health guru guide

NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity (AFP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:15:03 +0000

AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.

Source:NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity
(AFP)

Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest (HealthDay)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:53 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — Over 5 million Americans are
living with Alzheimer’s disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest
risk of developing the disease, a new report finds.

Source:Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest
(HealthDay)

UNAIDS: Funding cuts could lead to HIV 'nightmare' (AP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:03 +0000

AP - Cuts in donor funding could cause an HIV “nightmare,” the United Nations’ AIDS agency chief warned Monday.

Source:UNAIDS: Funding cuts could lead to HIV 'nightmare'
(AP)

Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer (HealthDay)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:11:21 +0000

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Two proteins that might serve
as biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer have been
identified by Chinese scientists.

Source:Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer
(HealthDay)

UN says mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015 (AP)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:10:39 +0000

AP - The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned.

Source:UN says mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015
(AP)

Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:09:23 +0000

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Some types of bone-building drugs
used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast
cancer, according to new research.

Source:Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)

Protect Your Baby's Smile (HealthDay)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:09:02 +0000

HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) — The best way to give your
children’s teeth a healthy start is to begin dental care early in life,
and the American Dental Association has tips for keeping kids’ teeth in
tip-top shape:

Visit the dentist for regular checkups. Set up an appointment
within six months of the eruption of a child’s first tooth, but no later
than the first birthday. Routine exams, cleanings and fluoride treatments
can catch problems early before they get worse and require significant
care. …

Source:Protect Your Baby's Smile
(HealthDay)

Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:09:03 +0000

AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.

Source:Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
(AP)

Bugs in the gut can cause obesity: study (AFP)

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:12 +0000

AFP - The bugs that help digest food may also cause the body to pack on the pounds if they are not properly regulated, a new study has found.

Source:Bugs in the gut can cause obesity: study
(AFP)

Kids born via IVF mostly faring well into adulthood (Reuters)

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:09:52 +0000

Reuters - Young adults who were conceived through in-vitro fertilization are doing as well as the average young American as far as physical health, though their rates of certain psychological problems appear elevated, a new study finds.

Source:Kids born via IVF mostly faring well into adulthood
(Reuters)

Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests (AP)

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:09:02 +0000

AP - Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good.

Source:Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests
(AP)

Obesity: How Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Weight Gain (Time.com)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:12:20 +0000

Time.com - A growing body of research suggests that your ever expanding gut is not only the result of weight gain, but could potentially be a cause

Source:Obesity: How Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Weight Gain
(Time.com)

Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood (AP)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:10:26 +0000

AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.

Source:Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood
(AP)

Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut (AP)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:21 +0000

AP - Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria.

Source:Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut
(AP)

Bladder tumor risk higher after childhood cancer (Reuters)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:03 +0000

Reuters - Childhood cancer survivors are at a four-fold increased risk of developing new cancers of the bladder later in life, new research shows.

Source:Bladder tumor risk higher after childhood cancer
(Reuters)

High Hormone Level Linked to Cancer Death in Older Men (HealthDay)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:13:32 +0000

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) — High levels of a hormone
called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are associated with an
increased risk of cancer death in older men, a new study has found.

Source:High Hormone Level Linked to Cancer Death in Older Men
(HealthDay)

Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:11:51 +0000

AP - Researchers say a gene test may help predict whether you can lose more weight on a low-fat or a low-carb diet.

Source:Gene test claims to show what diet works best
(AP)

Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S. (HealthDay)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:10:50 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.

Source:Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
(HealthDay)

Clinical Trials Update: March 4, 2010 (HealthDay)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:09:49 +0000

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

Source:Clinical Trials Update: March 4, 2010
(HealthDay)

Your best diet? It might be in your genes (Reuters)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:09:02 +0000

Reuters - Can’t lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.

Source:Your best diet? It might be in your genes
(Reuters)

Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan (AP)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:12:18 +0000

AP - Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception is starting to catch on in a country with the world’s second highest maternal death rate.

Source:Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan
(AP)

Typical CPR best in kids, but hands-only works too (Reuters)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:11:40 +0000

Reuters - Bystanders who start CPR on children before paramedics arrive can save lives and limit brain damage, regardless of whether they do the old-fashioned type of CPR with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth or the newer hands-only CPR, a study from Japan confirms.

Source:Typical CPR best in kids, but hands-only works too
(Reuters)

Long-term cannabis use can double risk of psychosis (Reuters)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:10:55 +0000

Reuters - Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the drug, scientists said on Monday.

Source:Long-term cannabis use can double risk of psychosis
(Reuters)

Scientists try to break fat-and-disease link (AP)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:09:31 +0000

AP - What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key.

Source:Scientists try to break fat-and-disease link
(AP)

1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism link (AP)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:09:03 +0000

AP - One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.

Source:1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism link
(AP)