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(HealthDay News) - While having a baby provides many wonderful experiences, it also adds stress to a relationship. The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests how to keep your relationship strong once baby joins the family: - Find time to spend together, as well as individual alone time for each of you. Schedule date nights at least every other week, if possible. Take time to talk to each other...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Up to half of teens talking on cellphones while driving are speaking with their mother or father, according to new research. "A lot of parents aren't really aware of how important it is to be a good role model and how dangerous it is for their teen to answer a cellphone while driving," said study author Noelle LaVoie, a cognitive psychologist and president of...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Being a coffee lover may be good for your ears, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women who consumed higher amounts of caffeine were less likely to have tinnitus, which is a steady ringing or buzzing in the ear. The study included more than 65,000 American women, aged 30 to 44, who did not have tinnitus in 1991 and were followed for 18 years. During...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Older adults' minds may be sharpest in the morning, a new small study finds. Canadian researchers used functional MRI to monitor the brain activity of 16 younger adults (aged 19 to 30) and 16 older adults (aged 60 to 82) as they did a series of memory tests while subjected to distractions. When the tests were conducted between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., older adults...
August 8, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Vietnam Vet Study Shows PTSD Can Last Decades - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans can last for decades, according to a new study that looked at Americans who served in the Vietnam War. Researchers found that most of the 11 percent of veterans who had PTSD a decade or more after...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new U.S. study finds that cancer patients who don't have insurance - or who get it through the federal health insurance program for the poor (Medicaid) - are at much higher risk of poor medical outcomes than other people. They're more likely to have advanced cancer when they're diagnosed, less likely to be treated with surgery or radiation and more likely to...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Lack of sleep is common among astronauts before and during spaceflight, and their widespread use of sleeping pills could pose a safety threat, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed the sleep habits of 64 astronauts on 80 space shuttle missions and 21 astronauts on International Space Station missions before, during and after their time in space. In total,...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Newly released guidelines for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and a type of constipation known as chronic idiopathic constipation reveal a number of proven treatments for these two common conditions. "There's a greater variety of approaches which reflect a greater understanding of the disorders," said guidelines co-author Dr. Eamonn Quigley, chief of...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The shingles vaccine remains effective in older people after they've had chemotherapy, a new study finds. "The zoster vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective in elderly adults with healthy immune systems but until now, there has been a lack of data on whether the vaccine remains safe and effective for individuals who might have compromised immune systems...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Researchers have pinpointed a gene mutation that causes a potentially deadly heart condition in Newfoundland dogs. The inherited condition - called subvalvular aortic stenosis (SAS) - also affects children and other dog breeds. Surgery can correct the problem in children, but not in dogs, the researchers noted. In dogs, SAS shows up in the heart as a ridge or...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A vaccine for the deadly Ebola virus could become a reality in less than a year, one expert says. As the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa nears 1,000, several groups of scientists are racing to produce a vaccine to protect against the disease. And the developer of one of these potential vaccines claims it could be ready for human use in six to...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Many Americans who might benefit from taking low-dose aspirin every day to prevent heart attack and stroke say they've never been told by their doctors to do so, a new study shows. The findings highlight the fact that many doctors may not follow U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines that recommend aspirin as prevention therapy, according to the University...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Banning vending machines from schools without making other food policy changes can actually lead to greater consumption of fast food and soda, according to a new U.S. study. If kids still have access to high-fat, high-calorie foods and beverages from other sources, restricting vending-machine fare won't have much effect, the University of Illinois at Chicago...
August 8, 2014
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Each year, about one in six Americans suffers from foodborne illness, resulting in about 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To protect you and your family from food poisoning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service offers the following advice: - If your...
August 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The value of the PSA test to screen men for prostate cancer has long been debated, and a new study of 162,000 men may not resolve the issue. The European study, reported Aug. 6 in -The Lancet-, finds that widespread use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests does reduce deaths from the disease by about one-fifth. However, due to lingering doubts about...
August 7, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the effects of poor nutrition when they don't eat the right foods. The American Academy of Family Physicians says typical signs of malnutrition among elderly people include: - Losing weight without trying. Frequently feeling tired. Having loss of strength or feeling muscle weakness. Having memory problems. Feeling depressed. Developing...
August 7, 2014
(HealthDay News) - Reading aloud to your child is a great way to spend time together, and it helps the child develop and learn. The American Association of School Librarians says the benefits of reading out loud to a child include: - Improved self-esteem and sense of security. Improved communication between child and parent. Exposure to concepts such as colors, shapes, letters and numbers in a fun...
August 7, 2014
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Spanish Priest With Ebola in Stable Condition - A 75-year-old Spanish priest infected with the Ebola virus was reported in stable condition in a Madrid hospital after being airlifted from Liberia in West Africa on Thursday morning. Father Miguel Pajares was "a little disoriented" and feverish,...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Analyzing the composition of people's collection of gut bacteria - also called the gut microbiome - can help improve identification of those who are at risk for, or already have, colon cancer, according to a new study. Researchers collected stool samples from 30 healthy people, 30 people with precancerous intestinal polyps and 30 people with advanced colon...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Drug-related suicide attempts in the United States increased over a recent six-year period, with dramatic increases seen among young and middle-aged adults, health officials reported Thursday. Overall, suicide attempts involving prescription medications and other drugs jumped by 51 percent among people 12 and older between 2005 and 2011, according to the Substance...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday raised the level of its response to the West African Ebola outbreak to its highest alert status. The move, to a "level 1 activation," allows the agency to expand its role in fighting the growing public health crisis, which gained new urgency as cases of the deadly infection began to be reported...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The antibacterial drug Orbactiv (oritavancin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat drug-resistant skin infections in adults, the agency said in a news release. The drug is sanctioned to treat methicillin-resistant -Staphylococcus aureus- (MRSA) and other acute bacterial skin infections. It's the third such drug approved in 2014,...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - The more fit middle-school girls are, the less likely they may be to develop symptoms of depression, according to a recent study. Although the effect of fitness on depression was small, improvements in fitness may be part of an overall strategy for reducing the risk of depression in middle-schoolers, according to Camilo Ruggero, lead researcher and an assistant...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - Changes to the way cancers are classified could lead to more accurate diagnoses and perhaps more effective treatments in about one in 10 cancer patients, new research suggests. Typically, cancers are categorized according to the tissue in which they originated, such as breast, bladder or kidney cancer. But tissues are composed of different types of cells. In...
August 7, 2014
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) - A new study finds that people who eat out consume an average of about 200 calories more a day than when they cook at home. They also take in more saturated fat, sugar and salt. The study has limitations. It doesn't say anything about whether frequent restaurant diners are unhealthier than at-home eaters, and it doesn't take into account the potential benefits...
August 7, 2014
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