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• Obstetricians urge pregnant women to get flu shots

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With flu season fast approaching, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a statement today reminding women -- including those who are pregnant -- to get vaccinated against influenza now.

• Diet supplement may undercut breast cancer therapy

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Genistein, a popular soy-based dietary supplement, can wipe out the effectiveness of a mainstay of breast cancer treatment known as aromatase inhibitor therapy, researchers warn based on animal experiments.

• Narcotic patch effective for severe cancer pain

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A patch delivering buprenorphine, a potent narcotic painkiller, appears to be effective and safe for patients with severe cancer-related pain, European investigators report.

• Minorities less likely to plan for end-of-life care

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black and Hispanic adults who are terminally ill are less likely than their white counterparts to have a plan in place for end-of-life care, a new study suggests.

• Labels urged for caffeinated energy drinks

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Warnings should be put on high-caffeine drinks, experts at Johns Hopkins are recommending.

• Study links birth size and breast cancer

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.

• Glucosamine and chondroitin don't slow arthritis

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two hugely popular supplements used to fight arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, do not seem to work any better than placebo to slow the loss of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis, researchers reported on Monday.

• FDA: No Lou Gehrig's disease risk with statins

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An analysis of dozens of studies found the widely used statin cholesterol drugs do not increase the risk of Lou Gehrig's disease, U.S. health officials said on Monday.

• Sponge count often off after surgery

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The routine count of sponges and instruments used and retrieved during surgery comes up with a discrepancy in 1 in 8 operations, investigators report. However, almost always the missing items are found before any harm is done.

• Radiosurgery for brain cancer OK for elderly

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People 75 years of age and older with cancer that has spread to the brain respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery, according to a recent report.

• Bone health a concern in teen boys with anorexia

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescent boys with anorexia have low bone mineral density (BMD) at multiple sites, researchers report. This is worrying because adolescence is a critical time for attaining peak bone mass, they point out.

• Low-dose Pill may clear acne in women

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with moderate acne may benefit from a low-dose oral contraceptive containing drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol, according to results of a multicenter trial conducted in the US.

• Several factors up childbirth hemorrhage risk

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An increased risk of severe hemorrhage during or following childbirth is seen with older age, emergency and elective cesarean delivery, southeast Asian ethnicity, and several other factors, researchers in Norway report.

• Combo training helpful for heart failure patients

  Fetched: September 30th, 2008, 8:57pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with chronic heart failure, combined endurance and resistance training leads to better exercise capacity, muscle strength, and quality of life than endurance training alone, a study shows.

• More older Americans screened for colon cancer

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows.

• Rapid fire-ant sting desensitization OK in kids

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young children who have severe allergic reactions to stings from fire ants can be desensitized in a one-day "rush" protocol, according to a new report.

• Ozone pollution more dangerous to some

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's not just the elderly who vulnerable to the ill effects of air pollution, new research suggests.

• Bladder problems keep women out of sports

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A weak bladder keeps many women from taking part in recreational sports, according to an Italian study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

• Early drinking linked to alcohol dependence risk

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who try alcohol for the first time before age 15 are more likely to become dependent on it, new research shows.

• Medicaid long-term health care costs to soar

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fueled by the needs of a growing elderly population, spending on long-term health care under the Medicaid program will soar in the next 20 years, a report released Monday predicted.

• Guidelines alert heart patients to depression risk

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heart patients should be screened routinely for depression, a common complication that can make a second heart attack more likely, according to guidelines released by the American Heart Association on Monday.

• Exercise may help people with irritable bowel

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular exercise may relieve constipation in people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, according to a study in the International Journal of Sports Medicine.

• Intestine liner helps weight loss, U.S. firm says

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. company is developing a removable liner for the intestine that mimics some aspects of weight-loss surgery, offering obese people a nonsurgical way to drop weight and combat the most common form of diabetes.

• [RGLT] - Lilly's Alimta OK'd as front-line lung cancer drug

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  BOSTON (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co on Monday said it has won U.S. approval for its drug Alimta as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced lung cancer.

• Miniature heart pump used successfully in kids

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors at St. Louis Children's Hospital have used miniaturized heart-assist devices in children, to keep them alive while they await a heart transplant.

• Kidney decline linked to cognitive impairment

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In older adults, mental abilities seem decline as kidney function drops, according to the results of two new studies.

