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THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Walking the equivalent of an hour a day may help improve knee arthritis and prevent disability, new research suggests. Because of knee arthritis, many older adults find walking, climbing stairs or even getting up from a chair difficult. But these study findings equate walking more with better everyday functioning. "People with or at risk for knee arthritis...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A simple and quick MRI technique might aid in early detection of Parkinson's disease, British researchers report. The new MRI approach can detect with 85 percent accuracy people who have early stage Parkinson's disease, according to findings published online June 11 in the journal -Neurology. That's important because the early symptoms of Parkinson's are subtle,...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Low cholesterol levels may increase kidney cancer patients' risk of death, a new study suggests. The findings indicate that cholesterol testing may help guide treatment for kidney cancer patients, the study authors said. They analyzed cholesterol levels in 867 kidney cancer patients before they had surgery for their cancer and followed them for a median of...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Childhood cancer survivors wind up in the hospital more often than other people, a new study finds. The researchers looked at nearly 1,500 people who were treated for childhood cancer between 1975 and 2005, and a "control" group of more than 7,700 people who never had cancer. All of the cancer survivors were at least five years past their diagnosis at the...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - As the school year ends, many children feel they're gaining two months of freedom. But new research suggests many will gain something else: unwanted weight. Between June and August, many U.S. kids pack on excess pounds, particularly if they're overweight to begin with, according to a Harvard-led review of previous research. "The majority of the studies we...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There is vast genetic diversity among Mexicans, and some groups of people in the country are as different from one another as Europeans are from East Asians, a new study shows. The findings call into question the current practice of grouping all Mexicans or Hispanics together as a single group for genetic, clinical or population studies, the team of international...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Blacks with type 2 diabetes may fare better on the widely used drug metformin compared with whites, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 19,600 Americans who were prescribed metformin between 1997 and 2013. The team found that blacks had greater improvements in their blood sugar control than whites. Study participants underwent at least...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - There's good news for parents from a new government report on teen behaviors: The rates of smoking, sex and physical fights among high school students are dropping. The 2013 survey found that the smoking rate for this age group has now declined to just 15.7 percent - reaching the U.S. government's "Healthy People 2020" goal of 16 percent or lower seven years...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who survive cancer are likely to face a lifelong drain on their finances as they pay for mounting medical expenses year after year, a new government report finds. According to the researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, male and female cancer survivors incur annual medical costs that are almost two times greater than those...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In true revenge-of-the-nerds fashion, a new study suggests that people who reach the pinnacle of "coolness" as young teens are more likely to end up less well-adjusted and competent as young adults. This conclusion comes from tracking nearly 200 teens over a decade as they made their way through adolescence and early adulthood. The study suggests that children...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hey, guys, listen up: Steaks may be a safer bet heart-wise than hot dogs and salami, a new study suggests. Men who regularly eat processed red meats may raise their risk of developing heart failure and dying from it, Swedish researchers say. And as consumption of processed red meats goes up, the study concluded, so does the risk for heart failure, which means...
June 12, 2014
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obstetric malpractice claims fell by half and liability payments were sharply lower after a hospital took steps to improve patient safety, a new study shows. The initiatives at the Connecticut hospital included standardizing practices, training doctors and nurses to improve teamwork and communication, and hiring a patient safety nurse. The Yale School of Medicine...
June 12, 2014
TUESDAY, June 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women who ate the most red meat increased their risk for breast cancer by nearly 25 percent, a 20-year study of nearly 89,000 women suggests. On the flip side, however, replacing a daily serving of red meat with a combination of fish, legumes, nuts and poultry appeared to lower the risk of breast cancer by 14 percent, the researchers said. "Cutting down processed...
June 11, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Growing a garden offers many healthy benefits, from eating fresher produce to getting regular physical activity. The New York State Department of Health offers these gardening tips: - Build raised garden beds with clean, deep soil and untreated wood. Protect your hands with gloves. Before coming inside, brush yourself of any soil. When finished in the garden, wash with soap and water....
June 11, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Submersing meat in cold water is easy and promotes relatively quick thawing. But to guard against foodborne illness, you should make sure you're doing it correctly. The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service offers these guidelines for thawing meat in cold water: - Place the food in a plastic bag or leak-proof packaging. Fill a container with cold tap water, placing the packaged...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Guys, a loving spouse may save your life, U.S. health officials say. But living with a significant other doesn't appear to confer the same health benefits as marriage. Single and married men are more likely to see a doctor regularly than those living with a partner out of wedlock, according to a new U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) study....
June 11, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Congress Moves to Help Veterans Get Care, FBI Launches Investigation of VA - The U.S. Senate voted 93-3 on Wednesday to approve a measure that would enable veterans facing long waits for initial visits at VA medical centers to get VA-paid care from local doctors instead. The bill is similar to...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Flu viruses currently circulating in birds closely resemble the one that caused the 1918 pandemic that killed about 50 million people worldwide, researchers say. Only a few differences separate proteins in current flu viruses found in birds and proteins in the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, the investigators found. This suggests that a similar...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When it comes to which drug works best for patients with newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease, older may still be better, a new study finds. Research published June 10 in -The Lancet- finds that the dopamine drug levodopa still outperforms newer medications for the long-term care of people newly diagnosed with Parkinson's. "This study lays to rest lingering...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Seniors need to take extra care with both prescription and over-the-counter medications, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. As people get older, many begin to take multiple medications. This can increase their risk for potentially dangerous drug interactions. Plus, keeping track of multiple medications and taking them exactly as prescribed can be...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Scientists believe they've found a key biological player in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a uniformly fatal lung disease that kills thousands of Americans each year. The finding may be another step forward for patients who have typically had a bleak prognosis. Last month, studies revealed that two new medications might offer some hope for the first...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new type of tumor-targeting agent may help detect and treat a wide variety of cancers, according to a new study. This new agent - dubbed the tumor-targeting alkylphosphocholine (APC) molecule - can travel throughout the body, even crossing the normally difficult-to-penetrate blood-brain barrier, and stick to cancer cells throughout its journey, researchers...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Good heart health benefits your brain, a new study suggests. People with poor heart health are more likely to develop mental impairment than those with healthy hearts, according to researchers. The study looked at about 17,800 Americans, aged 45 and older, who underwent tests of mental function at the start of the study and again four years later. After accounting...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The amount of sleep parents get may affect whether their children get enough sleep to protect them from becoming overweight or obese, according to a new study. "We viewed how long parents slept and how long children slept as part of a household routine and found that they really did go together," study author Barbara Fiese, director of the Family Resiliency...
June 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Diets rich in protein appear to reduce a person's risk of stroke, particularly if it's a lean animal protein like fish, a new analysis suggests. People with the highest amounts of animal protein in their diets were 20 percent less likely to suffer a stroke, compared with those who ate little to no protein, said study author Xinfeng Liu, of Nanjing University...
June 11, 2014
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