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• Heart patients benefit from staying active: study

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Any level of leisure time physical activity appears to curb the risk of death among men and women with coronary heart disease, researchers report.

• Going off statins after heart attack risky: study

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs after suffering a heart attack are at twice the risk of dying during the following year compared with patients who have never used statins, new research findings suggest.

• Minorities more skeptical about joint replacements

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority patients may take a dimmer view of the risks of hip and knee replacements, relative to their white counterparts, new study findings suggest.

• Nursing beats sugar water for easing baby's pain

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Newborns who breastfeed while doctors obtain a blood sample from a heel experience much less discomfort than babies given sugar water during this routine newborn procedure, new research shows.

• Embryonic stem cells still needed, panel says

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Although researchers have discovered ways to make powerful stem cells without the use of human embryos, the controversial use of embryonic stem cells is still necessary, a panel of experts said on Friday.

• Breathing disorder puts blacks at high cancer risk

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

• Excess use of denture cream tied to nerve damage

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Loading up on denture cream can be hazardous to your health, new research suggests.

• Screening rules may miss cancer in people with IBD

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The diagnosis of colorectal cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if surveillance colonoscopy is conducted strictly according to official guidelines, investigators from the Netherlands warn in a report published this month.

• Many young women share their prescription meds

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 1 in 3 women of reproductive age borrows or shares prescription drugs, federal health officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta report.

• Daytime sleeping impedes recovery in rehab

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among older people getting inpatient rehabilitation after a heart attack, stroke, or injury, the amount of time spent sleeping during the day is a key predictor of how well a person will recover function, new research shows.

• High intake of linoleic acid may keep BP in check

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of middle-aged adults, maintaining a diet high in linoleic acid -- the main dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid found in certain plants and vegetables -- seemed to lower the risk of developing high blood pressure.

• Plastics chemical harms brain function in monkeys

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists reported this week new evidence that low doses of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make plastic food and drinking containers, can impair brain function in primates, extending the findings of previous research conducted in rats.

• Exercise may cut risk of various cancers

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 5:36pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who are regularly active, whether through exercise or work, are less likely to develop a range of cancers, a new study suggests.

• U.S. study clears measles vaccine of autism link

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists who tried to replicate a study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study will encourage parents to vaccinate their children to combat a rash of measles outbreaks.

• Mood in pregnancy impacts early child development

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some of the harmful effects on early child development attributed to postpartum depression may be caused in part by depression during pregnancy, a UK study shows for the first time.

• Daily ibuprofen may cause heart risks: U.S. study

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ibuprofen may raise the risk of heart attacks and other fatal and serious problems when elderly people take it daily for arthritis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

• Jolts from heart defibrillators often precede death

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  BOSTON (Reuters) - A jolt from an implanted defibrillator is a very bad sign -- heart failure patients are about six times more likely to die after they receive their first life-saving shock, researchers reported on Wednesday.

• Racial disparities seen in U.S. breast cancer care

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors are less likely to give black women radiation therapy after surgery to remove early-stage breast cancer than white women, researchers said on Wednesday, adding to evidence of racial disparities in U.S. medicine.

• U.S. child vaccination rates hit record levels

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. toddlers got the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007, federal health officials said on Thursday, as they urged parents to continue to trust vaccine safety.

• Breast cancer care faulted in community hospitals

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have advanced breast cancer treated in a local community hospital appear to have a lower long-term survival rate than their counterparts treated at academic medical centers, a new study indicates.

• Prenatal counseling may aid black women's health

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Counseling on smoking cessation and other health issues during pregnancy may have lasting benefits for low-income African-American women, a study suggests.

• Study confirms harms of anabolic steroid abuse

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Male bodybuilders who take muscle-building anabolic steroids risk sexual problems, reduced fertility and heart trouble, a study confirms.

• No harm seen in telling parent child is overweight

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most parents find it acceptable to be told about their child's weight status, and the feedback has "minimal" adverse effects for most families, researchers from the UK report.

• Obesity makes asthma worse

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with asthma, those who are obese are nearly five times more likely than their non-obese peers to be hospitalized for asthma, new research indicates.

• Inflammatory bowel disease linked to depression

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of depression, and possibly some types of anxiety disorder, are high among people with inflammatory bowel disease or IBD -- conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- Canadian researchers report.

• ADHD thwarts adults' potential attainment

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared to what they would be expected to achieve based on intellect, adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD have lower educational and occupational attainments, a study shows.

• Hospitals urged to vaccinate staff against flu

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new campaign -- the Flu Vaccination Challenge -- was launched this week to increase influenza vaccination rates among hospital employees.

• Some allergy tests give late results

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Reading patch tests for allergies beyond the customary 5 days may identify certain allergies missed by an earlier reading, according to a new report.

• Lipitor aids diabetics with kidney disease

  Fetched: September 5th, 2008, 2:05am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes, coronary heart disease, and chronic kidney disease benefit from having their cholesterol levels lowered aggressively with high doses of Lipitor, according to a Mayo Clinic report.

• Breast or bottle? New mothers get mixed message

  Fetched: September 3rd, 2008, 7:41pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After giving birth in the United States, a woman is likely to leave the hospital with the message that breast-feeding is best for her baby -- and a free sample of baby formula, as well as discount coupons to buy formula for her newborn.