Thursday, November 26, 2009

HealthDay

Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease

Study finds that quitting improves heart prospects, but cancer risk remains more >>

Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds

Focus on toys that pose choking hazard, are too loud, or contain dangerous chemicals more >>

Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly

But the herbal supplement may help ward off peripheral artery disease, researchers say more >>

Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices

With Plavix as an example, study finds no added use but higher costs more >>

Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk

Pumping ability reduced in those with undesirable blood levels, analysis shows more >>

Family Financial Status Affects Child-Care Injury Rates

Kids from less-affluent families are at higher risk, study finds more >>

MRSA Creeping Into Hospitals From the Outside

Community-associated strains have increased sevenfold, study finds more >>

Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 24, 2009

Health Highlights: Nov. 24, 2009

Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids

Exposure in infancy may lead to persistent wheezing, study finds more >>

Health Tip: The Skinny on Carbohydrates

What you need and how to get it more >>

Health Tip: Risks Associated With Unpasteurized Juice

It could make you sick more >>

Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis

Patients who had at least one child were less likely to become disabled, study finds more >>

Parents Worry About Their Kids' Safety on the Internet

Many are concerned with online predators, but few fear cyberbullying, survey finds more >>

Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused

But experts say science is behind reasoning that testing less is OK more >>

Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack

More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say more >>

Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women

Older males saw their odds drop by 63 percent with moderate-to-high intensity workouts more >>

Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients

More than three-quarters getting chemo deal with insomnia, study shows more >>

Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control

Partnerships doubled number of patients who reined in their hypertension, study found more >>

Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall

Study points up weaknesses of drug approval process in United States, researcher says more >>

Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says

Dr. Bernadine Healy, first woman to head the agency, said lives could be at risk more >>

Research Yields Clues to Severe Form of Sinusitis

Obstructive polyps can impair breathing, protein may be the cause more >>

Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time

But children in home-based settings get far more screen time than those in center-based care, study finds more >>

Depression May Up Death Risk to That of Smoking

Expert says findings support link between mental and physical health more >>

Quick Saliva Test May One Day Diagnose Diseases

Age-related protein changes offer clues to treatment advances, study finds more >>

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