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TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - If remorse over sex strikes a man or a women, he'll likely regret a lost opportunity while she'll fret over a one-night stand, a new study shows. The researchers say the findings make evolutionary sense. "For men throughout evolutionary history, every missed opportunity to have sex with a new partner is potentially a missed [reproductive] opportunity - a costly...
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Older adults are far more likely than young people to have vision differences between their eyes. This could increase their risk for falls if they don't get the correct vision prescription for each eye, researchers say. The new study followed nearly 120 seniors, average age 67, for 12 years. The researchers looked at the participants' development of anisometropia,...
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Teens who are in committed relationships and have good communication with their partner are among those most likely to get tested for HIV, a new study finds. Researchers surveyed 980 sexually active teens aged 14 to 17 in the Bronx, where there is a high rate of AIDS. They found that 44 percent of the teens had been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Cipro and other drugs in the same class of antibiotics don't appear to raise the risk of an eye problem called retinal detachment, according to a new study that contradicts previous research. Retinal detachment - separation of the retina from its connection to the back of the eye - can cause vision loss. A group of researchers recently concluded that use of...
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Thalidomide, a drug made infamous after it caused devastating birth defects in the 1950s, may help treat children with Crohn's disease who haven't responded to other medications, new research suggests. After eight weeks of treatment, more than 46 percent of children taking thalidomide had reached remission, compared to about 11 percent of those given an inactive...
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - New research from Africa suggests that basic multivitamin and selenium supplements might greatly lower the risk that untreated people with the AIDS virus will get sicker over a two-year period. It's not clear how patients who take the vitamins and mineral might fare over longer periods. And the impact of the study in the United States will be limited because...
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Toxic or dangerous toys can still be found on store shelves despite tough new federal regulations, according to a report released Tuesday. Researchers found toys for sale that contained toxic levels of lead, cadmium, antimony and phthalates, said this year's "Trouble in Toyland" report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). One vinyl toy, the...
November 26, 2013
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) - The worldwide death toll from the 2009 swine flu pandemic was about 11 times higher than previously estimated, according to a new study. More than 60 researchers in 26 countries concluded that the outbreak of the H1N1 virus caused up to 203,000 deaths worldwide. The findings were published online Nov. 26 in the journal -PLoS Medicine. The World Health Organization...
November 26, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Make sure everyone has a good time during and after your Thanksgiving meal by taking steps to prepare all that food properly. The University of Illinois Extension offers these holiday suggestions: - Stuff the turkey just before you plan to start cooking it. Mix the ingredients, wash the cavity of the turkey, and lightly stuff inside. Chop and prepare dry ingredients ahead of time,...
November 25, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Keeping your home clean and tidy can help keep pests away without the use of pesticides. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services offers these suggestions: - Wash dishes shortly after you finish eating, and wipe down counter tops. Empty indoor trash cans daily, storing trash in secure cans outdoors. Store sugar, cereals, cookies and crackers in containers with sealed lids. Promptly...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Kids near death because of severe flu infection have a better chance of survival if they are given antiviral medications early in their treatment, researchers say. Children treated with antiviral drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) within the first 48 hours of serious flu symptoms developing are significantly more likely to survive, according to a study...
November 25, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - FDA Tells Gene Testing Company to Halt Marketing - A company that offers genetic testing directly to consumers has been told to stop marketing its main DNA service until it receives approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An FDA warning letter sent to Califoria-based 23andMe says the...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Having youngsters use smaller bowls may be one way to help reduce childhood obesity, a new study suggests. In their first experiment, researchers gave 8- or 16-ounce bowls to 69 preschoolers. Adults then served the children cereal and milk in increments until the children said they'd had enough. Children with the larger bowls asked for 87 percent more cereal...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - A procedure used to treat bleeding stomach ulcers could stand as a potential weapon in the battle of the bulge, a small preliminary study suggests. The procedure is called gastric artery embolization. It involves using a catheter to introduce some "obstructive agent" - like tiny beads or gel foam - into an artery supplying the stomach. In the new study, researchers...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for chronic hepatitis C infection that some experts hope will cut down on side effects from current therapies. Hepatitis C infection triggers an inflammation of the liver that can lead to reduced liver function, liver failure and even death over time. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - A new vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent the so-called "bird flu" virus in adults at greater-than-average risk of exposure, the FDA said. While most strains of bird flu don't infect people, the H5N1 virus has caused "serious illness and death in people outside of the U.S., mostly among people who have been in close...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - When it comes to making friends in high school, the classes a student chooses seems to set the course, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from about 3,000 students at 78 U.S. high schools and found that teens were more likely to make friends in small classes. These classes were often non-mandatory courses known as "electives," which distinguished these...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - DNA can be used to predict taller-than-average height, a new study finds. This could prove useful in criminal investigations and in estimating if a child will be abnormally tall as an adult, the researchers said. Their study of nearly 800 extremely tall adults and more than 9,000 normal-height people focused on 180 DNA variants previously linked to normal height...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Olysio (simeprevir) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic hepatitis C infection in adults. The hepatitis C virus causes inflammation of the liver, which can inhibit the organ's function and ultimately lead to deadly liver failure. Most people have no symptoms until the virus causes liver damage, the agency said in a news...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) - Low levels of the hormone estrogen are not to blame for mood swings and poor memory after menopause, a new study suggests. Based on this finding, the researchers believe there's no reason to use hormone replacement therapy to boost mental well-being after periods stop. "These study findings provide further evidence that a woman's decision about hormone therapy use...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Chest pain is not a symptom that doctors can use to accurately diagnose a woman suffering a major heart attack, according to new research. A survey of about 800 women and 1,700 men found that women tend to suffer the same types of chest pain as men during a heart attack, Swiss researchers from the University Hospital Basel said. However, most of the chest pain...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - When it comes to being vaccinated and protected against the human papillomavirus (HPV), too many U.S. adolescents are missing out, a new review finds. Cost and parental concerns about the link to sexual activity may be why relatively low numbers of girls and boys are getting the HPV vaccine as recommended. Educating doctors and parents about the benefits of...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it is lifting the tough safety restrictions it imposed on the diabetes drug Avandia two years ago because of reported links to heart problems. The agency's decision was expected, and follows up on a June vote by an expert advisory panel to rescind the restrictions, based on new data that suggested the...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Children of mothers who take a widely used class of antidepressants during pregnancy are not at increased risk for autism, a large new study finds. Autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects communication and social skills, is estimated to affect about one in 88 children in the United States. Previous research has suggested that women who take antidepressants...
November 25, 2013
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2013 (HealthDay News) - Scientists, and women everywhere, have long wondered exactly what keeps a man from straying with a stranger. From a biological perspective, at least, cheating is easy to understand. The more sexual partners a man has, the more likely he'll be to pass on his genetic material. So why do so many men settle down, get married and stick around to raise their kids?...
November 25, 2013
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