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Nov. 03 - Nearly two-thirds of food samples that researchers bought at Dallas-area grocery stores contained the chemical bisphenol A, which is widely used in food packaging and has been linked to endocrine problems and other disorders, a study published Tuesday found. Food samples contained BPA at levels far below those that U.S. and European agencies say could pose health disorders. However, the study's...
November 3, 2010
Nov. 02 - Researchers at Sarver Heart Center in Tucson reported Monday that they have discovered a possible mechanism for preventing the degradation of heart muscle that continues even after doctors restore blood flow to the heart. The breakthrough could ultimately lead to decreased heart-muscle damage and speedier recoveries after a clot-caused heart attack. "Time is muscle" when arteries are blocked....
November 2, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS - Mental-health experts are troubled by a cluster of suicides involving Anoka-Hennepin, Minn., students this year - but equally troubled by public reactions and misconceptions that could hamper efforts to prevent more tragedies. Talk of a "surge" in teen suicide, for example, is at best inaccurate. With 33 teen suicides so far this year, Minnesota is on pace for the average of 42 it has...
November 2, 2010
Chicago Tribune (MCT) CHICAGO - Many doctors are drawing an extra paycheck - worth tens of thousands of dollars a year or more - for speaking to other medical professionals about pharmaceutical products at company-sponsored, company-scripted events across the country. The extent of these activities is only now coming to light as drug companies start publicly releasing data about their relationships...
November 2, 2010
Regulations forcing food manufacturers to use lower levels of salt would in theory be far more effective for health than voluntary initiatives or dietary advice for consumers, according to research published on Tuesday. High-salt diets have long been blamed for causing high blood pressure, a potential precursor for heart attacks or stroke. Investigators in Australia looked at the country's "Tick" programme,...
November 1, 2010
Nov. 01 - JOHANNESBURG - South African researchers and unionists on Monday sounded the alarm over the use of a plastic clamp in a government anti-HIV circumcision campaign, which they say causes pain and a higher risk of infection. In a report circulated by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) entitled Money from Mutilation: The Tara Klamp story, the researchers claims the clamp is "dangerous"...
November 1, 2010
Oct. 31 - YORK, Pa - Police and education officials in York County say they're aware of the popularity - and potential danger - of alcoholic energy drinks that have become a favorite of young drinkers. The drinks - with names like Four Loko, Joose and Tilt - combine a high malt liquor content, usually around 12 percent, with a heavy dose of caffeine. Doctors say the concoction produces a "wide-awake...
November 1, 2010
Couch potatoes are nearly twice as likely to catch a cold, and a third likelier to suffer bad symptoms of a cold, compared with counterparts who keep fit, American researchers reported on Tuesday. They tracked 1,002 adults in Wisconsin aged 18-85 for 12 weeks in the autumn and winter of 2008, monitoring them for respiratory illness and weight and quizzing them about diet, lifestyle and aerobic exercise....
November 1, 2010
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (MCT) The days of apples as favorite Halloween treats are long gone. By the end of a night of trick-or-treating, kids are weighed down with huge bags of candy. The ensuing sugar binge gives many parents a fright - but what's really scary is that some kids are filling up on unhealthy foods every day of the week. As a dietitian, I suggest that parents make...
October 29, 2010
Oct. 29 - DANBURY - Teens might use drugs to get high, but more often, teens are turning to non-medical uses of prescription drugs to manage their daily lives, said Allison Fulton, executive director of the Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse. "The No. 1 reason students take prescription drugs is to deal with the stress at school," Fulton said. "They think they're cleaner, safer and...
October 29, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Mexico City (dpa) - The outbreak of cholera in Haiti has so far claimed 313 lives, according to the latest data provided Friday by the country's health officials. Around 4,800 other people are believed to be infected with the serious intestinal disease. Ten days after the outbreak was officially confirmed, and despite the efforts of aid organizations in Haiti, the World Health...
October 29, 2010
PARKER, Colo. Haylee Moore is three weeks from having her third child, and autism runs in her family. Moore's mother has 12 siblings, four of whom have children with autism. "Autism is a little bit scary," she said. Moore, 33, who lives in Parker southeast of Denver, has applied to be part of a longitudinal study announced Wednesday that she hopes will answer questions about how the disorder is transmitted...
