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More than 30 years after the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, young people are again taking dangerous risks with their lives, according to a new report from the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention. About 1,000 Americans ages 13 to 24 are newly infected each month with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to CDC data released for the first time. About 60% of HIV-positive young people...
November 28, 2012
Not long ago, a friend who has struggled with his weight raved to me about these incredible cookies that were made with agave, coconut oil and gluten-free flour. He had been eating them with abandon, thinking, "they're good for you!" It pained me to break the news: Despite their arguably better ingredients, they were still cookies with the same calories, saturated fat and sugar as any other. He had...
November 28, 2012
Many sinus sufferers use neti pots or other saline-irrigation devices for relief from allergies or dry winter air. But irrigation devices could do more harm than good if used incorrectly. Neti pots have been used for centuries to clean nasal passages, reduce congestion and relieve sinus headaches. But whether you use a traditional pot (some look a little like Aladdin's lamp) or a plastic squeeze bottle...
November 27, 2012
Sydney (dpa) - What next - after the imposition of sky-high taxes, the curbing of sales, bans on advertising and display and a world-first obligation on tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packets? Sydney University public health expert Simon Chapman has urged the Australian government to get further in front by issuing smokers with annual licences that would specify the number of cigarettes...
November 26, 2012
Berlin (dpa) - Expectant parents face many decisions before the birth of their child. How to furnish the nursery? What baby clothes to buy? And, as the big day draws nigh, where to deliver? The spontaneous answer to the last question is usually "in a hospital." There are, however, alternatives. The right choice depends in part on the woman's state of health. When labour proceeds smoothly, home births...
November 26, 2012
Nov. 26 - WALTERBORO - When children arrive at Bells Elementary School, they go straight to the gym and walk laps before heading to classrooms. Worshipers at Power of Faith Delivery Ministry harvest collards as well as souls, and fried chicken is discouraged at church dinners. The local farmers market has a sparkling new home and a system set up to accept cards from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
November 26, 2012
Nov. 26 - There's a tell-tale red stain on a lot of children's fingertips lately, and it means one thing: They've been eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos and Takis, a Mexican chili-lime rolled corn chip. Children across the central San Joaquin Valley and nationwide can't get enough of the salty and spicy snacks that have been banned by some school districts. "At my middle school, all you see is Hot Cheetos...
November 26, 2012
Nov. 26 - The last time I remember being ill this much was back in high school. I seemed to be a magnet for disease back then, never going any winters more than a day between the next round of colds and flus and fevers, or just annoying coughs and sneezes. And now that my own daughter is in school (Daycare is like a school for babies, right?), she is often sharing what her classmates shared with her....
November 26, 2012
Nov. 26 - Khalil Beckwith has never been formally diagnosed with lactose intolerance. He just knows that drinking milk makes him feel lousy. "When I drink milk with nothing else ... finishing the carton can be a nauseating endeavor," said Beckwith, a senior at King College Prep High School in Chicago. Yet when Beckwith takes a meal through the federal school lunch program, milk is the only beverage...
November 26, 2012
Even astronauts have a difficult time getting over jet lag. So much so that NASA has a fatigue-management team at the Johnson Space Center in Houston trying to devise strategies to deal with it. Astronauts are constantly traveling to space agencies in Germany, Japan and Russia for training. And when they get there, "They have to hit the ground running," says Steven Lockley, a neuroscientist specializing...
November 23, 2012
Ventilation at five major U.S. airports with designated smoking areas does not protect passengers from the health risks of secondhand smoke, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in warnings out Tuesday. The CDC, in its first study comparing air quality at airports with and without smoke-free policies, finds pollution levels adjacent (within a meter, or 39 inches) to smoking areas five...
November 21, 2012
When it comes to flu vaccines, most kids clearly and loudly prefer the nasal spray, at least compared with the traditional shot in the arm. As it turns out, those instincts are right on the nose. With mounting evidence that the nasal spray FluMist works much better in kids than an injection, experts are considering whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actually should steer children...
