Reuters - Secondhand exposure to
cigarette smoke is an asthma trigger in children and a new
study shows that smoking by the primary caregiver and daycare
provider are important sources of smoke exposure in children
with asthma.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's,
administering their medication -- and preventing missed pills or the wrong
dosages -- can be a daunting responsibility.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Smokeless tobacco products
(STPs), which include products such as snuff and chew tobacco, do
increase the user's risk of cancer -- just not as much as smoking
does.
AP - Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new questionnaire may help
in both diagnosing older adults facing dementia and also in identifying
individuals who need help with daily living.
AFP - Oral and nasal snuff and chewing tobacco increase the risk of certain types of cancer but are probably safer than smoking, according to a review published on Wednesday in the journal Lancet Oncology.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new questionnaire may help
in both diagnosing older adults facing dementia and also in identifying
individuals who need help with daily living.
AP - Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect.
Reuters - More than 60 children fell ill after
drinking water that may have been deliberately poisoned at a
primary school in southern China, state media reported on
Tuesday.
Flurizan, a drug developed by Myriad Genetics to treat Alzheimer’s disease, failed in a closely watched late-stage clinical trial, dealing another blow to efforts to combat the illness.
The World Health Organization said that the new test promises to help significantly improve treatment and prevent the spread of the airborne infection.
AP - The drug store and pharmacy benefit management industries on Tuesday will announce a combination of their information systems in order to boost electronic prescribing by physicians.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hormones, anxiety, emotions and all the
changes that come along with pregnancy and expectant parenthood can make
any mother-to-be experience mood swings.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- A clinical trial will examine
whether a new cancer treatment is as effective in humans as it's proven to
be in mice, say researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of
obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based
strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific
statement.
Minor neurological weaknesses may offer doctors an opportunity to see which older patients are at higher risk of illness and begin treatment, researchers have found.
AP - The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly often, gun owners use the weapons on themselves.
AP - The Bush administration said Monday it will delay paying doctors for treating Medicare patients in early July to give Congress more time to block a scheduled 10.6 percent fee cut.
Reuters - Middle-aged people with low levels
of so-called good cholesterol may be at higher risk for memory
decline that could foreshadow Alzheimer's disease or other
forms of dementia, European researchers said on Monday.
AP - The Cleveland Clinic, highly regarded for its cardiac care, doesn't hire smokers or allow trans-fats on its menus, and now it's joining with a nationally known weight control program to help its employees shape up and slim down.
While food companies have reduced portion sizes to respond to concerns about overeating, a new study shows that small packages can also lead to over-consumption.
Dr. John Howard has coordinated the federal government’s health programs for ground zero workers since 2006, and many fear that those programs will become endangered when he leaves his job.
AP - As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.
Democrats moved swiftly to assail Republican senators for voting against a major Medicare bill that would have averted a 10 percent cut in payments to doctors.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics can make a big
difference in the healing of vaginal tissues damaged during childbirth, a
new study finds.
AP - Authorities increased security Friday at a tuberculosis hospital where patients with drug-resistant forms of the disease went on a rampage to protest prison-like conditions.
A federal advisory panel has endorsed two new vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.
Younger men, particularly minorities, bear the brunt of the AIDS epidemic in disproportionate numbers, according to a new report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AP - Health officials are trying to persuade doctors to offer HIV tests to nearly every patient in a New York City community hit harder than most by AIDS.
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women with metastatic breast
cancer who developed an immune response to an investigational vaccine
lived twice as long as those who didn't have an immune response, new
research shows.
AFP - HIV infections among heterosexual Africans could be slashed by more than a third if safe-sex counselling was directed at married or cohabiting couples, a new study says.
AP - A federal advisory panel on Thursday endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.
AP - Fears of bird flu are receding and sales of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu have slumped. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. employers: Pay an annual fee and reserve enough to protect every worker if a new super-flu strikes.
Regulators are cracking down on companies that sell genetic tests directly to consumers, threatening to crimp the growth of one of the hottest sectors of the biotechnology industry.