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THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - You go in for surgery, and only find out later that one of the surgeon's tools - a sponge, a needle, a surgical implement - has been left behind in your body. A rare occurrence? Not really, according to the watchdog group The Joint Commission, which is urging hospitals across America to find better ways to avoid the problem of "retained surgical items." - "Leaving...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Among students who had already consumed alcohol by their first year of college, two-thirds of those who were underage used fake identification to buy booze, a new study of U.S. students finds. Underage students tend to drink less frequently than older students, but the use of fake IDs might lead them to drink more often and increase their risk of developing drinking...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - If fear of kidney stones is preventing you from using vitamin D supplements, a new study could ease your mind. Taking vitamin D does not increase the risk for kidney stones, the study found. People's age, gender and weight, however, may play a role in developing the condition. Previous research suggested that adequate levels of vitamin D might help protect against...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Low-income smokers light up less often when cigarettes come with a high price tag and homes have a smoke-free policy, according to a new study. Tobacco use among low-income people remains high, the researchers said, but their findings could help shape public policies aimed at smoking cessation. "What is important is that clinicians need to emphasize social norms...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Fewer than one in 10 people hospitalized for an unexplained nosebleed requires invasive treatment to stop the bleeding, a review of nationwide data has found. About 38 percent of people with nosebleeds so bad they are admitted to the hospital wind up having their nosebleed resolved with little or no treatment, according to the study published online Oct. 17 in the...
October 17, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) - Adding new insight to the debate over harm from football-related concussions, researchers say they see unusual activity in the brains of former National Football League players. These traits were observed during brain scans and were most common among players whose careers were marked by frequent head injuries requiring them to leave the field. "The NFL alumni showed...
October 17, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) - People with moderate to severe psoriasis are at increased risk for chronic kidney disease and need to be closely monitored for kidney problems, a large new study suggests. Researchers in Philadelphia analyzed data from nearly 144,000 people, aged 19 to 90, with psoriasis, and a comparison (control) group of nearly 690,000 adults without the condition. During seven...
October 16, 2013
(HealthDay News) - If you get food poisoning - especially during pregnancy - it's important to let your doctor know promptly. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers this advice: - Know the symptoms of food-borne illness, which may mimic the flu, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever. Contact your doctor immediately if you have symptoms. Follow any treatment plan recommended by your doctor....
October 16, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Getting regular exercise can help breast cancer survivors regain strength and stamina. The American Council on Exercise offers this advice: - Before starting exercise, talk to your doctor about any limitations, restrictions, precautions or recommended fitness activities. Consider working with a professional fitness instructor or physical therapist who has experience with breast cancer...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - Intrauterine devices, commonly known as IUDs, do not impair women's future fertility, according to a new study. Researchers in Guangdong, China found that once these contraceptive devices are removed, women have relatively high pregnancy rates and normal pregnancy results. The study's findings were scheduled for presentation Wednesday in Boston at a meeting of...
October 16, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) - Researchers say they've developed a blood test that can detect some cases of early stage lung and prostate cancer. Although the test has limited accuracy and only a small number of people have tried it, it potentially could provide doctors more information when they suspect a patient has a tumor. "[This is] one more tool doctors can use to help guide clinical decisions,"...
October 16, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Colo. Cantaloupe Farmers Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Plead Guilty - Brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen, the Colorado cantaloupe growers whose farm was linked to a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak, said Tuesday they would plead guilty under a deal with federal prosecutors. Thirty-three people died...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - An organ-donation campaign based in Illinois Department of Motor Vehicle offices boosted the number of people who registered as donors, according to a new study. Surveys show that more than 90 percent of Americans support organ donations, but less than half register as donors. The University of Illinois researchers wanted to assess the effect of promoting organ...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - Cinnamon has long been used to add flavor to sweet and savory foods. Now, preliminary research suggests the spice may also help jump-start irregular menstrual cycles in women affected by a common infertility disorder. A small study by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome who took inexpensive...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - Developers of a new lung cancer blood test say the screening method can discern with high accuracy whether a suspicious lung nodule is cancerous or benign. Data from a new study "suggest we have achieved a 90 percent probability with this diagnostic classifier," the study's senior author, Paul Kearney, president and chief science officer of Integrated Diagnostics,...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - Elderly people with hardening of the arteries are more likely to have brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. The study included 91 people, average age 87, who did not have dementia and underwent scans to assess any beta-amyloid plaques in their brains. The degree of stiffness of their arteries was checked about two years later. Half...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - The presence of type 2 diabetes may be more important than body-mass index (BMI), a standard measure of body weight, in deciding who should have weight-loss surgery, a new study finds. Researchers found that whether people have type 2 diabetes is actually a much bigger predictor than BMI of whether patients will die within the next 10 years. Therefore, the researchers...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - A growing number of lawsuits over damage from skin laser treatments are tied to procedures done outside of medical offices and by non-doctors, a new study finds. "This does not shock me," said Dr. Robert Murphy, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. "We encourage the consumer to know who their physician is and know what their qualifications are...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - One percent of people infected with HIV have a second line of defense deep in their immune system, which serves as a back-up for the body's defenses that get wiped out by the virus, according to a new study. These people, known as "controllers," are able to maintain long-term control of HIV without a daily regimen of antiviral medication because of a defensive...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - An illness-causing bacteria found in shellfish, previously limited to the Pacific Northwest United States, is showing up in East Coast shellfish and in Europe, a new report warns. The bacteria, -Vibrio parahaemolyticus-, is the most common cause of seafood-linked stomach illness. Until recently, Pacific shellfish harbored the most virulent strains of -Vibrio-,...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - Doctors should consider the "toxic" effects of medical debt as much as any other side effect when discussing treatment options with patients, a trio of physicians contends. By not making potential expense a part of the conversation regarding treatment options, doctors are exposing patients to financial troubles that could compound their health struggles, the Duke...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - People who carry a certain genetic mutation associated with Alzheimer's disease have double the rate of debilitating brain-tissue loss, a new study finds. People with this mutation, known as the TREM2 gene variant, may also develop the disease three years earlier than expected, the researchers said. "Our lab studies the rate of brain-tissue loss in elderly people,...
October 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) - When doctors think about tests that might cause sticker shock for their patients, they wouldn't normally consider a simple Pap smear. Pap smears are routine tests that doctors use to screen patients for signs of cervical cancer. Before they were widely adopted in the late 1950s, the disease was a leading cancer killer of women. According to the U.S. National Institutes...
October 16, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Getting sick during a cruise can quickly ruin your fun. But since passengers are often confined to relatively small spaces, germs have a way of spreading quickly throughout cruise ships. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this advice for cruise passengers: - Wash your hands frequently - always before eating, drinking or smoking. Also wash hands after you use...
October 15, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Food thermometers are essential tools to help you cook food to the proper temperature, reducing your risk of foodborne illness. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers information about the different types of food thermometers: - An oven-safe dial thermometer gives a reading within a minute or two when inserted about two inches into food. It's inserted at the start of cooking,...
October 15, 2013
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