Surgery May Beat Antibiotics for Appendicitis, Study Finds |
- Surgery May Beat Antibiotics for Appendicitis, Study Finds
- Few Babies in Child-Care Centers Receive Breast Milk: Study
- Immigrants Eat American Junk Food to Fit In: Study
- Online Gaming With Real-World Friends Is Healthier: Study
- Study finds no leukaemia link to UK nuclear plants
- Health Tip: Cut Back on Preschoolers' Fat
- Health Tip: After You Run a Marathon
- Therapy Dogs May Help Ease Anxiety of MRI
- Special report: Big Pharma's global guinea pigs
- Moderate Levels of Arsenic in Water Can Pose Health Threat
- Nestle pulls contaminated noodles from Philippines
- Surgery better for younger prostate patients: report
- Some monkeys born with gene that protects against AIDS
- U.N. Haiti cholera panel avoids blaming peacekeepers
- Foot and mouth study suggests culls may be reduced
- Roche eye drug debate moves into patient rooms
- Stress relief may improve IVF success
- Fish oil may not prevent depression: study
- Breastfeeding OK for moms with hepatitis B: study
- Red Cross delivers first relief aid to Deraa
- Finding ovarian cancer fast may not help survival
- Niger to double current number of doctors
- Early solid foods tied to lower peanut allergy risk
- Food allergies cost $500 million a year: study
| Surgery May Beat Antibiotics for Appendicitis, Study Finds Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although some researchers believe antibiotics can often cure appendicitis, surgery remains the more effective treatment, French investigators suggest. |
| Few Babies in Child-Care Centers Receive Breast Milk: Study Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- While new mothers are strongly encouraged to breast-feed their babies for at least a year, a small study of child-care centers suggests that relatively few are set up to help moms to do so. |
| Immigrants Eat American Junk Food to Fit In: Study Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- After moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high-calorie, fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American, a new study finds. |
| Online Gaming With Real-World Friends Is Healthier: Study Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to what some might think, spending hours online playing video games and interacting with others through avatars may contribute to emotional health, if virtual gaming partners or opponents include real-... |
| Study finds no leukaemia link to UK nuclear plants Posted: 06 May 2011 07:09 AM PDT A 35-year British scientific study has found no evidence that young children living near nuclear power plants have an increased risk of developing leukemia. |
| Health Tip: Cut Back on Preschoolers' Fat Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Babies and young toddlers need a good dose of fat and calories to help them grow and develop properly. But by the time they are ready for preschool, it's time to start watching what youngsters eat. |
| Health Tip: After You Run a Marathon Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Running 25 miles or more can take a major toll on your body, so it's important to take it easy after you've finished a marathon. |
| Therapy Dogs May Help Ease Anxiety of MRI Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Therapy dogs can help ease patients' anxiety before they have an MRI scan, researchers have found. |
| Special report: Big Pharma's global guinea pigs Posted: 06 May 2011 08:14 AM PDT The Polish port city of Gdansk is famous for its shipyards. Hungary's fifth largest city, Pecs, is known for its ancient architecture and brewery. Neither is particularly renowned for medicine. Yet when AstraZeneca Plc tested its big new drug ... |
| Moderate Levels of Arsenic in Water Can Pose Health Threat Posted: 06 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Even moderate levels of arsenic in drinking water increases the risk for heart disease, a new study suggests. |
| Nestle pulls contaminated noodles from Philippines Posted: 05 May 2011 09:06 AM PDT Swiss food giant Nestle has pulled a popular brand of noodles from Philippine grocery shelves after routine tests found salmonella traces in some samples, the company and health officials said. |
| Surgery better for younger prostate patients: report Posted: 05 May 2011 03:30 PM PDT Surgery appears to be a better treatment option for early prostate cancer than "watchful waiting," particularly for younger patients, according to a Swedish study published Thursday. |
| Some monkeys born with gene that protects against AIDS Posted: 05 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT A certain gene in some monkeys can help boost vaccine protection against simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a trait that could help researchers develop better AIDS vaccines for humans, suggested a study out Wednesday. |
| U.N. Haiti cholera panel avoids blaming peacekeepers Posted: 05 May 2011 09:18 AM PDT Experts charged by the United Nations with probing the cause of a deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti pointed on Wednesday to fecal contamination by a riverside U.N. peacekeepers' camp as a likely cause, but a U.N. spokesman said that could not b... |
| Foot and mouth study suggests culls may be reduced Posted: 05 May 2011 11:03 AM PDT Scientists studying foot and mouth disease have found that cattle with the virus are infectious for only a very short time, suggesting that mass culling previously used to reduce the disease's spread may in future be avoided. |
| Roche eye drug debate moves into patient rooms Posted: 05 May 2011 10:04 AM PDT Doctors say new data give them more confidence that the cheaper drug Avastin works as well as Lucentis in treating blindness from macular degeneration, but they will need to spend more time explaining potential risks. |
| Stress relief may improve IVF success Posted: 05 May 2011 02:23 PM PDT Enrolling in a stress-management class might help women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) get pregnant, according to a new study. |
| Fish oil may not prevent depression: study Posted: 05 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT Eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids doesn't appear to stave off the blues in women, U.S. researchers have found. |
| Breastfeeding OK for moms with hepatitis B: study Posted: 05 May 2011 02:26 PM PDT New mothers with hepatitis B can safely breastfeed their babies, as long as they take a few important precautions, according to a new study. |
| Red Cross delivers first relief aid to Deraa Posted: 05 May 2011 02:26 PM PDT Aid workers from the Red Cross and Red Crescent on Thursday delivered their first emergency relief supplies to the southern Syrian city of Deraa, cradle of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, a spokesman said. |
| Finding ovarian cancer fast may not help survival Posted: 05 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT Once a woman begins experiencing symptoms of ovarian cancer, getting diagnosed and treated quickly may not help her survive longer, according to a new study of Australian women. |
| Niger to double current number of doctors Posted: 05 May 2011 02:27 PM PDT Niger's government will hire 450 doctors this year, a government spokesman said on Thursday, a drive that would double the number of doctors in the poor West African nation after an eight-year hiring freeze. |
| Early solid foods tied to lower peanut allergy risk Posted: 05 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT Infants with a family history of allergies might be less likely to develop a peanut allergy if they start solid foods before the age of four months, a new study suggests. |
| Food allergies cost $500 million a year: study Posted: 05 May 2011 02:24 PM PDT Doctor visits, hospital care, and lost work days due to food allergies come with an annual $500 million price tag, according to a new U.S. study. |
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