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ATLANTA, Jun 25, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Some 40 percent of people are diagnosed with AIDS within one year of receiving an initial human immunodeficiency virus diagnosis, U.S. researchers said. The late AIDS diagnosis could make treatment more difficult. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Weekly Report said that an analysis of those diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus from 1996-2005...
June 25, 2009
BONN, Germany, Jun 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Children in Germany are taller than they were 30 years ago, but the height increase observed during the last century has become slower, researchers said. The study, published in Deutsches Arzteblatt International, found the rate of growth during childhood in Germany has increased, but the trend is less marked after puberty. Bettina Gohlke and Joachim Woelfle...
June 25, 2009
NEW YORK, Jun 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A New York City initiative to increase HIV testing in the Bronx has boosted testing by 28 percent, city health officials said. "The Bronx Knows," a borough-wide effort that involved clinics, hospitals and community organizations, provided voluntary human immunodeficiency virus tests to nearly 160,000 Bronx residents in the past year. "Knowing your status is...
June 25, 2009
Another drug is getting a second life because of desirable side effects. Botox was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce eye spasms. Then the world realized it also made people look younger by eliminating wrinkles. Human growth hormone was intended for children with growth disorders, but older people seeking the fountain of youth and athletes wanting a boost started finding...
June 24, 2009
After her husband died in 2004, Gayla Moeckel decided to give up teaching and take over the family farm near Plevna, Kan. The land had been in her and her husband's families for more than a century. But when she gave up teaching, she also gave up the health insurance plan that went with it. She pays the $157 cost of her annual mammograms out of pocket. Given her family history, she's religious about...
June 24, 2009
If you're looking for ways to get your children to move more this summer, show them the games you played as a kid, such as chasing lightning bugs, jumping rope, playing kickball, flying a kite or using a hula hoop. In this age of high-tech entertainment, call it retro play. Parents should look to their past in tough economic times for inspiration when looking for activities for their children, says...
June 24, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jun 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. consumers have been forced to pay billions of dollars in medical bills health insurers should have covered, a Senate committee said Wednesday. That's because private insurers have systematically underpaid for out-of-network care, the Senate Commerce Committee said in its report. Insurers normally pay a percentage of the "usual-and-customary" rates, but...
June 24, 2009
HOUSTON, Jun 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. researchers say they have linked obesity in early adulthood to having pancreatic cancer at an earlier age. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, also found obesity the year before diagnosis linked to a poorer disease outcomes. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas case-control study enrolled 1,595...
June 24, 2009
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jun 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A good relationship can act as a buffer for those exposed to work-related stress that can hurt health, a researcher in Sweden said. However, poor relationships will amplify the negative effects of work-related stress, said Ann-Christine Andersson Arnten, a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. When there are stressful experiences...
June 24, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore., Jun 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A researcher in Portland, Ore., says his study found that slightly overweight people live longer than their normal weight counterparts. David Feeny of Portland's Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research said he confirmed the results of a 2005 study of U.S. residents that also found slightly overweight people live far longer than dramatically thin...
June 24, 2009
Amsterdam (dpa) - Despite advanced facilities at home, many Dutch women travel abroad for fertility treatments - a phenomena which is echoed right across Europe. Why, when the Netherlands seemingly offers excellent treatments? That question will be answered on Sunday June 28, when academics unveil the results of the first-ever international study into the issue at the annual conference of the European...
June 24, 2009
The government's latest snapshot of air pollution across the nation shows residents of New York, Oregon and California faced the highest risk of developing cancer from breathing toxic chemicals. The results, compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency, represent the most sweeping analysis to date of the state of the nation's air. The analysis is based on emissions from 2002, the latest year for...
June 23, 2009
Federal officials plan to stay in a Virginia food plant associated with a national food-borne outbreak "as long as it takes" to solve this mystery: How did E. coli O157:H7, most commonly associated with raw hamburger, get in refrigerated cookie dough? "That's the $64,000 question," says David Acheson, the Food and Drug Administration's assistant commissioner for food safety. The outbreak appears to...
