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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - Most American parents would prefer email consultations with doctors instead of office visits when their kids have minor illnesses, a new poll finds. But when it comes to paying for the online service, they're less enthusiastic. Researchers surveyed more than 1,400 parents of children ranging in age from newborns to 17-year-olds, and found that 77 percent would...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - People struggling with severe obesity are increasingly turning to bariatric, or weight-loss, surgery. But the procedure is invasive, irreversible and not without risks. A new study conducted on rats describes a nonsurgical approach using an experimental "gut sleeve" procedure. It's hoped that if the procedure eventually works in humans, it may provide a more effective...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - A new study offers insight into what happens in the brain when a person is given anesthesia, and the finding could help spare patients the traumatic experience of becoming aware of their own surgery. The British researchers suspect they've found a type of brain activity that marks the point when patients truly go under, and are no longer conscious. If further research...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - Infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for hospitalization and death due to both respiratory and nonrespiratory infections, a new study says. Researchers analyzed hospitalization records and death certificates of 50,000 infants born in Washington state between 1987 and 2004. Infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were 50 percent...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - A longer period of detoxification may be more effective for people being treated for addiction to prescription painkillers called opioids, according to a small new study. Abuse of prescription opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and hydromorphone is a major public health problem in the United States. The new 12-week study, which included 70 people undergoing...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - Higher blood sugar levels may increase the risk of memory problems, even in people who have blood sugar (glucose) levels within the normal range, a new study suggests. The study included 141 people, average age 63, who did not have diabetes or pre-diabetes - which is sometimes called impaired glucose tolerance. The study did not include people who were overweight,...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - Some Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are starting to criticize the Obama administration's handling of problems that have dogged the introduction of the health-reform law sometimes called Obamacare, according to published reports. One Democratic House member, Richard Nolan of Minnesota, said Wednesday that the rollout - hindered by problems with the...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - Drugs meant to reduce the risk of organ rejection may increase the risk of miscarriage and birth defects when taken by female kidney transplant patients, according to a new study. The drugs - called mycophenolic acid products - reduce the risk of organ rejection by suppressing the immune system. The study included 163 female transplant patients who discontinued...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - The tainted steroid injections that caused a deadly meningitis outbreak last year seem to have triggered a broad range of symptoms in patients, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since it began in September 2012, the outbreak of fungal meningitis has sickened 750 people in 20 states, resulting in 64 deaths, based on...
October 23, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) - A 3-year-old Mississippi girl apparently cured of HIV infection by aggressive treatment right after her birth remains free of the virus, her doctors report. Early treatment with a combination of potent antiretroviral drugs appears to have kept the virus from successfully establishing a reservoir in the child's system, said immunologist Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga,...
October 23, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) - Getting regular daily exercise of moderate to vigorous intensity may also boost students' academic performance, according to a new U.K. study. The more intense the exercise, the greater the impact on English, math and science test results, the study authors found. However, they couldn't explain the precise causes behind the connection. "A number of suggestions have...
October 22, 2013
(HealthDay News) - People with diabetes should take good care of their feet to prevent problems caused by poor circulation. And tending to foot calluses is no exception. The American Diabetes Association offers this advice: - Do not allow calluses to grow too thick, as they can turn into open sores. Don't cut calluses yourself, as this increases the risk of infection. Don't use chemical products to...
October 22, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Experimental Hepatitis C Drug More Effective Than Current Treatments: FDA - An experimental hepatitis C drug appears to be slightly more effective than current treatments, but can cause rash and sunburn in some patients, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review. It was posted online...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Studies of substance abuse by truckers show varying results, but at least some drivers turn to alcohol or illicit drugs while behind the wheel, a new review finds. Younger, less well-paid truckers were at higher risk for substance abuse on the job, the study found. "The results of this review are a cause for concern, not only for truck drivers using psychoactive...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer usually carries with it a poor prognosis, and the news may be even worse for those who are obese: It could mean dying two to three months sooner than pancreatic cancer patients of normal weight, new research shows. Prior studies have tied obesity to a higher chance of getting pancreatic cancer, but the new study asked whether the...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - A new study shows changes in the brains of Gulf War soldiers who are believed to have been sickened by exposure to chemical weapons and may provide insight into why they often report memory problems. The study appeared online Oct. 15 in the journal -Clinical Psychological Science. "More than 250,000 troops, or approximately 25 percent of those deployed during the...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Children with autism in the United States routinely take one or more prescription medications, even though little evidence exists regarding the drugs' safety or effectiveness for treating the neurodevelopmental condition, a new study finds. The study of almost 34,000 children with an autism spectrum disorder found nearly two-thirds were prescribed at least one medication....
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Be it muffin tops, saddlebags, chicken wings or thunder thighs, there's a lot that most women can find to dislike about their bodies. A recent survey of 1,700 women over age 50 found that a paltry 12 percent said they were satisfied with their size and shape. So researchers wondered what these rare women who actually feel OK with their bodies might have in common....
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Learning mentally challenging new skills such as digital photography may help keep older adults' minds sharp, a new study suggests. But less-challenging activities - such as doing word puzzles or listening to classical music - aren't likely to provide any mental benefits, according to the report scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue of the journal -Psychological...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Older men and women who use the Internet frequently are more likely to have a lifestyle that includes many cancer-preventive behaviors, according to a new study. Compared to their peers who don't use the Internet, online aficionados were screened for colorectal cancer more often and were more likely to be physically active, eat a healthy diet and smoke less. Researchers...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Contrary to what experts have believed, briefly counseling people who take a rapid HIV test on how to reduce their risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is not effective, a new study shows. Counseling for these at-risk patients did not reduce the incidence of STDs up to six months after patients were tested for HIV, the study found. A more focused approach...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - If avoiding an achy, feverish week or so laid up with the flu doesn't motivate you to get a flu shot, a new study linking flu shots to a lower incidence of heart disease might persuade you to roll up your sleeve. People in the study who got flu shots were one-third less likely to have heart issues, such as heart failure or a heart attack, compared to those who opted...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Oxytocin, a hormone that fosters bonding and feelings of trust, may enhance the placebo effect, a new study suggests. For almost as long as researchers have known about the placebo effect - a phenomenon in which patients say they get benefits from sham therapies they believe to be real - doctors have wondered what causes it and whether it could be exploited to help...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - More than two of every five teen smokers use flavored little cigars or cigarettes, according to a new report from U.S. health officials. Regulators are concerned that these flavors, which mask the harshness of tobacco with tastes of candy or fruit, obscure the health risks of smoking and help draw young people into lifelong tobacco addiction. Although the sale of...
October 22, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) - Doctors who use their mobile device to look up drug information while prescribing medications for patients in nursing homes can help prevent adverse drug events, a new study says. Researchers found that almost 90 percent of doctors said they avoided at least one potentially harmful drug reaction in the previous month. They said additional drug events could be avoided...
October 22, 2013
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