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TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Young children who receive flu and pneumococcal vaccines at the same time are at increased risk for temporary fever, a new study reports. While parents should be told about this risk, the benefits of the vaccines outweigh the risks of fever, the researchers said. The study included 530 children, aged 6 months to 23 months, who were followed for a week after...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women who breast-feed may have a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis later in life, new research suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 7,300 women, aged 50 and older, in China who completed questionnaires that asked about their health and lifestyle, including whether they breast-fed or used birth control pills. Most of the women had at...
January 7, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Weight-Loss Product Makers Penalized by FTC - Fines and other penalties have been handed out to four companies that used deceptive advertising claims to sell weight-loss products, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday. The marketers of Sensa, a weight-loss product sprinkled on food, will...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The rate of cancer deaths among Americans continues to decline, according to a new report. Over the last 20 years, the overall risk of dying from cancer has dropped 20 percent, researchers found. The fastest decline in cancer death risk has been among middle-aged black men, for whom death rates have dropped by about 50 percent, the study authors report. "We...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The record-shattering cold weather that's gripping much of the United States can pose extreme health risks, doctors warn. "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 of these...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although social networking sites let users keep in touch with a wide group of acquaintances, new research shows that people still put most of their efforts into communicating with a small group of friends or family members. To maintain a manageable group of close contacts, people often institute an unconscious "one in, one out" rule, the study found. As friendships...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A study with mice suggests that exposure in the womb to the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) could put males at greater risk for prostate cancer later in life. The findings are early, however, and can't prove a causal link between BPA exposure and the cancer. According to background information from the study's authors, BPA is commonly used in everyday products...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Doctors aren't talking often enough with their patients about the harmful effects of alcohol, even if those patients are binge drinkers, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Only one in six adults says a doctor or health professional has ever discussed alcohol use with them, even though drinking too much can be harmful to health, according to a U.S. Centers...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - For people with serious mental illness who are trying to quit smoking, extending their treatment with the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may help them avoid a relapse, according to a new study. After a standard 12-week course of treatment with the drug, study participants who quit smoking continued to receive the drug along with a type of treatment...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Efforts to limit tobacco use over the past 50 years have prevented 8 million premature deaths in the United States, giving those people an average of nearly 20 additional years of life, according to a new study. The 1964 U.S. Surgeon General's report on the ills of smoking launched a great public health success story, said the authors of the study, which was...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Two drugs in combination might be better than one when it comes to helping hardcore smokers quit, at least in the short term, a new study suggests. The drugs - varenicline (sold under the brand name Chantix) and bupropion (Wellbutrin) - taken together increase the rates of quitting over 12 weeks compared with Chantix alone, the researchers found. After a year,...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Even as consumers dig deeper to pay for health expenses, overall health-care spending in the United States continues to expand at a relatively low rate of growth, a new government analysis shows. Spending rose 3.7 percent, to $2.8 trillion, in 2012, the latest year for which figures are available. It was the fourth consecutive year of modest spending growth,...
January 7, 2014
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new review of existing research suggests a possible link between domestic violence and abortions. Led by Susan Bewley of Kings College London in the United Kingdom, the review was based on the findings of 74 studies that looked at domestic violence - physical, sexual or emotional/psychological - among women who have had abortions. The studies estimate that...
January 7, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Why drive to a restaurant that's close by? Experts say if the weather cooperates and the restaurant isn't too far, walk before you dine. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests: - Selecting a restaurant that's within a walkable distance of about 10-15 minutes; you'll get about 30 minutes of exercise without having to deal with parking. Asking your dining partners to walk...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - High blood pressure might be more dangerous for women than men, a new study suggests. As a result, women may need earlier and more aggressive treatment for the condition, the study authors said. "The medical community thought that high blood pressure was the same for both sexes, and treatment was based on that premise," lead author Dr. Carlos Ferrario, a professor...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Young people who suffer a concussion often want to return to school and begin using electronics right away, but resuming everyday life too quickly might delay recovery, researchers say. Kids who give their brains a few days' rest and gradually return to normal mental activity heal faster than those who rush back to their books, computers and TVs, a new study...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than 20 percent of at-risk seventh graders have "sexted" and those middle schoolers were much more likely to also have engaged in some type of sexual behavior, a new study finds. Sexting is when someone sends sexually explicit messages and/or pictures by cellphone. Seventeen percent of the children surveyed said they had sent a sexually explicit message...
January 6, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Health Law Calls for Calorie Counts on Vending Machines - There may be a lot more counting of calories when people buy snacks from vending machines or order food in certain restaurants under rules currently being crafted as part of the final phase of the Affordable Care Act. Once the regulations...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hispanic women tend to be less informed than white women about the link between being obese or overweight and increased risk for heart disease, a new study finds. For the study, published recently in the -Journal of Women's Health-, the researchers reviewed answers provided by almost 400 Hispanic women and more than 300 white women about heart disease and body...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Americans are living longer than ever and their life expectancy is increasing every year, federal health officials reported Monday. People born in 2009 can expect to live 78.5 years. That's an increase from just a year earlier - when life expectancy at birth was 78.1 years. Since these latest statistics were collected, life expectancy has increased even more,...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study links a genetic variation to narcolepsy, the medical condition that causes people to become excessively sleepy and even lapse into sleep involuntarily. The genetic variation is fairly common, while narcolepsy is rare. Among more than 2,500 participants, researchers found that people with the variation are 251 times more likely to have narcolepsy with...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although children who feel good about themselves might thrive on praise from their parents or other adults, exaggerated compliments could have the opposite effect on kids with low self-esteem, researchers have found. Adults might sometimes try to boost children's confidence with high praise. But this type of inflated encouragement might put too much pressure...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Wellness programs in the workplace help cut health care costs and reduce hospital admissions for employees with chronic illnesses, a new study suggests. The researchers said, however, that workplace wellness programs that focused mostly on adopting a healthier lifestyle have less dramatic results. "While workplace wellness programs have the potential to reduce...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New research suggests that states that choose to expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act shouldn't expect to draw poor people from other states. "We found no evidence that these states became so-called 'welfare magnets,' attracting low-income individuals from other states," study author Aaron Schwartz, a doctoral candidate in health policy...
January 6, 2014
MONDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) - Daily meditation might help some people relieve anxiety, depression and pain, Johns Hopkins University researchers report. Many people meditate in an attempt to reduce stress and stress-related health problems. But whether this centuries-old approach to greater self-awareness has actual medical benefits isn't really known. For this study, published online Jan. 6 in...
January 6, 2014
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