health guru guide

Safety board to weigh requiring condoms in porn (AP)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:13:39 +0000

AP - Condoms might be the only thing porn actors are required to wear if the state’s workplace safety board approves a petition mandating their use.

Source:Safety board to weigh requiring condoms in porn
(AP)

Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes (HealthDay)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:11:57 +0000

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have found
evidence that older men with higher levels of selenium are less likely to
suffer from dysglycemia, or improper blood-sugar metabolism.

Source:Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes
(HealthDay)

Omega 3 supplement targets bowel cancer risk: study (AFP)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:10:41 +0000

AFP - A purified form of omega 3, the so-called “good fat” found naturally in certain fish and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, a study published on Thursday says.

Source:Omega 3 supplement targets bowel cancer risk: study
(AFP)

Prescription-drug heists on the rise (AP)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:09:38 +0000

AP - The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market.

Source:Prescription-drug heists on the rise
(AP)

FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids (Reuters)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:09:03 +0000

Reuters - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on vending machine sales, free samples and taking other steps after a failed attempt more than a decade ago.

Source:FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids
(Reuters)

US clinic sparks debate with UK human egg raffle (AP)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:10:12 +0000

AP - An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain has prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar Wednesday evening in London.

Source:US clinic sparks debate with UK human egg raffle
(AP)

Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds (AP)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:09:03 +0000

AP - Quitting smoking can turn back time.

Source:Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds
(AP)

Are New Chemo Treatments Cost-Effective? (HealthDay)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:14:49 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) — New chemotherapy agents for
metastatic colon cancer improve patient survival but are costly, says a
new study.

Source:Are New Chemo Treatments Cost-Effective?
(HealthDay)

Health Tip: If You Have Nasal Congestion (HealthDay)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:13:12 +0000

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Nasal congestion, often called a stuffy nose,
can be caused by a bacterial infection or virus, allergies or the common
cold.

Source:Health Tip: If You Have Nasal Congestion
(HealthDay)

Health Tip: Buying Baby's Car Seat (HealthDay)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:11:50 +0000

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Car safety seats, like the infants and
children they protect, come in lots of different shapes and sizes.

Source:Health Tip: Buying Baby's Car Seat
(HealthDay)

Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease Risk (Time.com)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:10:08 +0000

Time.com - New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don’t actually help Type 2 diabetes patients. Why? And what now?

Source:Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease Risk
(Time.com)

Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:09:03 +0000

AP - Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients’ DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.

Source:Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right
(AP)

Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability (HealthDay)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:11:00 +0000

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) — Brain stem cell loss is the
reason why repeated anesthesia causes memory and learning problems in
children, Swedish researchers suggest.

Source:Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability
(HealthDay)

Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapies Don't Help Type 2 Diabetics (HealthDay)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:09:27 +0000

HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — Two sets of results from a
large U.S. government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive
treatment of cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the risk of heart
events in people with type 2 diabetes.

Source:Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapies Don't Help Type 2
Diabetics
(HealthDay)

Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests (AP)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:09:03 +0000

AP - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.

Source:Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests
(AP)

Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache (HealthDay)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:14:15 +0000

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — A sinus headache usually is caused when the
air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and
inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.

Source:Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache
(HealthDay)

Amnesty International Report on U.S. Maternal Health (Time.com)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:09:57 +0000

Time.com - In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women’s rights

Source:Amnesty International Report on U.S. Maternal Health
(Time.com)

Strides Seen in Orthopedic Surgery for Kids (HealthDay)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:09:04 +0000

HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — Repairing a torn knee
meniscus at the same time as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction is safe and effective in children, a new study finds.

Source:Strides Seen in Orthopedic Surgery for Kids
(HealthDay)

MRIs May Detect Hidden Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients (HealthDay)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:11:18 +0000

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — MRI scans are more likely to
turn up undiagnosed tumors in the breasts of postmenopausal women who
already had cancer in their other breast, researchers report.

Source:MRIs May Detect Hidden Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients
(HealthDay)

'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study (HealthDay)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:09:52 +0000

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — Good news for women who have used
birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral
contraceptives at some point in their lives have a lower risk of death
than women who never took the “Pill”.

Source:'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study
(HealthDay)

Health Tip: Risk Factors for Melanoma (HealthDay)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:09:03 +0000

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Melanoma is an often deadly form of skin
cancer. Protecting yourself from sun damage can help protect your
skin.

Source:Health Tip: Risk Factors for Melanoma
(HealthDay)

Japan team uncovers thalidomide mystery (AFP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:12:24 +0000

AFP - Japanese scientists have uncovered how thalidomide led to deformities in children born to mothers taking the drug in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a study released Friday.

Source:Japan team uncovers thalidomide mystery
(AFP)

S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing (AFP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:28 +0000

AFP - The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world’s worst affected country by next June.

Source:S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing
(AFP)

Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis (HealthDay)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:10:47 +0000

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people
develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored
fat is burned for energy.

Source:Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis
(HealthDay)

Women on the pill may live longer (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:10:10 +0000

AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.

Source:Women on the pill may live longer
(AP)