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TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) - If you decide to quickly check your blood pressure while you're out shopping this summer, know that your reading might not be accurate if the cuff is too small or too large for your arm, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. These blood-pressure kiosks are available in many public places, such as pharmacies, grocery and retail stores, gyms, airports...
June 24, 2014
(HealthDay News) - A friend or loved one who is struggling to manage diabetes may appreciate your help in achieving his or her goals. The National Diabetes Education Program suggests how to offer help to a friend or loved one with the disease: - Ask the person if he or she ever feels sad or overwhelmed about having diabetes. Ask if the person has established goals to help control diabetes. Ask what...
June 23, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Noise-induced hearing loss can affect almost every aspect of a person's life, including the ability to speak and communicate. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests how to protect children from noise-induced hearing loss: - Look for sources of loud noise, such as lawn mowers, music or power tools, and reduce your child's exposure. Keep the volume low while listening...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Child care centers commonly bar parents from dropping off a child with a runny nose or other minor illness. And the result, a new study finds, can be needless trips to the emergency room. That's because a doctor's note is often required for a sick child to return to child care - or for an employee to stay home with an ill child. So working parents may rush the...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than three percent of U.S. babies are delivered early without a medical reason, a new study finds. "Our study showed that early elective deliveries made up more than 3 percent of U.S. births each year over the past 20 years. This may seem to be a small number, but with 4 million births a year in the U.S., each percentage point represents 40,000 babies,"...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Teens and young adults who engage in indoor tanning risk developing skin cancer at an early age, a new study finds. Once thought safer than outdoor sunbathing, indoor tanning can produce 10 to 15 times as much ultraviolet (UV) radiation as the midday sun, the study authors noted. "Our findings suggest that children and young adults who seek indoor tanning may...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Pregnant women who live within a mile of spaces where commercial pesticides are applied appear to have an increased risk of having a child with autism, a new study suggests. The risk that a child would develop autism appeared to be highest for women who lived near farms, golf courses and other public spaces that were treated with pesticides during the last three...
June 23, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Obama Wants American Women to Have Paid Maternity Leave - President Barack Obama hosted a daylong summit Monday to persuade more employers to adopt family friendly policies, but he said the federal government itself needs to do more in that regard. For example, he'd like to change the fact that...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The antibiotic Sivextro (tedizolid phosphate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with serious or life-threatening skin infections. The drug, which may be taken intravenously or by a pill, is designed to treat infections including methicillin-resistant -Staphylococcus aureus- (MRSA), the FDA said in a news release. The...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Lung disease-related deaths fell after stricter national and state air pollution limits took effect in North Carolina in the early 1990s, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed state public health data from 1993 to 2010 and discovered that death rates from asthma, pneumonia and emphysema fell during that time. That decrease coincided with improving air quality....
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who have heart disease or diabetes, the overweight or obese and former smokers are most likely to keep taking cholesterol-lowering statins, a new study finds. Previous research has shown that as many 46 percent of patients who are prescribed statins stop taking them. Nearly one in 10 cardiovascular events are linked to failure to take prescribed drugs,...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - An easy health boost may be as close as the nearest thermostat, a new study suggests. Australian researchers found that cooler indoor temperatures stimulate the growth of healthy brown fat, while warm temperatures cause the loss of this beneficial type of fat. Numerous studies have found that brown fat burns energy to generate body heat: it's designed to help...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obese people and those with type 2 diabetes have lower levels of common types of "good" intestinal bacteria than healthy people, a new study reveals. The findings may be important, because measuring populations of these bacteria and other microscopic organisms in the intestines could help spot people at risk for obesity and diabetes, or the bacteria might offer...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women with breast cancer who test positive for gene mutations linked with breast and ovarian cancer are more likely than those without the mutations to choose more extensive surgery, a new study finds. Genetic testing is recommended before surgery on breast cancer patients who are at higher risk of having mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. These mutations...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study suggests that heart attack patients who stop using snus - a specific type of moist chewing tobacco that is popular in Sweden - could greatly reduce their risk of dying within a couple years. The findings don't directly prove that stopping the use of this type of smokeless tobacco actually affects cardiac health, and ethical constraints may prevent...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Nerves of steel may not be enough when teaching your child to drive. For parents who want to boost their teen's safety on the roads, an Internet-based driver's education program might help, researchers say. A new study estimates that an experimental program, funded by State Farm Insurance, could prevent about one out of 12 teenagers from failing driving tests....
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A lifetime engaging in intellectually stimulating pursuits may significantly lower your risk for dementia in your golden years, new research suggests. Even people with relatively low educational and professional achievements can gain protection against late-life dementia if they adopt a mentally stimulating lifestyle - reading and playing music and games, for...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women suffering from heart failure derive more benefit than men do from a pacemaker treatment. But they are less likely than men to receive it, a new analysis shows. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) - which uses a pacemaker to improve the coordination of heartbeats - led to a 60 percent reduction in women's risk of heart failure or death, researchers...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Blacks with colon cancer are about half as likely as whites to get a type of colon cancer that has a better chance of survival, a new study says. This may be one of the reasons why blacks are more likely to die of colon cancer than whites, the researchers said. Researchers analyzed information from 503 patients in the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study. They...
June 23, 2014
MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older men who smoke or have smoked 100 cigarettes or more should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a panel of U.S. health experts recommends. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force noted the new guideline is for men between the ages of 65 and 75 who do not have symptoms of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, but who may be at risk for having one. An abdominal...
June 23, 2014
SUNDAY, June 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Inflatable bounce houses may be fun for kids, but only if they're used correctly, experts caution. If certain safety precautions are not followed, injuries can occur. Most often, kids hurt their elbows or other parts of their upper body when they collide with other kids or fall out of the bouncer, the experts noted. So adult supervision is paramount. "Bounce...
June 22, 2014
SATURDAY, June 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As summer starts, experts are reminding parents not to leave children alone in a car in warm weather, because that puts them at risk for heat stroke and death. In 2013, 43 children in the United States died from heat stroke after being left in vehicles, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. Children overheat three to five times faster than adults, according to...
June 21, 2014
THURSDAY, June 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As many as 75 staffers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been exposed to anthrax because safety procedures weren't followed properly, the agency said Thursday. The CDC said staffers in four of its laboratories were being monitored or provided antibiotics "out of an abundance of caution," but the "risk of infection is very low."...
June 20, 2014
THURSDAY, June 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A short session of hypnosis might lead to a better night's sleep, says a team of Swiss researchers. After listening to a sleep-promoting audio tape containing hypnotic suggestion, women who are suggestible to hypnosis spent two-thirds less time awake, and about 80 percent more time in deep sleep compared to those who slept without the hypnotic suggestion....
June 20, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Post-traumatic stress disorder can occur after many events that can range from witnessing a trauma, living through a natural disaster or even the death of a loved one. The Womenshealth.gov website says typical warning signs of PTSD include: - Having flashbacks or bad dreams about an event. Having uncontrollable, frightening thoughts. Avoiding reminders of a trauma. Having feelings...
June 20, 2014
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