• Statins may impede muscle repair and regeneration

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lab experiments indicate that high doses of the popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs reduce the ability of progenitor muscle cells to multiply and then repair and regenerate damaged muscles.

• Many cancer patients forgo painkillers

  Fetched: September 29th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to 80 percent of cancer patients who undergo radiation treatment do not take medications to combat pain, a new study indicates.

• Doctors not prescribing exercise for blood pressure

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When doctors tell patients with high blood pressure to get some exercise, most of them listen -- yet too few doctors are doing so, a new study suggests.

• Weight loss surgery boosts testosterone levels

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Health) - After obese men have gastric bypass surgery, their testosterone levels almost double in the following year, according to a study reported here at the XIII World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO).

• Black women more likely to regret sterilization

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women who undergo tubal sterilization to prevent future pregnancies are more likely than their white counterparts to regret the decision, a new study suggests.

• Omega-6 fatty acid intake tied to breast cancer

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Substances called heterocyclic amines (HAs) found in cooked meat and fish don't appear to boost a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, Swedish researchers report.

• Mirror trick shows promise as stroke therapy

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - Using a mirror to create the illusion that a person's paralyzed limb moves in tandem with a healthy one appears to speed recovery from stroke, a Japanese researcher said Friday.

• Quick check-up helps parents handle terrible twos

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Brief, tailored "check ups" for at-risk families can help reduce young children's problem behavior, a new study published in the journal Child Development confirms.

• Free mammography still carries some costs

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-income women who receive free mammography screening still shoulder some personal costs to have the procedure -- which may help explain continuing disparities in breast cancer screening, results of a U.S. government study suggest.

• Liraglutide beats glimepiride for diabetes control

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study, a daily shot of liraglutide proved more effective than the conventional pill glimepiride (Amaryl) in reducing blood sugar levels in patients in the early stages of type 2 diabetes.

• Low-dose hormone therapy unlikely to improve skin

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women's facial wrinkles and sagging skin are not improved by a long-term, low-dose regimen of hormone therapy, a new study suggests.

• C-section cuts risk of hepatitis B transmission

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can lower their odds of transmitting the virus to their baby by electing to deliver by cesarean section rather than vaginally, a study suggests.

• Inhaled steroids may have benefits beyond the lung

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study, older asthmatic women using inhaled steroids were significantly less likely to die from any cause over 5 years compared to comparable women not using inhaled steroids.

• Sex bias seen in control of cancer pain

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - How well pain is managed in people with cancer apparently differs between men and women, new research hints.

• Engerix hep B vaccine may raise risk of MS in kids

  Fetched: September 26th, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although most hepatitis B vaccines do not seem to increase the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in children, use of one particular brand -- Engerix B (GlaxoSmithKline) -- may, according to findings from a study conducted in France.

• Prescription opioids in home put children at risk

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Thousands of very young children is exposed to powerful painkillers, such as OxyContin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (acetaminophen and hydrocodone), they find in their homes every year, new research shows.

• Lower IQ seen in kids born via fertility treatment

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a relatively small study suggest that children conceived using a fertility technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may have slightly lower IQ scores than children conceived naturally or with in vitro fertilization (IVF).

• Regular exercise may reduce delirium risk

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Participating in an activity, especially regular physical exercise, appears to protect hospitalized elderly patients from developing delirium, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

• Living near asbestos plant raises cancer risk

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have ever lived a short distance from an asbestos-manufacturing plant may have an elevated risk of a rare form of cancer, a new study suggests.

• Working days harder on policewomen's mental health

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Working the night shift may have different effects on male and female police officers' mental health, new research shows.

• Flu vaccine delivered into lungs gives better

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Delivering flu vaccines straight into the lungs instead of through routine injections could trigger a far stronger immune response, a study has found.

• Saudi project hopes to put Arabs on genetic map

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi researchers have mapped the first Arab genome in a project to put the Arab world on the global genetic map and improve healthcare.

• Countries should test Chinese dairy products: WHO

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) urged national food safety authorities on Thursday to test Chinese dairy products for health risks before slapping on import bans or recalls.

• Fish in children's diet cuts eczema risk: study

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

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• Collaborative charts help older patients track meds

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A simple chart can help older people taking multiple medications to stay organized, new research shows.

