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MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Advanced life support given by paramedics to cardiac arrest victims may cost lives rather than save them, researchers report. The best treatment might just be good CPR given by paramedics or emergency medical technicians and getting the patient to the hospital as fast as possible, the Harvard University researchers noted. "We find survival is longer with basic...
November 24, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The lunches children bring from home may be less healthy than the school cafeteria offerings, a new study suggests. Researchers found that for kids in one Texas school district, bag lunches typically had more salt and fewer fruits, vegetables and whole grains, compared with standards set for school cafeterias. What's more, nearly all of those home lunches contained...
November 24, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Most older Americans qualify for treatment with cholesterol-lowering statins under new guidelines intended to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study shows. Guidelines for the treatment of blood cholesterol released late last year by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association target people most likely to benefit from...
November 24, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obese Americans are absent from work more often than their normal-weight colleagues, and these absences cost the U.S. economy more than $8 billion a year, a new study shows. Researchers found that obese workers miss an average of between one and two more work days a year than normal-weight workers. However, employees who were overweight, but not obese, did not...
November 24, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - New Case of Ebola Confirmed in Mali - A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Mali, and two more people are being tested on suspicion they may be infected with the virus, government officials said Saturday. Five people have died of Ebola in Mali already, and health officials are worried that...
November 23, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The holidays can be a challenge for families of children with autism because sensory overload can trigger major meltdowns, an expert says. "Holidays with family can be dicey under the best of circumstances, but when you have children with special needs, some care must be taken," Varleisha Gibbs, an occupational therapy professor at University of the Sciences...
November 23, 2014
SATURDAY, Nov. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The wide variety and complexity of foods served at holiday gatherings can pose a threat for people with food allergies, an expert warns. "Every person is different and there are so many types of food allergies that it can be really difficult to avoid all allergens over the holidays," Dr. Guha Krishnaswamy, director of allergy and clinical immunology at Wake...
November 22, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - This year's flu season is off to a slow but detectable start. And it appears to be a typical one that's likely to peak in January or February, a leading U.S. health official says. "We are starting to see a little more flu in the country, but we are still at pretty low levels," said Dr. Joseph Bresee, chief of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Elderly adults who live in nursing homes may commonly deal with aggressive or inappropriate behavior from fellow residents, a new study suggests. The study of 10 centers in New York state found that, in the space of just one month, nearly 20 percent of residents were involved in some type of incident with a fellow resident. Most often, it was a verbal clash,...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many young people consider hookahs a hip and safer way to smoke, but a new study finds fumes from the water pipes contain the toxin benzene. Benzene has been linked to an increased risk for leukemia in prior research, according to a scientific team reporting Nov. 21 in the journal -Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. "In contrast to what is believed,...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists say they've mapped the genome - the genetic "blueprint" - of a tapeworm extracted from a British man's brain, in hopes it might help others with this very rare infection. As reported Nov. 21 in the journal -Genome Biology-, the tapeworm was removed from the brain of a 50-year-old British man of Chinese ethnicity. "This infection is so rare worldwide...
November 21, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Your work environment may be stressful enough without adding your frustration to the mix. The American Council on Exercise says you can help improve your work environment by: - Being kind to your coworkers. Communicating honestly and clearly with your colleagues and addressing any problems head-on, rather than feeling frustrated. Focusing on positive opportunities rather than on...
November 21, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Household cleaners often are poisonous and their containers may be attractive to young children. The Cleveland Clinic mentions these dangerous products that may be lurking in your bathroom: - Toilet bowl cleaners, which often contain irritating bleach. Turn on bathroom fan when in use, and wear gloves to protect skin. Mold and mildew removers, which often include anti-fungal ingredients...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Being the boss at work seems to raise the odds for symptoms of depression among women, but not men, a new study finds. "Women with job authority - the ability to hire, fire, and influence pay - have significantly more symptoms of depression than women without this power," lead author Tetyana Pudrovska, an assistant professor in the department of sociology at...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Stroke outcomes are better when patients are treated in an ambulance by a neurologist equipped with a CT scanner and clot-busting drugs, German researchers report. The sooner patients get the clot dissolver - tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) - the better the outcome after a stroke, the researchers noted. For the best outcome, the drug needs to be given within...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Those air-blown hand dryers in public restrooms may spread far more germs than conventional paper towels, a new study suggests. British researchers placed a harmless type of bacteria on the hands of volunteers in order to simulate poorly washed hands. They then had them use warm-air dryers, high-powered "jet-air" dryers or paper towels to dry their hands. The...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A clinical trial of hydroxyurea therapy for children with sickle cell anemia has been halted a year early because the results show it is a safe and effective way to manage the disease and reduce the risk of stroke. The announcement about the research, which was conducted at 25 medical centers in the United States and Canada, was made this week by the U.S. National...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Close friends have more influence on teens' alcohol use than their general peer group does, a new study says. "We've known for a long time that friends and peers have an influence on individual alcohol use, but there are no common studies that distinguished between the broader peer group and the friend group's influence on those decisions," Jonathon Beckmeyer,...
November 21, 2014
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The widely used heart drug digoxin is associated with increased risk of death and hospitalization among patients who have the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation but no evidence of heart failure, a new study finds. Atrial fibrillation is a common form of irregular heartbeat that has been linked to a rise in risk for stroke among older Americans. Digoxin...
November 21, 2014
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Overweight or obese women who get pregnant are much more likely to have a child who suffers from heart disease as an adult, new research suggests. But it looks like environment may play a greater role than genetics in that trend, the researchers added. "Mothers who are overweight teach behaviors, and those behaviors are passed on," said study author Dr. Michael...
November 20, 2014
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Jobs requiring intellectually challenging tasks may help preserve thinking skills and memory as workers age, a new study suggests. The researchers compared IQ scores obtained around age 11 from more than 1,000 Scottish people with their memory and reasoning scores around age 70. The scientists found that those who had mentally stimulating jobs appeared to...
November 20, 2014
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Nearly one in five American adults - 43.8 million people - had a diagnosable mental illness in 2013, federal officials reported Thursday. The report also found that 10 million adults had a serious mental illness, 15.7 million had major depressive episodes, 9.3 million had serious thoughts of suicide, 2.7 million made suicide plans and 1.3 million attempted...
November 20, 2014
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A bad marriage increases an older adult's risk of heart trouble, and that's particularly true for women, a new study contends. Researchers examined five years of data from 1,200 married American men and women, aged 57 to 85. People with spouses who were overly critical or demanding were more likely to develop heart disease than those with supportive mates,...
November 20, 2014
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The same kind of laser that is used to remove tattoos may reduce scarring from acne, a small pilot study shows. Acne is the most common skin disease in the United States, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and another type of laser is already used to treat scarring from the condition. However, the laser tested in this new study transmits...
November 20, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Millions of Baby Strollers Recalled Due to Finger Amputation Risk - Nearly five million Graco- and Century-brand baby strollers are being recalled in the United States, Canada and Mexico due to a problem that can result in severe cuts or finger amputation, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
November 20, 2014
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