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WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Swimmers, take heed: Ten percent of water samples taken from U.S. coastal and lake beaches fail to meet safety standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a new report finds. "There can be hidden dangers lurking in many of our waterways in the form of bacteria and viruses that can cause a great inventory of illnesses like dysentery, hepatitis,...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is often recommended as a way to lose weight, but doing so may not help you shed excess pounds, according to researchers. They reviewed data from more than seven studies that examined how increased fruit and vegetable consumption affected weight loss. "Across the board, all studies we reviewed showed a near-zero effect...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The liver-damaging hepatitis C virus may come with an unexpected benefit for patients who need a liver transplant due to the infection, a new European study reports. The virus appears to restrain a dangerous immune system response that can otherwise cause the body to reject the new liver, according to findings published June 25 in -Science Translational Medicine....
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Military veterans who have experienced a traumatic brain injury may be more prone to developing dementia, new research suggests. In fact, they were 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with dementia sooner than those who never had a brain injury. ""Our results suggest that [brain injury] may increase the risk of developing dementia in older veterans, with...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Attention, binge TV watchers: New research suggests that long stretches spent glued to the tube may be more than just a guilty pleasure - they could also shorten your life. The study of more than 13,000 seemingly healthy adults in Spain found that those who spent more than three hours a day watching television had double the risk of early death compared to...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Some popular over-the-counter acne treatments can cause severe irritation or even potentially life-threatening allergic reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The products contain the active ingredients benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid and are applied to the skin. They are available as gels, lotions, face washes, solutions, cleansing...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Few obstetricians offer their pregnant patients advice on how to avoid environmental toxins that might harm their babies, a new study finds. "We have good scientific evidence demonstrating that pregnant women are exposed to toxic chemicals, and there's a link between these exposures and adverse health outcomes in children. But physicians are not offering...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Samples of 50,000-year-old feces from Neanderthals in Spain offer new insight into the diet of man's extinct human cousins, a new study says. While meat was their main source of food, the Neanderthals ate more vegetables than previously thought, an analysis of so-called biomarkers from the fecal samples suggests. The five specimens found in El Salt may be...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As many as four of every 10 stroke victims leave the hospital without a clue about what caused the stroke, their doctors hamstrung on how to prevent another one from occurring. "You can imagine how unsettling this is," said Dr. Rod Passman, a professor of cardiology and preventive medicine at Northwestern University. "Stroke is among the most feared events...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - An expensive and unusual treatment that relies on components from a patient's own blood doesn't appear to speed recovery from hamstring muscle injuries, according to new research. The treatment is favored by top athletes, but the study found no benefit from platelet-rich plasma injections, at least when administered in a certain way. A physician who relies...
June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many Wikipedia entries about prescription medications aren't up-to-date and accurate, a new study contends. Wikipedia, an online, self-described "free-content encyclopedia," depends on the continuous collaborative input of unpaid volunteers, who can add new information or make edits to existing posts on a 24/7 basis. But investigators said they found that...
June 25, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Omega-3 fatty acids are particularly essential during pregnancy, as they foster healthy brain and vision development in a growing fetus. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions: - Eat 12 ounces of omega-3-rich fish each week. Choose low-mercury seafood. Good choices include anchovies, bass, halibut, herring, blue mussels, Pacific oysters, trout, salmon, tuna...
June 24, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Summer holidays sometimes include fireworks, a potentially dangerous way to celebrate. The National Safety Council suggests these precautions while using fireworks: - Make handling fireworks off-limits for children. Set off fireworks only in an area that is clear of people and animals, away from homes and other buildings, and away from anything flammable. Keep your distance after...
June 24, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis - A two-drug combination shows promise in helping many cystic fibrosis patients, according to new studies. The two Phase 3 clinical trials found that treatment with ivacaftor (Kalydeco) and lumacaftor (VX-809) led to significant improvements in lung...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Your smartphone is personalized in a surprising way: It carries the same types of bacteria you have on your body, which suggests the devices could be used as bacterial and health sensors, a new study says. Trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, live on and in your body, some of them harmful, but many of them beneficial. Researchers assessed the microbiological...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New research confirms what women with migraine headaches have told their doctors for years: migraine attacks seem to get worse in the years before and during menopause. "In women who have migraine, headaches increase by 50 to 60 percent when they go through the perimenopause and menopausal time periods," said Dr. Vincent Martin, professor of medicine and co-director...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A diet rich in dairy products may slightly extend the lives of people diagnosed with colon cancer, a new study suggests. But at least one cancer doctor not involved with the study was skeptical of the research and its conclusions. The study found that people who ate the most dairy lived slightly longer and had a lower risk of dying from any cause. "If you are...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - All pediatricians should encourage parents to read out loud to their children every day, beginning in infancy, to promote literacy and strengthen family ties. That clarion call comes in a new policy statement issued Tuesday by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Early Childhood. The aim of the recommendation is to help parents "immunize their children...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Banning certain types of pavement sealants led to lower levels of cancer-causing compounds in a lake in Austin, Texas, a new study showed. In 2006, the city became the first in the United States to ban pavement sealants made from coal tar, which were putting high amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into the environment. Studies have shown that...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Drugged drivers involved in fatal crashes in the United States are more likely to test positive for prescription drugs, marijuana and multiple drugs than they were 20 years ago, a new study finds. These drivers are also now more likely to be older than 50, according to the researchers. The researchers analyzed national data on drivers who tested positive for...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Dropping excess pounds may not only improve your physical health, it might also help you feel more awake and happy, a new study shows. The research, presented this week at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society in Chicago, included 390 obese women and men who were assigned to one of three programs meant to...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Amanda, a 30-year-old who smoked during her pregnancy, wants people to know how important it is to keep trying to quit the dangerous habit. Her baby was born two months early, and spent weeks in an incubator. "She wasn't born with the reflexes to talk or swallow, so she had to be tube-fed. She only weighed 3 pounds and she was in the intensive care unit for...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A mother's birthplace may affect her children's risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder, according to new research. Children of foreign-born black, Central and South American, Filipino and Vietnamese mothers were more likely to have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to children born to white mothers who were born in the United States, the study...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hip fracture surgery patients who are given regional anesthesia have a slightly lower risk of death and a slightly shorter hospital stay than those who receive general anesthesia, a new study shows. Regional anesthesia involves delivery of anesthesia directly to the affected part of the body without putting the patient "to sleep." - Researchers analyzed data...
June 24, 2014
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Newer, three-dimensional mammograms may be better at picking up invasive tumors and avoiding false alarms than traditional breast cancer screening methods, a study of 13 U.S. hospitals suggests. Researchers found that 3D mammography, used along with standard digital mammograms, bumped up breast cancer detection rates by more than 40 percent. At the same time,...
June 24, 2014
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