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FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Harried mothers who want to stay close with their kids should put aside their smartphones and tablets at the dinner table, a new study suggests. Researchers found that mothers who are regularly distracted by mobile devices at mealtimes fare worse at connecting with their children. The reason? Mealtime exchanges between parent and child decreased because, "the...
December 12, 2014
(HealthDay News) - While you're decking the halls this holiday season, opt for decorations that are environmentally-friendly and made to last. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has these suggestions: - Consider a holiday decoration other than a tree, or buy an artificial tree that's made to last for many years. If you get a live tree, plant it outside after the holidays. Get a smaller-than-usual...
December 12, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If your picky eater snubs breakfast, offer some healthy substitutes for typical favorites. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions: - Skip the doughnuts and offer a whole-grain waffle topped with lower-sugar syrup. If you do have doughnuts, opt for a small serving of doughnut holes served with fruit and skim milk. Swap regular bacon for turkey or Canadian...
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled much of the East Coast in 2012, also may have triggered a rise in heart attacks and strokes, a study of New Jersey residents shows. Researchers found that eight of the hardest-hit counties in the state had 22 percent more heart attacks in the two weeks after the hurricane than during the same time period in the prior five years....
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Heart disease patients who receive smaller amounts of blood during surgery do as well as those who get more blood, a new study finds. The research included more than 2,000 heart disease patients who were followed for as long as four years after surgery. Half received larger amounts of blood during surgery and half received up to two-thirds less blood. Those...
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Smoking might hamper treatment for alcohol abuse, a new study indicates. "The data suggest that smoking is associated with difficulties in alcohol treatment. Tobacco smokers had shorter treatment durations and were less likely to have achieved their alcohol-related goals at discharge relative to their nonsmoking counterparts," study leader Kimberly Walitzer,...
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the anti-cancer drug Cyramza (ramucirumab) has been expanded to include aggressive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the agency said Friday. NSCLC, the most common form of lung cancer, will be diagnosed in an estimated 224,000 Americans this year, and about 159,000 Americans will die from it, the FDA said, citing...
December 12, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Mali's Last Ebola Patient Released From Hospital - The last Ebola patient in Mali was released from hospital on Thursday after several tests for the deadly disease came back negative, health officials say. The country had eight recorded cases of Ebola, but now has no confirmed or suspected cases....
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A large, new study should reassure the millions of American women who have migraine: The debilitating headaches don't raise the risk for breast cancer. "There is no association between migraine and breast cancer risk," said lead researcher Rulla Tamimi, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. "There is no positive association, so there...
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Atrial fibrillation is a potentially dangerous form of irregular heartbeat for older Americans. However, a new study suggests healthy changes in eating and exercise habits can help ease the condition. According to the Australian researchers, atrial fibrillation is the most common cause of irregular heartbeat, and it's been linked to a heightened risk for dementia,...
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The scourge of cancer can strike peoples' four-legged friends, too, and an expert offers tips to spot the disease early so treatments can work best. As in humans, age is a big factor in cancer, said Mary Lynn Higginbotham, assistant professor of oncology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. She said that cancers hit about half of dogs...
December 12, 2014
FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Distrust of police prevents many Hispanic Americans from calling 911 when someone is suffering cardiac arrest, a new study reveals. "Residents of low-income, minority neighborhoods have two strikes against them: The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is much higher than average and rates of bystander CPR are below average," said study lead author Dr....
December 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Defects in sperm within semen may be linked to a variety of health problems, including high blood pressure, heart disease, and skin and glandular disorders, a new study suggests. The defects probably don't cause these problems. It's more likely that semen quality reflects overall health, the researchers said. "It may be that infertility is a marker for sickness...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The pill remains one of the most popular methods of birth control for women, along with female sterilization and condoms, a new report shows. Among the two-thirds of women aged 15 to 44 who used birth control between 2011 and 2013, approximately 16 percent used the pill. Female sterilization, where women have their fallopian tubes closed or blocked, was used...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A treatment known as ovarian suppression used along with an anti-estrogen drug normally given to older women appears to greatly reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in some younger women, new research suggests. This combination approach - using estrogen-blockers known as aromatase inhibitors - was the most effective of three treatments tested in women...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Lack of sleep and sleep-related breathing problems appear to boost children's risk of obesity, a new study finds. What isn't clear from the study, however, is whether the sleep issues actually cause obesity, or if something else might explain the association between sleep problems and obesity. Researchers analyzed data from about 1,900 youngsters in England....
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Toddlers who share a bed with their parents may have an increased risk of developing asthma later in childhood, a new study finds. The study included more than 6,100 mothers in the Netherlands who provided information about wheezing and asthma symptoms in their children every year between ages 1 and 6. Children who shared a bed with their parents during infancy...
December 11, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Everyone is emotional at one time or another. But you can manage your emotions in a healthy way. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions: - Don't get carried away by a powerful emotion. Instead, stop and think before you act or speak. Make time for things that make you happy, and stay focused on the positive things in your life. Avoid drugs and alcohol,...
December 11, 2014
(HealthDay News) - As your body ages, you need fewer calories without sacrificing nutritional quality. Nutrient-dense foods can make sure your body gets what it needs without excess calories. The Weight-loss Information Network recommends these choices: - Fruits and vegetables in a wide rainbow of colors. Whole-grain foods such as whole-wheat bread, oatmeal and brown rice. Low-fat and fat-free dairy...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Fewer than half of Americans have gotten a flu shot so far this flu season, which might be a bad sign for a season that could be potentially severe, infectious-disease experts said Thursday. Worse, some people are thinking about skipping this year's flu shot, based on reports that the vaccine could provide only partial protection against what has been the...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than 90 percent of American high school students are chronically sleep-deprived, putting their health and academic performance in jeopardy, a new report finds. The study, based on U.S. national data, finds that most teens don't get the minimum 9 to 10 hours of sleep per night that's recommended by standard guidelines. Teenagers do face a number of challenges...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More than 16 million children in the United States can buy electronic cigarettes legally, even though the devices are not safe for them, a new government report says. The report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found that hundreds of millions of Americans are not protected from indoor exposure to secondhand e-cigarette aerosol....
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The health care costs of cigarette smoking in the United States are as much as $170 billion a year, and taxpayers pick up the tab for nearly two-thirds of that amount, a new study says. Researchers analyzed national data collected between 2004 and 2010 and found that smoking is linked to $45 billion in Medicare spending per year, nearly $40 billion in Medicaid...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New research suggests that almost half of U.S. kids experience traumas that can disrupt their development. "This study tells us that adverse childhood experiences are common among U.S. children and, as demonstrated in adult studies, have lifelong impacts that begin early in life," study author Christina Bethell, a professor in the department of population,...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A newly developed food supplement appears to prevent weight gain and trim fat around the waist, researchers say. However, the chemical compound doesn't seem to help people lose pounds, and the preliminary study is so small that the findings could be misleading. Still, it did "lower appetite and prevented weight gain in overweight people," said study co-author...
December 11, 2014
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