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TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who start treatment for heroin addiction while in the hospital and continue to receive outpatient addiction treatment after they're discharged are far less likely to relapse, new research finds. The study, led by Dr. Jane Liebschutz of Boston Medical Center, involved 139 hospitalized patients with heroin addiction who were not previously receiving treatment...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Parents worried about getting young children vaccinated against infectious diseases have fresh cause for reassurance, researchers say. A new review of existing scientific evidence has concluded that childhood vaccines are safe and don't cause serious health problems such as autism or leukemia. "Our findings support that vaccines are very safe for children, and...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - None of the dozens of staffers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta potentially exposed to anthrax last month has gotten sick, agency officials reported Monday. The CDC said staffers at three of its laboratories had been provided antibiotics "out of an abundance of caution" following a breakdown in safety procedures, the -Associated...
July 1, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Sperm Grown From Frozen Testicles Produce Baby Mice: Study - Researchers who used sperm grown from frozen testicles to produce baby mice say their breakthrough could eventually benefit boys with cancer who become infertile due to chemotherapy. The Japanese scientists froze testicle samples from...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Your hands, fingers, head and eyes are at greatest risk for injury if you set off fireworks at home, a doctor warns. "Fireworks are basically explosives and all are capable of causing severe injuries, but even minor injuries can cause significant functional disability when it comes to hand and eye function," Dr. John Santaniello, a trauma surgeon at Loyola University...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Adding access to a computer tablet to traditional therapy may help children with autism talk and interact more, new research suggests. The study compared language and social communication treatment - with or without access to an iPad computer tablet - in 61 young children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and found that the device helped boost the effect...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - You may think you're doing what's best for your beloved pets when you feed them raw food, but you're actually putting their health - and yours - at risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Raw pet food - which consists primarily of uncooked meat or poultry, organs and bones - can carry disease-causing bacteria. Two types of bacteria are particularly...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A cesarean delivery might put women at a slightly increased risk for ectopic pregnancy and stillbirth in future pregnancies, a new study finds. However, the risk for either complication is still very low, researchers said. The researchers analyzed data from nearly 833,000 first-time mothers in Denmark. Those whose baby was delivered by cesarean section had a...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Doctors in some states seem to wield a freer hand issuing prescriptions for powerful narcotic medications, leading to wide variations in narcotic drug use among states, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Physicians in Alabama - the state with the highest number of narcotic painkiller prescriptions - issued nearly three times as many of those prescriptions...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although it looked promising in early studies, the drug everolimus didn't improve survival for people with advanced liver cancer in its latest trial, a new study found. The findings from the phase 3 clinical trial are disappointing because earlier research suggested that everolimus (Afinitor) prevented tumor progression and improved survival for in advanced...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The cost of breast cancer screening for older women has soared because of increased use of new technologies, but that hasn't led to earlier detection of breast cancer, a new study shows. Researchers compared data from 2001-02 and 2008-09, and found that the use of screening mammography for Medicare-enrolled women without a history of breast cancer remained at...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who suffer a severe head injury often develop anemia, but aggressively treating the blood condition may do more harm than good, a new clinical trial suggests. Experts said the findings, reported July 2 in the -Journal of the American Medical Association-, were disappointing: Treating anemia with blood transfusions - and in some cases, the medication erythropoietin...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new bone marrow transplant technique for adults with sickle cell disease may "cure" many patients. And it avoids the toxic effects associated with long-term use of anti-rejection drugs, a new study suggests. This experimental technique mixes stem cells from a sibling with the patient's own cells. Of 30 patients treated this way, many stopped using anti-rejection...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's good news and bad news about antibiotic resistance among the germs that cause foodborne illnesses, a new U.S. government report released Tuesday shows. "Our latest data show some progress in reducing resistance among some germs that make people sick, but unfortunately we're also seeing greater resistance in some pathogens, like certain types of salmonella,"...
July 1, 2014
TUESDAY, July 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Two new U.S. reports suggest it's possible that people who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act on the federal government's health care website - or state websites in California and Connecticut - may not have been eligible for that coverage, according to published reports. Or, they may not have been eligible to receive federal subsidies...
July 1, 2014
SATURDAY, June 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with type 1 or 2 diabetes now have a new means of getting their medication, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval on Friday of the first inhaled medicine for the blood sugar disease. The drug, Afrezza, "is a new treatment option for patients with diabetes requiring mealtime insulin," Dr. Jean-Marc Guettier, director of the Division of...
June 30, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Washing food before you eat it can help remove harmful germs. But the procedure isn't the same for all foods. The U.S. Food Safety Inspection Service suggests these tips for which foods to wash and how: - All fruits and vegetables, even those you peel, should be washed before eating. After cutting away areas that are damaged or bruised, rinse produce under running tap water without...
June 30, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Recovering after having a baby takes time, patience and extra care. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers suggestions for new mothers: - Be sure to drink eight to 10 glasses of water each day. Be prepared for vaginal discharge. Don't lift anything heavy. Avoid using stairs until your doctor has given you the OK. Don't drive until you can comfortably wear a seat belt, make...
June 30, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Former Business Executive to be Nominated to Lead VA - Former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald will be nominated Monday by President Barack Obama to lead the Veterans Affairs department, according to a White House official. McDonald, 61, has a military background. He graduated from the...
June 30, 2014
MONDAY, June 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Middle school students who send sexually explicit text messages and photos to one another are more likely to have sex than those who don't "sext," a new study finds. A survey of young teens in Los Angeles found that 40 percent who'd sent explicit messages or photos said they'd been sexually active compared to just 5 percent of other kids with cellphones that...
June 30, 2014
MONDAY, June 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists are hopeful that cells inside the human gut might someday be retrained to produce insulin, the metabolic hormone that's lacking in people with type 1 diabetes. The team from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City said their findings hold promise for the development of a new treatment for type 1 diabetes that does not involve stem cells....
June 30, 2014
MONDAY, June 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more than twice as likely to try and abuse drugs, a new analysis finds. However, that does not mean that the medications that are prescribed to treat the most common childhood disorder in the United States play a part in that increased risk. In fact, "one of the main points [of the finding]...
June 30, 2014
MONDAY, June 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A hospital can be a lonely and stressful place for a sick child recuperating from a serious illness, but researchers say relief from boredom and isolation is just a mouse click away. Kids who regularly videoconference with family and friends exhibit significantly reduced stress by the end of their hospital stay, a study published online June 30 in -Pediatrics-...
June 30, 2014
MONDAY, June 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A sperm donor's age doesn't affect the chances of a live birth resulting from fertility treatments using donor sperm, a new study says. There is emerging evidence that sperm quality declines as men age. However, the new study's findings support previous research showing that a couple's chances of having children are much more dependent on the age of the female...
June 30, 2014
MONDAY, June 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Family-owned companies don't have to comply with a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires them to offer insurance coverage for contraception if that requirement violates their religious principles, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 decision was in response to lawsuits filed by two companies - Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and Conestoga Wood...
June 30, 2014
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