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Severe stress in pregnancy may affect fetal growth

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who go through a traumatic event during or soon before pregnancy may be at increased risk of having an underweight baby, a large study suggests.
Antipsychotic drugs double stroke risk: study

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - People taking antipsychotic drugs are nearly twice as likely to have a stroke compared to those not on the treatment, British researchers reported on Friday.
Many return to sports after getting a new shoulder

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many physically-active people will return to recreational sports after having shoulder replacement surgery, research shows.
Trans fats linked to pre-cancerous colon growths

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high intake of trans fats could increase colon cancer risk, according to new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Guidelines issued on battling ear wax

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When ear wax builds up to the point of causing symptoms, people should turn to their doctors rather than the old-fashioned cotton swab, according to new guidelines.
Activity key to breast cancer patients' survival

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who stay active after being diagnosed with breast cancer -- and even those who take up exercise for the first time after diagnosis -- have a better chance of surviving the disease, a new study shows.
Salmonella death adds to Canada food recall alarm

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in the Canadian province of Quebec, health officials said on Friday.
Therapy curbs insomnia in dialysis patients

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of psychotherapy called cognitive-behavior therapy, or CBT, seems to reduce insomnia and fatigue and improve the overall quality of sleep in patients undergoing dialysis treatment, a study shows. CBT can be an effective non-drug therapy for dialysis patients with sleep problems, the investigators say.
Blood pressure pill works well in kids, study shows

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The blood pressure drug valsartan (sold as Diovan) safely and effectively lowers blood pressure in youngsters aged 1 to 5 years who have high blood pressure (also called hypertension), a study shows.
Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary to what some studies have suggested, a new study suggests.
Benefit of pelvic exercises on urine leaks wanes

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In pregnant women, pelvic floor muscle training for bladder-control problems, though beneficial initially, is ineffective over the long term, research shows.
Weight-loss surgery won't "cure" sleep apnea

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In people who are obese, weight-loss surgery will likely lead to an improvement in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but it won't eliminate the nighttime breathing disorder. Many patients will have residual OSA one year after weight-loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery), results of a study indicate.
Weight loss may cut risk of colorectal growths

Fetched: August 29th, 2008, 5:56pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity is associated with an increased risk of colorectal adenomas -- growths or polyps that can become cancerous -- but weight loss might reduce the risk, a study hints.
Stress may raise breast cancer risk in young women

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women who experience more than one stressful life event are at greater risk of developing breast cancer, but a general feeling of happiness and optimism may help guard against the disease, Israeli researchers report.
Warfarin underused by patients at risk for stroke

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that most patients with atrial fibrillation -- the most common type of heart arrhythmia -- who suffered a stroke and were eligible for anticoagulation treatment, were not taking any warfarin or were not taking enough.
Water disinfection products no harm to pregnancy

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking water that contains disinfection by-products at regulatory cut-off levels does not appear to raise a pregnant woman's risk of delivering a small baby or delivering prematurely, new research shows.
Skills-based therapy may curb eating disorders

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from bulimia or binge-eating disorder and who have borderline personality may be helped with "dialectical behavior therapy," results of a pilot study suggest.
Study points to brain chemical involved in obesity

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers studying people with a rare genetic disorder have identified a brain chemical that may play a role in appetite and obesity, a finding they say could lead to new drugs to help some obese people.
Independent WHO study backs universal health care

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Major inequalities in health and life expectancy persist worldwide, according to an independent World Health Organisation commission which on Thursday called for all countries to offer universal health care.
Salmonella outbreak over: U.S. CDC

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outbreak of an unusual strain of Salmonella that put 286 people into the hospital appears to be over in the United States, federal health officials said on Thursday.
Under-tongue therapy may ease bee-sting allergy

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who are strongly allergic to bee venom, desensitization using sublingual (i.e., under-the-tongue) immunotherapy may be a safer than injection immunotherapy, according to a proof-of-concept clinical trial conducted in Italy.
Tibolone helpful during treatment of fibroids

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women on hormone treatment for fibroids may experience mental side effects, but this problem can be eased by taking tibolone at the same time, a study shows.
Treadmill exercise improves walking after stroke

