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ATLANTA, Aug 19, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A human papillomavirus vaccine analysis found adverse events consistent with pre-licensing data except for fainting and blood clots, U.S. researchers say. In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration licensed the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine for females ages 9-26 to prevent infection with genital human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Dr. Barbara...
August 19, 2009
ATLANTA, Aug 19, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. life expectancy reached nearly 78 years - 77.9 - in 2007, up from 77.7 in 2006, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The report by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics is based on data from nearly 90 percent of U.S. death certificates. U.S. life expectancy increased 1.4 years from 76.5 years in 1997 to 77.9 in 2007. The...
August 19, 2009
Geneva (dpa) - At least 1,799 people have died of swine flu since April, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday in its latest global tally. The figures showed that that 182,166 infections had been confirmed by national health authorities, though the total number of people who had contracted the disease was higher. The Americas remained hardest hit, with at least 105,882 infections and 1,579...
August 19, 2009
DALLAS, Aug 19, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Zucchini may not be a nutritional powerhouse - or described as a "superfood" - but it should be eaten regularly, a U.S. nutritionist advises. Lona Sandon, assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, says superfoods like broccoli, spinach or tomatoes may make headlines, and many popular summer vegetables...
August 18, 2009
WASHINGTON - Some Americans haven't let go of one part of the 1960s era: getting high on illicit drugs. The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within a year nearly doubled between 2002 and 2007, from 5.1 per cent to 9.4 per cent, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported Wednesday. The agency said that percentage rose because baby boomers...
August 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - President Barack Obama hasn't changed his position on a public option in U.S. healthcare reform, spokesman Robert Gibbs said during a testy briefing Tuesday. Obama has consistently said a public option is preferable, and he has said his goals were to increase competition and lower heath insurance costs, Gibbs said. Gibbs said he repeatedly "walked through...
August 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Democrats in Washington say they may rely mainly on Democratic votes on healthcare reform because GOP opposition is growing firmer, The New York Times reported. The newspaper said party leaders are shifting toward a partisan approach because of public comments by top Republicans suggesting reform proposals being considered on Capitol Hill will not get significant...
August 18, 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug 19, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A 1992 change in accounting standards may result in healthcare benefits being scaled back for retired government workers, a U.S. researcher says. Richard L. Kaplan, a University of Illinois elder law expert warns, a 20-year trend of stripping away employer-provided healthcare benefits for retirees in private business may hit government retirees as well....
August 18, 2009
Asking nurses to reach out to people who have advanced cancer - even if only by phone - can improve patients' mood and quality of life, a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association reports. Nurses in the study of 322 cancer patients were specially trained in palliative care, which focuses on relieving pain and coordinating the medical and social needs of people with long-term illness....
August 18, 2009
NEW YORK - The premise of the latest hit medical drama sounds improbable even for television: A doctor who makes house calls. In the Hamptons. Dashing among the hedgerows, dropping in on the rich and sick at one eye-popping estate after another. But come on. Who makes house calls these days, even on TV? The last such doc who did was Marcus Welby, M.D., and he has been off the air for more than 30 years....
August 18, 2009
Jan. 30 - Dr. Javeed Siddiqui, an infectious-disease physician, was on the job at UC Davis Medical Center when his iPhone rang with an urgent call. A colleague's niece was in distress, her right eye swollen from a dog bite. Siddiqui asked the girl's father to send a digital photo of the 8-year-old's wounded eye - directly to the doctor's iPhone. He quickly viewed the injury and issued a soothing diagnosis:...
August 18, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - People with multiple sclerosis who smoked - as little as six months - experienced more brain shrinkage than those who never smoked, U.S. researchers said. The study, published in Neurology, showed "ever-smokers" had more brain lesions and greater loss of brain volume, as well as higher scores on the Expanded Disability Status Scale than MS patients who...
