Health Tip: Help Avoid Dry Skin
(HealthDay News) -- Skin changes are common as you age, including
skin that's dry and itchy.
Health Tip: Keep Baby Safe While in a Playpen
(HealthDay News) -- A playpen can keep baby confined, allowing
parents to get things done around the home.
3 big developments make AIDS outlook more hopeful
In the nearly 30 years the AIDS epidemic has raged, there has never been a more hopeful day than this.
New AIDS cases fall by one fifth in a decade: UN
The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment, the UN said on Tuesday.
Pilot transplant project aims to spur kidney swaps
Too often, would-be kidney donors are wasted because the friend or loved one they want to help isn't a match. Now a new national database promises to help find matches for those frustrated pairs so they can be part of so-called kidney exchanges an...
J&J recall saga continues with Children's Benadryl
Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit has begun a voluntary recall of Children's Benadryl allergy tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, citing insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process.
Feds say glasses with lead are kids’ products
It didn't take long for federal regulators to put new rules on what makes a consumer product a "children's product" to a very public test.
Once-daily pill helps prevent HIV infection in men
A once-a-day pill combining two Gilead Sciences Inc AIDS drugs reduced the HIV infection rate by nearly 44 percent in high-risk gay and bisexual men, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Airport Body Scanners Safe, Experts Say
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- With this coming Wednesday
the busiest travel day of the year, many Americans will soon be subjected
to radiation-emitting body scanners at the nation's airports.
New AIDS cases fall by one fifth in a decade: UN
The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment, the UN said on Tuesday.
Vatican broadens case for condoms to fight AIDS
Pope Benedict's landmark acknowledgement that the use of condoms is sometimes morally justifiable to stop AIDS is valid not only for gay male prostitutes but for heterosexuals and transsexuals too, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
Implanted Heart Devices Have 'Real-World' Benefits: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Implantable devices designed
to control heart rhythm and efficiency while preventing sudden death among
heart failure patients are as effective at ensuring patient survival in
real-world situations as they a...
Access to AIDS treatment 'cutting deaths in Africa'
Expanded access to AIDS treatment in sub-Saharan Africa has dramatically cut deaths from the disease, but the region remains the worst affected in the world, a UN report said Tuesday.
Health Tip: Treating an Ear Infection
(HealthDay News) -- Children who get ear infections often end up
in a lot of pain and discomfort.
Health Tip: Don't Ignore Fingernail Abnormalities
(HealthDay News) -- An abnormality in all or some of your
fingernails can signal a potentially serious medical condition.
Vatican: Everyone can use condoms to prevent HIV
Using a condom is a lesser evil than transmitting HIV to a sexual partner — even if that means averting a possible pregnancy, the Vatican said Tuesday, signaling a seismic shift in papal teaching as it further explained Pope Benedict XVI's c...
Health Highlights: Nov. 23, 2010
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Children Born 'Late Pre-Term' More Prone to Low IQ
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Being born just a few weeks
early might have a long-term impact on a child's IQ and ability to pay
attention, new research suggests.
Hit by AIDS, Africa welcomes Pope’s condom message
From clerics to AIDS activists, Africans applauded Pope Benedict XVI's suggestion that condoms could be used in limited situations to protect partners — a shift that could make a dramatic impact in a continent that is both battling an HIV pa...
Work Teams Who Share Negative Emotions Better at Problem-Solving
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Work teams who openly
express their negative feelings share more information, have greater
solidarity and are better at solving complicated analytical problems, a
new study has found.