June 23, 2009
Manufacturers of hand-sanitising gel and face masks have seen a windfall, with sales doubling over the past month as consumers seek to protect themselves as H1N1 influenza infections rise. Greater Pharma Co, the country's largest pharmaceutical firm, says sales of its Mybacin hand gel have doubled this month as flu cases in the country approach 600. "The hand-gel market had been quite small but now...
June 23, 2009
ATLANTA, Jun 23, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The increased risk of complications from influenza, means adults and children with asthma should be vaccinated for seasonal flu, U.S. health officials say. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has been in use since 1984 and collects state-specific data from random telephone surveys of U.S. adults, CDC officials said. The study, scheduled to be published...
June 23, 2009
MORGANTOWN, Va., Jun 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Brushing teeth and flossing may not only reduce gum disease and stroke but memory loss, U.S. researchers suggest. In an ongoing study, researchers at West Virginia University in Morgantown gave oral exams, memory tests and, if subjects agreed, a blood test to 270 people age 70 or older in more than a dozen West Virginia counties. The researchers found...
June 23, 2009
DANVILLE, Va., Jun 23, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Nestle has announced the temporary closing of a Virginia plant where cookie dough linked to an outbreak of E. coli is manufactured. The company said Monday about 200 employees at the facility in Danville will be out of work, at least temporarily, CNN reported. The plant also produces Buitoni pasta and sauce, but that facility is not affected by the closing....
June 23, 2009
Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday. "This is the first study to explore at which ages excess body weight predisposes an individual to pancreatic cancer," said Donghui Li, professor of medicine at the University of Texas Anderson Department. "With our epidemiological research, we aimed to demonstrate...
June 23, 2009
Jun. 22 - Second in a series WATERLOO - Local farmers and food processors say they're not to blame for America's weight problem. In fact, they've been working for years to put the country on a diet. Many producers are raising and selling a variety of food - from low-fat meat and soybean oil to healthy dairy products and vegetables - with the public's bulging waistlines in mind. Farmers are aware one-third...
June 23, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jun 23, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat California Prime Produce- or Orange County Orchards-brand pistachios. FDA officials said Orca Distribution West Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., received and repackaged pistachios recalled by Setton Pistachios of Terra Bella Inc. Setton had recalled all of its pistachios because of possible salmonella...
June 22, 2009
Jun. 23 - Summer would seem like the perfect time of year for young athletes to relax, but some view it as an opportunity to practice and play sports without time constraints. Doctors warn it's also the season when overtraining injuries tend to spike. Overuse injuries and burnout are growing problems among the estimated 30 million to 45 million athletes ages 6 to 18, according to a clinical report...
June 22, 2009
As alarming as statistics on teen suicide in Michigan are, many experts say difficulties in determining the cause of a child's death and the way data are collected mean the problem is likely larger than it appears. Barb Smith of the Saginaw County chapter of Yellow Ribbon, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to youth suicide prevention, said the number of teen suicides is likely two to...
June 22, 2009
In what might be a counterintuitive take on crowded emergency rooms, patients say the time spent waiting is not their top concern, according to a customer satisfaction survey last year of 1.4 million patients. Though decreasing the length of the visit would improve overall customer satisfaction, the report says, patients' top priorities are how well they were kept informed about delays, how well the...
June 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jun 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. physicians, health organizations and nutrition experts are asking President Barack Obama to create a Presidential Commission to combat obesity. In a letter to the president, the experts say the approach of the United Kingdom's anti-obesity strategy could serve as a model for a similar effort in the United States. Those who signed the letter include:...
June 22, 2009
LUCKNOW, India, Jun 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Surgery patients gargling with licorice solution were less likely than others to develop sore throats, doctors in India said Sore throat is a common complication after general anesthesia. If coughing is also present, it can lead to further complications. The study of 40 spinal surgery patients, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, found 25 percent of...
June 22, 2009
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