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FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Although lice do not cause serious physical harm, they can result in a lot of emotional distress because many people still mistakenly believe they are a sign of poor hygiene, an expert explains. Head lice bite into the scalp to feed on blood, but these bites are usually not painful. Still, a lice infestation can strike fear in families for a number of reasons, including...
October 18, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - NIH Staffers, Researchers Return to Work After Government Shutdown - Nearly 14,000 employees of the U.S. National Institutes of Health returned to work Thursday, following a 16-day slowdown in vital research because of the federal government shutdown. According to -ABC News-, the NIH retained only...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - College students in search of a good night's sleep may want to put some distance between their pillow and their cell phone, new research suggests. However, study author Karla Klein Murdock, a professor of psychology at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., took pains to make clear that her work does not draw a direct cause-and-effect between more texting...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Despite efforts to stop drivers from texting behind the wheel, new research revealed that four of five college students have used their cell phones to send or receive text messages while driving. And texting while driving is more common among men, according to researchers at King's College, in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., who said men often believe they are better drivers...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Teachers are much more likely than people with other jobs to be diagnosed with progressive speech and language disorders, according to a new study. "Teachers are in daily communication," study senior author Dr. Keith Josephs, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said in a Mayo news release. "It's a demanding occupation, and teachers may be more sensitive...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Although younger children in California are drinking less soda and other sugary beverages, teens in the state are actually drinking more, according to a report released Thursday. The research from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy involved more than 40,000 households and revealed an 8 percent surge in sugary...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Smokers who turn to social networking sites focused on quitting smoking form strong supportive bonds with their like-minded peers, a new study reveals. And these cyber-connections boost the odds they'll kick their habit. The finding is based on survey responses from 252 registrants of health-centric websites. "I found that people who join health-based social networking...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Children who stutter have less gray matter in regions of the brain responsible for speech than those who don't stutter, a finding that could lead to improved treatments for the condition, according to a new Canadian study. Researchers evaluated 28 children, aged 5 to 12, who underwent MRI brain scans. Half of the children had been diagnosed with stuttering, and the...
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - As the population ages, experts expect the number of women with the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis to surge. "Osteoporosis is a serious threat to women's health - worldwide one in three women over the age of 50 will suffer a broken bone due to osteoporosis," John Kanis, president of the International Osteoporosis Foundation, said in a foundation news release....
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are much more common among women, older men who develop the condition are more likely to be hospitalized as a result, researchers have found. In addition, the urologists from Henry Ford Hospital pointed out that health care costs are 10 times higher when patients with UTIs need to be admitted to the hospital for treatment....
October 18, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) - Women who are the victims of stalkers are up to three times more likely than their peers to experience psychological distress, new research finds. Policy makers should not only make an effort to reduce the prevalence of this criminal offense, but also provide stalking victims better access to support services to help them cope with any resulting mental health issues,...
October 18, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - Undergoing multiple egg donations does not have a negative effect on women's future fertility, according to a preliminary new study. This was the case even when subsequent egg-donation cycles required significantly more gonadotropin - a drug used to stimulate ovulation - according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. The study involved...
October 17, 2013
(HealthDay News) - The muscles supporting the hip may become strained from overuse or an injury. You're more likely than the average person to develop a strained hip if you've already had a similar injury, if you don't warm up before exercise, or if you overdo it and injure your hip. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says warning signs of a hip strain may include: - Pain in the hip area,...
October 17, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Camping is a fun family activity, and a great way to enjoy the outdoors. But parents should teach their children about what to do if they get lost. The Nemours Foundation offers these parental reminders: - Make sure kids remember landmarks during a hike and at the campsite. Practice turning around and looking behind you during a hike to become familiar with the area you've just passed....
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Many people who used donor eggs to become parents are grappling with the issue of whether they should tell their children how they were conceived, according to a new study. Up to 60 percent of donor-egg recipients weren't sure if they would inform their child how they came to be for fear of facing cultural disapproval or being ostracized by their community, researchers...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - HIV-negative heterosexuals who take drugs that protect them from contracting the AIDS virus from their HIV-positive partners don't engage in more risky sexual behaviors, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle found that knowing they are protected against HIV transmission doesn't change how these people behave sexually...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Children born to teen mothers may have a slight language delay compared to children born to mothers in their late 20s and 30s, but they are not disadvantaged intellectually, a new British study suggests. The researchers examined statistics from the Millennium Cohort Study, which tracked 19,000 kids born in the United Kingdom in 2000 and 2001. Of those, 12,000 underwent...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Today's teens may be at higher risk than ever of contracting genital herpes because they don't have enough immune system antibodies to shield them against the sexually transmitted virus, a new study suggests. This increase in risk may be the result of fewer teens being exposed in childhood to the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a common cause of cold sores,...
October 17, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Air Pollution a Leading Cause of Cancer, UN Agency Says - The United Nation's World Health Organization (WHO) has classified air pollution as a prime cause of cancer worldwide, especially in the case of lung cancer. The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now placed dirty...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - The adult obesity rate in the United States remains as high as ever, with one in three Americans carrying unhealthy amounts of weight, according to a new federal report. The obesity rate has remained essentially unchanged for a decade, despite the large amount of attention focused on its threat to public health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - The use of donor eggs - whether from family, friends or strangers - by infertile patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) has risen in the last decade, and results have been favorable, with an increasing number of healthy babies born at term. Researchers evaluated data from the majority of U.S. fertility centers from 2000 to 2010, tracking the number of...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Men with deep voices have a leg up on those who don't, a new Canadian study suggests, at least when it comes to finding a mate. Researchers found that men with low-pitched voices were more likely to attract women, even though they're seen as being more risky when it comes to monogamy. "The sound of someone's voice can affect how we think of them," study lead author...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted Wednesday that the troubled launch of the federal government's new health insurance exchange hasn't gone as planned. However, she said technicians were working to fix the glitches that have plagued the HealthCare.gov website, and improvements should be evident shortly to consumers, the -Cincinnati...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Why do humans need sleep? That age-old question may have an answer, with scientists finding that slumber seems to help the brain clear away potentially harmful waste that builds up during the day. The new study of mice found that by "taking out the trash" during sleep, the brain clears away toxins thought to be responsible for brain disorders such as Alzheimer's...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Scientists have shown that it is possible to rewrite the genome of an organism, and boost its ability to fight off viruses, thereby demonstrating the potential benefits of remaking an organism's genetic structure, the researchers say. "This is the first time the genetic code has been fundamentally changed," study co-author Farren Isaacs, an assistant professor of...
October 17, 2013
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