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| Health risks fade after hormone therapy stops Reuters By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Health risks related to hormone therapy with estrogen might go away after women stop the treatments, a new study suggests. The results are good news for women in their 50s, said Graham Colditz, a professor at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Has Work Got You Burning the Midnight Oil? It Could Be Bad for Your Heart TIME By Meredith Melnick Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | 0 comments The benefits of gainful employment are many, but working hard may have a downside: an increased risk of heart attack. A new study found that people who worked 11 hours or more a day were 67% more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Teen Birth Rate Drops In USA, But Still Much Higher Than Other Industrialized ... Medical News Today Over the last two decades, there has been a 40% drop in the teenage birth rate, according to a new report by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). However, with 400000 teenage girls having babies each year, about 1110 per day, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bypass Surgery Best for Some Heart Failure Patients BusinessWeek By Steven Reinberg MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- At first glance, patients suffering from heart failure because of blocked coronary arteries appear to fare as well in terms of overall survival whether they have bypass surgery or rely on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In pain? Try meditation CNN By Anne Harding, Health.com Meditation can help people cope with pain, anxiety and other physical and mental health problems. (Health.com) -- You don't have to be a Buddhist monk to experience the health benefits of meditation. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Study finds blood marker can't predict Alzheimer's Reuters By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists searching for clues to Alzheimer's have found that higher blood levels of a protein called clusterin are closely linked with the presence and severity of the brain disease, but not with the risk of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| J&J-Bayer Drug Prevents Clots, but Raises Bleeding Risk in Study Wall Street Journal By PETER LOFTUS And RON WINSLOW A new study of a heart drug from Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG showed it to be effective at preventing certain blood clots—but at a cost of higher bleeding rates that could limit the drug's appeal for use in some ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Compulsive Eaters May Have 'Food Addiction,' Study Finds BusinessWeek By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- People who are compulsive eaters show similar activity in the same brain regions as people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol, according to new research. In particular, exposure to certain food ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New York City to consider banning fast-food toys Reuters By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters Life!) - Several New York City council members unveiled a bid on Tuesday to ban toy giveaways in fast-food restaurant meals for children, emulating a San Francisco city law that will be enforced later this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| USDA Announces Tough New Food Safety Rules Hoosier Ag Today by Gary Truitt Food Safety is one of the most important issues facing agriculture. With food recalls becoming an almost weekly occurrence, USDA is proposing tough new regulations to keep contaminated food out of the food supply. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cases of 'Flattened Head' Babies on the Rise, Study Finds BusinessWeek MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cases of "flattened head" in infants and young children appear to be on the rise, a new study of babies in Texas indicates. Incidences of plagiocephaly -- flattening of the skull in either the front or rear of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| For children in the ER, CT scan use jumps fivefold DOTmed.com by Brendon Nafziger, DOTmed News Associate Editor The number of children receiving a CT scan in the emergency department has increased fivefold in recent years, according to a new study, leading some experts to urge better collaboration between doctors ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Breast Milk Cells May Someday Help Predict Cancer BusinessWeek By Kathleen Doheny MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Examining cells from a woman's breast milk may help evaluate future breast health, new research suggests. "It looks as if we can use the cells from breast milk to assess breast cancer risk," said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First trial against CT doctor begins WTNH Waterbury, Conn (WTNH) - The first civil trial in the case of a Connecticut doctor suspected of sexually abusing hundreds of children got underway Tuesday. The defendant, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, where Doctor George Reardon worked, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Evidence Weak to Support Many Medications for Autism: Study BusinessWeek By Jenifer Goodwin MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Little evidence supports the use of most medications for treating autism in children, with the exception of the anti-psychotic drugs risperidone and aripiprazole that have shown success in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lower update slated for Advantage plans ModernHealthcare.com By Rich Daly Medicare Advantage health insurance plans will receive a lower-than-expected increase in payments next year under final CMS rates. Those plans will get about a 0.4% increase on average in 2012, or about one quarter of the 1.6% increase ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CFA uncovers infant product recalls Providence Eyewitness News PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - Dozens of babies have been injured from the products that were recalled on Tuesday. Call 12 for Action is alerting you to these big recalls so your baby won't be the next victim. 76000 Arm's Reach infant bed-side sleepers are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HPV Might Be Linked to Lung Cancer BusinessWeek By Steven Reinberg MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus that accounts for most cases of cervical cancer, may also play a role in lung cancer, researchers report. In other smaller studies, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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