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MONDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) - About 14 percent of infants in the United States frequently share a bed with other people, and this life-threatening practice has more than doubled since the early 1990s, a new study says. The survey of nearly 20,000 caregivers nationwide revealed that the percentage of infants who shared a bed with another person rose from 6.5 percent in 1993 to 13.5 percent in...
September 30, 2013
MONDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) - An innovative infertility treatment for women with premature ovarian failure has yielded its first success story, an apparently healthy baby boy born in Japan, researchers report. The boy's 30-year-old mother had suffered from primary ovarian insufficiency, a condition triggering menopausal symptoms before age 40 and a lack of egg-bearing ovarian follicles, the study...
September 30, 2013
MONDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) - Years of research have produced conflicting findings on aging's effects on brainpower. Now, a new study says that people aged 65 to 90 are significantly less likely than their younger counterparts to make what researchers define as rational decisions regarding money. Not surprisingly, they're also more averse to financial risk than middle-aged people, but not in...
September 30, 2013
MONDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) - Medicare and Medicaid recipients and veterans will continue to receive health-care benefits if the federal government shuts down on Tuesday, U.S. officials said Monday. The shutdown also won't stop Tuesday's introduction of the health insurance exchanges that are a foundation of the Affordable Care Act. The law, also known as Obamacare, is ground zero in the budget...
September 30, 2013
MONDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) - The anti-cancer drug Perjeta (pertuzumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat early-stage breast cancer before surgery, the agency said Monday. In 2012, the drug was approved to treat advanced or spreading (metastatic) HER-2 positive breast cancer, which is triggered by increased amounts of a protein that fuels the growth of cancer...
September 30, 2013
MONDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) - The more often seniors with Medicare coverage visit their primary care physician, the less likely they are to either get colorectal cancer or die from the disease if they do, new research suggests. Moreover, the investigation also found that the greater the frequency of visits, the less likely such seniors were to die of any cause at all. "Specifically in terms of...
September 30, 2013
SUNDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) - Budding musicians, listen up: Out of all the instruments in the orchestra pit, the brass French horn is the one most likely to hurt your ears, according to new research. Say what? Professional French horn players are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss and should take steps to protect their ears, according to the study by at least one researcher with a personal...
September 29, 2013
SUNDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) - Ballet spins are breathtaking to watch but hard to do, and a new study suggests that years of training help dancers' brains adapt so they can avoid feeling dizzy when they perform pirouettes. The researchers concluded that dancers are able to suppress signals from the balance organs in the inner ear, and suggested that their findings could help improve treatment...
September 29, 2013
SATURDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) - With children back in school, cases of a highly contagious infection called pinkeye (conjunctivitis) are likely to rise, an expert says. "This common medical condition is around all year. Since it can spread so easily it's more common when school is back is session and kids are in close contact and touching similar surfaces," Dr. Khalilah Babino, an urgent care...
September 28, 2013
Day one of a five-day series - MONDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) - A new way of shopping for health insurance is coming to your state. Beginning Oct. 1, consumers can use a new health insurance exchange in their state to apply for health coverage. Depending on when you enroll, that coverage could kick in as early as Jan. 1, 2014. The exchanges are the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama...
September 27, 2013
Day one of a five-day series - MONDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) - Few uninsured young adults know about the state health insurance exchanges opening for business on Oct. 1, surveys show. But even if they did, would they snap up health coverage? - The answer to that question is one of the great unknowns as states prepare to roll out the exchanges, or marketplaces, which are a key feature of the Obama...
September 27, 2013
Day two of a five-day series - TUESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) - The Obama administration's sweeping health reform law known as the Affordable Care Act goes well beyond helping America's uninsured. It also affects roughly 159 million workers and family members who now have job-based health coverage. If you have an employer-sponsored health plan, you satisfy the law's "individual mandate" that requires...
September 27, 2013
Day three of a five-day series - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) - Craig Smith is a 32-year-old Ph.D. candidate in religious education who doesn't really know what the new health insurance exchanges will offer or what the coverage will cost. But he's eager to find out. Smith will earn his degree from Fordham University in New York City next May. Eventually, he hopes to land a full professorship...
September 27, 2013
Day four of a five-day series - THURSDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) - Millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet but they don't qualify for Medicaid, the government-sponsored health program for the poor. Yet they don't make enough money to afford private health insurance. The Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's historic and controversial health reform law, seeks to narrow that insurance...
September 27, 2013
THURSDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) - Using people's own stem cells from their body fat could aid in plastic surgery procedures such as post-cancer breast reconstruction, a small, preliminary study suggests. The study, published in the Sept. 28 issue of -The Lancet-, looked at whether stem cells might improve the current technique of "lipofilling" - where fat is removed via liposuction from one part...
September 27, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Parents may become fearful at the first signs of a child's cough. But experts say a cough is the body's way of protecting itself against respiratory damage. The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology offers this advice about coughs that develop in children: - A lingering daytime cough that follows a viral respiratory infection probably doesn't need treatment, and should...
September 27, 2013
(HealthDay News) - Exercise usually is a good idea, even for people with allergies or asthma, and as long as the doctor approves. The American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology offers this advice for people who exercise, despite having allergies or asthma: - Take any medication prescribed by your doctor before exercising. People who are allergic to dust may prefer outdoor exercise. People with...
September 27, 2013
Day five of a five-day series - FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - The Affordable Care Act will help millions of uninsured Americans get health coverage. But is it good for people on Medicare? - It depends on whom you ask. Two-and-a-half years after the law was passed, pundits remain divided over its impact on older adults and the overall fiscal health of Medicare, the government-run health insurance...
September 27, 2013
FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - An older and little-used class of antidepressants may help combat a particularly deadly form of lung cancer, according to a new study. Using a unique computer program, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine identified tricyclic antidepressants as a potential treatment for small cell lung cancer. This class of drugs was introduced decades ago...
September 27, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - FDA Warns That Antibiotic Tygacil Shows Raised Death Risk - The antibiotic Tygacil is linked to an increased chance of death when used to treat serious infections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. In issuing a black box warning, the agency asked that physicians limit their use...
September 27, 2013
FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - Smoking increases the risk of complications and death following colorectal surgery, a new study says. The study is based on an analysis of data from 47,000 patients in the United States who had major, non-emergency colorectal surgery. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York found that smoking raised the risk of complications such as...
September 27, 2013
FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - Seniors can be sharper than young adults at making financial decisions, mostly because they can tap into the wealth of knowledge they have accumulated over the years, new research suggests. Still, the findings show that older people cannot process information quite as quickly, so it may take them longer to understand complex financial situations, said study author...
September 27, 2013
FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - Eating peanut butter regularly as a preteen and teen girl appears to decrease the risk of developing benign breast disease as an adult, new research has found. Benign breast disease - noncancerous changes in the breast tissue - is a risk factor for breast cancer, experts agree. The researchers followed more than 9,000 females, beginning when they were aged 9 to 15...
September 27, 2013
FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - Children's development of fine motor control continues longer than previously believed and isn't exclusively linked to brain development, according to two new studies. Fine motor control refers to the ability to make slight, precise movements, such as using the fingers to pick up and handle small objects. It had been believed that improvements in fine motor control...
September 27, 2013
FRIDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) - Doctors may be able to look at a few simple factors to better predict how very premature babies will fare in the short term, a new study suggests. When it comes to infants born extremely early, doctors traditionally focused on estimating the newborn's odds of survival. But these days, more and more tiny preemies are surviving, said Dr. Prakeshkumar Shah, a neonatologist...
September 27, 2013
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