• aRaloxifene reduces risk of endometrial cancer

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While raloxifene and tamoxifen are similarly effective in reducing breast cancer risk, raloxifene also appears to lower the risk of developing endometrial cancer, researchers report in the September 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

• Profit motivated cigarette placement in movies

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Financially lucrative commercial collaborations between tobacco companies and major motion picture studios beginning in the late 1920s are responsible for the smoking imagery so prevalent in "classic" movies, investigators report in the BMJ specialist journal Tobacco Control.

• Geriatric patients benefit from cochlear implants

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The improvements in hearing and quality of life achieved with cochlear implants in older patients is on a par with that experienced by younger patients, new research suggests.

• Many U.S. kids not receiving flu vaccine

  Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just one in five children between 6 and 23 months of age were fully vaccinated against influenza during the 2006-2007 season, according to findings in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released Thursday.

• Calcium in pregnancy shields fetus from lead risks

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking calcium supplements during pregnancy reduces a woman's blood levels of lead, and thus the danger that her fetus will be exposed to the toxic metal, new research conducted in Mexico shows.

• Cesarean section linked to allergy in children

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children who have a parent with allergies or asthma, delivery cesarean section appears to increase the odds that they will develop allergic rhinitis and atopy -- but not asthma -- US researchers report.

• Blacks have higher mortality after liver surgery

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American patients are approximately twice as likely as their Caucasian counterparts to die following major liver surgery, or hepatectomy, U.S. researchers report.

• Dietary trans fatty acids may be linked to fetal loss

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Trans fatty acids, the much maligned 'solid' fats implicated as artery-clogging contributors to cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of fetal death during pregnancy, study findings suggest.

• Whole grains, leafy greens may lower diabetes risk

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet filled with plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and low-fat dairy may help people lower their risk of type 2 diabetes, regardless of their race or ethnicity, a new study suggests.

• C-section affects mothers' brain response to baby

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who deliver by cesarean section may not experience the same brain alterations during childbirth as do women who deliver vaginally and this, in turn, may affect their response to their infants' cries, a small study suggests.

• Antioxidant cream guards skin from UV damage

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cream containing vitamin C, vitamin E and ferulic acid protects the skin from sun damage and reduces cancer-associated mutations in skin cells, new research shows.

• Study links some antibiotic use to cerebral palsy

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - A once-used practice of giving antibiotics to some women at risk of premature birth may have increased the odds their children will develop cerebral palsy and other problems, British researchers said on Thursday.

• China health scandal spreads to ice-cream, yoghurt

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong ordered the recall of a Chinese company's products on Thursday after tests found eight out of 30 of its dairy offerings, including milk, ice cream and yoghurt, were contaminated with melamine.

• Cystic fibrosis treatments improving

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Improvements in the treatment of cystic fibrosis during early childhood have led to fewer serious infections and stable lung function between ages 6 and 12 years, according to a study conducted at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Ohio.

• Kidneys from older donors function very well

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kidneys taken from living donors over the age of 55 and transplanted into older patients with kidney failure resulted in "excellent outcomes" in both individuals, according to data from the Organ Procurement Transplant Network/United Network for Organ Sharing.

• Resistant microbe often seen with genital abscess

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abscesses of the vulva, the area around the opening of the vagina, often contain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

• Mental processing slightly reduced in diabetic kids

  Fetched: September 18th, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with type 1 diabetes appear to have somewhat lower than normal scores across most domains of intellectual processing, or "cognition," according to findings in the Diabetes Care. Because the deficits are so small, the researchers note, they are unlikely to have any real relevance for the patient.

• Oxycontin may hook teens more easily than adults

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The powerful painkiller Oxycontin may be even more addictive for adolescents than it is for adults, new research in mice suggests.

• Audio relaxation program helps lower blood pressure

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Listening to an audio relaxation program may help lower blood pressure in the elderly m

• Negative colon cancer test makes 5-year risk low

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If the results of an initial colonoscopy indicates there are no polyps or cells that appear irregular, which may eventually become cancerous, the odds that a malignancy will develop within the next 5 years is "extremely low," according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine.

• Half of normal-weight adults may still be too fat

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with body mass indexes (BMI) that fall into the normal range may still have to be concerned about obesity, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic warns.

• Bed chothes that cover head may increase SIDS risk

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preventing bedclothes from covering the face or head of a sleeping infant may decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, commonly referred to as SIDS, researchers report.

• First-time moms want education on life with baby

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many new mothers wish they had learned not only about what to expect from childbirth, but from life with their first baby as well, according to a new study.

