FDA eases ADHD drugs heart-disease concerns |
- FDA eases ADHD drugs heart-disease concerns
- China faces uphill battle to give better healthcare
- Could Stomach 'Pacemaker' Be New Weight-Loss Tool?
- Health Tip: Storing Breast Milk
- Health Tip: Spot Warning Signs of Low Blood Sugar
- Govt announces plan to reduce health disparities
- Alcohol 'a major cause of cancer'
- Liberals, Conservatives May Have Different Brain Structures
- Nearly 20% of Lung Cancer Patients Keep Smoking
- Students aim to combat malaria with smartphone software
- Vandetanib Approved for a Rare Thyroid Cancer
- Horizant Approved to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome
- South Africa worries over rising teen pregnancy
- Health Highlights: April 7, 2011
- China detects low levels of radiation on spinach
- New Mexico medical pot application process slow, hazy: lawsuit
- Car pollution can damage brain: study
- Brain structure differs in liberals, conservatives: study
- Doctors Most Trusted Source of Vaccine Information, Study Finds
| FDA eases ADHD drugs heart-disease concerns Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:39 AM PDT The U.S. drugs regulator said it was not recommending changes in the use of stimulants such as Adderall XR and Ritalin to treat hyperactivity, after a review of a study into potential heart disease risks from the drugs. |
| China faces uphill battle to give better healthcare Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:55 AM PDT As a young Chinese doctor earning 4,000 yuan ($600) a month, Zhang Fei was faced with having to cough up 2,000 yuan for a bill that a patient left unpaid after Zhang removed a tumor from her womb. |
| Could Stomach 'Pacemaker' Be New Weight-Loss Tool? Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Silke Zeigler was fed up with "yo-yo" dieting in her struggle to maintain a healthy weight. |
| Health Tip: Storing Breast Milk Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Expressed breast milk can be frozen for later use. The Nemours Foundation says it's important to use sterile bottles or hard plastic cups with tight caps, or "nursing bags" that are specially designed to store ... |
| Health Tip: Spot Warning Signs of Low Blood Sugar Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Hypoglycemia is the medical term for low blood glucose, common among people with diabetes. It can occur even when you're trying hard to manage your blood sugar levels. |
| Govt announces plan to reduce health disparities Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:29 AM PDT From cradle to grave, minority populations tend to suffer poorer health and get poorer health care than white Americans. In a first-of-its-kind report, the government is recommending steps to reduce those disparities. |
| Alcohol 'a major cause of cancer' Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:37 AM PDT About one in 10 cancers in men and one in 33 in women in western European countries are caused by current and past alcohol consumption, according to a study released on Friday. |
| Liberals, Conservatives May Have Different Brain Structures Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Opposing political views may linked to differences in brain structures, a new study suggests. |
| Nearly 20% of Lung Cancer Patients Keep Smoking Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many patients diagnosed with lung cancer -- as well as their family caregivers -- continue to smoke even though doing so may jeopardize their recovery and long-term health outcome, says a study sponsored by t... |
| Students aim to combat malaria with smartphone software Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:24 AM PDT A team of graduate students has created a new smartphone application they say will allow healthcare workers in remote locations to diagnose malaria cases on the spot. |
| Vandetanib Approved for a Rare Thyroid Cancer Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Vandetanib has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first drug to treat a rare form of thyroid cancer in its latter stages. |
| Horizant Approved to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Horizant extended release tablets (gabapentin enacarbil) have been approved as a once-daily treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS), a disorder that causes a strong desire to move the legs. |
| South Africa worries over rising teen pregnancy Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT A puffy-faced teenage girl strikes a lonely figure as she walks home from school, her short uniform skirt loosened on the side to make room for her growing baby bump. |
| Health Highlights: April 7, 2011 Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
| China detects low levels of radiation on spinach Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:09 AM PDT Chinese authorities have detected extremely low levels of radiation from Japan's crippled nuclear power plant on spinach, but the amount of contamination posed no health hazard, the government said. |
| New Mexico medical pot application process slow, hazy: lawsuit Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:48 AM PDT Pot growers in New Mexico are suing the state, saying applications to distribute medical marijuana are being approved too slowly. |
| Car pollution can damage brain: study Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:38 AM PDT Being exposed to highway pollution can cause brain damage in mice akin to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, US researchers said Thursday. |
| Brain structure differs in liberals, conservatives: study Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:58 AM PDT Everyone knows that liberals and conservatives butt heads when it comes to world views, but scientists have now shown that their brains are actually built differently. |
| Doctors Most Trusted Source of Vaccine Information, Study Finds Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- For American parents, doctors are the most trusted source of information about the safety of children's vaccines, a new study indicates. |
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