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Daily news powered by HealthDay 04/30/2009 Health Highlights: April 30, 2009 Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling Clinical Trials Update: April 30, 2009 Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer Drug Combo May Relieve MS Symptoms Dysport, a Botox Competitor, Approved FDA Mandates New Warnings for Botox Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief Genes May Affect Complications After Heart Surgery Health Tip: Allow Yourself to Grieve Health Tip: When Seniors Have Trouble Sleeping Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk Millions of Kids Live With Substance-Abusing Parents New Compound May Fight HIV Swine Flu Vaccine Still Months Away U.S. Public Lacks Confidence in FDA: Poll WHO Raises Swine Flu Alert 04/29/2009 Health Highlights: April 29, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 29, 2009 Common Drug Eases Restless Legs Syndrome Critically Ill Patients Lack Vitamin D Gene Therapy Improves Diabetic Neuropathy in Study Health Tip: After Baby is Born Health Tip: Build Strong Bones Imaging IDs Brain Neurons With Preference for Real Words Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases More Than Half of Americans Living with Dirty Air New Network Connects the Dots Between Diseases New Treatment Combo Better Against Hepatitis C Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline Remembrance of Fat May Be at Root of Cravings Some Diet Sodas May Ward Off Kidney Stones U.S. Reports First Swine Flu Death Urine Test for Heart Disease Shows Promise Young Women's Breast Tissue Offers Clues to Cancer Risk 04/28/2009 Health Highlights: April 28, 2009 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths Attributed to Smoking, High BP Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter Clinical Trials Update: April 28, 2009 Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy Health Tip: Smoking and the Musculoskeletal System Health Tip: Too Much Exercise Isn't Good Either Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk Panel Seeks Fuller Disclosure of Drug Company Payments Research Highlights Genetic Risk for Autism Some Reports Put Number of U.S. Swine Flu Cases at 50 Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS 04/27/2009 Health Highlights: April 27, 2009 Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth Circumcision Can Reduce AIDS Risk, Study Shows Clinical Trials Update: April 27, 2009 Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer Experts Back Away From Annual PSA Test Health Tip: Suggestions for Better Sleep Health Tip: Take Care of Your Feet Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds Medication Errors Could Be Cut: Experts Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Swine Flu Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise Well Water Might Raise Bladder Cancer Risk 04/26/2009 Fat-Derived Stem Cells Might Treat MS Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Swine Flu WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu 04/25/2009 Hidden Salt in Diet Haunts Many With Heart Failure Many Who Should Use Statins Don't Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu 04/24/2009 Health Highlights: April 24, 2009 Abnormal Heartbeat After Bypass a Bad Sign At Least 16 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico Clinical Trials Update: April 24, 2009 Combat Duty Harms Long-Term Health of Vets Coordination Has Led to Quicker Heart Treatment Health Tip: Kicking the Habit Health Tip: Why a Hysterectomy May Be Needed Limited English May Be Life-Threatening Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks Marijuana Is Option to Unpleasant Meds, Teens Say Nicotine May Squelch Feelings of Anger Racial Disparity in Death Rate May Be Avoidable Reduce Suffering, Urge Heart Failure Patients and Caregivers Simponi Approved for Immune-Related Arthritis Too Few Screened for Abdominal Aneurysm, Study Says With Peripheral Artery Disease, Med Adherence Is Low 04/23/2009 Health Highlights: April 23, 2009 A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return As Earth Warms, Lyme Disease Could Flourish Clinical Trials Update: April 23, 2009 Device Thwarts Attacks on Transplanted Pancreatic Cells Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges Family History of Asthma Boosts Odds Almost 6 Times