News Archive

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

• FDA Panel Backs At-Home HIV Test
• Health Tip: When Physical Therapy Ends
• Health Tip: When Should I Wash My Hands?
• Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis
• Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
• Education Is Key to Health: Report
• Health Highlights: May 16, 2012
• Urban Hospitals May Act as Breeding Ground for MRSA
• Genetic Test May Spot Raised Autism Risk
• Could Nasal Spray of 'Love Hormone' Treat Autism?
• Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians
• Developmental Woes Common in Siblings of Children With Autism
• Education Is Key to Health: Report
• Health Highlights: May 16, 2012
• Some People Really Might Have 'Gaydar'
• 'Blast Wind' Linked to Chronic Brain Injuries in Military
• CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids
• Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
• Head Blows May Hamper Learning in College Athletes
• U.S. Bests Canada, Europe in Drug Approvals
• Daily Coffee May Help Keep Grim Reaper Away
• Study Shows MS Patients at Most Risk for Drug-Linked Brain Illness
• Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk
• Two-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma Treatment
• Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
• Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
• Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

• Health Tip: Exercising in the Heat
• Health Tip: Put the Brakes on Drowsy Driving
• Steroid Nasal Sprays Show Small Benefit for Sinusitis: Study
• FDA Panel to Consider At-Home HIV Test
• Health Highlights: May 15, 2012
• Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study
• Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
• Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient

Monday, May 14, 2012

• In Rat Study, Eye Device Shows Promise for Restoring Sight
• Health Tip: Tame Your Food Cravings
• Health Tip: How to Wash Your Hands Properly
• Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk
• Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: Study
• Baby Bottles, Pacifiers, Sippy Cups Can Injure
• 'Button' Batteries Sending More Kids to ER: Study
• Employment Prospects Dim for Young Adults With Autism
• Health Highlights: May 14, 2012
• Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
• For Dementia Patients, Feeding Tubes May Increase Bed Sores
• Acupuncture May Help Ease Symptoms of COPD
• Pot Might Help Ease Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Sunday, May 13, 2012

• With Weights, You Can Lighten Your Load

Saturday, May 12, 2012

• Does Your Child Have Seasonal Allergies or a Cold?
• Shape Up, Safely, for Summer

Friday, May 11, 2012

• New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial
• Induced Labor Late in Pregnancy Has Pros, Cons
• Only Half of Meds Taken by Kids Have 'Adequate' Safety Info: Study
• Blood Clot Risk Linked to Some Non-Pill Contraceptives
• FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug
• FDA Advisers Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV Infection
• Health Tip: Having an Allergy to Medication
• Health Tip: Help Prevent Gas in Babies
• Is Combining Hysterectomy and a Tummy Tuck Safe?
• Availability of Beds, Poverty Drive Costly Hospital Readmissions
• 'Email Vacations' Boost Job Productivity, Lower Stress: Study
• Health Highlights: May 11, 2012
• Older People With Dementia Cared for Mostly at Home
• Oxygen Therapy Slows Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study Says
• Women Exposed to Violence Might Have More Risky Sex
• First, Second Kidney Transplants Have Similar Success: Study

Thursday, May 10, 2012

• Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
• Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
• Health Tip: Do I Need the Meningococcal Vaccine?
• Health Tip: When Your Knee is Unstable
• Gut Bugs Might Influence Child's Odds for Obesity
• Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: Study
• Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating Lupus
• Health Highlights: May 10, 2012
• Many Women Still Smoke During Pregnancy
• FDA Issues Warning on Controversial MS Treatment

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

• Health Tip: Help Prevent Chronic Ear Infections
• Health Tip: Make Sure Your Child's Bike is the Right Size
• Infection Causes 1 in 6 Cancers Worldwide: Study
• Study: Kids Who Sleep in Parents' Bed Less Likely to Be Overweight
• Norovirus Outbreak Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag
• Can Testosterone Therapy Help Obese Men Lose Weight?
• Health Highlights: May 9, 2012
• Wheelchair Breakdowns on the Rise, Study Finds
• Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
• IUDs Work as Emergency Contraceptive: Review
• FDA Panel Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV
• FDA Seeks Less Radiation for Kids Getting X-Rays, CT Scans

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

• Health Tip: When Gardening Triggers Back Pain
• Health Tip: What's Causing My Muscle Cramps?
• Half of U.S. Counties Have No Ob-Gyn: Study
• U.S. Report Outlines Strategies to Prevent Obesity
• Could Eating Fast Increase Diabetes Risk?
• That Long Commute May Be Harming Your Health
• Health Highlights: May 8, 2012
• Cancer Cells in Bloodstream Show Great Diversity: Study
• Sperm Collide Along Liquid Maze on Way to Fertilize Egg
• Screening Women for Domestic Violence Could Help Prevent Abuse
• Home Birth Poses Danger for Higher-Risk Pregnancies: Study

Monday, May 7, 2012

• Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
• Birth Defect Rates Vary Depending on Fertility Treatment: Study
• Health Tip: Work on Good Posture
• Health Tip: When Baby Has a Fever
• Study: More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Middle Schools Require Them
• Health Highlights: May 7, 2012
• Zinc Pills May Shorten Colds, Analysis Suggests
• 42% of Americans Could Be Obese by 2030: CDC

Sunday, May 6, 2012

• Doctors Urge Routine Skin Screenings

Saturday, May 5, 2012

• City Bike-Share Riders Seldom Wear Helmets

Friday, May 4, 2012

• Positive Thinking, Persistence Pay Off in Job Search: Study
• Joggers Live Longer, Study Says
• Health Tip: Make TV Time Exercise Time
• Health Tip: Managing a Hammertoe
• A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
• Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
• Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
• Health Highlights: May 4, 2012
• Prenatal Smoking Linked to High-Functioning Autism in Kids
• High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That May Surprise You
• Older Lung Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Treated

Thursday, May 3, 2012

• Health Tip: Be Alert for Signs of Preeclampsia
• Health Tip: Recognize Early Signs of Autism
• Overly Long Pregnancies Linked to Behavioral Problems in Toddlers
• Antipsychotics Do Help Many With Schizophrenia, Study Finds
• Many Breast Cancer Patients in Their 40s Aren't 'High-Risk': Study
• U.S. Health Care Spending High, But Quality Lags: Report
• Health Highlights: May 3, 2012
• Researchers Rejuvenate Blood-Forming Stem Cells in Mice
• Hot Flashes More Likely for Certain Smokers, Study Says
• New Guidelines Issued for Severe Lupus
• More Teen Girls Using Contraceptives: CDC

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

• Health Tip: Help Prevent Back Pain
• Health Tip: Watch for Symptoms of Seizure
• Study Finds Direct Link Between Obesity, Heart Disease
• Clues to 'Slacker' Behavior Found in Brain, Study Says
• Health Highlights: May 2, 2012
• U.S. Ranks 131st in World for Premature Birth Rate

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

• Less-Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer Might Be Safer
• Health Tip: Taking the Kids for a Shopping Cart Ride
• Health Tip: Don't Forget Aerobic Exercise
• Many Asthmatic Kids Harmed by Secondhand Smoke: Study
• Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival
• Study Downplays Risk of CT Scans
• Tasers Can Trigger Fatal Heart Trouble, Study Says
• Healthy Weight Loss May Also Cut Your Cancer Risk
• Health Highlights: May 1, 2012
• Seniors Undertreated for Asthma, and Many Skip Inhalers: Study
• Better Ways Needed to Track Drug Safety: Report
• Women More Likely to Survive Melanoma Than Men: Study
• How That Glass of Red Wine Might Help You Live Longer