Health Tip: Pregnant Women Must Protect Against Toxoplasmosis |
- Health Tip: Pregnant Women Must Protect Against Toxoplasmosis
- Heavy Smoking Tied to Advanced Kidney Cancer
- CDC: New regimen drastically shortens TB treatment
- Health Tip: Painkillers May Cause Stomach Problems
- US study finds easier way to prevent tuberculosis
- Kids Taking ADHD Drugs at Low Risk for Heart Problems: Study
- Hospice Care More Common in Wealthier Areas, Study Finds
- Health Highlights: May 16, 2011
- PSA Test Could Be Improved to Spot Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Survival May Be Especially Tough on Gay Men
- Hospital candid camera scandal rocks Estonia
- Scientists find genetic link to depression
- Risk of death no greater with ADHD drugs: study
- Scientists find "master switch" gene for obesity
Health Tip: Pregnant Women Must Protect Against Toxoplasmosis Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection that, if acquired by a pregnant woman, can threaten the fetus. |
Heavy Smoking Tied to Advanced Kidney Cancer Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT SUNDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking increases the risk of advanced kidney cancer, researchers report. |
CDC: New regimen drastically shortens TB treatment Posted: 16 May 2011 08:55 AM PDT Health officials on Monday celebrated a faster treatment for people who have tuberculosis but aren't infectious, after investigators found a new combination of pills knocks out the disease in three months instead of nine. |
Health Tip: Painkillers May Cause Stomach Problems Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Certain painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may cause stomach problems, especially if you need to take them consistently over long periods. |
US study finds easier way to prevent tuberculosis Posted: 16 May 2011 07:26 AM PDT U.S. health officials say they have found a far simpler therapy for people at risk of developing tuberculosis, addressing a key barrier to preventing the spread of the disease. |
Kids Taking ADHD Drugs at Low Risk for Heart Problems: Study Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children taking drugs to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to be at no greater risk for heart problems than kids not taking ADHD medications, a new study finds. |
Hospice Care More Common in Wealthier Areas, Study Finds Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- The availability of hospice care for dying patients in the United States is strongly associated with a local area's average household income, a new study says. |
Health Highlights: May 16, 2011 Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
PSA Test Could Be Improved to Spot Prostate Cancer Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Amid the controversy swirling around the value of PSA testing as a screen for prostate cancer, new evidence emerges that there may be ways to fine-tune the screening so it benefits more men, while avoiding unn... |
Prostate Cancer Survival May Be Especially Tough on Gay Men Posted: 16 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Gay men have a lower health-related quality of life than other men after prostate cancer treatment, a new study finds. |
Hospital candid camera scandal rocks Estonia Posted: 16 May 2011 07:56 AM PDT A swathe of candid camera reports revealing shocking treatment of patients in Estonian hospitals on Monday sparked calls for a massive shake-up in the Baltic state. |
Scientists find genetic link to depression Posted: 16 May 2011 01:46 AM PDT Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression -- one of the world's most common and costly mental illnesses. |
Risk of death no greater with ADHD drugs: study Posted: 15 May 2011 10:19 PM PDT Drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, don't appear to put kids at higher risk of heart problems or death, scientists said Monday. |
Scientists find "master switch" gene for obesity Posted: 15 May 2011 10:12 AM PDT Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases. |
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