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SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Air pollution may be linked to higher rates of chronic kidney disease, new research suggests. A study from the University of Michigan found the prevalence of kidney disease was greater in areas of the United States that have worse air quality. "If air pollution is a risk factor for [kidney disease], the impact is likely to be even greater in countries where...
November 17, 2014
SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Regular running doesn't seem to increase your chances of developing knee osteoarthritis, and it may even help prevent the disease, researchers report. The researchers analyzed data from more than 2,600 people who provided information about the three most common types of physical activity they did at different times in their lives. The average age of the study...
November 17, 2014
SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Regular exercise and physical therapy may benefit people with hip and knee arthritis, new research suggests. The study included 206 people with hip and knee osteoarthritis, average age 66, who were divided into two groups. One group received usual care, while the other group had regular exercise, physical therapy or both added to their standard care. After...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People suffering from asthma who have to take medication every day to control it may face an increased risk of heart attack, new research suggests. And a second study confirms that having active asthma also increases your heart risk. "People with asthma should make an effort to optimally control their asthma symptoms, because proper asthma control not only improves...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The potential dangers of energy drinks, those highly caffeinated beverages that promise to stave off sleepiness, are well known, but a new study suggests that even young children are at risk. Although the target markets for energy drinks are typically teens and young adults, more than 40 percent of reports to U.S. poison control centers in a three-year period...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Emotional stress is more likely to physically impact younger women with heart disease compared to men with heart disease and seniors of both genders, new research shows. The study included 534 patients with stable coronary heart disease who were given a mental stress test that involved recalling a stressful life event and talking about it to a small audience....
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Deaths from heart disease are dropping, but deaths related to high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats are on the rise, a new government study finds. From 2000 to 2010, the overall death rate from heart disease dropped almost 4 percent each year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found. At the same time, death rates linked...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Influenza is a nasty virus in its own right. But, it might also increase a person's risk of suffering a life-threatening tear in the body's most important artery, a new study suggests. During flu season, an increased number of people land in the hospital with a potentially fatal leak in their aorta, the major artery that carries blood from the heart to the body,...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - That whiff of pot that drifts your way at a rock concert or outdoor event could damage your heart and blood vessels as much as secondhand cigarette smoke does, preliminary research suggests. Blood vessel function in laboratory rats dropped by 70 percent after a half-hour of exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke - similar to results found with secondhand tobacco...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new implanted heart device might be more effective than blood-thinning medications in reducing stroke risk for people suffering from the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation, researchers report. The device called WATCHMAN proved better than the commonly used anti-clotting drug warfarin in preventing strokes, blood clots and deaths among atrial...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study finds that patients are more likely to die of a certain type of heart attack if they suffer it in a hospital while being treated for non-cardiac conditions. At issue are heart attacks known as ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI. The treatments include opening narrowed arteries with a stent or using medication to dissolve clots. But health...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's been a steep increase in the number of Americans seeking emergency care for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. Atrial fibrillation is the most common kind of irregular heartbeat and can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related problems, experts say. In the new study, researchers led by Dr. Sourabh...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A growing number of Americans with high blood pressure are keeping their condition under control, a new U.S. government study reports. Researchers examined national data on more than 9,200 people with high blood pressure - a reading of at least 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) - who were surveyed between 2003 and 2012. The results showed that the number...
November 17, 2014
SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with atrial fibrillation who are overtreated with anti-clotting drugs may be doubling their risk for dementia, a new study suggests. Atrial fibrillation causes the upper chambers of the heart to contract quickly and irregularly. These abnormal contractions allow blood to pool in the heart, forming clots that can cause a stroke if they break off and are...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Half of children who experience a severe abusive head trauma before the age of 5 will die before they turn 21, according to a new study. In addition, among those who survive severe injuries, quality of life will be cut in half, the study found. Abusive head trauma includes shaken baby syndrome, in which an infant or toddler is shaken and suffers head injuries,...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A diet rich in chocolate, wine, fruits and vegetables may help protect people from heart disease caused by air pollution, new research suggests. The researchers found that elderly men were less likely to experience changes in heart function during heavy smog days if they ate foods loaded with flavonoids, an antioxidant found in plants. For example, eating about...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many teens are abused online by the people they're dating, a new study suggests. This abuse can include being monitored, stalked, threatened and harassed through hurtful comments, the researchers said. The findings were based on surveys of teens who visited northern California school health clinics, and don't hint at how common this kind of abuse among teens...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than 3,000 children under the age of 5 die worldwide each day from preterm birth complications, making it the leading cause of death among young children, a new study reports. That means that for the first time in history, complications from preterm births are the leading killer of young children around the globe, according to the researchers. Complications...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A kiss isn't just a kiss: It's also an opportunity to transfer millions of germs. That's the word from new Dutch research that suggests 10 seconds of lip lock can translate into 80 million germs moving from one person to the other. And two people who smooch a bunch of times each day will end up sharing similar germs. "Intimate kissing, involving full tongue...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Gaining peoples' trust is key to efforts by health workers to rein in the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, a new study suggests. The study found that a lack of trust among the affected people of Guinea was a major reason the Ebola outbreak got out of control early on. Distrust led people to ignore medical advice, resulting in the rapid spread of the disease, said...
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A doctor from Sierra Leone who became infected with Ebola in his native country died Monday morning at a specialized hospital in Nebraska. Dr. Martin Salia had arrived Saturday at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was a general surgeon who had been working at a hospital in Sierra Leone's capital city of Freetown. Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia are the three...
November 17, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - First Day of Open Enrollment for Obamacare Goes Smoothly: Officials - About 100,000 Americans submitted applications for health insurance on the first day of open enrollment for coverage in 2015, the federal government said. That large number shows that the refurbished website for the insurance...
November 17, 2014
(HealthDay News) - A sore throat has a litany of possible causes, including an allergy, air pollution, dry air or exposure to tobacco smoke. The culprit also may be a virus, notably the common cold. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says signs that a virus may be behind your sore throat include: - Coughing and sneezing. Watery eyes. A mild headache and general body aches. Runny nose....
November 17, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Too much salt can boost your blood pressure and spur related complications such as heart failure. The Cleveland Clinic suggests how to consume less salt: - Eat fresh foods, rather than packaged or prepared varieties. And don't add salt. Steer clear of convenience foods, such as instant cereals and puddings, canned soups, frozen meals, packaged mixes of rice and pasta, and gravies....
November 17, 2014
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Heart attack and stroke patients can safely take aspirin combined with a blood-thinning medication, new research confirms. The blood-thinning combination won't increase a patient's risk of early death, according to a new study presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Chicago. The report was also published online Nov. 16 in...
November 17, 2014
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