First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells Health Tip: Blood Tests During Pregnancy Kids Given Photos of Sunburn Damage Covered Up Better No Verdict Yet on Grape Seed Extract vs. Breast Cancer Pregnant and Older May Mean More Complications Safety Measures Urged for Tree-Care Workers Scientists Find New Way to Create Stem Cells Scientists From 25 Countries Sequence Cow Genome Swine Flu Cases Now Total 7: CDC What May Be Causing Your Child's Headaches 04/22/2009 Health Highlights: April 22, 2009 Acupuncture Cuts Dry Mouth in Cancer Patients Binge Drinking May Damage Teens' Brains Clinical Trials Update: April 22, 2009 Double-Lung Transplant Better for Long-Term Survival FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men Genes May Alter Alcohol's Effect on Fetus HRT May Protect Women From Colon Cancer Health Tip: Keeping Workouts Fun Health Tip: Risk Factors for Shin Splints Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients More Americans Experiencing Gaps in Health Coverage Obesity May Hide Fetal Abnormalities on Ultrasounds Osteoporosis Drugs Might Not Raise Cancer Risk Painkillers May Not Protect Against Dementia Soy May Not Lead to Denser Breasts Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment Timing May Matter in Organ Donation Decisions 04/21/2009 Health Highlights: April 21, 2009 A 'Smart Bomb' for Prostate Cancer? Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes Breast-feeding a Boon to Mom's Heart Charring Meat May Boost Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Update: April 21, 2009 Compound in Berries May Lessen Sun Damage Distance No Bar to Kidney Transplants in Remote Areas Doctor's Training Affects Defibrillator Implant Results Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets Genes Hike Melanoma Risk Even in Those Who Tan Well Health Tip: Signs That You've Had Too Much Caffeine Health Tip: Suggestions to Help Improve Memory One in 50 Americans Lives With Paralysis Organ Failure, Sedative Use in ICU May Lead to Depression Transition From Home to Hospital Rarely Seamless Walnuts May Help Keep Breast Cancer at Bay Wine May Guard Against Lymphoma Recurrence 04/20/2009 Health Highlights: April 20, 2009 'Silent' Heart Attacks More Common Than Thought Almost 1 in 10 Young Video Game Users 'Addicted' Clinical Trials Update: April 20, 2009 Doctor-Patient Talks Key to Blacks Getting Cancer Screens Estrogen May Combat Marijuana's Effect on Cognition Experts Highlight Inroads to Preventing Cancer Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk Grapefruit Juice Boosts Anti-Cancer Drug's Effects Having Psoriasis Raises Risk of Diabetes, Hypertension Health Tip: Foods To Avoid if You Have IBS Health Tip: Keep Allergy Symptoms Under Control Kids and Veggies: Offer Them and They Will Eat Older Men Need to Take Closer Look for Melanomas Outgoing Nature Could Get You to 100 Radiation Exposure Linked to Aggressive Thyroid Cancers Resuscitated Newborns at Risk for Lower IQs Robotic Surgery Practical for Some Head, Neck Tumors Study Rates Breast Cancer Risks Among Races 04/19/2009 Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer Gum Chewing May Cut Craving for Snacks Science Makes Inroads Against Prostate, Other Cancers Simple Steps to Maintaining Memory Targeted Treatments Show Mettle Against Advanced Cancers Urine Test Could Gauge Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk 04/18/2009 Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May Research Takes Aim at Pancreatic Cancer 04/17/2009 Health Highlights: April 17, 2009 'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development Addiction Drug May Help Ease Fibromyalgia Clinical Trials Update: April 17, 2009 Death Certificates Incomplete for Suicide Victims Drug May Be Dangerous for Kids With Graves' Disease Exercise During Pregnancy May Help Baby Health Tip: Soothing Herpes Pain Health Tip: Symptoms of Celiac Disease in Adults Jet Lag Upsets Brain's Internal Clocks Laughter May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics Melatonin May Ease Sleep Problems in Autistic Children NIH May Ease Some, But Not All, Stem Cell Restrictions Poor Health Linked to PTSD Risk Among Vets Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels The Pill May Limit Muscle Gains in Women 04/16/2009 Health Highlights: April 16, 2009 A Blood Pressure Monitor to Wear on Your Wrist Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2009 Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage Family Ties May Help Prevent Teen Suicide Halting Avandia Use Hikes Blood Sugar Levels Health Tip: Considering an Alternative Therapy? Health Tip: Preventing the Return of Pancreatitis Lead Exposure in Workplace Still a Problem Less Than Half of Young Women Screened for Chlamydia Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk Mild Flu Season Coming to a Close Study Reveals How Salmonella 'Hijacks' Cells Survey Shows Many Want to Donate Organs, But Few Do Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke Worms Reveal More of Longevity's Secrets Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers 04/15/2009 Health Highlights: April 15, 2009 Blood Pressure Drug May Not Ease Irregular Heartbeat Brain Scans Reveal Secrets of 'Writer's Cramp' Clinical Trials Update: April 15, 2009 Deployment Takes Toll on Military Moms and Teens Epilepsy Drug Impairs Baby's Intelligence Fetal Exposure to Methamphetamine May Harm Child's Brain Health Tip: Do You Have an Impacted Tooth? Health Tip: Drive Safely With Arthritis More Options for Less Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery New Drug Being Tested for Pancreatic Cancer New Technology Allows Better Monitoring of Cancer Cells Newer Antipsychotics May Boost Weight in Alzheimer's Patients Scientists Spot Stroke Genes Sleep May Be Cause, Not Consequence, of Cancer Issues Soothing Songs Please the Heart 04/14/2009 Health Highlights: April 14, 2009 Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke Across the U.S., Stress Varies by Region Clinical Trials Update: April 14, 2009 Former Inmates at Increased Risk for High Blood Pressure Health Tip: Applying an Antiperspirant Health Tip: Finding Hidden Lactose Heart Screening Not Effective for Type 2 Diabetics Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study Nearly 18 Million Will Have Macular Degeneration by 2050 Pancreatic Islets in Forefront of Diabetes Research Radiation-Chemo Combo Boosts Lung Cancer Outcomes Researchers Create Long-Acting Local Anesthetic Severe Low Blood Sugar Ups Older Diabetics' Dementia Risk Slow-Healing Bones May Get Boost From Drug Stem Cells Buy Freedom From Insulin for Type 1 Diabetics 04/13/2009 Health Highlights: April 13, 2009 A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy Aspirin Use Linked to Brain Microbleeds Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials Update: April 13, 2009 E-Communication Might Be Outpacing Emotion Hazardous Falls Don't Have to Happen Health Tip: Avoiding Toxic Shock Syndrome Health Tip: Prevent Skateboarding Injuries Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk Pharoah's Wine Jar Yields Medicinal Secrets Pot, Cigarette Smoke Wreaks Havoc on Lungs Race May Not Be Key in Cancer Disparities Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health Screening Lowers Stroke Risk for Sickle Cell Kids Wristbands May Lessen Nausea After Radiation 04/12/2009 A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries Stem Cells Spur New Eggs in Ovaries of Adult Mice 04/10/2009 Health Highlights: April 10, 2009 Benzyl Alcohol Lotion Approved for Head Lice Clinical Trials Update: April 10, 2009 Gene Variant Tied to Schizophrenia Harmless Virus May Be Deadly to Breast Cancer Health Tip: Lumps in the Breast Health Tip: Warning Signs of Mental Illness Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors Stem Cells Repair Damaged Corneas in Mice Stressed Health Care Workers Battle 'Compassion Fatigue' Study Challenges Link Between Panic Attacks, PTSD 04/09/2009 Health Highlights: April 9, 2009 Another Study Supports Early HIV Therapy As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk Clinical Trials Update: April 9, 2009 Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility FDA Reverses Stance on Removal of Morphine Painkiller Health Tip: Don't Let Minor Knee Pain Slow You Down Health Tip: Plan Ahead for Healthy Meals Medication May Improve Scar Healing New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Secondhand Smoke Affecting Millions of New Yorkers Soybean Chemicals May Reduce Effects of Menopause Stem Cell Breakthrough May Lead to MS Treatments Three Drinks a Day Doubles Risk of Tremor 04/08/2009 Health Highlights: April 8, 2009 A Fat That May Keep You Thin Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth Clinical Trials