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who have suffered a stroke, walking can be improved by treadmill exercise, researchers report. The exercise appears to help the brain re-learn walking.
Brain dysfunction may explain fibromyalgia symptoms

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dysfunction in a portion of the brain may explain some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome, researchers suggest in a paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology
Sleep quality drops with age, but effects diminish

Fetched: August 28th, 2008, 6:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men and women in their 80s and 90s sleep less and have poorer quality sleep than young individuals, but they are also less likely to report feeling unrested or overly sleepy the next day, investigators report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Dementia aside, brain skills decline with age

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older people's mental abilities start to wane many years before they die, even if they remain dementia-free, according to a study released online Wednesday by the American Academy of Neurology.
Thinness in midlife boosts later brittle bone risk

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are slimmer in middle age are at greater risk of having osteoporosis later in life, a new study confirms.
Eating nuts while pregnant may up kids' asthma risk

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily consumption of nut products during pregnancy increases the risk of childhood symptoms of asthma, according to research findings.
Experiences key to injury prevention for teens

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injury prevention programs for teens that evoke a strong emotional response and involve learning through experience, rather than classroom instruction, are more likely to get results, Canadian researchers say.
Sleep helps selectively preserve emotional memories

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sleep tends to help people better remember aspects of a negative event while allowing memory of background information to fade, researchers have found.
Researchers turn living cells into insulin-makers

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin-producing cells in a living mouse, improving symptoms of diabetes in a major step towards regenerative medicine.
Survey finds causes of cancer little understood

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - People in rich and poor countries alike have faulty understanding of what causes cancer and need better education on how to ward off the disease, according to an authoritative report issued on Wednesday.
Magnesium sulfate may help prevent cerebral palsy

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An infusion of magnesium sulfate given to pregnant women at risk for delivering prematurely may help prevent cerebral palsy in their offspring, suggest results of a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine this week.
Flying is a headache, literally, for many travelers

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Headaches associated with air travel appear to be a "huge and painful problem," Israeli researchers report.
Allergic reactions often triggered by nuts in kids

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of allergic reactions in children shows that most reactions occur at home, most are triggered by peanuts or cashews, and treatment is often delayed.
Fertility treatments induce gene mutations: study

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or another assisted fertility technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to conceive appears to increase the odds of Y-chromosome defects or "microdeletions" in male offspring, Chinese researchers report.
Rising uric acid levels tied to migraine drug

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In migraine patients, treatment with the drug topiramate (sold as Topamax) may result in increasing blood levels of uric acid, a study shows.
Tight glucose control for critically ill questioned

Fetched: August 27th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In critically ill adults, tight control of blood glucose (sugar) does not significantly reduce the risk of death in the hospital, research shows. This common practice does, however, substantially increase the risk of low blood glucose or "hypoglycemia."
Acupuncture may ease chronic headaches

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture may bring some added pain relief to people with chronic headaches, a new study suggests.
Toxic metals found in Ayurvedic meds sold online

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Traditional Ayurvedic medicines manufactured in the United States and India and sold via the Internet may contain unacceptable levels of lead, mercury or arsenic, researchers warn in a report released Tuesday.
Nuts and popcorn may prevent diverticulitis

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New findings from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study "refute the pervasive but unproven belief" that eating nuts, corn and popcorn is associated with diverticular complications, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Rabbit study offers clues to massage benefits

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Massage helps people feel better after strenuous exercise by actually pushing the inflammation out of stressed muscles, new research in animals suggests.
Canada says 12 dead in food poisoning outbreak

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Twelve people have now died out of 26 confirmed cases of food poisoning linked to deli meats produced at a plant owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc, Canadian health officials said Monday.
Infections may cause many premature births: study

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Undiagnosed infections may be causing a significant number of premature births, researchers reported on Monday after finding bacteria or fungi in 15 percent of the amniotic fluid samples taken from women in pre-term labor.
U.S. nonprofit hospitals face mounting pressure

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. nonprofit hospitals face mounting pressures that could adversely affect their bottomlines, according to reports released on Monday by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
US uninsured rate dips, poverty rate stable

