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FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - About 50 people in Texas are now being checked daily for possible Ebola infection, based on their prior contact with the Liberian national undergoing treatment in Dallas for the deadly virus, health officials said Friday. None of the 50 currently has a fever or any other symptoms of Ebola, and most have a low risk of infection, Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of...
October 3, 2014
FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A common drinking water contaminant increases the risk of some types of pregnancy complications, a new study suggests. "Our results suggest that prenatal PCE exposure is not associated with all obstetric complications, but may increase the risk of certain ones, including stillbirth and placental abruption [when the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus],"...
October 3, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If your child is suddenly struggling with school performance, the cause may be a physical health problem. The American Academy of Pediatrics says problems that may contribute to a drop in school performance include: - Having a sleep disorder, anemia or a thyroid condition. Contracting infectious mononucleosis. Having hearing or vision problems. Having a learning or developmental...
October 2, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children with autism are more sedentary than those without the disorder, but they're fully capable of being more active, a small study suggests. Researchers tested the fitness and activity levels of 29 children, some with autism and some without. Children with autism averaged 50 fewer minutes per day of moderate physical activity and 70 more minutes each day...
October 2, 2014
(HealthDay News) - For healthier teeth and gums, choose foods and beverages that are friendlier to your mouth. The Mouthhealthy.org website offers these suggestions: - Avoid sugary drinks in favor of fluoridated water. Choose protein- and calcium-rich dairy foods and drinks. Opt for lean proteins such as eggs, fish, poultry and meat. These phosphorous-rich foods help strengthen tooth enamel. Eat plenty...
October 2, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Three High School Football Player Deaths Within a Few Days - Three high school football players have died in recent days. Tom Cutinella, a guard/linebacker for Shoreham-Wading River High School in Shoreham, N.Y. died Wednesday night after suffering a head injury in a collision with an opponent...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The size of the cerebellum in the brains of apes and humans grew six times faster during evolution than previously believed, researchers report. The findings suggest that technical intelligence was at least as important as social intelligence in the development of human thinking and reasoning abilities, according to the authors of the study published Oct. 2...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Making all government-subsidized housing in the United States smoke-free could save nearly half a billion dollars a year in health care and housing-related costs, a new study indicates. The total annual savings of $497 million would include $310 million in secondhand smoke-related health care, $134 million in renovation costs and $53 million in smoking-related...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children whose mothers undergo chemotherapy or radiation for cancer during pregnancy are not at increased risk for mental development or heart problems, two small studies suggest. Some doctors are reluctant to administer these treatments to pregnant women due to concerns about the potential impact the therapies may have on their children, the study authors...
October 2, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Forty-two states and the District of Columbia now have a total of 500 confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68, the severe respiratory illness that has been infecting children since the summer, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday. Four people infected with the virus have died in recent weeks, but it's not clear what role - if any - the virus played in those...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although teens and young adults who abuse prescription painkillers face a high risk of overdose, most don't know how to respond when one occurs, new research shows. At issue is the increasingly popular, non-medicinal use of legal prescription narcotic pain medications, including so-called "opioids" such as Oxycontin and Vicodin. Such drugs can substantially...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Health officials in Texas said Thursday that approximately 100 people who came into contact with Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan are now being monitored for symptoms of the often fatal disease. The updated count came after an announcement Wednesday that Dallas County health officials were monitoring a potential second Ebola patient who had close contact with...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When the heart's aortic valves cease to work properly, surgeons often use replacement valves to help restore proper cardiac function. Now a new study compares two leading types of aortic valve replacements, and finds they have similar performance in terms of long-term risk of stroke and death for patients. However, the study also found significant differences...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study into the origins of the AIDS virus suggests one strain of the disease appeared in the early 20th century in the western region of Congo and spread through a swath of Africa over the next several decades without notice by the rest of the world. The researchers say the findings support - but don't prove - the theory that the virus expanded its reach...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Deaths from heroin overdoses doubled from 2010 to 2012, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday. The new report included data from 28 states that account for 56 percent of the U.S. population. This big increase in heroin-related deaths is directly tied to the epidemic of narcotic painkiller abuse, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Training infants to identify sounds linked with language before they're old enough to speak hastens language-associated brain development, a new study suggests. "Young babies are constantly scanning the environment to identify sounds that might be language," April Benasich, director of the Infancy Studies Laboratory at Rutgers University's Center for Molecular...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A mini-stroke may not cause lasting physical damage, but it could increase your risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a small, new study suggests. Almost one-third of patients who suffered a mini-stroke - known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) - developed symptoms of PTSD, including depression, anxiety and reduced quality of life, the...
October 2, 2014
THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Aerobic exercise may improve the physical and mental health of kidney dialysis patients and may also extend their lives, new research suggests. The study included more than 5,700 kidney failure patients on dialysis who were followed for a median of 1.6 years. Those who did aerobic workouts had fewer symptoms of depression, better health-related quality of life...
October 2, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Immediate steps need to be taken to slow the rise of obesity-related cancers in the United States, a group of cancer specialists says. These include increased awareness and education about the links between obesity and cancer, development of new tools and resources for doctors, intensified and coordinated research, and greater access to obesity screening,...
October 1, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - An experimental vaccine meant to protect against nine types of human papillomavirus (HPV) could prevent 90 percent of all cervical cancers, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data from more than 2,500 women with precancerous cervical lesions and found that nearly all were caused by the nine types of HPV targeted by the vaccine being developed by Merck...
October 1, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In perhaps one of the happiest studies ever conducted, scientists confirm what many partygoers know: Just add booze and groups of men start smiling. The study, reported this week in the journal -Clinical Psychological Science-, included more than 700 social drinkers in their 20s. It found that drinking significantly boosted "contagious smiling" in groups consisting...
October 1, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists have pinpointed a molecule that may trigger potentially life-threatening asthma attacks brought on by colds. The researchers say this finding could offer a target for new drugs to be developed to treat these attacks. Most asthma attacks (80 percent to 90 percent) are caused by viruses that infected the airways, according to the British researchers....
October 1, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Genes may interact with stress to trigger heart disease in some people, a new study suggests. The genetic risk occurs in about 13 percent of people, but only in those who are white. The finding could help these people reduce their heart disease risk through simple measures such as exercise, a healthy diet and stress management, the Duke University researchers...
October 1, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A study in rats hints that exposure to dim light at night may make human breast cancer tumors resistant to the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin. However, giving the rats a melatonin supplement prevented this light-linked resistance to doxorubicin, the most widely used cancer chemotherapy drug in the world. Prior rat-based research by the same investigators found...
October 1, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's no genetic evidence that high levels of vitamin D can prevent type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Some previous research had suggested that elevated levels of vitamin D might protect people against type 2 diabetes, raising the possibility of a link between vitamin D deficiency and the blood sugar disease. In this study, British researchers investigated...
October 1, 2014
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