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THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - American adults who use illicit drugs are much more likely to think about suicide than those in the general population, a new federal government survey says. Overall, slightly less than 4 percent of Americans 18 and older had serious thoughts about suicide in the past year. But for illicit drug users, the rate was 9.4 percent, according to the U.S. Substance...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The bill for delivering a healthy baby varies enormously among California hospitals, with new mothers facing cost differences of 8- to 10-fold depending on the hospital where they end up giving birth. California women were charged between $3,296 and $37,227 for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, depending on which hospital they visited, researchers report....
January 16, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Judge Rejects Legal Challenge Against Health Insurance Subsidies - A legal challenge against health care insurance subsidies for millions of Americans was rejected Wednesday by a federal judge. The subsidies are a key part of the Affordable Care Act and are available to low- and middle-income people...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A single question may help doctors determine whether a patient has a drug or alcohol problem and the level of abuse, a new study suggests. Keep it simple is the message from the study of nearly 300 people recruited from the Boston Medical Center primary care clinic. "We found that single questions may be useful in both screening and preliminary assessment"...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Health insurance exchanges in five states with strong enrollment growth are ramping up efforts to reach even more uninsured Americans before the end of the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period on March 31. The March 31 deadline is for people who want health coverage for 2014. Directors of health exchanges in California, Connecticut, Kentucky, New York...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Flammable over-the-counter wart removers have started fires, injuring at least 10 people in recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Since 2009, the FDA has received 14 reports about some "cryogenic" wart removers that "freeze" the growths off the skin. In several cases, combustion occurred when the products - a mixture of liquid dimethyl...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Up to half of women with postpartum depression - a mood disorder that can occur after childbirth - develop long-term depression, according to a new review. The findings show the need for doctors to closely monitor women with postpartum depression, said the researchers, from the University of Leuven, in Belgium. Parental depression can harm a child's long-term...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Bats and other animals use ultrasound to their advantage. Now a new study of humans suggests ultrasound can alter brain activity to boost people's sensory perception. First, researchers placed an electrode on the wrist of volunteers to stimulate the nerve that runs down the arm and into the hand. Before stimulating the radial nerve, they delivered ultrasound...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Long-term damage to the intestines could raise the risk of hip fractures in people with celiac disease, a new study suggests. However, the research, published Jan. 16 in the -Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism-, also found that the risk was lower in celiac disease patients who ate a gluten-free diet and whose intestinal tissue had begun to heal....
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new gene therapy that successfully treated a rare eye disease in clinical trials could prove the key to preventing more common inherited causes of blindness, researchers say. In six male patients, doctors used a virus to repair a defective gene that causes choroideremia, a degenerative eye disease that can lead to complete blindness by middle age, according...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Less than 20 percent of Americans still smoke cigarettes - a breakthrough called a "milestone" Thursday by federal health officials. Following years of smoking rates that had hovered around 20 percent, that number finally dropped to 18.1 percent in 2012, statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. "This is a milestone. We have...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obese American adults die an average of almost four years earlier than those with normal weight, and middle-aged obese adults face the highest risk of an early death, a new study suggests. One expert wasn't surprised by the findings. "As we are watching the epidemic of obesity grow, we need to understand the huge implications - not just on chronic illness,...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) - Overweight adults often turn to diet beverages to help them slim down, but this tactic might backfire, new research suggests. Compared to people who drink sweetened beverages, heavy people with a diet-soda habit actually consume more daily calories from food, the study finds. "Diet-soda drinkers who are overweight or obese are eating more solid food during the day...
January 16, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Dogs and wolves had already become evolutionarily distinct long before humans settled down to agriculture, new genetic research suggests. Dogs and wolves appear to have evolved from a common ancestor between 9,000 and 34,000 years ago, according to a new study from a team at the University of Chicago. The researchers also discovered that today's dogs are more...
January 16, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's still time to enroll in a health insurance plan through one of the Affordable Care Act's new online marketplaces. And if you sign up by Wednesday, you'll have coverage starting next month. Open enrollment for 2014 runs through March 31. For people who enroll by Jan. 15, coverage takes effect on Feb. 1. For those who sign up from Jan. 16-30, coverage...
January 15, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women who have been diagnosed with and treated for precancerous cells on the cervix may be at increased risk for developing and dying from cervical or vaginal cancer, new research suggests. However, the researchers added that the overall risk of cervical or vaginal cancer is still low for women who have been diagnosed and treated for abnormal cells on the cervix....
January 15, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Getting ready to exercise? First get the go-ahead from your doctor, then make sure you take some precautions before you get going. The Harvard Medical School suggests: - Warm up before and cool down after exercise for five to 10 minutes. Begin exercise slowly, and gradually increase duration and intensity. Pushing yourself too hard or performing repetitive activities can increase...
January 15, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Babies may not be able to speak, but that doesn't mean they can't communicate. Babies often give signals that they're in pain, and parents should pay attention. The University of Michigan Health System mentions these warning signs that baby may be in pain: - Crying for an unusually long time, or crying that sounds higher-pitched or more severe than usual. Not crying doesn't always...
January 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Medicine alone cannot improve the health of the nation - not when one in five Americans lives in unsafe neighborhoods where pollution, crime and joblessness are prevalent; nutritious food is scarce; and the well-being of young people is at risk, an expert panel reports. What's needed is a "seismic shift" in the way the nation approaches health care, according...
January 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The banning of certain types of a common class of chemicals known as phthalates has reduced Americans' exposure to the chemicals' potential harms, a new study suggests. However, the researchers also found evidence of increased exposure to other phthalates that could pose similar health risks. Phthalates are used to make plastic more flexible, and are found...
January 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Taking certain antidepressants in late pregnancy more than doubles the odds of a lung complication in newborns, a new review says. Fortunately, the study also found that the absolute risk of the complication - known as persistent pulmonary hypertension - was still low, affecting about 3.5 out of every 1,000 births, according to study author Dr. Sophie Grigoriadis....
January 15, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Muscle-Building Exercises Reduce Women's Diabetes Risk: Study - Lifting weights and other muscle-building workouts reduce women's risk of diabetes, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data collected from nearly 100,000 U.S. nurses over eight years and found that those who lifted weights,...
January 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) - Older firefighters appear to develop heat resilience due to their long-term exposure to hot temperatures on the job, according to a new study. Researchers compared physically active firefighters and non-firefighters, about 51 years old, as they exercised in hot conditions. Compared to the firefighters, the non-firefighters reported higher levels of heat stress...
January 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children's ear infections cost the U.S. health care system nearly $3 billion a year, a new study says. Researchers analyzed the medical records of 81.5 million children younger than 18 who received care in 2009. Of those, 8.7 million were seen for ear infections. Children with ear infections averaged two more outpatient visits, 0.2 more emergency visits and...
January 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked doctors to stop prescribing painkillers that contain more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen because of reports of severe liver damage. Prescription painkillers, which include Vicodin and Percocet, are commonly given for pain following acute injuries, operations or dental procedures and they often contain...
January 15, 2014
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