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - The number of Americans without health insurance dropped modestly in 2007 and the poverty rate remained stable, while median household income rose slightly, the U.S. government reported on Tuesday.
Vaccine cures dangerous yeast infections in mice

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A vaccine helped mice fight off a life-threatening type of yeast infection, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that holds promise for preventing this severe condition as well as vaginal infections.
Optimism, mastery help cancer patients cope

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients who are optimistic are better able manage the severity of their pain, while those with a strong sense of mastery (control over their environment) can control their fatigue more effectively while also keeping pain severity in check, new research shows.
Medicare underestimated improper payments: report

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Medicare officials had undervalued the amount of improper payments made for medical equipment in 2006 because it failed to review sufficient medical documents, according to a government report.
Cholesterol extremes predict outcome in diabetes

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes, very low levels of LDL-cholesterol (the "bad" type), as well as very high levels, were associated with an increased risk of mortality and cancer, investigators report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Gait dysfunction common in cognitive impairment

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older patients with mild cognitive impairment often exhibit gait dysfunction, or difficulty walking, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Throat cancer increasing among white Americans

Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of throat cancer, or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, has risen steadily among white Americans over the past 3 decades, according to a new report.
Burning incense linked to respiratory cancers

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, researchers reported Monday.
Heavy MSG use increases risk of being overweight

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating foods that contain lots of monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavor enhancer frequently used in Asian cuisine, can make you fat, new research published in the journal Obesity suggests.
Gastric bypass surgery reverses metabolic syndrome

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, in extremely obese patients can be cured by gastric bypass surgery, according to the findings from a new study.
Kids follow parents' lead on fruits and vegetables

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who want their preschoolers to eat their fruits and vegetables should probably practice what they preach, a new study suggests.
STDs common among arrested teenagers

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers arrested for juvenile offenses have a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, so screening these teens soon after arrest may help catch many cases, a new study suggests.
Drug error rate low for assisted living patients

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Potentially harmful medication administration errors are very rare in assisted living settings, the result of a study of 12 facilities in three states suggests.
Gene found for rare and deadly childhood cancer

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a gene that causes most inherited forms of neuroblastoma, a rare and deadly form of childhood cancer, and say the discovery points to new treatments.
Heart function normal after early steroid exposure

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Steroid treatment given immediately before or after birth to reduce the rate and severity of chronic lung disease does not appear to harm cardiac function in children later on, according to a review of published studies by Dutch researchers.
Brain damage risk linked to migraine frequency

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Migraine patients who have frequent attacks or a long history of migraines have an increased risk of progressive brain damage according to findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers form the Netherlands in the current issue of Headache.
Immune drug tied to miscarriage in lupus patients

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide increases the risk of miscarriage in young women with systemic lupus erythematosus who have unplanned pregnancies, according to findings from a Brazilian study.
Reproductive factors affect breast cancer type

Fetched: August 25th, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Reproductive factors, such as breastfeeding and the age at which menstrual periods begin, have different effects on the types of breast cancer seen in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the journal Cancer.
Age alone not an exclusion factor for spine surgery

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a literature review support the belief that advanced age, in and of itself, should not be a contraindication for spine surgery.
Kidneys with small tumors okay for transplantation

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The availability of kidneys for transplantation could be increased by using kidneys removed for small, incidentally detected tumors, the results of an Australian study suggest.
Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study.
Brain stimulation improves memory in Alzheimer's

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Electrical stimulation of the brain may improve memory and recognition in elderly people who suffer from Alzheimer's disease, results of a study hint.
Major life changes may lead to chronic headache

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Major life changes may play a role in as many as a quarter of chronic daily headache cases that arise among otherwise healthy adult men and women, study findings suggest.
Exercise, limited TV time may keep kids trim

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who regularly exercise and limit their time in front of the TV and computer are much less likely to be overweight than their peers, a new study suggests.
DHEA may not boost brain power, well-being

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The hormone supplement DHEA is touted as an anti-aging panacea, but a new study suggests that it does nothing for healthy older adults' brain power or general well-being.
Plant-based flavonoids may cut ovarian cancer risk