November 20, 2012
In a broad new expansion of HIV screening, an influential government panel now says everyone ages 15 to 65 should be tested for the virus that causes AIDS. The draft recommendation, issued Monday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, is far broader than its last one in 2005, which called for screening only those at high risk. "We need to find the people who are infected and get them on therapy,"...
November 20, 2012
People who are jobless at some point during their lifetime because they were laid off, fired or quit may be at an increased risk of having a heart attack after age 50, a study reported Monday. In fact, the chances of a heart attack associated with multiple job losses may be on par with the risks people face from factors such as smoking, hypertension and diabetes, says the study's lead author, Matthew...
November 20, 2012
Step away from the sink, and no one will get hurt. You don't need to wash your turkey before you roast it, and doing so can be dangerous. A British study found that washing poultry in the sink can spray bacteria up to 3 feet away. And with one in 50 turkeys contaminated with salmonella, according to estimates from Department of Agriculture food-safety inspectors, you don't want a mist of turkey juice...
November 19, 2012
More than one-quarter of children in the USA with a history of food allergies have outgrown their sensitivities and can tolerate the foods that once made them sick, a new analysis shows. Yet black children, kids with multiple allergies and those with histories of severe reactions are less likely than other children to recover. Children with allergies to nuts or fish don't fare as well as those with...
November 19, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it is investigating 13 reports of deaths and 33 hospitalizations linked to 5-hour Energy, the highly caffeinated shots that are often sold in convenience stores. The news comes a month after Monster Energy drinks were linked to five deaths in the FDA's so-called adverse-event reports. Energy shots come with a "higher risk of health problems," says...
November 16, 2012
If you belly up to the bar too often, you may pack on extra calories that wind up on that belly. About 25% of people drink alcoholic beverages on a given day, and the drinks account for about 16% of their daily calorie intake, a new government study shows. In fact, the research shows that on a given day, 19% of men and 6% of women down more than 300 calories from alcoholic drinks. That's equal to more...
November 15, 2012
In the flickering light of a flare drifting to earth, Army flight medic Daniel "Buzz" Buzard spots a scrum of U.S. soldiers bearing a wounded comrade across a stony Afghan riverbed en route to his helicopter. Only night-vision goggles illuminate on this moonless night, and a glimpse of the casualty leaves Buzard cold. "He's just mangled," the medic recalls. He's looking at Army Staff Sgt. Christopher...
November 15, 2012
In a study already being greeted with caution, Danish researchers report that children whose mothers had the flu or ran a fever lasting more than a week during pregnancy had an increased risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder. U.S. health officials stress that the study, published in today's Pediatrics, is "exploratory." The study analyzed data collected from 97,000 mothers of children born...
November 12, 2012
Arthritis pain that begins slowly in one joint and is left untreated can eventually wallop the entire body, leading to disability and costly surgeries, researchers reported Sunday. Studies being discussed at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., through Wednesday find that when osteoarthritis progresses to multiple joints, it can cause havoc by triggering pain everywhere...
November 12, 2012
While the future of the 2010 health care law stabilized with the re-election of President Obama, both Democrats and Republicans say now is the time for them to come together to fix it. "They need to actually create some solutions together," said Don Berwick, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "I've had a few conversations with people from both sides; everyone resonates...
November 12, 2012
The longer the steroids that killed 31 people sat, the more dangerous they became, a study by health officials in Tennessee has found. Of nearly 150 Tennessee patients who were exposed to possibly contaminated steroid injections, those who received them from vials more than 50 days old were five times more likely to develop meningitis than those whose medicine came from vials less than 50 days old....
November 9, 2012
Motorists ages 16 to 24 are more likely to drive while drowsy: One in seven licensed drivers in that age group admit to having nodded off behind the wheel at least once in the past year, says a new survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Overall, one in 10 drivers acknowledged nodding off while driving. Less-experienced drivers tend to underestimate the risks of drowsy driving and overestimate...
November 9, 2012
People with type 2 diabetes often are encouraged to lose weight to improve their health, but a puzzling new study may have some questioning that advice. The study showed that obese people with diabetes who lost a modest amount of weight didn't lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke, but the weight loss did help improve many other health factors. "We did show the benefits of weight loss for improving...
November 8, 2012
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