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THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - More young adults are using certain types of preventive care since the Affordable Care Act, sometimes called "Obamacare," went into effect in the United States, according to a new study. Significant increases were seen in the numbers of 19- to 25-year-olds getting preventive care, including routine checkups, blood pressure measurement and dental care between...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers say they've pinpointed a gene that affects how much protection the flu vaccine gives a person. They analyzed blood samples from more than 200 people who'd had organ transplants. The researchers found that versions of a gene called IL-28B influenced the strength of the immune response trigged by the flu vaccine. Each person has two copies of this...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Acute gout attacks occur two times more often during the night and early morning than during the day, a new study finds. "It is speculated that lower body temperature, nighttime dehydration, or a nocturnal dip of cortisol levels may contribute to the risk of gout attacks at night," study author Dr. Hyon Choi, of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Memory lapses in people with higher levels of education may be associated with increased stroke risk, researchers report. The research included more than 9,100 people in the Netherlands, aged 55 and older, taking part in a long-term study. During the study, more than 1,100 of the participants suffered a stroke. Overall, memory problems were independently associated...
December 11, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new screening test to detect Human T-Cell Lymphotropic viruses that cause a rare blood cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The viruses, abbreviated HTLV-I/II, cause diseases such as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (blood cancer) and myelopathy (inflammation of spinal cord nerves) , the FDA said in a news release. HTLV can be...
December 11, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Ebola Vaccine Trial in Switzerland Suspended - Tests on an Ebola vaccine have been temporarily halted after some participants reported concerning side effects, Swiss scientists say. The clinical trial involving 59 people began in November, but was suspended after four cases of mild joint pain in...
December 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Two preliminary studies into medications under development may offer some hope for women with advanced breast cancer. A breast cancer specialist says the findings aren't a "home run," but so far the experimental treatments show some promise, especially the pair of drugs for advanced cancer that is estrogen-receptor-positive. "We're finding drugs that can...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A national anti-smoking campaign featuring tips from former smokers was highly successful and cost-effective, a new study reports. The 2012 Tips From Former Smokers campaign spent $480 per smoker who quit and $393 per year of life saved, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. "Our mission is to protect the public health, and the...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Restricting the number of locations where alcohol can be sold in a community may help reduce domestic violence, researchers say. The team at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewed 16 studies that examined the link between alcohol sales regulations in communities and rates of intimate partner violence. Some of the things they looked...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Exaggerated news reports about health research often can be traced back to press releases issued by universities, a new British study suggests. Improving the accuracy of these news releases could greatly reduce the amount of misleading health news, the researchers said in their Dec. 9 report in the -BMJ. The blame "lies mainly with the increasing culture...
December 10, 2014
(HealthDay News) - To offset all of those holiday feasts, don't forget to get plenty of exercise. The American Heart Association suggests these activities: - Have a family sledding party. Hoofing it up a snowy hill is great exercise, while sledding back down is great fun. Lace up your ice skates and hit the rink for a great cardiovascular workout. Get outside and shovel the snow, but use caution not...
December 10, 2014
(HealthDay News) - A bicycle helmet can help protect you from serious head injury, but only if it fits properly. The Cleveland Clinic offers these guidelines for fitting a bike helmet: - The helmet should fit snugly but comfortably when the chin strap is buckled. The helmet should sit low on the forehead and rest level on your head, never tilted back. Make sure the helmet rests about one to two fingers'...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Children exposed in the womb to higher amounts of two chemicals commonly found in plastics may be at higher risk for lower IQ, a new study suggests. The two compounds, di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) and di-isobutyl phthalate (DiBP), are part of a class of chemicals called phthalates and are found in a variety of household goods. "This study adds to the small...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Fructose - a kind of sugar found in a wide variety of foods and beverages - may encourage overeating, new research suggests. Fructose may be best known to consumers in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, which has long been added to manufactured foods from sodas to cookies. Distinct from sugar known as glucose (produced by the natural breakdown of complex...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many studies have affirmed that a newer, shorter course of radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer works just as well as a longer course. However, new research suggests that many U.S. patients still get radiation therapy for much longer than they need to. The analysis of data, involving millions of women, found that two-thirds of breast cancer patients...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Brain inflammation, triggered by an overactive immune system, is common among people with autism, a new study finds. However, this inflammation does not cause the developmental disorder. Rather, it's a response to the different factors that can trigger autism, the researchers stressed. Their findings are based on autopsies performed on 72 brains of people...
December 10, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - EPA Issues New Rule for Certain Chemicals in Paints, Glues - A new rule to protect Americans from chemicals that can cause birth defects, blood toxicity and other health problems was announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The seven ethylene glycol ethers or glymes chemicals...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older men who have breathing difficulties or spend less time in deep sleep may be at greater risk of brain changes that can precede dementia, a new study suggests. Experts said the findings don't prove that breathing disorders, including sleep apnea, lead to dementia. But they add to evidence that poor sleep may play a role in some older adults' mental decline....
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The skin disease eczema doesn't increase the risk of being short, researchers report. "Childhood eczema is not associated with short stature overall, although severe disease with prominent sleep disturbance is associated with higher odds of short stature in early adolescence," the Northwestern University researchers wrote. Previously, there have been conflicting...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older blacks are still faring worse than whites in the United States when it comes to managing heart disease and diabetes, a new study finds. Researchers found that from 2006 to 2011, black Medicare patients were consistently less likely than whites to have their high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar under control. But the study, published in Thursday's...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new vaccine with expanded protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV), by far the leading cause of cervical and certain other cancers. The agency said that Gardasil 9 can shield users against nine strains of the virus, compared to the four strains covered by Gardasil, the Merck & Co. vaccine...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Treatment with the hormone progesterone doesn't benefit patients with traumatic brain injury, a new study finds. "These results are plainly disappointing," lead investigator Dr. David Wright, an associate professor and vice chair for research in emergency medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, said in a university news release. "The preclinical...
December 10, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The Gardasil 9 vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat five additional types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that can lead to several forms of cancer, including that of the cervix, the FDA said Wednesday. The approval covers females ages 9 through 26 and males ages 9 through 15, the agency said in a news release....
December 10, 2014
TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women's fears that pregnancy pounds will linger are validated by new research that suggests three-quarters of new mothers are heavier a year after giving birth than they were before becoming pregnant. Analyzing data from nearly 800 low-income women, researchers also found that one-third of those of normal weight before pregnancy became overweight or obese one...
December 9, 2014
TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Men's breast cancer differs in some ways from women's, new research finds. One important difference is in the rates of survival. The study found that while survival for men with breast cancer has improved, it hasn't kept pace with the strides made in treating breast cancer in women. "Although we saw a significant improvement in overall survival for male breast...
December 9, 2014
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