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(HealthDay News) - Many babies and young children struggle to sleep all night, which makes for tired parents. The University of Michigan Health System says potential risk factors for night waking include: - Having birth complications, including premature birth. Having a difficult temperament. Being breast-fed. Co-sleeping with parents. Feeding at night, because the toddler requires it or it's become...
January 8, 2014
(HealthDay News) - New moms often worry if baby is getting enough to eat. Experts say baby may offer signs of malnutrition if you pay attention. The American Academy of Pediatrics says these potential signs include: - When a nursing baby stops breast-feeding after 10 minutes or less. When baby has fewer than four wet diapers a day. When during the first month of life, baby has infrequent or very hard...
January 8, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - New Diabetes Drug Approved by FDA - A new pill to treat adults with type 2 diabetes has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Farxiga (dapaglifozin) tablets were approved to improve patients' blood sugar control, in combination with diet and exercise. The approval is based on...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older women who follow cancer prevention guidelines are less likely to develop cancer or to die from cancer and other diseases, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 66,000 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79, who enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative, an extensive study started by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, between...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who are aerobically fit as teenagers are less likely to have a heart attack in middle age, a study of nearly 750,000 Swedish men suggests. Every 15 percent increase in aerobic fitness in your teen years is associated with an 18 percent reduced risk of heart attack three decades later, researchers report in the Jan. 8 online edition of the -European...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The number of infections with dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria at VA long-term care centers has dropped since a program to combat the problem was launched in 2009, a new report shows. The initiative to reduce the number of methicillin-resistant -Staphylococcus aureus- (MRSA) infections was implemented in 133 VA long-term care facilities. Within 42 months,...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although U.S. health experts recommend that kids engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes daily, only one in four actually does so, according to a report released Wednesday. However, about 60 percent of boys surveyed and 49 percent of girls did get in an hour five days or more each week, according to study researcher Tala Fakhouri....
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Whites are twice as likely as blacks to have weight-loss surgery and people's views about how obesity affects their quality of life is an important factor in that difference, according to a new study. The researchers interviewed 337 obese patients in the Boston area who were considered medically eligible for weight-loss surgery. The findings were published...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers have developed a new type of surgical "glue" that they say could help treat children born with heart defects, such as a hole in the heart. The adhesive can quickly stick biodegradable patches inside a beating heart. Unlike current surgical adhesives, this new glue keeps up its powerful sticking power in the presence of blood and at increased heart...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study of migraine sufferers suggests that what you're told when your doctor prescribes medication can influence your body's response to it. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston compared the effects of a common migraine drug and an inactive placebo in 66 people who suffer from migraines. The condition...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Manufacturing problems have created a shortage of the liquid form of Tamiflu, which is designed for young children who can't swallow capsules, U.S. health officials announced Wednesday. The drug's maker, Genentech, has fallen behind in production of this version of the flu medication, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, the shortage...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Farxiga (dapaglifozin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with type 2 diabetes, the agency said Wednesday in a news release. The drug, to be used for blood sugar control along with proper diet and exercise, is designed to prevent re-absorption of glucose by the kidneys. Type 2 diabetes affects some 24 million people,...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's long been concern that certain drugs taken to control seizures might be unsafe for use by pregnant women, due to potential effects on the fetus. Now, new British research suggests that the drug levetiracetam does not pose a major risk to the neurological development of the fetus, although there's more evidence that another drug - valproate - may cause...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The "Grinch" effect may be curbing survival rates in some heart transplant patients who receive hearts that are too small for their bodies, a new study suggests. Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Iowa School of Medicine said it may be due to the way donors and recipients are matched up - by weight - and they propose...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Racial disparities in patients' death risk after heart bypass surgery are affected by the quality of the hospital in which the surgery is performed, a large new study suggests. Racial disparities in death rates after bypass surgery are well documented, but less was known about how hospital quality might contribute to these disparities, the researchers said....
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - High levels of bacteria are associated with water breaking prematurely in pregnant women, a new study indicates. Researchers arrived at their findings by analyzing samples of amniotic sacs (fetal membranes) from 48 women after they gave birth. The report is published in the Jan. 8 online issue of the journal -PLoS One. Nearly one-third of early deliveries...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As ultramarathons become more popular, researchers have launched a long-term study of the runners who participate in these extremely long races. Keeping tabs on the runners' health and psychological makeup could help reduce their risk of injury and reveal ways to encourage other Americans to meet minimum levels of exercise, the researchers said. An ultramarathon...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new kind of implant may offer people suffering from sleep apnea an alternative to wearing an air mask while they snooze, researchers report. With the implant, a pacemaker delivers electrical impulses to a nerve that controls the tongue and maintains the muscle tone of a sleeping person's upper airway, according to a study published in the Jan. 9 issue of...
January 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children who are critically ill after having heart surgery do not benefit from having their blood sugar levels aggressively controlled, but some kids with other life-threatening conditions might, a new study suggests. Experts said the findings, reported in the Jan. 9 issue of the -New England Journal of Medicine-, suggest that critically ill children should...
January 8, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The record-shattering cold weather that's gripping much of the United States can pose extreme health risks, doctors warned Monday. "It's best to limit your outdoor activity as much as possible, since prolonged exposure can lead to frostbite and hypothermia," said Dr. John Marshall, chair of emergency medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. "Both...
January 7, 2014
(HealthDay News) - One of the first things on your mind after your power goes out is "what happens if my food spoils?" - The U.S. Food Safety Inspection Service offers this advice to help keep food safe during a power outage: - Once the power goes out, try not to open the refrigerator or freezer doors, maintaining the cold temperatures as long as possible. An unopened refrigerator can keep your food...
January 7, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Age spots, sometimes called "liver spots," are brown, flat spots that appear on the skin. The Cleveland Clinic explains more about age spots and what you can do about them: - Age spots typically occur as a result of exposure to the sun. Age spots most commonly occur on the face, arms, hands, feet and back. Age spots normally do not cause harm, but a dermatologist may be able to remove...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hospitals might be able to coax cafeteria customers to buy healthier food by adjusting item displays to have traffic light-style green, yellow and red labels based on their level of nutrition, new research suggests. "Our current results show that the significant changes in the purchase patterns ... did not fade away as cafeteria patrons became used to them,"...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Premature babies who cry a lot may be more likely than other preemies to have behavior problems by the time they reach preschool, a new study suggests. Experts said the reasons for the finding are not certain, and no one knows whether "interventions" to soothe preemies' crying would ward off behavior issues later. "In many ways, this study raises more questions...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When it comes to treating depression in children, newer antidepressants all seem to carry about the same risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, a new study shows. Previous studies, including a review from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, have concluded that children and teens who take antidepressants might be at higher risk for suicidal thoughts and...
January 7, 2014
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