Toy-related lead poisoning points to hidden danger
• Children's Health • Oct 07 04
The case of a child who suffered lead poisoning after swallowing a toy pendant should serve as a warning that the toxic metal can…
More private plans to join Medicare
• Public Health • Oct 07 04
Reversing a trend in which private health plans have been quitting the federal Medicare program, U.S. officials Wednesday announced that more plans will join…
HIV hot spots persist in rural Florida
• AIDS/HIV • Oct 06 04
A new survey of the first US community in which heterosexual sex was shown to be the main way HIV was transmitted has found…
Obesity lowers odds of surviving breast cancer
• Obesity • Oct 06 04
Previous reports have shown that obesity increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer - and now new research indicates that obesity continues to…
Depression common among epilepsy patients
• Epilepsy • Oct 06 04
Many people with epilepsy - even those with mild forms of the condition - also experience depression, but do not always discuss those symptoms…
Prostate cancer treatment impairs sexual function
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 06 04
Over a 5-year period, men with localized prostate cancer showed a much sharper decline in sexual function and urinary control than did similar men…
Parents strongly influence teens’ drinking
• Children's Health • Oct 06 04
Parents who supply alcohol for their teenagers’ parties may be encouraging their children to binge drink when no adult is watching, a new study…
U.S. hopes to cope with flu shot shortage
• Drug News • Oct 06 04
The announcement that the company that makes nearly half the flu vaccine used in the United States will not supply any vaccine for the…
Inactive kids at risk for chronic fatigue later
• Children's Health • Oct 06 04
Children who have the most sedentary lifestyles appear to be at greatest risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), in later…
Plan to regulate tobacco blocked in Congress
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 06 04
In a major setback for public health groups, congressional tax negotiators on Tuesday blocked a plan to allow the Food and Drug Administration to…
Plastics components linked to allergies in kids
• Allergies • Oct 06 04
Exposure to phthalates - compounds used in making plastics - at levels commonly found indoors, appears to be associated with allergic symptoms in children,…
Kids need help staying slim, Congress told
• Obesity • Oct 06 04
Schools may need more money and regulators may need more authority to help keep America’s children from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told…
Teaching MS patients to save energy curbs fatigue
• Neurology • Oct 06 04
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often suffer extreme fatigue, but teaching them how to conserve energy helps combat the problem, according to a new…
Cesarean more likely with excess pregnancy weight
• Pregnancy • Oct 06 04
Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
Researchers…
Hospital, not race, a factor in heart attack care
• Heart • Oct 06 04
Much of the racial and ethnic differences in the care given to patients hospitalized with a heart attack can be explained by the quality…
Breast density reduces mammogram accuracy
• Cancer: Breast • Oct 05 04
Women in their 40s, who tend to have relatively dense breast tissue, are more likely to have a breast tumor missed on a screening…
Radiation not needed after chemo cures Hodgkin’s
• Cancer • Oct 05 04
Some kids with Hodgkin’s disease, a form of lymphoma, may not need to undergo radiation treatment, German doctors have found.
A complete remission of…
Most U.S. malaria deaths could have been prevented
• Public Health • Oct 05 04
Most of the people who die of malaria in the U.S. probably wouldn’t have died if they had taken preventive medicines properly, or received…
Food extract may enhance cancer drug
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 05 04
A compound derived from fruits and vegetables could be used to enhance a drug for bladder and bowel cancer, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.…
Study uncovers blood clot risk in hormone therapy
• Endocrinology • Oct 05 04
A widely publicized study that has already linked hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack and some cancers also uncovered…
Nerve damage seen from industrial solvent
• Neurology • Oct 05 04
Chronic exposure to high concentrations of 1-bromopropane (1-BP) vapor is highly toxic to nerves, according to data presented here Tuesday during the annual meeting…
Major supplier won’t make flu vaccine this season
• Drug News • Oct 05 04
The company that makes half the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it will not supply any vaccine for the…
Tiny preemies may have mental problems later
• Children's Health • Oct 05 04
Young adults who were born at a very low weight may have a higher-than-average rate of some psychological problems, a new study suggests.
Researchers…
Some UK med students think sex OK with patients
• Sexual Health • Oct 05 04
Forty percent of medical students in Scotland believe they could justify having sex with a patient, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
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Transfusions for heart patients seen risky
• Heart • Oct 05 04
Giving blood transfusions to anemic patients who are hospitalized with severe acute heart pain or a heart attack may increase their risk of dying,…