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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers say they've discovered how the deadly Ebola virus disables the immune system. They hope the findings will prove valuable in efforts to find treatments for the disease taking hundreds of lives in Africa. The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,000 people, and the death rate among those infected with the virus is up to 90...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Only half of eligible women in low- and middle-income countries at risk for preterm birth receive an inexpensive drug that seems to help prevent complications and deaths in premature infants, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed the use of prenatal corticosteroid injections in more than 300,000 births in 29 countries, and found that only 52 percent of...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than half of American seniors seen at emergency departments are either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition, a new study reveals. Among ER patients aged 65 and older, 16 percent were malnourished and 60 percent were either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. Of those who were malnourished, more than three-quarters said they had not been previously...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new technique for delivering anti-rejection drugs directly to the site of a tissue graft transplant is effective, lasts for months and is safer than drugs that suppress the entire immune system, a new study indicates. After a patient receives a tissue graft transplant - typically on the hand, arm, leg or face - they start taking drugs to prevent their immune...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Preliminary new research points to the possibility that some infertile men could benefit from boosting a protein shield that protects sperm cells from germs. While it's too early to know if the research will lead to any new treatments, one infertility expert said that any treatment would most likely be applied only to sperm used in the process of in-vitro...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children who are prescribed human growth hormone may be at greater risk of a stroke in early adulthood than their peers are, a new study suggests. While the study raises important questions about the safety of human growth hormone treatments, the study's French researchers encouraged parents to discuss the pros and cons of treatment with their child's physician....
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Sleeping difficulties may increase the risk of suicide in older adults even when other symptoms of depression aren't present, a new study suggests. The study focused on adults 65 and older, and poor sleep included difficulty falling or staying asleep, waking up early in the morning, experiencing daytime sleepiness and not feeling fully rested after a night's...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Pet dogs have helped researchers show that a special bacteria can seemingly fight cancer, causing tumors to shrink. A modified version of -Clostridium novyi- bacteria, when injected into solid soft tissue tumors, will eat away at the cancerous cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue, researchers report Aug. 13 in the latest -Science Translational...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - It's long been known that eating too much salt will raise your blood pressure, but a comprehensive global study now says that too little salt in your diet also can harm your heart health. There appears to be a "sweet spot" for daily sodium intake between 3 grams and 6 grams - equal to 7.5 grams to 15 grams of salt - associated with a lower risk of death and...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The high-dose flu shot protects seniors better than the standard dose does, a new study finds. About one in four cases of flu in older patients vaccinated with the standard dose could be prevented if the high-dose vaccine were used instead, the researchers reported. "The study demonstrated a 24 percent reduction in influenza illness among the participants...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 55 staffers already in Ebola-hit areas of West Africa helping to fight the current outbreak, the agency said Wednesday. Another 350 U.S.-based CDC personnel are working on other aspects of the health crisis, agency officials said. The outbreak, centered in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone,...
August 13, 2014
MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) - Drugs known as bisphosphonates, commonly prescribed to treat the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis, don't appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer as previously thought, new research finds. "We found that postmenopausal women who took a bisphosphonate for three or four years did not have a decreased risk in breast cancer," said study author Trisha Hue, an epidemiologist...
August 12, 2014
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new at-home, DNA-based stool test that screens for colorectal cancer with more than 90 percent accuracy. The decision was based on an FDA panel's unanimous decision in March that the benefits of Exact Sciences Corp.'s Cologuard test outweighed its risks. "This approval offers patients and physicians...
August 12, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Before your child reluctantly participates in the first day of school, take a few minutes to establish some bus safety rules. The U.S. National Safety Council offers these suggestions: - Walk your child to the bus stop on the first day of school, and show the child the appropriate ways to board and exit the bus. Tell your child to stand at least 6 feet back from the curb while waiting...
August 12, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Dressing appropriately for your exercise workout can help make the experience more enjoyable and comfortable. The Weight-loss Information Network offers these tips: - Make sure your shirts are loosely fitting and lightweight. Choose fabrics that pull sweat away from your skin. Never wear plastic or rubber clothing, which could lead to overheating. Women should don a supportive sports...
August 12, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - New Lung Preservation System May Boost Number of Transplants: FDA - A newly-approved device that preserves donated lungs for transplantation may boost the number of lung transplants in the United States, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The XVIVO Perfusion System (XPS) with STEEN...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new Australian study offers some potentially reassuring news to parents of preemies who are worried about their child's intellectual development: By adolescence, many of these infants appear to catch up to classmates who weren't born early. But some U.S. experts said the findings may be overly optimistic because only the healthiest premature babies were studied....
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A screening test for colorectal cancer that can detect red blood cells and abnormal DNA in a person's stool has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The noninvasive Cologuard test can be performed at home and has shown more than 90 percent accuracy in clinical trials, the agency said in a news release. Colorectal cancer, the second-leading...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obese seniors are more likely to survive a life-threatening bloodstream infection called sepsis than those who are at a normal weight, according to a new study. The results are surprising because obesity often leads to worse, not better, health outcomes. The study also raises new questions about how obesity affects the body's response to infection, the University...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - If you're unsure about the best way to brush your teeth, you're unlikely to get much help from experts. Dental associations and toothpaste and toothbrush companies don't agree on the most effective method to brush teeth, and their advice is "unacceptably inconsistent," a new study says. Researchers at University College London in England examined the brushing...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A panel of ethicists specially appointed by the World Health Organization says it is ethical to give untested treatments to people battling Ebola in the current outbreak. "In the particular circumstances of this outbreak, and provided certain conditions are met, the panel reached consensus that it is ethical to offer unproven interventions with as yet unknown...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The suicide Monday of Academy Award-winning actor and comic star Robin Williams has refocused public attention on depression, its sometimes link to substance abuse and, in tragic cases, suicide. Williams was last seen alive at his suburban San Francisco home about 10 p.m. Sunday, according to the Marin County coroner's office. Shortly before noon on Monday,...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Placing hand sanitizer dispensers in classrooms doesn't reduce student absences, according to new research. The study included children in 68 New Zealand primary schools who received a 30-minute lesson in hand hygiene. In addition, some of the schools had alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers installed in the classrooms over two winters. Students were asked...
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers who created functional 3-D brain-like tissue say it could help scientists find new treatments for brain injuries and diseases and improve knowledge about normal brain function. The tissue, which can be kept alive in the laboratory for more than two months, is structurally similar to tissue in a rat's brain. It's also functionally like brain tissue....
August 12, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Heart attack survivors are encouraged to exercise regularly to improve their cardiac health, but new research suggests there's a point of diminishing returns. "More isn't always better," said study researcher Paul Williams, staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. Williams tracked nearly 2,400 heart attack survivors from...
August 12, 2014
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