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FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Why do male babies have a tougher time in the womb than their female counterparts? - A new study suggests that the placenta - the organ that connects the developing fetus to the mother and provides nourishment in the womb - plays a major role in creating differences that go beyond the obvious physical differences between the genders. "Our research has found that...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Adding a drug called goserelin to chemotherapy reduces the risk of early menopause in breast cancer patients and seems to improve survival, according to a new study. Early menopause is one of the most upsetting side effects of chemotherapy among young breast cancer patients, the researchers noted. The investigators found that adding goserelin to chemotherapy...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study suggests that it's safe and helpful to stop treating dying patients with the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. Patients who were expected to live less than a year didn't die any sooner after they stopped taking the drugs, and researchers report that their overall quality of life improved. "Many doctors argue that, near the end of life,...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A visit to a tanning salon is one way many American girls prepare for their high school proms, but experts warn that teens should think twice before getting into a tanning booth. "The obsession with looking tan is causing some teenagers to place themselves at risk for skin cancers and premature aging, despite the fact that safe sunless tanners exist," Dr. Lily...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study explains why an 18-year-old marathoner has a similar finishing time as a 60-year-old runner. It's because marathon runners have their best times when they are in their late 20s, with poorer performances when they're younger and older, according to Spanish researchers who analyzed data from more than 45,000 runners who took part in the New York City...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A small new study suggests that higher levels of stress may hurt the quality of men's sperm, potentially making it more difficult for them to impregnate women. The findings aren't definitive and don't prove cause-and-effect, since it's possible that stressed-out men share another trait that disrupts their reproductive systems. Also, it's not clear if men with...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, May 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave its approval to the first generic version of the powerful pain reliever Celebrex (celecoxib). Celecoxib is a member of the cox-2 inhibitor family of painkillers, prescription medicines often used for arthritis and other conditions. The drugs emerged in the early 2000s and included once best-selling pain relievers...
May 30, 2014
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Hikers, campers, gardeners and other Americans are flocking outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, and they need to take steps to protect themselves from tick bites, cautions an expert. Ticks love the warm weather, too, and can transmit Lyme disease and other types of infections to people through their bite. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take...
May 30, 2014
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) - In the past three decades, the number of overweight and obese people worldwide has jumped from 857 million to 2.1 billion, a new analysis shows. Not only that, the United States is home to the highest proportion of the world's obese people, at 13 percent. The study shows that obesity is a major public health epidemic in both developing and developed nations,...
May 29, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Children who have grown too big for a traditional child car seat can still be protected by using a booster seat. The SafeKids.org website offers these booster-seat suggestions: - Make sure the lap band of the seat belt fits snugly across the hips, and that the shoulder belt rests across the shoulder (never place it under the arm or behind the back). Your child should ride in a booster...
May 29, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Skin that's prone to acne needs special care to help keep it smooth and clear. The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions: - Wash your face with a cleanser designed for people with acne. Look for cleansers that include salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide. Wash your face gently, avoiding pressure that may aggravate acne. Never pick at acne or scrub skin vigorously. Use a light,...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The more serious their lung cancer screening results, the more likely smokers are to give up cigarettes, a new study finds. While it's known that screening leads to early detection and treatment of lung cancer, this new finding suggests it could also help motivate smokers to quit. The study results show that "abnormal screening results may present a 'teachable...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - People with diabetes have an increased risk of problems after heart bypass surgery, a new study finds. Researchers looked at more than 9,200 patients in China who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) between 1999 and 2008, and found that those with diabetes had worse outcomes after two years than those without the condition. Costs were also...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - If you lose weight too fast, you lose more muscle than when you shed excess pounds more slowly, a small study says. The researchers put 25 participants on a five-week very-low-calorie diet of just 500 calories per day. Another 22 volunteers went on a 12-week low-calorie diet of 1,250 calories per day. The investigators found that right after the end of their...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study on prostate cancer suggests that circumcision might have a preventive effect in black men and men who undergo the procedure later in life. The findings are preliminary, and they don't suggest circumcision lowers the risk of prostate cancer for most men. Nor are experts recommending the procedure as a cancer-preventive strategy. Still, "it may be...
May 29, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - $650 M Settlement Reached in Blood Thinner Lawsuits - The maker of the blood thinner Pradaxa will pay $650 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over the drug, which is prescribed to prevent blood clots. About 4,000 lawsuits filed in state and federal courts allege that Boehringer Ingelheim failed...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The dreaded drooping eyelids that often come with age are more likely to appear on men, people with fair skin and those who are overweight, a new study finds. The study also suggests that sagging eyelids can run in families, and researchers have found at least one gene that may play a role in causing eyelid sag. There's no clear evidence that any of the risk...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - An implanted wireless device that measures key vital signs in people with heart failure has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The CardioMEMSHF system measures pulmonary artery pressure and heart rates and sends this information remotely to the patient's doctors, the FDA said Wednesday in a news release. The device is intended for people...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Getting pregnant may be contagious among long-time friends - when one woman has a baby, her former high school classmates are more likely to intentionally get pregnant within the next two years, according to new research. "Our study shows that friend effects have a significant and strong influence on when a woman has her first child," said study co-author Nicoletta...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Sperm are highly adept at swimming against a current, new research shows. This finding may help explain how sperm cells can travel the long distances necessary to reach and fertilize an egg. And, that could lead to more efficient artificial insemination techniques, according to the researchers. "We wanted to know which physical mechanisms could be responsible...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Just in time for summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that tanning beds and tanning booths now must carry a visible warning explicitly stating that the devices should not be used on people under age 18. "There's mounting evidence showing that indoor tanning in childhood and early adult life further increases risk of melanoma later...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Measles cases in the United States are at a 20-year high so far this year. And nearly all the cases involve unvaccinated U.S. residents who've traveled abroad to countries where the respiratory disease is much more prevalent, federal health officials said Thursday. "The current increase in measles cases is being driven by unvaccinated people, primarily U.S....
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Much like their human companions, many of America's pets are overweight. Just over half of dogs in the United States are overweight or obese, and 58 percent of cats are carrying too many pounds, according to a survey from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. And, like people, animals can face health consequences from excess weight. "Overweight animals...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - New findings about the genetic roots of eye melanoma could lead to more effective treatments, scientists say. They also report an existing drug shows benefits as a treatment for eye tumors in mice. So-called uveal melanoma - cancer that attacks parts of the eye that contain pigment cells - affects about 2,000 people in the United States each year. If the cancer...
May 29, 2014
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When young smokers see someone "vape" a smokeless e-cigarette, it may help trigger the urge to smoke a traditional cigarette, a new study finds. "There could be effects of being in the company of an e-cigarette user, particularly for young smokers," study author Andrea King, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago, said...
May 29, 2014
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