diet matched to a person's specific blood type can improve health and reduce the risk of chronic health problems...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Nearly two-thirds of National Hockey League players missed at least one game due to injury during a three-season span, and teams paid $653 million to injured players during those seasons, new research shows. "Employers are morally responsible for protecting their employees," study author Dr. Michael Cusimano, a neurosurgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto,...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Once salmonella finds its way into a food-processing plant, the bacteria can be extremely hard to eliminate, a new study finds. Researchers used three types of disinfectants to try to kill a build-up of salmonella bacteria - known as a biofilm - that had formed on a variety of hard surfaces. The study was published online and in the February print issue of the...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Girls who play soccer in middle school are vulnerable to concussions, new research shows. And despite medical advice to the contrary, many play through their injury, increasing the risk of a second concussion, the study found. Although awareness has increased about sports concussions, little research has been done on middle school athletes, especially girls,...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) and also reduce harmful brain activity, a new study suggests. Correcting vitamin D deficiency early in the course of the disease is important, according to the report, published online Jan. 20 in -JAMA Neurology. But some experts say it's too soon to recommend giving vitamin D supplements to people...
January 20, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although the death toll from cancer hasn't shrunk by as much in recent decades as that of diseases such as heart disease, significant progress has been made, a new study finds. The problem in tabulating the full extent of recent gains against cancer is that efforts to beat back other diseases have also been successful, the researchers said. "As fewer and fewer...
January 20, 2014
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