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• U.S. Smoking Rates Stall

  Fetched: November 13th, 2007, 11:59am EST

  In 2006, 20.8 percent of American adults were current cigarette smokers, a percentage that hasn't changed much since 2004, a new government report says. The finding suggests that the previous seven-year decline has stalled, says a report in this week's issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among current smokers in 2006, 80.1 percent (36.3 million) smoked every day, and 19.9 percent (9 million) smoked some days. About 44.

• FDA Issues New Warnings for Anemia Drugs

  Fetched: November 13th, 2007, 11:59am EST

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved new "black box" warnings on labels of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, which are drugs used to treat certain types of anemia. The warnings cover the drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, and detail their dangers to patients with cancer and patients with chronic kidney failure. Those dangers include heart attack, stroke, heart failure and cancer tumor growth and shortened survival.

• Summer Vacation Undermines School-Based Weight Loss

  Fetched: November 13th, 2007, 11:59am EST

  School programs that promote healthy eating and exercise can help students lose weight, researchers say, but kids often pack on the pounds again during summer holiday. The study was conducted by a team at the Agatston Research Foundation in Miami Beach, Fla. Their "Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren" study included 3,200 children (48 percent Hispanic) from six elementary schools --- four schools tried out the intervention, while two did not and served as controls.

• Botox Offers Shot in Arm for Arthritis Sufferers

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 1:08pm EST

  Botox seems to relieve shoulder pain in arthritis sufferers, a preliminary study found. "We don't recommend people start using it until we have the definitive study," said study author Dr. Jasvinder Singh, a staff physician at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He said his study was small, and more patients needed to be assessed before the treatment could be recommended. Singh was to present his findings Friday at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, in Boston.

• Scientists Find Way to Track Stem Cells in Brain

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 1:08pm EST

  The identification of a new marker is making it possible to track brain stem cells for the first time, U.S. researchers report. The achievement is already opening doors to new research into depression, early childhood development and multiple sclerosis, the team's senior author said. "This is a way to detect these cells in the brain, so that you can track them in certain conditions where we suspect that these cells play a certain role," explained Dr. Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, an assistant profess

• Vioxx Ban Tied to Rise in Serious GI Trouble

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 1:08pm EST

  Pulling the painkillers Vioxx and Bextra off the market to spare patients' hearts may have ended up harming their stomachs, a new study suggests. Rates of gastrointestinal events serious enough to require hospitalization have risen significantly since the cox-2 inhibitor medications were ordered off the market in 2004-2005, researchers say.

• Brain Yields Clues to False Memories

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 3:01am EST

  The areas of the brain where memory is processed may determine how a person can be absolutely certain of a past event that never occurred, otherwise known as a "false memory," say Duke University Medical Center researchers. They used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to analyze the brain activity of volunteers as they performed tests of both memory and false memory. Those who were highly confident of memories that were indeed true showed increased activity in the medial temporal lobe

• A Little Wine, Sunlight Help Boost Women's Health

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 3:01am EST

  Two of life's simple pleasures -- a glass of wine, a little time in the sun -- may have benefits for women's health. Wine first: In a report from Spain, researchers at the University of Barcelona evaluated the effects of moderate consumption of red and white wine -- 6.8 ounces, or two glasses a day -- in 35 nonsmoking Spanish women, average age 38.

• Sticking With Meds Lowers Elderly Fracture Risk

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 3:01am EST

  Helping people with osteoporosis stick to their medications may cut their risk for fracture, Canadian researchers report. When an osteoporosis patient suffers a fracture, there's an increased risk of additional fractures, other health problems, and death. The most common types of fractures in osteoporosis patients are hip, spine, and wrist fractures. This new study looked at more than 74,000 women and men aged 67 and older. During the two-year trial, there were a total of 1,751 (2.4 percent) fra

• Health Tip: Help Prevent Pneumonia

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 3:01am EST

  Pneumonia is a respiratory infection, caused by either bacteria or a virus, that can be acquired on its own, or as a common complication of the flu. A vaccine is available to combat pneumococcal pneumonia, a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria. Ask your doctor if you are at greater risk of this type of pneumonia, and if you should be vaccinated. Here are additional ways to help protect yourself from pneumonia, courtesy of the American Lung Association:

• One-Third of Popular Songs Refer to Substance Abuse

  Fetched: November 12th, 2007, 3:01am EST

  Could country music be worse for kids than rock music? If you judge by the number of alcohol and drug references in songs, a new study suggests the answer could be yes. Researchers who looked at the bestselling songs in several genres from 2005 found that 37 percent of top country songs featured references to drugs or alcohol, compared to just 14 percent of rock songs.

• Do you know how many calories your workout burns?

  Fetched: November 9th, 2007, 5:49pm EST

  Find out if you're working as hard as you think you are with the Calories Burned Calculator.

• Excess Pounds Raise Women's Cancer Risk

  Fetched: November 9th, 2007, 5:49pm EST

  A study of more than 1 million British women finds that overweight or obesity is to blame for about 5 percent of all cancer cases. That's about 6,000 out of the 120,000 cancers affecting British women each year.