• Training may spur airway damage in elite swimmers

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Years of hard training may be to blame for the higher-than-average rates of asthma that are seen in elite swimmers, the results of a new study suggest.

• China toxic milk powder kills 3, thousands sick

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday a third infant had died after drinking contaminated milk and the number sick had leapt to many thousands, while an official said the health threat was concealed for at least a month.

• FDA bans dozens of Ranbaxy-made generic drugs

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials have banned dozens of drugs made by Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd after the generic drugmaker failed to fix numerous record-keeping and other operational problems, although the medications themselves are considered safe.

• Flu vaccine in pregnancy benefits mother and child

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study conducted in Bangladesh, pregnant women who were give an inactivated influenza vaccine during their third trimester of pregnancy provided "a considerable two-for-one benefit" to mothers and their infants, according to researchers.

• Pros of contraceptive injection outweigh bone risk

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The potential bone loss that may occur with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), a long-acting, injectable contraceptive introduced in 1992, should not deter doctors from prescribing the agent when it seems appropriate, according to a Committee Opinion issued by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

• Radiation toxicity rates differ by ethnic subgroup

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters Health) -Among patients undergoing chemoradiation following surgery for locally advanced stomach cancer, Ashkenazi Jews experience more treatment toxicities than do Sephardic Jews, according to a report presented here at the 33rd Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

• Heart attack risk rises with intensity of exercise

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Physical exertion may trigger the onset of heart attack in a "dose-response fashion", that is, the risk increases with the intensity of physical exertion, according to study published in the European Heart Journal.

• Vitamin D drug useful for kidney disease

  Fetched: September 17th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with paricalcitol, a drug that activates the cell receptor for vitamin D, can reduce the inflammation and the protein loss that occurs with chronic kidney disease, the results of a small study suggest. This may help explain why activation of the vitamin D receptor has been linked to improved survival.

• Heated car seat may be too hot for men

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heated seats are a luxury in some cars, but they may be a little too hot for men, a preliminary study suggests.

• Early daycare linked to lower asthma risk

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who attend daycare may have a lower risk of developing asthma later on, particularly if they start daycare between the ages of 6 and 12 months, a new study suggests.

• Plastics chemical tied to heart disease, diabetes

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - A study has for the first time linked a common chemical used in everyday products such as plastic drink containers and baby bottles to health problems, specifically heart disease and diabetes.

• Breastfeeding may boost post-baby weight loss

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New moms may be better able to return to their pre-pregnancy weight by exclusively breastfeeding their infants, according to new research.

• Healthy lifestyle raises beneficial enzyme: study

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sweeping lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can raise the body's levels of an enzyme closely involved in controlling the aging process, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

• Varicose vein treatment eases hunger for pigs

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A treatment for varicose veins helped cut the appetites of healthy, growing pigs and might offer a less radical alternative to weight-loss surgery for obese people, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

• Older emphysema drug linked to heart deaths

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug once commonly used for emphysema and other forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may raise the risk of heart death by a third, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

• Good asthma control in pregnancy important: study

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to a new study.

• Online-mediated syphilis testing shows promise

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study suggest that online-mediated syphilis testing is helpful in detecting syphilis in gay men.

• Marathoners show higher-than-expected heart risks

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some older marathon runners may have a greater chance of suffering a heart attack than their risk factors belie, new research suggests.

• More hand-washing won't curb hospital infections

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although hand hygiene is an important method of hospital infection control, increasing the frequency of hand washing by doctors and other healthcare workers does not necessarily result in commensurate reductions in staphylococcal infections, according a new study.

• Statin use suboptimal among elderly heart patients

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs by elderly patients with clogged arteries or "atherosclerosis" remains suboptimal despite improvements in the last 10 years, according to a study conducted in Canada.

• Effective drugs help curb diabetes deaths

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - UK researchers say more effective control of blood fats, blood sugar, and blood pressure may have contributed to recent declines in early mortality in people with type 2 diabetes.

• Depressed, abused moms more likely to spank kids

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who are depressed and in an abusive relationship are more likely than other moms to spank their children, a new study shows.

• Gastric bypass beats band for faster weight loss

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastric bypass surgery is more likely to result in successful weight loss, both short and long term, than is gastric banding, according to one of the first head-to-head comparisons of the two most commonly used surgeries in obese patients.

• Gastric stimulator induces weight loss in diabetics

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastric electrical stimulation using the Tantalus system (MetaCure Ltd) can potentially improve glucose control and induce weight loss in obese type 2 diabetic patients who are poorly controlled with oral antidiabetic medication, according to preliminary study results reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Rome.

