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FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Parents need to make safety a priority when shopping for school backpacks for their children, an expert advises. "About 6,000 children are injured each year from wearing an inappropriate backpack," Linda Rhodes, senior occupational therapist at Children's Hospital of Georgia, said in a Georgia Regents University news release. "While it is important to have the...
August 15, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Exposure to natural light boosts the health and happiness of nurses, which may improve patient safety and satisfaction, a new study suggests. Researchers found that nurses whose workstations had natural light had lower blood pressure, communicated more often with their colleagues, laughed more, and were in a better mood when dealing with patients than those...
August 15, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When children ask if they can have contact lenses, parents need to carefully consider the pros and cons, an expert says. "They can be better for sports activities, because they don't break as frames and the lenses of glasses can, and they provide better peripheral vision for sports, or driving, if your teen is of driving age," Bernard Lepri, an optometrist at...
August 15, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new prescription insomnia drug that's the first of its kind was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Belsomra (suvorexant) tablets are approved to treat patients with insomnia, which means they have difficulty falling and staying asleep. The new sleep drug is called an orexin receptor antagonist and it works by altering the action...
August 14, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Hamstring injury causes pain and discomfort in the back of the thigh. You can reduce your chances of developing this injury by avoiding common risk factors. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers this list of things to avoid: - Overloaded or tight muscles. Muscle strength imbalance. Poorly conditioned or fatigued muscles. Copyright © 2014 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
August 14, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - U.S. Committed to Fighting Ebola Outbreak: Obama - The United States is committed to helping contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, President Barack Obama told the leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone on Thursday. In his phone call with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sierra Leone...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The types of food that many Southerners seem to prefer - fried foods, sweet drinks and processed meals - may be deadly for people with kidney disease, a new study suggests. A "Southern-style" diet was associated with a 50 percent greater risk of death over a 6-year period for people with kidney disease, researchers found. The researchers believe the death...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Only about 10 percent of inspected stores across the United States illegally sold tobacco products to minors during 2013, a U.S. government report says. That is half the 20 percent target rate set by a national and state effort called the Synar Amendment program to end illegal tobacco sales to youth. And it's well below the highest violation rate of nearly...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Natural light during the work day may benefit employees by improving their sleep and quality of life, according to a new study. "There is increasing evidence that exposure to light, during the day - particularly in the morning - is beneficial to your health via its effects on mood, alertness and metabolism," study senior author Dr. Phyllis Zee, professor of...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Obese women who have battled breast cancer might halve their chances of a recurrence if they take aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) regularly, new research suggests. The researchers followed 440 breast cancer survivors - most of them past menopause and overweight or obese - who were diagnosed between 1987 and 2011. The women had...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Belsomra (suvorexant) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat insomnia. It's among a new class of drugs called orexin receptor antagonists that target orexins, brain chemicals that regulate the body's sleep-wake cycle. Belsomra should be taken once nightly within 30 minutes of going to bed, the FDA said Wednesday in a news release....
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Vitamin D deficiency may lower a woman's chances of getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a small study suggests. Researchers in Italy compared the success of IVF in 154 women with vitamin D deficiency against that of 181 women with sufficient levels of vitamin D. Those with sufficient vitamin D levels were twice as likely to get pregnant...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Exposure to certain chemicals commonly found in plastics and other products is associated with lower levels of testosterone in men, women and children, a new study says. Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men, but it is also involved in a variety of functions in both men and women, including brain function, bone density, physical growth, strength and...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new survey of American adults across 18 states finds 17 percent drinking at least one sugary soda per day, with rates varying widely across states. For example, while about 12 percent of people in New York state or Hawaii downed one or more non-diet sodas each day, that number jumped to 30 and 32 percent in Tennessee and Mississippi, respectively. The report,...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Injectable dermal fillers are widely used by people seeking to smooth out wrinkles, but it's important to know the risks of these products before using them, a U.S. government expert says. Dermal fillers use a variety of materials to treat facial wrinkles. Most of these products are temporary and last for about six months or more. Only one permanent wrinkle...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - When large numbers of workers lose their jobs, suicide attempts increase among certain groups of teens, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed the results of a survey of more than 403,000 American teens conducted from 1997 to 2009, along with nationwide data about layoffs. While the study couldn't prove cause and effect, it found that when 1 percent of a...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Among smokers, those with the least education are at the greatest risk for stroke, Danish researchers report. "The combined effect of low educational level and smoking on the risk of stroke is the most surprising finding of our paper," said study author Helene Nordahl, an epidemiologist in the department of public health at the University of Copenhagen. She...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Robin Williams was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease before he committed suicide this week, and he was sober at the time of his death, his wife announced Thursday afternoon. In a prepared statement, Susan Schneider said her husband continued his decades-long battle with depression and anxiety, and he was in the early stages of Parkinson's when he was found...
August 14, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) - About one in five patients with gallbladder pain don't have emergency surgery when they first need it, a new study finds. Most patients who require emergency gallbladder surgery are easily identified, but some present more of a challenge, the researchers noted. The researchers analyzed data from more than 3,000 patients with abdominal pain who went to the...
August 14, 2014
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Approximately two out of every five Americans will develop type 2 diabetes at some point during their adult lives, according to new U.S. government estimates. The ongoing diabetes and obesity epidemics have combined with ever-increasing human lifespans to increase lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes to about 40 percent for both men and women, said lead study author...
August 13, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Even if you've taken a night off from cooking and have called for takeout, it's still important to practice food safety. The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service offers these suggestions: - Never allow food to sit at room temperature for longer than two hours. Time is reduced to one hour if outside in temperature greater than 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep hot foods at a temperature...
August 13, 2014
(HealthDay News) - If you're hesitant to spend a few extra minutes warming up before a workout, you may be missing out on major health benefits. The American Council on Exercise explains these advantages of a pre-workout warmup: - Helps your core body temperature rise, increasing efficiency of calories you burn. Leads to more vigorous and faster muscle contractions. Boosts rate of oxygen delivery to...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many shift workers take drugs to sleep or stay awake despite lingering questions about their benefits and risks, researchers report. The study authors analyzed the findings of 15 clinical trials that included a total of 718 people. Nine of the trials found that the over-the-counter hormone drug melatonin helped shift workers sleep about 24 minutes longer...
August 13, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Fewer unmarried America women are having babies, with the notable exception of those who are over 35, federal health officials reported Wednesday. Births outside of marriage continued a slight decline in 2013, accounting for 40.6 percent of all births, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's 7 percent lower than...
August 13, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Viral Infections in 14 Kansas City-Area Infants Under Investigation - Similar viral infections among 14 infants in the Kansas City area are being investigated by health officials. The infections were caused by HPeV3, a virus that can cause meningitis and other inflammation. No deaths have occurred,...
August 13, 2014
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