• Spirituality Helps Older Black Women Beat Hypertension

  Fetched: November 9th, 2007, 5:49pm EST

  Spirituality helps older black American women with high blood pressure stick to the drug regimens that keep the condition under control, new research suggests. Older black Americans tend to have poorer anti-hypertensive medication adherence than either younger blacks or white patients, even though adherence helps reduce hypertension-related health problems and deaths, noted a team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

• Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances

  Fetched: November 9th, 2007, 5:49pm EST

  Lowering your cholesterol could interrupt your slumber. A new report found that the statin Zocor disrupts sleep patterns in some users. "The study suggests that simvastatin [Zocor] is more likely to have sleep disruption," said Dr. Sidney Smith, past president of the American Heart Association and director of the Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. "The extent to which this would be a significant problem for patients is uncertain

• Health Tip: People With Cancer Can Exercise

  Fetched: November 8th, 2007, 5:02pm EST

  Not everyone recovering from cancer is physically or mentally able to exercise. For those who want to try, with a doctor's consent, the American Cancer Society offers these possible benefits of regular exercise:

• Health Tip: Some Medications May Aggravate Asthma

  Fetched: November 8th, 2007, 5:02pm EST

  People with asthma should be aware that some medications may actually worsen symptoms. Here's a partial list, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians:

• Experimental Drug Fights Prostate Cancer

  Fetched: November 8th, 2007, 5:02pm EST

  In mice, an investigational agent called VN/14-1 proved effective in treating human prostate cancer, say researchers at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. The five-week study found that daily injections of VN/14-1 in mice implanted with human prostate cancer cells resulted in up to a 50 percent reduction in tumor volume.

• Just Anticipating a Nap May Be Good for the Heart

  Fetched: November 6th, 2007, 6:15pm EST

  A nap a day may keep the heart doctor away -- at least that's what recent research suggests. Now, a new British study reports that the first few minutes before you doze off might be an especially restful time for your heart. Blood pressure dropped during those minutes but not when the study participants simply rested or stood for an hour, according to the study. But a co-author of the study cautioned that the findings shouldn't be enough to send anybody off for a midday snooze.

• New Heart Pump Helps Women Awaiting Transplants

  Fetched: November 6th, 2007, 6:15pm EST

  An implantable device that helps the heart pump blood -- and is about the size of a "D" battery, one-quarter the weight of the traditional device -- benefits women as well as men who are waiting for heart transplants. That's the conclusion of new research that's expected to be presented Sunday at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

• Balloon Valve May Be Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery

  Fetched: November 6th, 2007, 6:15pm EST

  Older, high-risk heart patients with narrowed aortas who typically need open-heart surgery might someday have a new, less invasive option -- an implanted, balloon-expandable aortic valve. The balloon is inserted percutaneously (through the skin), placed across the problem valve and then inflated, experts said. In a new study, the procedure -- not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- showed real health benefits for up to two years.

• Peripheral Artery Disease Up Sharply Among U.S. Women

  Fetched: November 6th, 2007, 5:39am EST

  More American women are suffering from asymptomatic peripheral artery disease, a circulatory condition that can signal a higher risk for heart attack and stroke, a new study found. The increase is likely the result of an increase in common cardiovascular risk factors, namely obesity and type 2 diabetes.

• Chocolate Has Sweet Effect on Blood Flow

  Fetched: November 6th, 2007, 5:39am EST

  Chocolate lovers, take heart: A Japanese study finds that flavonoid-rich dark chocolate can improve coronary blood flow. The study looked at what's known as coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), an indicator of the ability of the coronary arteries to dilate and allow more blood flow in response to medications.

• Urinary Tract Infection May Raise Birth Defect Risk

  Fetched: November 6th, 2007, 5:39am EST

  Pregnant women who had a urinary tract infection (UTI) from one month before conception through the first trimester of pregnancy were 70 percent more likely than women without UTI to have a baby with a defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (underdeveloped left side of the heart), a U.S. study finds. This association was independent of other factors, such as vitamin use, folic acid intake, alcohol consumption, race, ethnicity, mother's age, or exposure to sulfonamide ("sulfa") drugs, said

• Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA

  Fetched: November 2nd, 2007, 3:24pm EDT

  Many Americans are buying drugs over the Internet from foreign countries in an apparent effort to avoid the need for a prescription, U.S. health officials said Thursday. But many of these drugs are unregulated, posing a health risk to purchasers, the officials said.

• Health Tip: Taming Irritable Bowel

  Fetched: November 2nd, 2007, 3:24pm EDT

  Irritable bowel syndrome affects the way that the intestines move food through the body. Symptoms can be triggered by stress, anxiety, and sometimes certain foods. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions to help keep IBS symptoms under control:

• Study Shows Antibiotic Harms ALS Patients

  Fetched: November 2nd, 2007, 3:24pm EDT

  A trial of the antibiotic minocycline against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Lou Gehrig's disease -- has been halted because patients taking the drug had a significantly accelerated decline in neurological function. The finding calls into question plans to try minocycline against other neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, said a report published online Nov. 1 in Lancet Neurology.

• New Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Kidney Cancer

  Fetched: November 1st, 2007, 10:46am EDT

  An experimental drug called axitinib shows promise for treating people with what's known as cytokine-refractory metastatic kidney cancer -- a group of patients who typically have a poor response to drug treatment. Axitinib is a selective inhibitor of cancer-linked proteins known as vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2 and 3.

• Health Tip: Protect Your Joints

  Fetched: November 1st, 2007, 10:46am EDT

  Osteoarthritis, a disease of the joints, can be triggered by injury and overuse, by obesity, and by musculoskeletal problems. Here are ways to help protect your joints, courtesy of the Arthritis Foundation:

• Health Tip: Taking Care of Braces

  Fetched: November 1st, 2007, 10:46am EDT

  Braces can harbor food particles and bacteria that can damage and decay teeth. So, it's especially important to take good care of your teeth while wearing braces. Here are some suggestions, courtesy of the Nemours Foundation: