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Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death
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10.7.2008 : 3:43 am
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CHICAGO -- Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of death.
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Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75
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10.6.2008 : 9:23 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
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Nobels awarded for AIDS, cancer virus research
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10.6.2008 : 6:07 pm
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Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.
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Unclear how much pounding new hips, knees can take
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10.6.2008 : 3:43 pm
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WASHINGTON -- One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds, although the studies underscore a question: Just how much pounding can a new joint take if you want it to last?
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Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids
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10.6.2008 : 7:43 am
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CHICAGO -- Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets -- or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter -- because of risks for disease.
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Jump seen in staph-linked flu deaths in kids
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10.6.2008 : 12:08 am
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CHICAGO -- More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot.
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Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine
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10.5.2008 : 11:20 am
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Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: -- 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom, for their discoveries leading to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.
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Salmonella sickens people in 12 states
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10.5.2008 : 10:57 am
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WASHINGTON -- The government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning.
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Rabid Iraqi dog arrives in US; warning issued
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10.3.2008 : 11:58 pm
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NEW YORK -- Federal health officials have issued a public health warning against rabies after an Iraqi puppy with the disease arrived in the United States.
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FDA: Tiny bit of melamine OK in most foods
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10.3.2008 : 4:28 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Tiny traces of melamine, the chemical that has set off a global food safety scare, are not harmful in most foods, except baby formula, government experts said Friday.
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Largest study of US children to begin in January
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10.3.2008 : 2:23 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The largest study of U.S. children ever performed -- aiming to track 100,000 from conception to age 21 -- will start recruiting mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York in January.
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As economy sags, faces do too, cosmetic docs say
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10.3.2008 : 8:10 am
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CHICAGO -- The economy isn't the only thing that's sagging -- so are faces, breasts and bellies as would-be cosmetic surgery patients increasingly opt against costly nips and tucks because of tough financial times.
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FDA: No quick decision on cold medicines for kids
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10.2.2008 : 7:22 pm
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WASHINGTON -- A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm.
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Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays
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10.1.2008 : 9:02 pm
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NEW YORK -- A computer is as good as a second pair of eyes for helping a radiologist spot breast cancer on a mammogram, one of the largest and most rigorous tests of computer-aided detection found.
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Mailmen might deliver meds in next anthrax attack
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10.1.2008 : 5:37 pm
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WASHINGTON -- If there ever is another anthrax attack, the letter carrier may deliver your antibiotics. Federal health officials are beginning a project in Minneapolis-St. Paul to let letter carriers stockpile a personal supply of emergency antibiotics so they are protected and ready to deliver aid to the rest of the city at a moment's notice.
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Study traces AIDS virus origin to 100 years ago
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10.1.2008 : 3:35 pm
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NEW YORK -- The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests. Genetic analysis pushes the estimated origin of HIV back to between 1884 and 1924, with a more focused estimate at 1908.
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Faster genetic test for flu virus approved
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10.1.2008 : 2:19 am
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ATLANTA -- The government approved a new genetic test for the flu virus Tuesday that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within four hours instead of four days.
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Study: Voting could be hazardous so be careful
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9.30.2008 : 5:12 pm
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CHICAGO -- Could voting for president be hazardous to your health? An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter's 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that's no reason not to go to the polls.
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Group calls for free malaria treatment in Africa
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9.30.2008 : 9:22 am
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills 1 million people a year, an international medical aid group said Tuesday.
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Heart patients should be screened for depression
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9.29.2008 : 7:10 pm
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DALLAS -- Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday. Depression is about three times more common in heart attack survivors and those hospitalized with heart problems than the general population, according to the recommendations published in the journal Circulation. The authors said only about half of heart doctors say they treat depression in their patients -- and not all those diagnosed with depression are treated.
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Heart patients should be screened for depression
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9.29.2008 : 5:50 pm
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DALLAS -- Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday. Depression is about three times more common in heart attack survivors and those hospitalized with heart problems than the general population, according to the recommendations published in the journal Circulation. The authors said only about half of heart doctors say they treat depression in their patients -- and not all those diagnosed with depression are treated.
