Archive for Health
BBC Health News: 15 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • BBC News, Health
- Pregnancy timeline
A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates. - Cancer: The facts
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time. - Heart disease and stroke
- Italy seeks clarity on euthanasia
Italy’s politicians seek new right-to-die laws, after the death of a woman whose case became a cause celebre. - Study debunks illegitimacy ‘myth’
The rate of illegitimate births in the population is lower than many people believe, according to a major study of male ancestry. - Regular eggs ‘no harm to health’
Eating as many eggs as you want is unlikely to damage your health by raising cholesterol, research confirms. - Women’s traits ‘written on face’
A woman’s personality traits may be “written all over her face”, Glasgow University research suggests. - Obese mothers ‘risk spina bifida’
Mothers-to-be who are obese are more likely to have a baby with spina bifida, researchers say. - Prostate cancer urine test hope
US scientists move closer to a simple urine test to distinguish between benign and aggressive prostate cancer. - W Africa starts anti-polio drive
An operations has started to vaccinate some 20 million children in West Africa over the next month in a major effort to eradicate polio. - Cash bribes ‘help smokers quit’
The US company General Electric says its staff are more likely to stop smoking if paid cash incentives. - Air bag jacket ‘could save lives’
Dozens of lives could be saved every year if motorbike air bag jackets were made compulsory, according to doctors. - From BBC Health
Are you getting your five portions a day? - Medical notes
A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions - ‘It all went silent’
Returning to work after an episode of bipolar disorder - Hope revived
Transplant cured our daughter’s blood disorder’ - Sex in a recession
What impact is the downturn having on sexual desire? - Nice work
UK health body’s drugs rulings are watched worldwide - Throw your hands in the air - kids learn more quickly with gestures
Toddlers who use gestures more often have better vocabularies on reaching school age, US researchers say. - Neanderthals ‘distinct from us’
Scientists studying the DNA of Neanderthals say they can find no evidence that this ancient species ever interbred with modern humans. - Exercise ‘cuts colon cancer risk’
Bowel cancer screening will save more than 2,200 lives in the UK every year by 2025, researchers say. - Powerful incense drug warning
A synthetic drug that is up to five times as powerful as cannabis is being sold legally in Britain, as incense. - Pre-conception diet tips ignored
Women are ignoring healthy eating, alcohol and lifestyle advice before they get pregnant, British research suggests. - ‘Plaster cast better’ for sprains
Forget wrapping it in a tubular bandage - a new trial suggests the best way to treat a sprained ankle is in a plaster cast. - Light ‘could detect Parkinson’s’
A light as bright as a million-watt bulb could help identify early signs of Parkinson’s disease, British researchers say. - Pollution link to asthma in womb
Children exposed to high levels of traffic pollution in the womb could be at risk of developing asthma, research suggests. - Cancer ‘danger receptor’ found
A “danger receptor” that may kick-start an immune reaction to cancer in the body has been found by UK researchers. - HIV gene therapy trial promising
One of the first attempts to use gene therapy to treat HIV produces promising results in preliminary clinical trials.
Fox News Health Headlines: 15 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • Fox News, Health
- Suit: Woman Claims Disney Ride Caused Stroke
A British woman is suing Walt Disney World, claiming a ride caused her to suffer a disabling heart attack and stroke in 2005.
- Study: Toddlers Who Gesture Have Bigger Vocabularies
Don’t just talk to your toddler gesture, too. Pointing, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabulary.
- Atlanta’s Largest Hospital Uncovers Deadly Bacteria
Atlanta’s largest hospital has found the bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease in patients’ rooms, and officials said Thursday it likely sickened four people who were treated there.
- Survey: Peanut Recall Known, but Misunderstood
A Harvard survey has found that most Americans know about a peanut-driven national salmonella outbreak but many are wrong about what products are involved.
- ‘Bad Science’ Links Vaccines and Autism, Officials Say
Bitter feuding over a possible link between vaccines and autism won’t go away despite a strong rejection of that theory by a special federal court.
- Peanut Exec Becomes Recluse After Food Disaster
Today, the man forever associated with the deadly salmonella outbreak is more the recluse, staying close to the house he bought here more than 14 years ago, when it was still surrounded by pastures.
- Families of Flight 3407 Seeking Quick Answers
The families of the victims of Continental Airlines Flight 3407 who died Thursday night are most likely be searching for answers and experiencing the first stages of the cycle of grief, said Dr. Keith Ablow.
- Moms of Multiples Offer Reality Check to Octomom
Nadya Suleman’s daunting future of raising octuplets into adulthood may best be understood by the exhausted but proud parents of other multiples and the researchers who study them.
- Did Octo-Doc Treat Woman Pregnant With Quads?
The fertility doctor who helped Nadya Suleman become pregnant with octuplets now has a 49-year-old patient who is pregnant with quadruplets.
- Dead Rodents, Feces Found at Peanut Plant
Texas health officials ordered a recall of all peanut products from a plant operated by a company at the center of a national salmonella outbreak after inspectors found dead rodents, feces and feathers.
- ‘How to Talk to Girls:’ Boy, 9, Offers Dating Tips
Listen up, men, if you want to impress a woman this Valentines Day, there is one thing you must do: Read 9-year-old Alec Greven’s book “How to Talk to Girls.”
Reuters Health News: 15 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • Health, Reuters
- Bone cell injection helps fractures heal
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An injection of a patient’s own bone-forming cells or “osteoblasts” can speed the healing of fractures, according to a new report. - Audit urged for FDA-state pacts after peanut scare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Health and Human Services Department should audit the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of state inspection contracts after the salmonella outbreak involving peanuts, a Democratic lawmaker said on Friday. - Estrogen tied to restless legs during pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study indicates that estrogen plays an important role in triggering restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy, researchers from Germany report in the journal Sleep. - Loss of height linked to breathlessness in elderly
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among seniors, an increase in the ratio of their arm span to their height — indicating a probable loss of height — is strongly associated with shortness of breath and reduced lung capacity, according to a new study. - Sea sponge shows promise as superbug antidote
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A compound from a sea sponge was able to reverse antibiotic resistance in several strains of bacteria, making once-resistant strains succumb to readily available antibiotics, U.S. researchers said on Friday. - Beaches may harbor staph bacteria: U.S. study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Swimmers at crowded public beaches are likely to bring home more than a bit of sand in their bathing suits, according to U.S. researchers, who said as many as one in three swimmers may be exposed to contagious staph bacteria. - Study takes step toward erasing bad memories
LONDON (Reuters) - A widely available blood pressure pill could one day help people erase bad memories, perhaps treating some anxiety disorders and phobias, according to a Dutch study published on Sunday. - Study pinpoints genes tied to high blood pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two genes that help the body get rid of excess sodium may be important causes of high blood pressure, U.S. scientists reported on Sunday. - Obama to lift ban on stem cell research soon: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban embryonic stem cell research imposed by his predecessor, President George W. Bush, a senior adviser said on Sunday. - Reseasrch shows why some soldiers are cool under fire
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Soldiers who perform best under extreme stress have higher levels of chemicals that dampen the fear response, a finding that could lead to new drugs or training strategies to help others cope better, a U.S. researcher said on Sunday.