• Coffee creamer faulted as putting infants at risk

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brand of coffee creamer that features a logo of a mother bear and cub is being mistakenly fed to infants whose parents think it is a substitute for breast milk, according to researchers in Laos.

• Gene mutation underlies some mad cow disease: study

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in cattle and its discovery may help shed light on where the epidemic started, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.

• Lawmakers investigate Wyeth vitamin claims

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers are investigating advertising claims by Wyeth that promote its Centrum Cardio vitamin as a cholesterol-lowering product, according to a letter to the company released on Friday.

• Gene variant raises skin cancer risk-study

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  LONDON (Reuters Life!) - People who carry a certain genetic variation are much more likely to develop the most dangerous form of skin cancer, Portuguese researchers said on Monday.

• Sun damage impairs skin's response to estrogen

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sun exposure may contribute to skin aging by blunting the skin's ability to produce collagen in response to estrogen, new research published in the Archives of Dermatology suggests.

• Outer ear prosthesis aids speech recognition

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A prosthetic outer ear not only improves the appearance of a damaged ear but also seems to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according a study released today.

• Migraine may be a risk factor for blood clots

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings of a new study suggest that, contrary to what some researchers have hypothesized, migraine is not associated with atherosclerosis, also referred to as harding of the arteries, but it may be a risk factor for blood clots in the veins.

• Diabetes linked to poor weight loss with surgery

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese individuals with diabetes lose less weight with gastric bypass surgery than do their peers without diabetes, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, report.

• Bombs cause unique abdominal damage

  Fetched: September 16th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that a unique pattern of injury is seen with abdominal trauma after terrorist bombing. In particular, bowel injuries are more common in this situation than after gunshot wounds or automobile accidents.

• Smoking during pregnancy shows mixed effects

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking during pregnancy appears to affect children's birthweight, and possibly their risk of becoming overweight, but it may not directly harm other aspects of physical and cognitive development, a large study suggests.

• Broccoli may be especially good for COPD patients

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer with the chronic breathing disorder known as COPD may benefit from a second helping of broccoli at dinner, research published today suggests.

• Higher BMI may reduce chemotherapy response

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that overweight patients with operable breast cancer are less likely than their normal-weight peers to achieve a complete response with chemotherapy.

• Nicotine gum may whiten teeth too

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nicotine gum may not only help some smokers quit, but may give them a whiter smile as well, a study suggests.

• Kids need vigorous activity for best bone health

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - To build strong bones, boys and girls may need at least 25 minutes of vigorous exercise daily, a new study in Pediatrics shows.

• Mealtime help cuts weight loss in residential care

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Individualized attention during daily meals and snacks in between minimizes weight loss among long-stay nursing home residents, researchers report.

• Strict Mediterranean diet offers big health boost

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - Sticking strictly to a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables offers substantial protection against cancer, heart disease and other major chronic illnesses, Italian researchers said on Friday.

• Fat forms faster with fructose, study shows

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  TORONTO (Reuters) - High fructose corn syrup has been blamed for North America's obesity crisis -- unfairly, the Corn Refiners Association is charging in a new public relations campaign. But is there any scientific evidence to support the claims made about the popular sweetener and the fructose it contains?

• New way to protect against heart damage explored

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An enzyme that helps the body break down alcohol also works to limit damage during a heart attack, and an experimental drug can crank up this protective role, scientists said on Thursday.

• Staph infection implicated in some SIDS cases

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of an autopsy study indicate that in about 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases, the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus can be found in normally sterile sites.

• Abdomen fat tied to high blood pressure in women

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of African Americans and Hispanic Americans, the fat inside the abdominal cavity, known as "visceral adipose tissue,, was associated with high blood pressure in women.

• Stress may increase the risk of breast cancer

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study support an interaction between severe life events, psychological distress, and breast cancer. The findings appear in the online BioMed Central journal BMC Cancer.

• BMI linked with runners' gallbladder disease risk

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of over 40,000 runners, body mass index (BMI) was positively related to the risk of gallbladder disease, while running speed and distance and cardiorespiratory fitness were inversely tied to the risk.

• Anemia makes heart failure more deadly

  Fetched: September 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a review study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology indicates that anemia, a deficiency of oxygen-carrying red blood cells, increases the risk of death in patients with chronic heart failure.