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More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown
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9.29.2008 : 2:51 pm
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WASHINGTON -- No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.
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Health clubs gear programs for those with ailments
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9.29.2008 : 4:23 am
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DALLAS -- When Patti Kiernan found out she had osteoporosis, she decided it was time to find a more focused workout. The 61-year-old signed up for a fitness program at her Dallas gym that's geared specifically for women with health problems. Kiernan liked the four-week Female Focus program so much she's still in after two years.
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Mexico pushes national campaign to lose weight
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9.28.2008 : 10:54 am
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MEXICO CITY -- Abraham Leon was getting a checkup when he found out he had high blood pressure and was at risk of developing diabetes.
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West Nile season appears to be mildest in 7 years
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9.26.2008 : 8:35 pm
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ATLANTA -- The West Nile virus season is on track to be the mildest in seven years, with less than a third the number of serious cases as last year's total, U.S. health officials said.
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Government probes chelation-heart disease study
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9.26.2008 : 2:22 am
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The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, The Associated Press has learned.
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Medicare officials advise seniors to shop around
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9.25.2008 : 3:21 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials encouraged Medicare participants on Thursday to shop around for their prescription drug coverage next year because it could include significant price increases or changes regarding which drugs the plans will cover.
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Study: Seniors not quite embracing generic drugs
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9.25.2008 : 12:18 am
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WASHINGTON -- Seniors who switch between low-cost generic drugs and the original products based on who's footing the bill are likely driving up the cost of the government's Medicare drug plan, according to a new study.
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Study: Extending time of stroke drug treatment OK
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9.25.2008 : 12:14 am
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LOS ANGELES -- Stroke sufferers can still benefit from clot-busting medicine even if they receive it an hour or so beyond the current three-hour window after symptoms start, an important new study suggests.
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Flu shot season begins with ample supply coming
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9.24.2008 : 5:44 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Just about everybody needs a flu vaccine -- unless you're an infant or a healthy adult hermit -- but far too few of the Americans who need protection the most get it.
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2 die of Legionnaires' disease in NJ hospital
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9.24.2008 : 5:29 pm
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NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey health officials say two men have died after contracting Legionnaires' disease in a hospital. Health Department spokeswoman Marilyn Riley said Wednesday that one died Sept. 12 and the other Monday at St. Peter's University Hospital in the city of New Brunswick.
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Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008
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9.24.2008 : 1:36 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Employers pick up, on average, about three-quarters of that cost.
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Regulator says hospitals need strict heparin rules
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9.24.2008 : 7:30 am
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CHICAGO -- A regulatory group told hospitals Wednesday to adopt strict measures to prevent errors involving blood thinners including heparin -- mistakes that have been made nearly 60,000 times and led to dozens of deaths in recent years.
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Inhaler lung drugs tied to heart problems, deaths
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9.23.2008 : 5:07 pm
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CHICAGO -- Inhaler drugs used by millions of people with emphysema and bronchitis may slightly raise the risk for heart attacks and even death, a study suggests.
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FDA cracks down on eye wash and skin cream
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9.23.2008 : 12:23 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Federal officials on Tuesday launched a crackdown against several companies that market an eye wash and a widely used skin cream without government approval, saying these prescription medications could pose risks.
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EPA won't limit toxic pollutant in drinking water
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9.22.2008 : 10:01 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country.
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Resetting immune system in bid to beat scleroderma
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9.22.2008 : 9:08 pm
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WASHINGTON -- First Bari Martz's fingers turned blue. Then she started gasping for breath, and her joints stiffened so that she couldn't even open her hands. Doctors diagnosed scleroderma, part of an insidious family of diseases where the immune system attacks a patient's own body, sometimes enough to kill.
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Doctors: infection led to Turkish newborn deaths
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9.22.2008 : 2:18 pm
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ANKARA, Turkey -- An infection spread by IV treatment led to the weekend deaths of 13 premature newborns at a hospital in western Turkey, a doctor investigating the deaths told the private Dogan news agency Monday.
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