October 29, 2010
Oct. 29 - HANOI - A national survey released in Ha Noi Thursday showed that the number of smokers across Vietnam has fallen slightly, but tobacco related illness and deaths continue to be a major problem. The survey, conducted among almost 10,000 people earlier this year, revealed that 47.4 per cent of male respondents smoke, down from 56.1 per cent in 2002. The survey also found that 1.4 per cent...
October 29, 2010
Oct. 29 - There have been 109 reported cases of whooping cough in Merced County since Jan. 1, according to the most recent figures. And there've been more cases in California than anytime since 1950. The majority of the cases in the county involved children under 6, and more than one-third of the cases involved children under the age of 1, said Richard Rios, community health services manager for Merced...
October 29, 2010
For the first time, a study in humans suggests that a controversial, estrogen-like chemical in plastic may be related to conditions that reduce men's fertility. Men with higher levels of BPA, or bisphenol A, were two to four times more likely than others to have problems with sperm quality and quantity, the study shows. In particular, men with high levels of BPA in urine and semen were more likely...
October 28, 2010
Oct. 28 - SEOUL - Obesity and unhealthy diet are emerging as major issues for elementary, middle and high school students in South Korea. The obesity rate of elementary, middle and high school students last year was 13.2 percent, 2 percent higher than that of the previous year, according to a survey conducted on 194,817 students by the Education Ministry. The figure fell slightly from 2006-2008, from...
October 28, 2010
Geneva (dpa) - The death toll in Haiti's cholera outbreak has climbed to 303, the World Health Organization in Geneva said Thursday, citing figures from the Haitian health ministry. There were 4,722 confirmed cases of the disease in Haiti, mostly in Artibonte department and other northern areas of the country. Health services' priorities were to protect families at the community level and strengthen...
October 28, 2010
Oct. 28 - BEIJING - Only 0.5 percent of Chinese men are consistently satisfied with their sexual experiences and the amount of sex they are getting is "far less" than people enjoy in Western countries, according to a new survey. The survey says that almost 70 percent of Chinese men have sex between two and five times a month. "The frequency for men in Western countries is between two and five times...
October 28, 2010
Genetic testing can help determine whether heart surgery patients benefit from the popular anti-platelet drug clopidogrel, which has been effective for some but carries major risks, a study published Tuesday said. The drug is marketed under the brand name Plavix by Bristol-Meyers Squibb in the United States and Sanofi-Aventis in France. Clopidogrel, among the most commonly prescribed medications, has...
October 27, 2010
If you think health care costs are spiraling out of control now, imagine the ramifications of a new federal report that projects 1 in 3 American adults could have diabetes by 2050. "Diabetes is a very expensive disease," said Irene O'Shaughnessy, an endocrinologist at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin. "It is an overwhelming problem." The number of Americans with diabetes is projected...
October 27, 2010
A cholera outbreak in Haiti which has left over 280 dead has yet to reach its peak, officials said Wednesday, warning the deadly disease could hit the capital, teeming with squalid tent cities. "I don't think that it is contained. We cannot say it is contained," Claire-Lise Chaignat, the World Health Organization's cholera chief, told journalists, disputing reports from Haiti that the outbreak was...
October 27, 2010
Q: I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and diabetes. The oncologist said that the metformin my primary care doctor put me on for diabetes will actually help kill the breast cancer cells. Can you explain how it does that? - M.L., Roswell A: There is growing evidence that metformin used to treat diabetes can slow the growth of cancer cells - especially breast cancer. The proposed mechanism by...
October 27, 2010
A new polio vaccine offers superior immunisation and is raising hopes of a total eradication of the disease, according to a study published on Tuesday by British medical journal The Lancet. There are three types of the polio virus, and while type 2 has been almost entirely eradicated since mass vaccinations began in 1988, types 1 and 3 remain a global health threat. The new bivalent vaccine targets...
October 26, 2010
Oct. 26 - There are limited treatment options, especially for women, for those who seek help with a dependence to prescription drugs. As evidenced by last week's drug roundup by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office, prescription drugs have at least reached the par of cocaine and marijuana as drugs of choice in Richmond County. It is unknown how many of the 34 individuals arrested for selling prescription...
October 26, 2010
Haiti's cholera epidemic appears to be stabilizing, but UN health officials warned Tuesday it wasn't over as fears remain it could infiltrate refugee camps crammed with earthquake survivors. "At the WHO we think more cases will be found. The most important thing is prevention," World Health Organization spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told reporters in Geneva. Haiti's first cholera epidemic in more than 100...
October 26, 2010
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