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(HealthDay News) - Everyone has back pain at some point, and it's among the most common reasons for missing work. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers this advice to help protect against back pain: - Get regular exercise, including activities that strengthen the muscles in your back and abdomen. Lift properly, bending at the knees with your back straight, lifting with the legs instead...
June 4, 2014
(HealthDay News) - People often eat, not out of hunger, but because they're bored and seem to have nothing better to do. The American Heart Association suggests how to avoid eating for reasons other than hunger: - Make sure you eat three meals per day. You may wind up eating more at mealtime if you skipped an earlier meal. If you binge eat a specific food (such as ice cream, candy or chips) don't keep...
June 4, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - U.S. Physicians Inch to the Political Left - A new study suggests that American doctors, once largely Republican, have shifted their sympathies more toward the political left in recent years. The study, published Monday in -JAMA Internal Medicine-, looked at physician contributions to political...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Pneumonia and frailty are more likely to be the cause of death among people aged 100 and older, rather than chronic conditions such as cancer or heart disease, new research shows. The findings are based on data on centenarian deaths in England between 2001 and 2010. Worldwide, the number of centenarians is expected to reach 3.2 million by 2050. According to...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Medicaid patients appear to receive worse cancer care than people who can afford private insurance, a trio of new studies says. Those covered by Medicaid, the federal health plan for low-income people, are less likely to have their cancer caught at an earlier, more treatable phase. Medicaid patients also are more likely to die from cancer than people with...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with schizophrenia are facing higher risks of dying prematurely, killing themselves and committing violent crimes compared to the general population, a new Swedish study finds. Researchers looked at nearly 25,000 adults in Sweden diagnosed with schizophrenia or related disorders over almost four decades. They found that within five years of diagnosis,...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Health-care providers are often hesitant to discuss end-of-life care with their heart failure patients, new research reveals. For the study, researchers surveyed 50 doctors and 45 nurse practitioners or physician assistants at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the Mayo Clinic Health System. The investigators found that only 12 percent said they had...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who use marijuana may have trouble falling and staying asleep and feel drowsy during the day, new research suggests. And adults who started using the drug before they were 15 seem to be twice as likely as nonusers to have problems falling asleep, not feeling rested after sleep and feeling tired during the day, the University of Pennsylvania researchers...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People who have heart disease without major plaque build-up in their coronary arteries still face a significantly increased risk for heart attack and death, a new study indicates. The condition - called non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) - damages the walls of the heart's blood vessels, but does not decrease blood flow or cause symptoms. Because...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Pregnant women with high blood pressure who also snore are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Researchers cautioned that these women should be screened for the sleep disorder, to avoid complications during pregnancy and delivery. "Hypertensive pregnant women who report snoring should be evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea since...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A small new study suggests that the "CPAP" breathing devices used by sleep apnea patients can make a major, rapid and beneficial difference in blood pressure and the stiffness of arteries. Just three months of treatment with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) devices lowered both systolic and diastolic blood pressures - the top and bottom numbers on...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Compared to diet and lifestyle changes, gastric bypass surgery appears to be the clear winner in helping obese people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and even rid themselves of the disease, new studies show. The findings "further confirm that gastric bypass is the most effective way of treating type 2 diabetes in obese patients, and that surgery is superior...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - For years, doctors have preached that the lower the blood pressure, the better for preventing heart disease and stroke. But a new study suggests that having low blood pressure in later years may be linked with worse memory, at least in those diagnosed with high blood pressure in middle age. On the other hand, researchers linked high blood pressure in later...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although antipsychotic medications have not been shown to cause birth defects, new research suggests these drugs can have other harmful effects on babies. Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat a range of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder. An Australian study found that babies born to women on these medications are more...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - States joining the march toward marijuana legalization need to take a step back and consider the drug's adverse effects on health, the U.S. drug "czar" argues in a new paper. Marijuana is potentially addictive, proven to contribute to fatal motor-vehicle crashes, and can disrupt the brain function and learning of young users, says Dr. Nora Volkow, director...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Severe skin infections are often treated with IV antibiotics for days. But two new drugs - given once a week, or just once - could offer an alternative, researchers report. The findings come from two independent studies published June 5 in the -New England Journal of Medicine. In one, researchers found that a single-dose IV antibiotic called oritavancin worked...
June 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Saudi Arabian doctors say they've identified camels as one source of MERS infections in humans. The scientists report they matched genetic samples from the virus that killed a Saudi man last November to virus samples present in one of nine camels that he owned. They said the finding, published in the June 5 issue of the -New England Journal of Medicine-, proves...
June 4, 2014
THURSDAY, March 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Adhering to a so-called Mediterranean diet may reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, especially if you're at high risk for heart disease. That's the finding of researchers who reviewed 19 studies that included more than 162,000 people in different countries for an average of 5.5 years. The analysis revealed that a Mediterranean diet - which is rich in fish,...
June 3, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Using healthier cooking methods is an easy way to cut calories and fat from your diet. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute mentions these healthier cooking tips: - Bake foods in the oven, or roast in the oven at a higher temperature than baking. Broil under direct heat in the oven, or grill outdoors. Braise foods by browning on the stove, then finish cooking in a small amount of liquid...
June 3, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Exposure to light helps regulate the body's clock, which can help prepare the body for sleep. The National Sleep Foundation suggests how to regulate exposure to light and other methods designed to improve your child's sleep: - Keep the lights dim during the bedtime routine. Once the lights have been turned out, only use a night light to guide your child's way in case of a nighttime...
June 3, 2014
TUESDAY, June 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Teen boys who recently started smoking are more likely to quit than teen girls. And, both boys and girls who are frightened by cigarette warning labels or play team sports are more likely to quit, new research shows. The study included 620 boys and girls in Montreal, aged 12 and 13, who had recently started smoking at least occasionally. Just over 40 percent...
June 3, 2014
TUESDAY, June 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Some boys with autism may have been exposed to slightly elevated levels of certain hormones in the womb, a new study suggests - though it's not clear yet what the finding means. Researchers found that of 345 boys with and without autism, those with the disorder had somewhat higher levels of steroid hormones in stored samples of their amniotic fluid. Specifically,...
June 3, 2014
TUESDAY, June 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers working with mice have identified a drug they believe holds promise as a preventive treatment for Alzheimer's disease. In the study, the compound cut levels of amyloid beta - a protein associated with this degenerative brain disease - by about half, the researchers said. Years before Alzheimer's develops, amyloid beta starts to build up and clump...
June 3, 2014
TUESDAY, June 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Gender may play a part in how much pain a patient feels following surgery, new research suggests. An Austrian study involving more than 10,000 people found that men experience more pain after major surgery, while women report feeling more pain following minor procedures, such as biopsies. "The influence of gender and sexes is a key issue of today's research...
June 3, 2014
TUESDAY, June 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Colonoscopies in certain elderly people who've never been screened could be a cost-effective way to improve their health while extending their lives a bit. The study findings, which rely on statistical projections, aren't definitive. Still, the research suggests that "colorectal cancer screening should be considered well beyond age 75 in the elderly without...
June 3, 2014
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