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High consumption of two types of flavonoids -- antioxidant chemicals found in plant foods -- may help protect women from ovarian cancer, research from Italy suggests.
Yoga eases physical and mental menopause symptoms

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Yoga can reduce hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause, and also appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from India report.
Hormone replacement can improve life quality: study

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Hormone replacement therapy can improve the quality of a woman's life, easing the distress of hot flashes, sleep disturbances and restoring lost sexual functioning, researchers reported on Thursday.
Face transplants can work, studies show

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a French-Caribbean man disfigured by a rare tumour show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities, researchers said on Thursday.
Stress of war may help cause schizophrenia -study

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Pregnant women who live through wars are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a study linking prenatal stress with the mental illness.
New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis

Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 10:49pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.
U.S. measles cases at highest point since 1996

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - From January to July 2008, a total of 131 measles cases were reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highest number seen during the same 7-month period since 1996.
Steroid ointment eases boys' tight foreskin

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young boys with phimosis -- constriction of the foreskin opening that prevents it being retracted over the head of the penis -- can be treated successfully without surgery.
Fruit juices reduce effectiveness of some drugs

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking some medications with fruit juice can markedly reduce their effectiveness, according to findings reported at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Cool water bath boosts post-exercise recovery

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A dip in chilly water can help endurance athletes recover faster after a tough workout, while alternating between cold and hot water immersion is also beneficial, according to new research published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine.
Testosterone unproven as yet for women's sex woes

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women should not take testosterone to treat loss of sexual desire until there is good evidence it is safe -- and that it actually works -- a behavioral scientist warns in a new report.
Physical activity may lessen kidney cancer risk

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being active during adolescence and in adulthood appears to reduce the likelihood of developing kidney cancer later in life, a study shows.
Put sleep on back-to-school checklist, experts say

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For teenagers, summer often means staying up to all hours of the night and sleeping in the next day. That will, or should, all come to an end shortly as students head back to school, experts advise.
Kids who eat dairy have stronger bones as teens

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who get at least two servings of dairy products a day tend to have stronger bones as teenagers, a new study shows.
Brian surgery many help people with severe OCD

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that doesn't respond to drug treatment may find relief with brain surgery, according to a Swedish study. However, there are considerable risks with the procedure, called capsulotomy.
Even kids born near term may do poorly in school

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born just a few weeks too soon are more likely than full-term infants to have difficulties in kindergarten through the fifth grade, a study shows.
Some maternal deaths after c-section preventable

Fetched: August 21st, 2008, 5:52pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In most instances when a woman dies in childbirth in the developed world, the death could not be prevented; however, deaths among women undergoing cesarean delivery could be reduced with treatment to prevent blood clots, according to a new report.
To live longer, stay active, calm and organized

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A 50-year long study suggests that men and women who are active, emotionally calm, and organized, may live longer than people with less positive personality traits such as anxiousness, anger, or fearfulness.
Male infertility fix works for men over 40

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A varicocele, an enlargement of veins in the scrotum, can impair a man's fertility. Fortunately, surgery can correct the problem, and now a new study shows the procedure is just as effective for older men as it is for younger men.
College students often have suicidal thoughts

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A 2006 survey of roughly 26,000 college students in the US shows that over half have thought about suicide at least once during their lifetime.
Warm-up routine helps women avoid ACL injury

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female college soccer players can help protect themselves from injuring the key stabilizing ligament of the knee joint with a series of exercises that can be done in less than a half-hour, a new study shows.
Kids' ear infections may fuel weight gain

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with a history of painful ear infections may be at increased risk of being overweight later in life, according to research presented this week at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Married-single health gap becoming narrower

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many studies have shown that married people tend to be in better health than singles, but that gap has been steadily narrowing in the U.S., a new study shows.
Alexander technique does help back pain: study

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Chronic back pain can be eased by teaching the Alexander technique, an alternative therapy involving learning better posture, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Stem cell test to help treat bowel cancer

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer, allowing for tailored treatment that should improve patients' chances of survival.
Verbally aggressive mothers also more controlling

