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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Women who got breast implants said the surgery spiced up their sex lives, a small, preliminary study found. The Brazilian researchers found that women experienced a significant boost to their arousal and sexual satisfaction following the procedure. However, they also noted that women who experienced stretch marks as a result of their breast implants did not experience...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Unlike the highly publicized problems that have plagued the federal health exchange website created to help Americans register for insurance coverage, many state-run exchanges are operating well, according to published reports. The reason for the disparity: the sprawling federal website has been overwhelmed by visitors and - some experts contend - hampered by faulty...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Working through your lunch break may not be so bad, as long as you make that choice yourself and don't feel pressured into it, a new study suggests. "We found that a critical element was having the freedom to choose whether to do it or not," John Trougakos, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management,...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Liver transplant recipients with a history of alcoholism are much less likely to start drinking again if they undergo substance-abuse treatment before and after their transplant, new research finds. And a second study shows that continued alcohol abuse after a liver transplant raises the risk of transplant failure. Both studies were published in the October issue...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Doctors want to provide quality health care to their patients, and when there are obstacles to doing that they report more dissatisfaction with their jobs, a new survey finds. One of the biggest obstacles to giving their patients the best care possible is electronic health records, the physicians noted. Still, four of five doctors said they wouldn't go back to paper,...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Teens are more likely to experience depression at age 18 if their mothers were depressed during pregnancy, a new study finds. The analysis of data from more than 4,500 parents and their teen children in the United Kingdom also found that the risk of depression was higher among the children of mothers with low levels of education who had depression after giving birth...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Face transplants - some with remarkable results - are increasingly becoming an option for people with devastating burns and other severe facial injuries. A new study finds that measuring five specific facial landmarks before the surgery may help better match donors and recipients. "Although there have been many advances made in facial transplantation, reproducible...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Despite life-saving advances in treating strokes, these "brain attacks" can shave years off of a person's life and seriously impair the quality of the years they have left, a new study shows. The damage is most pronounced after a severe stroke, but even those people who have a so-called mini-stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at risk. The new findings...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Because of antibiotic resistance, 42 percent of patients stricken with salmonella tied to a California chicken farm have required hospitalization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. The outbreak's investigation, which has been hampered by the U.S. government shutdown, got a boost Wednesday with the announcement that 30 furloughed...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - Some surgeons are simply better than others, according to new research that links less-skilled weight-loss surgeons to significantly more complications among patients who leave their operating rooms. Analyzing 20 bariatric surgeons who volunteered to have their operating skills rated via video, University of Michigan researchers found that complication rates of...
October 9, 2013
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) - The cancer drug sorafenib, known by its trade name Nexavar, could have a toxic effect on the pancreas of patients who take it for extended periods. Sorafenib works by inhibiting or halting the creation of new blood vessels into a tumor. It is mainly used to treat liver and kidney cancer, and is being considered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment...
October 9, 2013
(HealthDay News) - If you have gestational diabetes - which develops while you're pregnant - your goal is to keep your blood sugar at or below the same level as the average pregnant woman without the disease. The American Diabetes Association offers this advice for women with gestational diabetes: - Follow any special meal plan and physical activity recommendations from your doctor. Keep your worries...
October 8, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Whether you need a pick-me-up at the office or your child needs an energy boost after school, a healthy snack can be just what you need to power through the afternoon. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these healthy snack ideas for the afternoon: - Munch on trail mix that contains dried fruit, nuts, low-sugar cereal and whole-grain pretzels, or a handful of nuts and raisins....
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Two doses of chickenpox vaccine are better than one, new research confirms. After the introduction of the second dose of chickenpox vaccine, the rates of chickenpox infection dropped 76 percent and 67 percent at two U.S. sites tracked for the study on opposite sides of the country. Rates of infection in adults and infants - two groups who generally don't receive the...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Research into ways to delay aging would provide better overall health and economic benefits than advances in deadly diseases such as cancer or heart disease, according to a new study. Even modest success in slowing aging would increase the number of healthy older adults by 5 percent every year between 2030 and 2060, the study suggests. That means there would be 11.7...
October 8, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Euro Parliament Bans Menthols, Limits E-Cigarette Ads - Larger warnings on cigarettes packs, limits on electronic cigarettes and a ban on menthol cigarettes are among the new anti-smoking regulations approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. After months of heated debate, the lawmakers voted...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Black medical school students are more likely to be saddled with large education-related debts than students from other racial or ethnic groups, and this discrepancy may help explain the declining number of black students in American medical schools, a new study indicates. Researchers analyzed data from more than 2,300 medical students at 111 U.S. medical schools...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Here's another reason to take good care of your teeth: Gum disease may be linked to Alzheimer's disease, a small new study suggests. Researchers analyzed brain samples from 10 people with Alzheimer's and 10 people without the brain disease and found gum disease-related bacteria in the brain samples from four of the 10 Alzheimer's patients. No such bacteria was found...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Seniors and middle-aged adults die more often when the economy kicks into high gear than when their nation is spiraling toward recession, a new analysis contends. The findings left the researchers scratching their heads. Factors like increased work stress and traffic accidents caused by more employed commuters on the roads cannot fully explain the trend, they noted....
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Promising results from a large-scale clinical trial mean that the world's first malaria vaccine may be on the market by 2015 and could potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives a year. The phase III clinical trial of more than 15,000 infants and young children in Africa found that the vaccine - called RTS,S - continued to protect the youngsters from malaria...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Tom Hanks, the Academy Award-winning actor, revealed Monday night that he has joined millions of Americans in a new role - that of type 2 diabetic. Hanks, 57, was discussing his latest film on CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" when he made the announcement. "I went to the doctor and he said, 'You know those high blood sugar numbers you've been dealing with...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Maternal stress and air pollution have each been pinpointed as possible contributors to behavior problems in childhood, but a new study suggests the harmful effects are magnified by exposure to both in the womb. The research doesn't prove that prenatal air pollution and maternal stress are responsible for increasing levels of misbehavior in kids. But the findings...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Seniors who have minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer are much less likely to end up in a nursing home after being discharged from the hospital than those who have open surgery, a new study finds. One expert not connected to the research said the study adds valuable information for patients. "Laparoscopic surgery offers many advantages when compared...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Whites are more likely than other racial or ethnic groups in the United States to develop a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. The condition - caused by a problem in the heart's electrical system - can cause symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath and dizziness. It can also raise the risk of stroke, heart attack...
October 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) - Most men given radiation to control pain from advanced prostate cancer undergo more treatments than they really need, a new study suggests. Once cancer advances to invade the bones, radiation therapy is usually used to ease the pain it causes. And in the past decade, studies have shown that one treatment is enough for most patients. But those findings have not made...
October 8, 2013
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