Update: April 8, 2009 Coartem Approved to Treat Malaria Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment Flu Strikes a Milder Blow This Season Health Tip: Aerobic Exercise Health Tip: Using Orthotic Shoe Inserts Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Trial Pot-Smoking Drivers Tied to Range of Road Accidents Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market Rapid Test to Detect Bird Flu in People Approved Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety 04/07/2009 Health Highlights: April 7, 2009 Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk Clinical Trials Update: April 7, 2009 Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure Health Tip: Selecting a Baby Stroller Health Tip: Sticking With Exercise Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives Intensive Early Treatment Doesn't Help Bladder Cancer Survival New Prostate Cancer Drug May Hold Promise Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk Parents Worry That 'Alcopops' Encourage Teen Drinking Protein Might Be a Troublesome Nutrient Single Cell May Produce Multiple Lung Cancer Tumors Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients Tough Legislation on Underage Drinking Seems to Save Lives What's That Smell? Ask a Woman, Not a Man 04/06/2009 Health Highlights: April 6, 2009 Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests Dietary Changes Shield Latino Teens From Diabetes Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys H - Clinical Trials Update: April 6, 2009 Health Tip: Jump Rope for Fitness Health Tip: Signs of Nail Fungus Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain Male Infertility Treatment Boosts Sperm Count More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs Pathway to Wisdom May Be Found in Brain Circuitry Pot Belly Boosts Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome Psychotherapy Can Ease Post-Surgical Depression Researchers Profile the 'Light' Smoker Team Regrows Neurons Controlling Movement in Rats Topical Spray Helped Men With Premature Ejaculation Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer 04/05/2009 Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers 04/04/2009 Biological Product Shows Promise Against Gum Disease Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk 04/03/2009 Health Highlights: April 3, 2009 Accumulated Lead May Affect Older Women's Brains Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD Cat Food-Linked Illness Yields Clues to MS Clinical Trials Update: April 3, 2009 Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive Gum Disease May Reactivate AIDS Virus Health Tip: Birth Control Pill Side Effects Health Tip: False Labor or Real Labor? Hispanic Children More Likely to Have Hearing Loss Muscle Mass Won't Grow in Women Over 80 Nicotine Replacement May Help Smokers Quit Gradually Poor Kids Exposed to More Secondhand Smoke Post-Op Painkillers Tied to Deaths After Spinal Fusion Scientists Uncover New Weapon Against Huntington's Sports Drinks May Be Tough on Teeth Trouble Sleeping? Try These Tips 04/02/2009 Health Highlights: April 2, 2009 Antioxidant-Rich Foods Lose Nutritional Luster Over Time Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2009 Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors Fewer Sugary Drinks Key to Weight Loss For Some, More Costly Care Is Not by Choice Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot Health Tip: About Heart Arrhythmia Health Tip: Signs of a Yeast Infection Human Heart Can Make New Cells Many Smokers Don't Tell Docs About Their Habit New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments Typical Binge Drinker Is Young White Male 04/01/2009 Health Highlights: April 1, 2009 Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss Clinical Trials Update: April 1, 2009 Erbitux May Help Some With Colorectal Cancer Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox Health Tip: What's Behind High Cholesterol? High Rate of Rehospitalizations Costing Billions Insomnia Linked to Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Mom's Smoking May Lead to SIDS Mothers of Multiples May Face Higher Depression Risk New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's Researchers Test Lithium as Radiation Protector Starting HIV Therapy Earlier Saves Lives The Dark Side of Vegetarianism

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