• Many colon cancer patients skip follow-up care

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of new research indicate that many older patients who survive colorectal cancer do not attend the guideline-recommended follow-up office visits or undergo carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing and colonoscopy.

• HIV racial disparities greatest for women, gay men

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blacks and Hispanics continue to be disproportionately affected by increasing rates of HIV infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today, with minority women and men who have sex with men at particularly high risk.

• Women respond better than men to antidepressant

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with major depression are more likely than men to achieve remission during treatment with citalopram, an antidepressant that belongs to a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), according to findings from the STAR*D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression) study.

• Weight doesn't hamper women's sexual activity

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high body mass index (BMI), indicating overweight or obesity, may not play a significant role in women's sexual activity, researchers report.

• Virginity pledges can be effective: study

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who take a pledge to remain a virgin until marriage may in fact be more likely than their peers to delay sex, according to a U.S. study.

• Mental disorder risk higher in gay, bisexual adults

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Homosexual and bisexual men and women may face higher risks of depression, substance abuse and suicidal behavior than heterosexuals do, a new study suggests.

• REFILE: Nicotine nasal spray a no-go for teen smokers

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  [Corrects story posted Sep 10, 2008. The correct spelling of the investigator's name is Rubinstein (not Rubenstein)]

• Intensive diabetes program has lasting effects

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 2 diabetes who took part in a multi-pronged weight management program lost weight and were able to keep it off long-term, new research shows.

• Baby dies as milk powder scare spreads in China

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China is probing the death of a baby and the development of kidney stones in dozens of others who may have drunk the same milk formula, a grim reminder of a milk-powder scandal that killed 13 infants four years ago.

• Herpes drug may help control AIDS virus

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cheap, generic drug long used to treat herpes may also help control the AIDS virus, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

• Indonesian man dies of bird flu, brings toll to 112

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian man from Tangerang, a satellite town near the capital Jakarta, has died of bird flu, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 112, a Health Ministry official said on Thursday.

• Asia poverty level down, child health poor-UN

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Asia is making progress in reducing extreme poverty but faces an uphill battle to improve child nutrition and lower child mortality rates, the United Nations said on Thursday.

• Condom ring-tone a hit in India

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  CHENNAI, India (Reuters Health) - A ring-tone that sings "condom, condom, condom" has attracted over 270,000 downloads since its launch last month and has spread the message of safe sex to many more mobile phone users in India and abroad.

• Obese have minimal heartbeat response to stress

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to their expectations, British researchers have found that when exposed to psychological stress, obese people show smaller changes in their heart rate compared with normal-weight individuals.

• Sleep position may cause apnea in stroke patients

  Fetched: September 11th, 2008, 9:51pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stroke patients spend most of their time asleep on their backs, which may contribute to a breathing problem called sleep apnea, according to findings reported in the journal Stroke.

• Antioxidant shows promise for "chemo-brain"

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new animal study suggests that antioxidant therapy may prevent the memory and attention problems that plague many cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

• Cannabis linked to earlier psychosis onset

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers from Spain have found a strong and independent link between cannabis use and the onset of psychosis at a younger age. The association, they say, cannot be explained by chance, and is not related to gender or the use of other drugs. It is, however, related to the amount of cannabis used.

• Arthroscopic surgery not useful for knee arthritis

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a clinical trial suggest that arthroscopic surgery provides no advantages over rigorous physical therapy and drug treatment for treating age-related osteoarthritis of the knee.

• Critical shortage of internal medicine MDs foreseen

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only 23 percent of U.S. medical students plan to practice internal medicine and just 2 percent intend to become general practitioners, leading to a possible healthcare crisis, researchers reported on Tuesday.

• Medical "home" plan cut hospital admissions: study

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new system that assigned a medical "home" to patients, usually a primary care practice, cut hospital admissions by 20 percent and costs by 7 percent, according to a report published on Wednesday.

• Bacteria glue points to superbug vaccine: scientist

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - A sticky glue secreted by drug-resistant bacteria could help scientists develop an effective vaccine against "superbugs," U.S. researchers told a conference on Wednesday.

• Survival rates rise in childhood blood cancers

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Survival rates have improved in the United States for children with three common types of blood cancer since the 1990s, thanks to improved treatment, researchers in Germany said on Tuesday.

• Higher risk of death for HK's poor on bad air days

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Poor people in Hong Kong have a higher risk of death when air pollution is bad, a seven-year study has found.

