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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - 'Craze' Sports Supplement Contains Meth-Like Substance: Report - Two popular supplements appear to contain a chemical similar to methamphetamine, according to an investigation by -USA Today. The products include the Craze pre-workout powder, made by New York-based Driven Sports, and a pill called...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - Soldiers with certain gene variations seem more likely than others to have chronic pain after limb amputation, a small study says. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 49 U.S. soldiers who had persistent pain after amputation and identified hundreds of previously unknown gene variations that could play a role in the soldiers' chronic pain. The study is scheduled...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - Doctors have unveiled a new test for determining which embryos have the best chance of survival. The amount of mitochondria found in the cells of an embryo appeared to be a marker of its health, doctors reported Monday at the International Federation of Fertility Societies and American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in Boston. Research presented...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - One of the keys to a successful marriage may lurk not in the stars but in your genes. A new study links variation in a single gene to the ability to tolerate the good times and bad times of married life. The research isn't conclusive. It's possible that the gene plays no role at all in marriage or that scientists don't fully understand the connection they think they...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - Two plastics chemicals - bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates - may reduce the reproductive ability of both men and women, according to a new pair of small, early studies. Women with high levels of BPA in their blood have an 80 percent increased risk of miscarriage when compared to women with little or no BPA, reported study co-author Dr. Ruth Lathi. "BPA at time of conception...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - People with inflammatory bowel disease may be at increased risk for heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 150,000 inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who took part in nine studies. They found that these patients had a 10 percent to 25 percent increased risk of stroke and heart attack, and that this increased...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - Chief executives of nonprofit hospitals in the United States make an average of nearly $600,000 a year, according to a new study. The researchers noted that little is known about how these CEOs are paid and what factors determine their compensation. They examined seven data sources, including publicly available tax forms for nonprofit hospitals in 2009. Their study...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - Five million babies have been born using assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization since the late 1970s, according to a new study. The first "test tube baby" was born in 1978, and by 1990 there had been about 90,000 such assisted births worldwide. That number grew to about 900,000 by 2000 and to more than 2.5 million by 2007. Since 2007, about...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - In recent decades obesity has reached epidemic levels in many countries, but the struggle to shed those pounds is nothing new - as exemplified by the case of the 27th U.S. president. In 1905, William Howard Taft, who was then Secretary of War, began a long-term correspondence with a British doctor who was considered a diet guru of the time. A new analysis of their...
October 14, 2013
MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) - Exercise may boost a man's sperm count, and therefore may improve a couple's chances of conception, according to a new study. In particular, men who lift weights or spend time working or exercising outdoors tended to have a higher-than-average sperm concentration in their semen, said study co-author Audrey Gaskins, a doctoral student at the Harvard School of Public...
October 14, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) - Taking vitamin D supplements does not prevent the bone weakening of osteoporosis in healthy adults, a new review finds. Nearly half of people aged 50 and older use vitamin D supplements, but these findings suggest that there is no need for healthy adults to take these supplements to combat osteoporosis. Instead, the use of these supplements should be focused only...
October 11, 2013
THURSDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) - When doctors abuse painkillers or other prescription drugs, they're usually not doing it to get high. Instead, they're doing it to deal with overwhelming stress or physical or emotional pain, a small study suggests. In general, doctors abuse alcohol and drugs at about the same rate as everyone else: Studies estimate that 10 percent to 15 percent develop a substance-abuse...
October 11, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Children need plenty of sleep, and if they don't get enough, they can have symptoms of sleep deprivation. The University of Michigan Health System mentions these typical signs of sleep deprivation in children: - Having difficulty functioning during the day. Falling asleep while in the car. The need to wake your child up each morning. Having trouble thinking, being irritable or being...
October 11, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Baby carriers can help busy parents stay hands-free for a while, but it's important to use them properly. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these safety tips for baby carriers: - Check the weight limit to be sure the specific carrier is appropriate for your baby. Make sure the carrier provides good support for baby's neck and head, and avoid those that curl baby up. Weigh...
October 11, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - NIH Clinical Trials Affected by Government Shutdown - Critically ill people are still being enrolled in U.S. National Institutes of Health clinical trials during the federal government shutdown, but the pace of enrollment is much slower than normal. That means that many sick people who otherwise...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - As the nation's health-care law continues to roll out, people with mental health issues are discovering ways that the landmark legislation directly affects them. An estimated 32 million people will gain mental health or substance use disorder benefits, or both, as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Much...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - In May 2012, Quinn Nystrom made a decision to get well. She'd been battling an eating disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, as well as trying to maintain good control of her type 1 diabetes. But she'd had some form of eating disorder - both anorexia and bulimia - since she was 12 years old. At 26, the Baxter, Minn., resident had been in...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) - Patients with kidney failure who are undergoing dialysis sometimes develop infections at the site where a catheter enters the body. These infections are most often treated with antibiotics, but recently "medical-grade" honey has emerged as a possible alternative therapy. A new study published online this week in -The Lancet Infectious Diseases-, however, finds that...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - "A kiss is just kiss," the old song goes, but not according to a new study that finds kissing helps people assess potential partners and, once in a relationship, keep them around. The study included more than 900 adults who took part in an online questionnaire that asked about the importance of kissing in both short- and long-term relationships. In general, women...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - A new and deadly respiratory virus in the Middle East was present in bats for a long time before making the leap to humans, a new study indicates. To learn more about the origins of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), researchers analyzed the genomes of seven bat species. They found that bat DPP4 genes showed signs of significant adaptation, which suggests...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - Neti pots and other nasal-rinsing devices are generally safe and useful products, but they must be used and cleaned properly to reduce the risk of infection, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These products are used to rinse the nasal passages with a salt-based solution and are a popular treatment for congested sinuses, colds and allergies, and for...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - The number of Americans getting cataract surgery is on the rise as active baby boomers are getting the procedure earlier and often having both eyes repaired, a new study finds. "Cataract surgery rates are rising in all age groups between 50 and 90, but the greatest increase is in the 70- and 80-year-olds. And part of that is that our older population, or the aging...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - Think you can just make up for those late nights by catching extra shuteye on Saturday morning? - Don't count on it, say researchers who report that sleeping in on weekends doesn't entirely restore the sleep you lost during the week. For the study, researchers placed 30 volunteers on a sleep schedule that replicated a sleep-deprived workweek followed by a weekend...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct 11 (HealthDay News) - Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez have put ample backsides on some women's wish lists. And what nature forgot, plastic surgeons can provide with a buttocks augmentation. Now, a small, preliminary Brazilian study finds that most women who have the procedure are satisfied with their new look. Experts caution, however, that some buttocks-enhancement procedures...
October 11, 2013
FRIDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) - Three California poultry processing plants linked to a salmonella outbreak in raw chicken that's sickened 278 people in 17 states can remain open, the U.S. Agriculture Department says. The three plants are owned by Foster Farms, which has made "immediate substantive changes to their slaughter and processing to allow for continued operations," according to the department,...
October 11, 2013
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