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who are generally "verbally aggressive" also tend to try to tightly control their children's activities -- possibly creating behavior problems instead of preventing them, a small study suggests.
Fenofibrate and CoQ may lessen diabetic heart risk

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cholesterol-lowering product fenofibrate in combination with the popular supplement coenzyme Q10, or CoQ, appears to have beneficial effects for people with type 2 diabetes and mildly impaired heart function, researchers report.
Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.
Statin drugs not linked to increased cancer risk

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The so-called statin drugs that lower cholesterol so well do not lead to a greater risk of developing cancer, a new study indicates.
Preeclampsia may up risk of kidney disease

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) later in life -- although the absolute risk is small -- new research suggests.
Brain changes seen in former anorexics

Fetched: August 20th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women who suffered from anorexia during their teen years have persistent changes in the structure of their brains, and deficits in cognition, if they haven't fully recovered from the illness, according to Canadian investigators.
Study confirms berberine benefits for diabetics

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Berberine, an herbal medicine commonly used to treat diarrhea, can also significantly reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes, Chinese researchers report based on a study they conducted.
Cheerleading a prime cause of serious injuries

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cheerleading is behind a greater share of severe injuries in student-athletes than previously thought, according to a new report.
Arsenic exposure linked to type 2 diabetes

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to low-to-moderate levels of inorganic arsenic in drinking water and food may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study released Tuesday, which found that individuals with diabetes had higher levels of arsenic in their urine compared to individuals without diabetes.
Shared sperm donor families may seek genetic link

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a family is created through sperm donor insemination, it is likely that other families exist who share the same sperm donor. Results of a new survey suggest that most sperm-donor inseminated parents seeking contact with other families who share the same donor may be interested in creating a genetic family for their children.
Bigger belly may up smokers' lung cancer risk

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers who carry more weight around their waistlines may be at greater risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.
Longer lives don't mean more disability: study

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More and more people are living into their 90s and beyond, but that may not mean a large cost to society in terms of medical care, a new study suggests.
Silver-coated ventilator tubes cut pneumonia risk

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ventilator tubes treated with silver to reduce infections cut the risk of pneumonia in gravely ill patients by 36 percent compared with similar, untreated tubes, researchers reported on Tuesday.
B vitamins fail to curb risks in heart patients

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Reducing levels of the amino acid homocysteine with folic acid and B vitamins failed to prevent serious complications in patients with heart disease, Norwegian researchers said on Tuesday.
Chicken collagen may ease rheumatoid arthritis

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The protein collagen derived from chickens is nearly as effective as low doses of the drug methotrexate in reducing pain and stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Chinese investigators found in a study.
Impotence drug treats prostate enlargement: study

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Impotence drugs may be able to help reduce the symptoms caused by enlarged prostates, such as trouble urinating, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Merck Vioxx study was for marketing: researchers

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A 1999 clinical study that Merck & Co Inc said was done to test side effects of its now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was done primarily to support a marketing campaign before its launch, according to researchers.
FBI admits missteps, but defends anthrax probe

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI officials defended on Monday the scientific evidence linking a U.S. Army scientist who committed suicide to the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, but acknowledged missteps occurred early in its investigation.
Early respiratory disease linked to later anxiety

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Respiratory illness in early childhood is associated with an increased risk of anxiety disorders in adulthood, study findings suggest.
Amputation risk still high for type 1 diabetics

Fetched: August 19th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of having a foot or leg amputated remains high among patients with type 1 or "insulin-dependent" diabetes, according to findings from a Swedish study.
Low levels of vitamin D boost hip fracture risk

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women with higher concentrations of vitamin D in their blood are less likely to sustain hip fractures, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Chewing gum after surgery may keep you regular

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Chewing gum after colon surgery appears to speed up the return of normal bowel function, British researchers said on Monday.
Video games enhance skill of laparoscopic surgeons

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Laparoscopic surgeons who play video games requiring spatial skills and dexterity are faster and less prone to error when performing advanced surgical procedures, researchers reported on Sunday at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Boston.
Mental illness may up risk of postpartum suicide

