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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Positive messages about the health benefits of quitting smoking may help some people kick the habit, a new study suggests. Although smokers who think quitting will be difficult responded better to "loss-framed" messages about the harmful effects of smoking, researchers found smokers who believe they can quit whenever they want benefit more from "gain-framed,"...
September 17, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Migraines in midlife may be associated with increased odds of developing Parkinson's disease or other movement disorders in later years, new research suggests. The study, which did not prove a cause-and-effect link between the two brain-based conditions, also suggested that the migraine-Parkinson's association was stronger in women with migraines preceded...
September 17, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Women who have the largest number of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are almost three times more likely to develop an addiction to food, a new study suggests. The findings don't prove a direct link between PTSD and women overeating or becoming addicted to food. And it's also possible that certain women are prone to food addiction and experiencing...
September 17, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A blood test that measures DNA from a prostate cancer tumor could provide doctors with a better assessment of the state of a man's disease, a new study suggests. If used routinely, this blood test could reveal when treatment for advanced prostate cancer stops working and actually begins promoting tumor growth, the researchers suggested. "Our study showed...
September 17, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Social networking sites can help people lose weight, according to a new study. For people who are obese, sites like Twitter and Facebook can be an inexpensive and convenient source of support from doctors as well as peers, researchers found. "One advantage of using social media over other methods is that it offers the potential to be much more cost effective...
September 17, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Anemia occurs when the blood lacks enough red blood cells, often due to poor diet or disease. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute mentions these risk factors for anemia: - Eating a poor diet that's deficient in minerals, vitamins or iron. Being pregnant, which increases blood volume and draws iron and folic acid from the blood. Having a baby, especially if the infant...
September 16, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Circuit training workouts involve moving between a number of cardio and strengthening exercise areas without resting. Proponents say these workouts burn calories quickly and help fight boredom. The American Council on Exercise offers these suggestions for creating a circuit training workout: - Run up and down stairs or the driveway, jump rope, then use your home exercise equipment....
September 16, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - 1 in 3 Retired NFL Players Will Suffer Neurological Problems, Records Show - One in three retired National Football League players will develop neurological problems, and those problems will develop at "notably younger ages" than is normal, numbers released Friday show. The statistics formed the...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Effective treatment options exist for women with urinary incontinence that don't involve medication or surgery, according to new guidelines from the American College of Physicians. Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, bladder training and weight loss could help, the group advised. Women with stress urinary incontinence have problems holding in...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Illegal drug use among teens in the United States is on the decline, according to a new federal report. Encouragingly, the new study also found that alcohol use, binge drinking and the use of tobacco products among young people between the ages of 12 and 17 also dropped between 2002 and 2013. The annual survey of 70,000 people aged 12 and older across the...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new blood test is the first objective scientific way to diagnose major depression in adults, a new study claims. The test measures the levels of nine genetic indicators (known as "RNA markers") in the blood. The blood test could also determine who will respond to cognitive behavioral therapy, one of the most common and effective treatments for depression,...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - On the same day that President Barack Obama announced a significant increase in U.S. aid to help combat West Africa's Ebola crisis, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the window to contain the deadly virus was closing and infections could start doubling every three weeks. Obama said he will dispatch 3,000 military personnel to West Africa to...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - One in five American men admits to using violence against his spouse or partner, a new survey shows. A nationally representative study from the University of Michigan revealed that such violence is more prevalent than diabetes. This violence includes pushing and shoving, grabbing, throwing objects, slapping and hitting, kicking, biting, choking, burning or...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - About 14.5 million U.S. cancer survivors are alive today, compared to just 3 million in 1971, the American Association for Cancer Research reported Tuesday. These individuals amount to 4 percent of the population and include nearly 380,000 survivors of childhood cancer, according to the association's annual progress report. The paper outlines advances in prevention,...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Almost all the various treatment options for blood clots that form in veins are equally safe and effective, new research shows. In exploring the safety and effectiveness of treatments for such blood clots as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (blood clot in a lung), Canadian researchers analyzed outcomes associated with eight blood-thinning options,...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Americans' belt size continues to inch up, and women's waistlines are widening faster than men's, according to new government research. The average waist size ballooned more than an inch - from 37.6 inches to 38.8 inches - between 1999 and 2012, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found. Based on their waist circumference, 54 percent...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Including women older than 70 in national breast cancer screening programs won't lead to a sharp reduction in advanced forms of the disease, a new study finds. In fact, mass breast cancer screening programs could result in older women being overdiagnosed and overtreated, the Dutch researchers reported. So, the decision to screen older women for breast cancer...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A combination drug therapy aimed at opening the airways and reducing inflammation appears to be the best treatment for older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially those with asthma, a new study finds. COPD patients who received a combination of long-acting beta agonists and inhaled corticosteroids were less likely to die or require...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The number of Americans dying from accidental overdoses of narcotic painkillers jumped significantly from 1999 to 2011, federal health officials reported Tuesday. Deaths from overdoses of drugs such as hydrocodone (Vicodin), morphine and oxycodone (Oxycontin) climbed from 1.4 per 100,000 people to 5.4 per 100,000, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Although magnesium sulfate is routinely given to pregnant women at risk for very preterm delivery, new research suggests it won't provide any long-term benefits for infants. After analyzing the effects of magnesium sulfate given to pregnant women, researchers in Australia found it had no benefit on brain, behavioral, growth or functional outcomes among those...
September 16, 2014
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Movantik (naloxegol) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid-induced constipation, the agency said Tuesday. Opioids are powerful painkillers that commonly cause constipation. Movantik's safety and effectiveness to treat the problem were evaluated in two clinical studies involving 1,352 people who had taken opioids for at...
September 16, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - An international team of scientists has identified 23 new genetic variants linked to a greater risk for prostate cancer. Although more research is needed, the researchers said their findings, which bring the total number of common gene variants associated with prostate cancer to 100, could help doctors diagnose the disease earlier and could lead to the development...
September 15, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The human brain may have a way to compensate for the build-up of a destructive protein associated with Alzheimer's disease. That could help explain why some older people who have beta-amyloid deposits do not develop dementia, California researchers report. "This study provides evidence that there is plasticity or compensation ability in the aging brain that...
September 15, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The severe respiratory virus believed to have sickened hundreds of U.S. children in Midwestern and Western states has now spread to the Northeast, health officials report. The New York State Department of Health confirmed on Friday more than a dozen cases of infection with Enterovirus D68, which sometimes requires hospitalization, especially for children with...
September 15, 2014
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Adding chest radiation to chemotherapy allows some people with small-cell lung cancer to live longer and cuts recurrence rates by nearly 50 percent, European researchers report. Based on the results of a four-country study, the researchers recommended that chest radiotherapy be routinely offered to patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer who respond to...
September 15, 2014
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