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SUNDAY, Jan. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Swarms of morning commuters clutch cups of coffee to kick-start the workday. But a new study suggests caffeine might do more for the brain than boost alertness - it may help memory too. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at caffeine's impact on memory while excluding its other brain-enhancing factors. The study showed that caffeine enhances certain...
January 13, 2014
(HealthDay News) - The next time you feel you're under too much stress, the American Heart Association offers these "emergency stress stoppers" to help calm you down: - Before you begin to speak, count to 10 and take several deep breaths. Walk away from whatever is stressful, and decide to come back to it later. If there's a big problem, break it down into smaller problems that are easier to address...
January 13, 2014
(HealthDay News) - While you sleep, blood sugar levels may drop too low. Even if you don't wake up during the episode, there are some signs to look for when you wake to see if your blood sugar was too low during the night. The Joslin Diabetes Center offers these potential warning signs: - Sweating at night, and waking up with damp sheets and pajamas. Waking up with a headache. Having nightmares. Having...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - School drug tests don't deter teens from smoking marijuana, but creating a positive school environment might be effective, a new study suggests. About 20 percent of U.S. high schools have drug testing, but this approach is controversial because there's little evidence that it works, the study authors said. Of the 361 students in the new study, one-third went...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children and teenagers who are assaulted at school account for nearly 90,000 emergency-room visits in the United States each year, new research finds. Although school shootings garner much attention, it was rare for kids aged 5 to 19 to be injured by guns on campus, according to the study. Forty percent of injuries were bruises and scratches, and few injuries...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers say they have pinpointed a preservative found in many popular wet wipes and baby wipes as the cause of allergic skin reactions in some children. Reports of reactions have ranged from disfiguring patches to crusting, swelling, blistering and tiny cracks in the mouth, cheek, hands and/or buttocks of young patients. The six cases these researchers investigated...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Elderly people who participate in "brain training" classes to keep their minds sharp continue to see positive benefits 10 years after the training, according to a new study. Even if they took only an initial set of classes aimed at improving their ability to solve problems and react quickly, participants showed that the training stuck with them a decade later,...
January 13, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Nine Womb Transplant Patients Doing Well: Swedish Researchers - Nine women who received transplanted wombs donated by relatives are doing well and will soon try to become pregnant, according to the doctor leading the groundbreaking project. Two previous attempts at womb transplants in Turkey and...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Minority and poor patients are more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer when they're diagnosed than white and richer patients do, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 26,000 patients in California who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 1999 and 2008. Of those patients, 57 percent were white, 24 percent were Hispanic, 15 percent...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Drinking green tea may lessen the effects of the medication nadolol (Corgard), used to treat high blood pressure, a new small study suggests. Researchers gave 10 volunteers a single dose of 30 milligrams of nadolol after they had consumed either water or about three cups of green tea daily for 14 days. When researchers tested blood levels of the drug, they were...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - While the U.S. teen obesity rate has leveled off in recent years, a new study shows that the problem is actually worsening for kids from less-affluent families. Researchers found that between 2003 and 2010-11, there was a decline in obesity among U.S. teens whose parents had gone to college - dipping to 7 percent in one government study, and 11 percent in another....
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Humans and other primates burn 50 percent fewer calories a day than other mammals, and this slow metabolism may explain why they grow so slowly and live much longer than other mammals, according to a new study. Researchers assessed the amount of calories burned per day in 17 primate species ranging from gorillas to mouse lemurs. They lived in zoos, sanctuaries...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although there has been progress in cutting out the marketing of junk food to schoolchildren, many American students are still exposed to in-school marketing of less-than-nutritious fare, a new study finds. One nutritionist wasn't surprised by the finding. "There is a great deal of marketing to schoolchildren, not only in vending and soda machines, but also...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Those little bundles of joy aren't always tickets to happiness, as most parents know. But a new study suggests that middle-aged parents in the United States living with younger children are no more satisfied or happy than childless people. The study isn't a definitive take on the well-being of adults with and without children. Still, it does suggest that people...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Infants given probiotics during the first three months of life appear to have fewer bouts of colic, acid reflux and constipation, according to Italian researchers. Colic - excessive crying that is unrelated to a medical problem - is the cause of as many as one in five visits to pediatricians, the researchers said. It is also a source of anxiety and stress for...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Nearly 2.2 million Americans had selected health plans through the federal and state marketplaces as of late December, and nearly one in four was a young adult, the Obama administration disclosed Monday. "The numbers show that there is a very strong national demand for affordable health care made possible by the Affordable Care Act," Health and Human Services...
January 13, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations that call for universal screening of expectant mothers for gestational diabetes once they are 24 weeks into their pregnancy. "The number of women who have gestational diabetes is rising, and gestational diabetes has effects not only on the mother, but also on the baby," said task force...
January 13, 2014
SATURDAY, Jan. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - If your New Year's resolution was to get in shape, you should ease into your exercise program, an expert warns. Trying to get quick results could do more harm than good. "It's important to know and respect your body's limits," Dr. Joshua Harris, an orthopedic surgeon with Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, in Texas, said in a news release....
January 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Ear tubes can improve hearing over the short term in children with a certain type of ear infection. But they don't help children's hearing, speech or language over the long term, according to a new review. Dr. Michael Steiner and colleagues at the University of North Carolina reviewed the findings of 41 studies that assessed the effects of implanting ear tubes...
January 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new, preliminary treatment involving triple-gene therapy appears safe and effective in helping to control motor function in Parkinson's disease patients, according to new research. The therapy, called ProSavin, works by reprogramming brain cells to produce dopamine, the chemical essential for controlling movement, the researchers said. Lack of dopamine causes...
January 10, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Many teens battle acne every day, and the American Academy of Pediatrics offers advice on what to do and what to expect: - Be patient and remember that acne medication can take a while before you start to see an improvement. Follow your doctor's treatment regimen regularly and consistently. Don't use additional treatments, skin care products or medications than your doctor recommends....
January 10, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Performing mind-body exercises, such as deep breathing or progressive relaxation, may help you feel better by minimizing the effects of stress, pain or anxiety. The Cleveland Clinic says these exercises may: - Help you relax. Help improve sleep. Help speed recovery after surgery or hospitalization. Help improve perception of personal control and well-being. Copyright © 2014 HealthDay....
January 10, 2014
FRIDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) - Cutting back on exercise, or stopping altogether, might seem like the right move for people whose heart beats too fast and erratically, a condition called atrial fibrillation. But that's not necessarily so. In fact, staying active - biking, swimming, perhaps even playing pickup basketball, for instance - might be just what the doctor ordered. The key, heart experts...
January 10, 2014
FRIDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) - Lawrence Schmelz spent a lot of time in the gym keeping his body fit - up to two hours a day, every day, at age 50. But that changed one morning six years ago when the Rockville, Md., resident woke up with the irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. Symptoms of atrial fibrillation include the feeling that your heart is racing or skipping a beat, shortness...
January 10, 2014
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Throwing your arms up in the air, raising your head, flashing a smile: your body language when you win at sports is an instinctive reaction meant to indicate dominance over your opponent, a new study finds. These triumphal displays are made by athletes at the moment they determine they are victorious and include actions such as raising the arms above the shoulders,...
January 10, 2014
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