• Baby milk powder suspected in China health scare

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese hospital has received 14 kidney stone patients, all infants under 11 months who drank the same brand of milk formula, reviving memories of a milk-powder scandal that killed at least 13 babies.

• Early diabetes treatment key for long term health

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - People with diabetes given intensive drug treatment soon after diagnosis are healthier when they grow older, even if they become less rigorous about controlling their blood sugar later on, British researchers said on Wednesday.

• Bilingual children more apt to stutter

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - British researchers have found that children who are bilingual before their 5th birthday are far more likely to stutter and have a tougher time overcoming the speech impediment than their counterparts who speak only one language.

• Pine bark extract may reduce knee arthritis pain

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An inflammation-fighting plant extract may offer some pain relief to people with mild knee arthritis, a new study suggests.

• Diabetes drug may help treat obesity

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese men and women may enhance a weight-loss program of lifestyle changes by adding a drug to lower blood sugar levels, researchers report.

• Tears in knee cartilage common in older adults

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Damage to the meniscus, a shock-absorbing cartilage in the knee, is a common finding on MRIs in middle-aged and elderly persons and, in most cases, it causes no symptoms, investigators report in The New England Journal of Medicine.

• Hepatitis C patients may have abnormal blood sugar

  Fetched: September 10th, 2008, 10:07pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly two thirds of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection may have abnormal blood sugar levels, according to a report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

• Low vitamin B12 levels tied to brain shrinkage

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults whose vitamin B12 levels are low but within the normal range may have a quicker rate of brain shrinkage as they age, researchers reported Monday.

• Complications common for living liver donors

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Thirty-eight percent of liver donors will experience a complication with their surgical procedure, and although in most cases the severity is low grade, a significant proportion of patients will experience a severe or even life-threatening complication, new research shows.

• Blacks with lung disease at high risk for cancer

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Emphysema and similar lung diseases seem to put African Americans at particularly high risk for developing lung cancer, a new study suggests.

• Abuse, dependence common in teen painkiller users

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seven percent of U.S. adolescents have used prescription pain relievers that were not prescribed to them, according to data from 2005-2006.

• Low testosterone seen in men with type 2 diabetics

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many young men with type 2 diabetes have abnormally low levels of testosterone, new research shows.

• Poor sleep causes falls among elderly women: study

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Poor sleep makes women 70 or older more likely to fall down, a major cause of injury and death among the elderly, a study said on Monday.

• Unproven therapies used on traumatized kids -study

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many doctors and therapists use unproven approaches such as drugs, art or play therapy on children suffering trauma when old-fashioned talk therapy has been shown to work, a report released on Tuesday said.

• New cervical cancer test beats Pap smear

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  LONDON (Reuters) - A new way to test for cervical cancer is more accurate than a Pap smear and identified more dangerous lesions, an Italian study showed on Tuesday.

• UK kids' activity levels overestimated

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of regular physical activity UK children get has been greatly overestimated, with actual levels likely to be six times lower than national data suggest, warn researchers in a report published today.

• Hospitals vaccinating parents of high-risk infants

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that the newborn (neonatal) intensive care unit (NICU) is a good setting for offering the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine (TdaP) to the parents of high-risk infants to protect them against common childhood infections.

• Heavy snoring may be stroke risk factor

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy snoring is associated with plaque build-up or "atherosclerosis" in the carotid arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain and, therefore, may be a risk factor for stroke, according to findings in the journal Sleep.

• Alzheimer's plaques reduced by diabetes therapy

  Fetched: September 9th, 2008, 5:19pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a postmortem study of patients who had Alzheimer's disease, those who also had diabetes and were treated with insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs had lower densities of neural plaques in the brain, a hallmark of this dementia, than did other diabetics or those without diabetes, new research shows.

• Lots of physical activity counteracts obesity gene

  Fetched: September 8th, 2008, 5:14pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - You can't blame your obesity on your genes anymore, new research conducted in the Old Order Amish suggests.

• Breast MRIs delay cancer treatment by weeks -study

  Fetched: September 8th, 2008, 5:14pm EDT

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who get an MRI scan wait about three weeks longer before their surgery and are far more likely to get a mastectomy than women who have only a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

• Weight gain in men increases colon cancer risk

  Fetched: September 8th, 2008, 5:14pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who gain weight during adulthood -- even those who are not considered t