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THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - Babies imitate other people to learn how to do things, and now researchers say they've pinpointed just how infants' brains work during that process. Copying others is a vital learning tool for babies, who often will observe how other people do things - for example, guiding a spoon to the mouth - and then imitate those body movements. This study is the first to identify...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - Researchers who created the first map of human resistance to HIV say their achievement could lead to improved treatments for the virus, which causes AIDS. When a person is infected with HIV, the immune system tries to destroy the virus. In order to thwart those attacks, HIV undergoes millions of genetic mutations a day. In most cases, this tactic enables HIV to...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - About one in 10 American teens and young adults says they have misused a prescription painkiller or sedative, a new study finds. Researchers conducted a confidential survey of more than 2,100 people aged 14 to 20 who visited University of Michigan Health System emergency departments for any reason in 2010 and 2011. The results showed that 10.4 percent of the participants...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - The thousands of runners who will take part in the New York City Marathon on Sunday most likely believe they are strengthening their cardiovascular system by participating. But new research suggests the strain of a 26.2 mile-run can temporarily damage heart muscle. That's what Dr. Eric Larose, from the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute at Laval University, found after...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - The more that adults talk to toddlers, the more quickly the children's language skills develop, according to a small new study. The study included 29 children, 19 months old, from low-income Hispanic families. Each child was fitted with a small audio recorder that captured all the sounds he or she heard during the day in their homes. The recordings were analyzed...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - While social media can help vulnerable teenagers seeking support, Internet use can do more harm than good for young people at risk of self-harm or suicide, a new study suggests. Researchers from Oxford University in England found conflicting evidence on whether online activity poses a positive or negative influence for vulnerable teens, but observed a strong link...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - Many people with epilepsy also suffer from other serious medical problems, such as heart disease and cancer, at rates higher than the general population, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Worse still, these co-occurring conditions often go ignored or undertreated by doctors and patients, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "People...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - Your immune system influences the types of microorganisms that live on your skin and affect your risk for disease, according to a new study. A person's skin contains millions of beneficial and potentially disease-causing microbes. Previous research has shown that these microbes influence the immune system but it wasn't known if the reverse was true. The new study,...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - Malaria cases in the United States hit a 40-year high in 2011, federal health officials reported Thursday. There were 1,925 cases of malaria that year, the highest number since 1971. That represents a 14 percent increase from 2010 to 2011. Five people died from malaria or associated complications in 2011, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - Drug makers would have to promptly notify the federal government of potential drug shortages under a new rule proposed Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The companies would be required to alert the FDA at least six months before a possible interruption in supply, or no later than five days after the interruption has occurred, the agency said. Those...
October 31, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) - When they should be listening to their instructors, today's college students are instead using their phones or tablets 11 times per day while in class, a new study contends. More than 80 percent of students said they knew that such use of smartphones, tablets and laptops can interfere with their learning. And more than a quarter said their grades suffer as a result,...
October 31, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) - Doctors might better predict a woman's risk for breast cancer by tracking levels of key hormones, Harvard researchers report. One expert said such a test could be useful. "A large part of my practice involves counseling and educating women on their risk of developing breast cancer," said Dr. Myra Barginear, a breast medical oncologist at North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute...
October 30, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) - Exercise programs meant to prevent falls in seniors may also help prevent injuries caused by falls, according to a new review. Fall-related injuries are common among seniors and a major cause of long-term pain and disability. They also increase the risk of having to go to a nursing home and have a high economic cost. The new findings, published online Oct. 29 in...
October 30, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) - E-cigarettes don't appear to entice teens to try smoking tobacco, a new study says. The researchers noted that doesn't mean that e-cigarettes are risk-free, but it should reassure parents that teens who try the devices may simply be doing so for the novelty and aren't necessarily setting themselves up for a lifetime of nicotine addiction. Last month, the U.S. Centers...
October 30, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Eating foods with less added sugar can lead to a healthier smile, especially among children, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says. The group offers this advice: - Limit how often you snack. The carbs in many foods may combine with mouth bacteria to damage teeth - 20 minutes or more after you've finished eating. Enjoy a well-balanced variety of healthy snacks, such as raw fruits...
October 30, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Deep vein thrombosis is a dangerous condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep within the legs. The clot ultimately can break away and travel to the lungs. Only about half of people with DVT have symptoms, the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says. If warning signs do occur, they may include: - Swelling of the leg or a leg vein. Tenderness or pain...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - Halloween can have frightful effects on children's teeth if parents aren't careful, experts warn. "Sticky, chewy candies are cavity-causing culprits," Dr. Connie White, a dentist and Academy of General Dentistry spokeswoman, said in an academy news release. "Gummies, taffy, caramel - they all get stuck in the pits and grooves of teeth, where it's nearly impossible...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - A diagnosis of cancer may put teens and young adults at risk for suicide, a new study finds. "There is a need to support and carefully monitor this vulnerable population," said lead researcher Donghao Lu, from the department of medical epidemiology and biostatistics at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The study of Swedes aged 15 to 30 found that those...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - Parental perceptions can be way off when it comes to what their kids are exposed to while surfing the Internet, according to a new study that puts an e-spin on the enduring generation gap. The survey of 456 parent-child pairs revealed that although nearly one-third of the 10- to 16-year-olds polled said they had been bullied online, just 10 percent of parents were...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - A study comparing the faces of identical twins confirms what many smokers fear - the habit does prematurely age a person's skin, taking a serious toll on looks even after just five years. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio used the annual Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, to identify 79 pairs of twins in which one sibling smoked and the...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - Researchers who identified a link between staph infections and eczema-like skin rashes say their finding could improve understanding of eczema and help lead to better treatments for the itchy skin condition. Experiments in mice showed that a toxin produced by -Staphylococcus aureus- bacteria caused immune system cells in the skin to react in a way that produced...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - An experimental drug switched off a gene linked to an aggressive and incurable type of brain cancer and extended the lives of mice. The brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, kills about 13,000 Americans a year and is the form of the disease that caused Sen. Edward Kennedy's death in 2009. The drug used in the study is based on nanotechnology and is small enough...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - Older hospital patients who have low thyroid hormone levels may face higher odds of dying, according to a new study. The thyroid, a gland in the neck, produces hormones that regulate the body's temperature, oxygen consumption and metabolism. The gland produces two hormones - triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) - that travel through the blood to spur activity...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - A "culture of resistance" pervasive in many youth sports often keeps athletes from reporting concussions and obtaining needed treatment, a new U.S. report finds. This culture persists despite a growing understanding that all concussions cause some degree of brain injury, according to the report released Wednesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). "We know that...
October 30, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the failed rollout of HealthCare.gov and committed to fixing the website's many software and system problems. "I am as frustrated and angry as anyone with the flawed launch of HealthCare.gov," Sebelius testified before the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce...
October 30, 2013
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