August 18, 2009
More than a third of US homeowners in foreclosure show signs of serious depression, according to a medical study published Tuesday, highlighting the crisis' hidden impact on public health. "The foreclosure crisis is also a health crisis," said lead author Craig Pollack, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. "We need to do more to ensure that if people lose their homes, they don't also lose...
August 18, 2009
Adult videogamers may suffer higher levels of depression and weigh more than non-gamers, according to a study released on Tuesday. The study, conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University and Andrews University, found "measurable correlations between video-game playing and health risks." The study - "Health-Risk Correlates of Video-Game Playing Among Adults"...
August 18, 2009
DALLAS, Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Physicians report seeing more weekend warriors being treated in emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses, a U.S. expert says. "In the past, the typical people who used to get in trouble were the ones who couldn't fend for themselves - the very young and the very old," Dr. Paul Pepe, chairman of emergency medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical...
August 18, 2009
STANFORD, Calif., Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. medical scientists say they have found a link between high blood pressure and multiple sclerosis that might lead to less expensive MS treatments. Stanford University School of Medicine researchers said the linkage, found in mice and in human brain tissue, suggests an inexpensive drug used to treat hypertension might also have therapeutic value...
August 18, 2009
DURHAM, N.C., Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Twenty-two percent of men and 9 percent of women ages 50-64 report binge drinking - five or more drinks at one sitting - a U.S. survey indicated. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center say the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicated that "at-risk" drinking - two or more drinks per day - was found among 19 percent of men and 13 percent of...
August 18, 2009
A federal subsidy designed to make health insurance more affordable for laid-off workers has led to a doubling in the number of people who have opted to continue their former employer's coverage. The coverage, known as COBRA, allows people who leave their jobs to continue their former employer's health coverage for up to 18 months. In the past, they were required to pay the entire premium, plus a 2%...
August 18, 2009
Persons afflicted with severe breathing disorders during sleep face an increased risk of premature death, according to a new study. The risk is most apparent in men 40-to-70 years old, said the study, published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. The signature symptom of sleep-disordered breathing - experienced by one-in-four men and one-in-10 women - is the temporary collapse of the...
August 18, 2009
CHICO, Calif., Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Parents can make a difference in staving off obesity in their children if they help them eat better and exercise, a U.S. researcher says. Edward Abramson, a professor emeritus at California State University-Chico and author of the books "Body Intelligence" and "Emotional Eating," says there has been a tenfold increase in type-2 diabetes and psychological...
August 18, 2009
MEDFORD, Mass., Aug 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Exercise is always being advised for good health but a study in rats found extreme exercise may be physically addicting, U.S. researchers found. Lead author Robin Kanarek of Tufts University said excessive running shares similarities with drug-taking behavior. "As with food intake and other parts of life, moderation seems to be the key," Kanarek says...
August 18, 2009
READING, Mass., Aug 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A U.S. dietitian says only one American in 10 is meeting guidelines for the vital nutrient choline. Elizabeth Ward, a registered dietitian and author of the book, "Expect the Best: Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, & After Pregnancy," suggests eating a balanced diet rich in foods that contain choline - such as eggs, lean beef, salmon, cauliflower,...
August 17, 2009
BOSTON, Aug 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers say alcoholics display abnormal brain activity when processing facial expressions. The Boston University Medical Center researchers - using magnetic resonance imaging - found chronic alcoholism linked to physiological brain changes in emotional functioning. The study, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, found people with...
August 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Snuff and chewing tobacco are not safer because they don't burn and produce inhalable smoke like cigarettes, U.S. researchers said. Study leader Irina Stepanov, a chemist with Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota, said the study adds to existing evidence smokeless tobacco contains two dozen other carcinogens that cause oral and pancreatic cancers....
August 17, 2009
DENVER, Aug 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Electronic records linked to health experts can help cardiac patients stay healthier, U.S. researchers say. The Kaiser Permanente study, published in The American Journal of Managed Care, finds a program linking coronary artery disease patients and teams of pharmacists, nurses, primary care doctors and cardiologists with an electronic health record helps keep...
August 17, 2009
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