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THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Soy protein may increase activity in genes linked to breast cancer growth - at least in certain women who already have the disease, a new study suggests. Experts said the findings, reported in the Sept. 4 -Journal of the National Cancer Institute-, shouldn't scare women off from eating tofu. But to be safe, the researchers suggest women with breast cancer...
September 4, 2014
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Four out of five U.S. homes now ban smoking inside, federal health officials reported Thursday. No-smoking-in-the-house rules jumped considerably in the past two decades - from 43 percent in 1992-93 to 83 percent in 2010-11, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Homes of nonsmokers have become even less tolerant...
September 4, 2014
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Advocates for melanoma research are applauding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval on Thursday of a new drug to treat advanced melanoma. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is approved for treatment of patients with advanced melanoma that no longer responds to other drugs. It is the first FDA-approved drug that blocks a cellular pathway called PD-1, which...
September 4, 2014
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Melanoma, accounting for about 5 percent of new cancers in the United States, is expected to be diagnosed in more than 76,000 Americans and about 9,710 are projected to die from it this year, the FDA said in a news release....
September 4, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Ready to lose a few pounds? It's important to choose a healthy method of meeting and maintaining your dieting goals. The Weight-loss Information Network says you should consider these factors: - Weight-loss goals that are steady and slow, from 1/2 pound to 2 pounds per week. A long-term plan for keeping the weight off. Support and guidance to help develop healthier eating and exercise...
September 3, 2014
(HealthDay News) - A nutrient-rich diet is essential for nursing mothers to promote a healthy supply of breast milk. The American Academy of Pediatrics says a nursing mother's diet should include: - Plenty of calcium from dairy products, calcium-fortified foods, leafy green vegetables or dried beans. Vitamin D through safe exposure to sunlight and fortified foods. Protein by way of lean meats, fatty...
September 3, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Little Evidence of Testosterone Drugs' Benefits or Risks: FDA - There is little evidence that testosterone drugs are either beneficial or pose serious health risks to men, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says in a review posted online Wednesday. Millions of American men take the drugs, which...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - While artificial heart valves have long been available to adults, making permanent valves for children has been challenging because kids' bodies keep growing. But researchers say they've found a way around that, using a child's skin cells to make a new pulmonary valve for the youngster's heart to replace a faulty one. Using a child's own skin cells to create...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Allergic reactions to food are a concern for millions of Americans, and now a study suggests there's a potential new player on the immunology front: Some people may be allergic to the antibiotics used to keep pests away from fruits and vegetables. The study profiles the case of a 10-year-old girl who had a severe allergic reaction after eating blueberry pie....
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Secondhand vapor created by one brand of electronic cigarette harbors fewer hazardous chemicals than regular cigarette smoke, although the researchers report the finding doesn't leave e-cigarettes in the clear. The study has caveats. For one, it doesn't examine which hazardous chemicals in e-cig vapor actually make it into the lungs of people nearby. And...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Reminder letters signed by family doctors improve the chances that women who are overdue for mammography will return for the breast cancer screening, a new study finds. Researchers looked at nearly 5,400 women, ages 52 to 74, in British Columbia, Canada, who had normal results on a prior screening mammography and were overdue for another screening by 30 to...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In the months after actress and activist Angelina Jolie revealed last year that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy because of an increased risk for breast cancer, the number of women referred for genetic counseling went up dramatically, a new Canadian study shows. "When we compared six months before the [Jolie] story to six months after, we...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A community music program for disadvantaged children boosted an important part of their brain development and function, according to a new study. The benefits were seen in the youngsters' ability to distinguish similar speech sounds, a process associated with language and reading skills, the researchers said. The researchers also found that it took two years...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is outpacing efforts to control it, could pose a global threat and will cost at least $600 million to contain it, U.S. and global health officials warned Wednesday. "This is not an African disease. This is a virus that is a threat to all humanity," Gayle Smith, special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior director...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be at higher risk for schizophrenia, a new study suggests. Still, the findings shouldn't cause undue worry in people with OCD, one expert said. "In the general population, about 1 percent of people are diagnosed with schizophrenia - a proportion that jumps to 2 percent among those who already have a diagnosis...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Airline pilots and flight crews may face as much as twice the risk of the type of skin cancer known as melanoma compared with the general population, according to a new analysis of existing research. However, it's not clear whether exposure to the sun during flight time is responsible for the increased risk. The lead author of the new analysis, Dr. Susana...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Not getting a good night's sleep might be linked to shrinkage of the brain's gray matter over time, new research suggests. Faster deterioration of three parts of the brain was seen in mostly older adults who had poor sleep quality, though not necessarily too little sleep. Sleep difficulties included having trouble falling asleep, waking up during the night...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis don't take their expensive medications as prescribed, a new British study finds. Failure to take the drugs correctly reduces their effectiveness and may lead to a worsening of symptoms, warned researchers from the University of Manchester. Rheumatoid arthritis develops when your immune system begins to attack...
September 3, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A cancer drug that targets the immune system may help improve the outlook for older adults with multiple myeloma, though a stem cell transplant remains the standard of care for relatively younger patients. Those are some of the findings from two studies in the Sept. 4 issue of the -New England Journal of Medicine. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that begins...
September 3, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If it's healthier hair you seek, the American Academy of Dermatology offers these suggestions: - If your hair is oily or has dandruff flakes, wash it daily. Treated hair should be washed less frequently. So should the hair of an elderly person, whose scalp produces less oil. Use a shampoo and conditioner formulated for your type of hair. Shampoo primarily the scalp instead of the...
September 2, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Living a healthy lifestyle is one of the best things you can do to stay healthier as you age. The Cleveland Clinic suggests how to promote healthy aging: - Don't smoke, and stick to a limit of one alcoholic drink per 24 hours. Get regular exercise, including aerobic, balance and strength-training activities. Maintain a healthy body weight. See your doctor regularly. If possible,...
September 2, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Babies born early or at low birth weight are at risk later in life of having smaller, less efficient brains or health problems that increase their risk for heart disease, according to a pair of new studies. But even though these children face potential lifetime disadvantages, researchers in both studies - published online Sept. 1 in -Pediatrics - found that...
September 2, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The quality of Americans' diets has improved somewhat but remains poor overall, and dietary disparity between the rich and poor is growing, a new study shows. "The study provides the most direct evidence to date that the extensive efforts by many groups and individuals to improve U.S. dietary quality are having some payoff, but it also indicates that these efforts...
September 2, 2014
SATURDAY, Aug. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In a head-to-head comparison, an experimental drug was more effective than standard treatment at preventing deaths and hospitalizations in heart failure patients. According to the study authors, the trial was stopped early because of the marked benefit of the new drug, dubbed LCZ696. In the trial, 26.5 percent of those getting the standard medication, enalapril...
September 2, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - For people who want to lose weight and boost their heart health, cutting down on carbohydrates may work better than trimming dietary fat, a new study suggests. In a small clinical trial of obese adults, researchers found that those assigned to follow a low-carbohydrate diet lost more weight over a year than those who followed a low-fat plan. They also had bigger...
September 2, 2014
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