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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Being able to examine a 3-D model of the heart may boost surgeons' ability to treat patients born with complex cardiac defects, a new study suggests. Heart surgeons typically rely on 2-D images taken by X-ray, ultrasound or MRI to plan their surgery on a patient. But these images may not reveal complex structural defects in the heart present at birth, the...
November 19, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New federal mandates controlling the types of meals served at U.S. schools may actually promote eating habits tied to obesity and diabetes, a new study suggests. Although it's now required that school meals contain less fat and more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, there are no rules on added sugar or extra carbohydrates, researchers from Johns Hopkins...
November 19, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Seniors in America have more chronic health problems and take more medications than seniors in 10 other industrialized countries do, according to a new global survey. The United States also stood out among the 11 nations surveyed by The Commonwealth Fund for having more seniors struggling to get and afford the health care they need. Eighty-seven percent of...
November 19, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When confronted with early stage breast cancer, surgical removal of the tumor alone (lumpectomy) - which conserves the breast - can be a less drastic option than total mastectomy. However, a new study shows that a rising number of early stage breast cancer patients who are eligible for lumpectomy are nonetheless undergoing mastectomy. Researchers led by Dr....
November 19, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Exercising at home can reduce feelings of hopelessness in people with coronary heart disease, but in-hospital workouts don't provide the same benefit, according to a new study. Hopelessness in heart patients increases the risk of worsening heart disease and death, possibly because those feelings may keep folks from adopting heart-healthy habits such as exercising...
November 19, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with type 1 diabetes faced a much higher risk of dying over the course of a 14-year study than people without the disease, Swedish researchers report. The good news was that the closer someone with type 1 diabetes got to their blood sugar goals (glycemic control), the lower the risk of dying. The bad news was that even those with the best blood sugar...
November 19, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women who started smoking at a young age may be at increased risk for chronic, severe menstrual pain, a new study suggests. About 29 percent of women experience severe menstrual pain. While smoking has been suspected as a risk factor for severe menstrual pain, the evidence has been inconclusive, the authors of the new study said. The researchers analyzed data...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Almost 8 million Americans have diabetes but don't know it, a new study shows. That's despite the fact that about two-thirds of those with undiagnosed diabetes have seen a doctor two or more times in the past year, according to the researchers. The study also found that among those who were diagnosed with diabetes, only about one-quarter met three important...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Early stage vascular disease may lead to impotence for men later in life, a new study says. "Erectile function can be a window into men's cardiovascular and overall health. Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease commonly coexist," lead author David Feldman, a research assistant at Johns Hopkins University's Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease,...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Three-quarters of American parents would consider removing their children from day care if other kids did not have all the recommended vaccinations, and many say that under-vaccinated children shouldn't be allowed to attend day care. Those are among the findings from a national survey of parents of children up to 5 years old. The parents were asked how they...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Cocaine users can have abnormal blood flow in the heart that is hard to detect, which can put them at increased risk for heart disease or death, a new study warns. Researchers in Chicago compared heart imaging test results from 202 cocaine users and 210 people who didn't use the illegal drug. Those using cocaine showed subtle abnormalities in blood flow through...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Routine screening for heart disease isn't effective for people with diabetes who have no symptoms but are at high risk for a heart attack, according to a new study. Researchers found the screenings do not help prevent heart attacks or help patients avoid being admitted to the hospital for unstable angina (chest pain that occurs when the heart doesn't receive...
November 18, 2014
(HealthDay News) - The holidays are rich with family, fun and food, which often includes high-calorie, high-fat drinks. The American Heart Association suggests how to make holiday beverages healthier: - If you're serving eggnog, cut the calories with equal parts eggnog and skim milk. Leave out the alcohol and skip the whipped cream to save even more calories. Cut the fat in hot chocolate by making...
November 18, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Dried fruit is a versatile, tasty and budget-friendly way to include fruit in your daily diet. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests how to choose dried fruit: - Pay attention to serving size. Dried fruit is nutrient-rich, but serving sizes typically are small. Make sure the product does not contain added sugar. If you have a sulfites allergy, read the product label to...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The proportion of women dependent on drugs such as narcotic painkillers or heroin during pregnancy has more than doubled in the past decade and a half, a new study finds, though it still remains below a half-percent of all pregnancies. The study covers a class of drugs known as opioids, which include prescription painkillers such as oxycodone (Oxycontin) and...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Working by night and sleeping by day may slow down the body's metabolism, a small study suggests. Researchers found that when they put 14 volunteers on a schedule that simulated night-shift work, it quickly curbed the number of calories their bodies burned every day. On average, they expended 52 to 59 fewer calories on "night shift" days, the researchers reported...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The trans fats found in your favorite junk foods aren't just clogging your arteries: New research shows they might also be messing with your memory. Young and middle-aged men who ate large amounts of trans fats exhibited a significantly reduced ability to recall words during a memory test, according to findings to be presented Tuesday at the American Heart...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Fear of unhealthy weight gain can be a factor holding smokers back from quitting the habit. But a new study finds that even if you do add a few pounds once you quit, your post-cigarette health is still much better than if you'd kept on smoking. "This study is important for smokers to understand," said Patricia Folan, director of the Center for Tobacco Control...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a new study suggests. The study focused on a noninvasive, at-home stool test called the fecal occult blood test. The test - which can detect small amounts of blood in stool that may be an early sign of colon cancer - requires patients to collect...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Some may believe that raising taxes on alcohol products will cost jobs in the service sector, but a new study suggests that's made up for by job creation elsewhere. The findings were to be reported Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in New Orleans. "Money not spent on alcohol, coupled with the newly raised tax revenues,...
November 18, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Second Face Transplant Performed at Cleveland Clinic - A second face transplant was performed at the Cleveland Clinic in late September. The clinic performed the nation's first face transplant in December 2008. The recipient in this case was a middle-aged man who was severely disfigured in a car...
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) can cut the time it takes for heart attack patients to receive treatment, new research suggests. A study from Doha, Qatar, examined outcomes among 510 heart attack patients, and found a trans-satellite wireless 12-lead ECG cut the ambulance-to-angioplasty time by more than half an hour compared to standard treatments....
November 18, 2014
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Alcoholism damages white matter throughout the brain and this damage can be detected with brain scans, researchers report. Heavy drinking may be especially damaging to white matter in the frontal areas of the brain, which can interfere with the impulse control needed to stop drinking, according to the study. The findings were published in the December online...
November 18, 2014
SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Cardiac arrest is most often fatal, but research is conflicting on whether women have better survival odds than men. In two studies scheduled to be presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Chicago, researchers reached differing conclusions. One French study, of more than 400,000 cardiac arrest victims, found that women were...
November 17, 2014
SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Talking bystanders through CPR methods for a cardiac emergency during a 911 call can significantly boost survival rates, a new study suggests. State researchers in Arizona examined the aggressive use of so-called pre-arrival telephone CPR guidelines - step-by-step dispatcher instructions on administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation before trained rescuers...
November 17, 2014
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