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Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given (AP)  March 11, 2010 AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section (AP) March 10, 2010 AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section." CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP)  March 11, 2010 AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries. Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)  March 9, 2010 AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot. Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP) March 7, 2010 AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years (AP)  March 10, 2010 AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring. Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) March 11, 2010 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active. As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay) March 11, 2010 HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds. Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective (Reuters) March 11, 2010 Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective. U.S. children turn to inhaling to get high: study (Reuters) March 11, 2010 Reuters - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay) March 11, 2010 HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study. Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care (HealthDay) March 10, 2010 HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows. Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay) March 10, 2010 HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals. Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine (HealthDay) March 11, 2010 HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in that age group, a new government report suggests. Australian authors protest China visa refusal (Reuters) March 11, 2010 Reuters - More than 90 Australian authors signed a letter on Thursday decrying China's refusal to grant a visa to one of the country's most celebrated writers because he was HIV-positive, a move that Beijing defended. Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor (H... March 11, 2010 HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report. Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache (HealthDay) March 3, 2010 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis. NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity (AFP)  March 9, 2010 AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States. |
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