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WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A single injection of a certain protein temporarily reversed symptoms of diabetes in mice, researchers report. The mice had diet-induced diabetes, which is the equivalent of type 2 diabetes in people. The injection of the protein FGF1 restored their blood sugar levels to a healthy range for more than two days. It also reversed insulin insensitivity, which...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - While a host of cardiovascular ailments are associated with excess pounds, new research supports a puzzling "obesity paradox." It found that overweight heart patients experience fewer heart attacks and higher survival rates after cardiac procedures than their slimmer peers. Scientists reviewing 36 prior studies found that obese patients were up to 27 percent...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers say they've found a way to transform ordinary pig heart muscle cells into a "biological pacemaker," a feat that might one day lead to the replacement of electronic pacemakers in humans. "Rather than having to undergo implantation with a metallic device that needs to be replaced regularly and can fail or become infected, patients may someday be...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - For most women with breast cancer, there doesn't seem to be a significant survival benefit from having their healthy breast removed as well, new research suggests. In recent years, more women with cancer in one breast have been choosing to have the other breast removed as a precaution - known as a prophylactic or preventive mastectomy. But this new study...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Taking B vitamins does not slow age-related mental decline or prevent Alzheimer's disease, a new review says. People with Alzheimer's have high blood levels of a compound called homocysteine, and people with elevated levels of the compound have been shown to be at higher risk for Alzheimer's. It's known that folic acid (vitamin B-9) and vitamin B-12 lower...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A mild or moderate concussion may have longer-lasting consequences than previously realized, a new study suggests. By comparing brain imaging studies and thinking tests between healthy people and those with relatively minor concussions, the researchers found that the recovery of thinking skills can take a long time. Minor concussions can be caused by events...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Smoking may increase a person's risk for suicide, but high cigarette taxes and smoking restrictions in public places lower that risk, a new study suggests. Previous research has found that smokers are more likely to take their own lives than nonsmokers. This difference was attributed to the fact that smoking is common among people with psychiatric disorders,...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Antibiotics are given to many hospice patients, although there's little proof the medicines benefit them, a new study shows. About 21 percent of patients who go directly from hospitals to hospice care for the terminally ill leave the hospital with an antibiotic prescription, even though more than one-quarter didn't have an infection while in the hospital,...
July 16, 2014
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Niacin, a commonly used cholesterol treatment, doesn't reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in people with hardened arteries. What's more, the drug appears to have dangerous side effects, including a potential increased risk of death, according to new research. A large-scale clinical trial found that although niacin slightly improved levels of "good"...
July 16, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Some foods, small toys and objects can be choking hazards for babies and young children. That's why it's important to quickly recognize the warning signs of choking. The U.S. National Safety Council mentions these common symptoms: - Having difficulty breathing (ribs and chest are pulled in), or being unable to make any sounds. Crying or coughing weakly. Having a bluish tint to the...
July 15, 2014
(HealthDay News) - High-intensity interval training (HIIT) combines short periods of intense exercise with recovery periods. The American Council on Exercise says benefits of HIIT workouts include: - Improved aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Improved insulin sensitivity and fasting glucose. Decrease in belly fat and subcutaneous fat just under the skin. Improved cardiovascular function. Copyright © 2014...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The number of new cases of dementia has been declining in recent decades in the United States, Germany and other developed countries, a trio of new studies shows. In one U.S. study, researchers found that compared with the late 1970s, the rate of dementia diagnosis was 44 percent lower in recent years. The sharpest decline was seen among people in their 60s....
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Most children who have spinal surgery don't require anti-clotting drugs because blood clots occur so rarely in these procedures, a new study says. Instead of the risky and costly blood-thinning drugs, close monitoring after surgery is enough for most of these patients, according to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers. Anti-clotting drugs should...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help cut your risk for the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a new study suggests. These fatty acids - found most commonly in certain fish - are known to help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress on cells. Both of those processes can damage nerve...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Organic produce and grains contain more protective antioxidants, less pesticide residue and lower levels of the toxic metal cadmium than food raised in traditional ways, a new review finds. It's not clear what this means for your health. And several agriculture experts claim the analysis missed some important points. But a study co-author said the research...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Health behaviors and challenges often vary depending on a person's sexual orientation, a new U.S. report finds. But, those changes do not seem to follow a set pattern - some are healthy, some aren't. For example, the federal researchers found that gays and lesbians were more likely to smoke and binge drink compared to heterosexuals. And bisexuals and lesbians...
July 15, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Pregnant Workers Get More Protection Under New U.S. Guidelines - New guidelines to protect pregnant employees from workplace discrimination have been issued by the U.S. government's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The first updated guidelines in 30 years say that any form of workplace...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Cigarette warning labels help convince smokers to quit, and the bigger the label, the better, a new study shows. Even when smokers try to avoid seeing the labels, they are prompted to think about quitting, the researchers found. "Warning labels vary widely from country to country but it's clear that once people see the labels, the same psychological and emotional...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children raised on dairy farms are much less likely to develop allergies than other youngsters, a new study finds. Researchers tracked children who lived in rural areas of Sweden, half of them on dairy farms, from birth until 3 years of age. Children on dairy farms had one-tenth the risk of developing allergies as other rural youngsters. "Our study also demonstrated...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Insurance companies should cover home blood pressure-monitoring kits because the devices could bring savings in patient health care costs over the long term, new research indicates. "Home blood pressure monitors should be reimbursed, widely adopted across America and integrated into current clinical practice for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension," lead...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Relief for chronic pain may be just a phone call away, according to a new study. Pain is a major health problem in the United States and costs the country more than $600 billion each year in lost productivity and health care. For this study, published in the July 16 issue of the -Journal of the American Medical Association-, researchers evaluated telephone-delivered...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Doctors are almost twice as likely to sign up as organ donors as the general public, a new study finds. Researchers looked at more than 15,000 doctors in the Canadian province of Ontario and more than 10 million people in the province, and found that nearly 43 percent of the doctors had agreed to donate their organs after they died, compared with about 24 percent...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Seniors at risk for dementia may help safeguard their memory and ability to think by adopting a healthier lifestyle, a new study from Finland suggests. Older people who began eating right, exercising, playing "brain games" and socializing more often performed better on memory and problem-solving tests than people who maintained their habits, the researchers...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Seniors in America are suffering fewer strokes, regardless of their race or sex, a new long-term study reveals. "We found that stroke incidence [among those 65 and older] has been declining for the last 20 years," said senior study author Dr. Josef Coresh, a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore. "Our...
July 15, 2014
TUESDAY, July 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who've had a stroke face a significantly higher risk of serious complications if they have an elective surgery during the nine months following their stroke, according to a new Danish study. And, the sooner it is after the stroke, the greater the risk. The odds of another stroke, heart attack or cardiovascular death are 14 times higher for people who...
July 15, 2014
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