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New mothers with a history of depression or other psychiatric disorders appear more likely than other women to attempt suicide soon after giving birth, a new study suggests.
Drowning risk much higher for people with epilepsy

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with epilepsy are up to 19-times more likely to drown than people without the condition, according to a new analysis of existing research.
Adolescents would pay to have acne-free skin

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a testament to how much teenagers are bothered by acne, a study released today shows that many would be willing to pay a considerable amount to be acne-free.
Poor teen sleep habits may raise blood pressure

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who don't sleep well or long enough may be at increased risk for developing high blood pressure (also called hypertension), which could herald heart disease later on, according to a study published today.
New cardio risk factors seen after joint surgery

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In addition to confirming previously identified risk factors for cardiovascular complications after total joint replacement surgery, researchers have now found that bilateral (involving both sides of the body, such as two hip or knee replacements), as well as revision operations, are associated with increased risk.
Pneumonia vaccination important for diabetics

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers from Denmark say they have "strong evidence" that diabetes is associated with a 25 percent to 75 percent increase in the relative risk of hospitalization due to pneumonia.
Elderly less likely to be sent to trauma centers

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Age bias at least partially explains why elderly trauma patients are less likely than younger patients to be transported to designated trauma centers, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery.
West Nile victims usually recovery within 1 year

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients infected with West Nile virus generally recover normal mental and physical function within 1 year after symptoms begin, although the presence of other diseases significantly slows recovery and worsens prognosis, according to a study in Canada.
Lung transplant results good in CF patients

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lung transplants generally lead to good long-term results in patients with cystic fibrosis, UK researchers report in the current issue of the journal Thorax.
Blood test predicts preterm delivery

Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 6:35pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increased blood levels of free fatty acids, a key energy source for the body, may help identify pregnant women who are risk for preterm delivery, researchers report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Heart disease risk soars with obesity, diabetes

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime, a new study shows.
High PCB exposure tied to diabetes risk

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have been exposed to high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may face an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.
Stroke treatment still very often delayed

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stroke victims frequently fail to seek emergency treatment promptly enough, and even when they do get to the ER quickly, their treatment is often delayed, a new study shows.
Living with unrelated adults can put kids at risk

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschool children are more likely to die accidentally when an unrelated adult shares their living space, a study suggests.
Red Bull drink lifts stroke risk: Australian study

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday.
FDA approves 1st therapy to help ease Huntington's

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials have approved the first drug aimed at easing symptoms of Huntington's disease, an incurable neurological disorder that can cause uncontrollable movements.
Mom's fish oil intake doesn't up 7-year-old's IQ

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving a pregnant woman supplemental omega-3 fatty acids does not appear to influence her child's overall intelligence at the age of 7, but it may benefit certain aspects of the child's cognitive function, Norwegian researchers report.
Boys more likely than girls to outgrow asthma

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys may be more likely than girls to have childhood asthma, but they are also more likely to grow out of it during adolescence, a new study shows.
Drug edges nicotine patch for smoking cessation

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The anti-smoking drug Chantix appears more effective than the nicotine patch in helping people stop smoking, European and U.S. researchers report.
Birth control affects sexiness of a man's scent

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Birth control pills may affect how appealing a woman finds a man's scent -- potentially steering her toward a mate who is genetically similar to her, according to British researchers.
Childhood eczema tied to asthma risk later

Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 7:51pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with the allergic skin condition eczema are at increased risk of developing asthma well into adulthood, according to a decades-long study.
Hospitalization increases fracture risk in elderly

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of fracture in elderly people is more than tripled during the year following a hospital admission, according to findings from the Health Aging and Body Composition Study.
Large waistlines associated with stroke risk

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), a brief episode of mild stroke symptoms, according to a study from Germany published Thursday in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Living near highway tied to adverse birth outcomes

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living near a highway may raise a pregnant woman's risk of premature delivery or having a low birth weight baby and, counterintuitively, affluent moms-to-be seem to be more vulnerable to highway pollution than their less well-off counterparts.
Lack of tummy time may slow infant development

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants who spend too much time on their backs have an increased risk of developing a misshapen head along with certain developmental delays, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) warns in a statement issued this month.
Stress makes allergies worse and last longer

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK - (Reuters Health) - Psychological stress and anxiety can make seasonal allergy attacks worse and linger longer, according to research presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Boston.
Smog-related deaths set to soar in Canada

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Smog-related deaths are set to soar to more than 700,000 in Canada over the next two decades, the Canadian Medical Association said on Wednesday.
More than 80 pct of Indonesia bird flu cases die

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Late diagnosis and treatment means that more than 80 percent of people infected with H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia have died, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Parkinson's disease surgery raises suicide risk

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Suicidal behavior is a potential risk of deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease, suggest the results of a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
Combo of diabetes drugs may increase mortality

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combination treatment for type 2 diabetes using two classes of drugs -- metformin and sulfonylureas -- may increase the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular disease and mortality, according to a report in the current issue of Diabetes Care.
Spices may lessen consequences of high blood sugar

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes may want to start spicing up their diets, if new lab research findings prove true in humans.
Global warming could worsen allergies: report

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If your hayfever becomes worse than ever this fall, you might be able to blame global warming, a new research review suggests.
Child care bites common, but rarely infectious

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Placing your young bundle of joy into childcare will exposes him or her to potential bites from other children, but a Canadian group reports these bites rarely break the skin and pose a minimal risk of infection.
Hormone drug increases stroke risk in women

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with tibolone, a drug with hormone-like effects, reduces the risk of fractures and the risk of breast and colon cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, but also seems to increase the risk of stroke, according to the results of the Long-Term Intervention on Fractures with Tibolone (LIFT) trial.
Team examines new risk factors for seniors' falls

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boston researchers have launched a study to examine how three "poorly understood" risk factors contribute to falls among older people.
Americans appear to be drinking less alcohol

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The overall consumption of alcohol is declining among Americans, new research suggests. However, there does not appear to be any significant decline in alcohol-related disorders.
CDC:140,000 bad reactions to antibiotics each year

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bad reactions to antibiotics, mostly allergic ones, send people to U.S. emergency rooms more than 140,000 times each year, government researchers reported on Wednesday.
School program helps kids exposed to violence

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A school-based mental health program for children exposed to armed political conflict in Indonesia reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and "helped maintain hope," according to a study in a theme issue on violence and human rights in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
REFILE: Breast cancer treatment knowledge lacking

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

[Corrects story posted Aug 12, 2008. In paragraph 10, sentence 2, "uninformed" has been changed to "informed."]
Reflex may trigger cough in cystic fibrosis patients

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), potentially serious chronic heartburn, is common in patients with cystic fibrosis, but it does not appear to be brought about by coughing; in fact, it may be the other way around, Belgian investigators report in the medical journal Gut.
Gestational diabetes ups cardiovascular risk

Fetched: August 14th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women who develop diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, also referred to as gestational diabetes, have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, compared with women without gestational diabetes, according to the results of a Canadian study published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Eating disorder risk high in young active women

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young female athletes or those with high levels of physical activity seem to be more vulnerable to eating disorders than their less athletic peers, a study suggests.
Gene variations linked to anxiety susceptibility

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Variations in a gene that regulates the brain chemical dopamine may help explain why some people are more prone to anxiety than others, a new study suggests.
Benefits of weight loss maintained in diabetes

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The therapeutic benefits achieved by loosing weight soon after type 2 diabetes is diagnosed are sustained, even if patients eventually regain the weight, according to the results of research conducted at Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Portland, Oregon.
Binge-drinking tied to birth defect risk

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who binge-drink early in pregnancy may raise their risk of having a baby with an oral cleft, a new study shows.
Breast cancer treatment knowledge lacking

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women poorly understand the risks and benefits of breast cancer treatment options, researchers report.
Half of all Americans have poor eyesight

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Half of all Americans have some sort of vision problem, mostly myopia or astigmatism, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
New bird flu strain found in Nigeria: UN's FAO

Fetched: August 12th, 2008, 9:49pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of H5N1 bird flu has shown up among birds in Africa in a worrying development, the United Nations Foo

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