On the road: Bike riding helps Parkinson's diagnosis
Neurologists examining a patient with early symptoms of Parkinson's disease should ask that individual to ride a bike, according to unusual research by Dutch doctors.
Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2011
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 6, 2011
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Giving IV Fluids on Scene Might Raise Death Risk for Trauma Victims
THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The longstanding practice of
first giving severely wounded trauma patients intravenous (IV) fluids
before bringing them to a trauma center may actually raise their risk of
death, a new study suggests.
Doctor Behind Study Linking Vaccine to Autism Accused of 'Deliberate Fraud'
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- An in-depth investigation just
published in a prominent medical journal alleges that a decade-long effort
to link childhood vaccinations with autism was really an elaborate hoax
perpetuated by a British doc...
Republican bid to scrap healthcare hits snag
Republican efforts to scrap President Barack Obama's healthcare reform took a hit on Thursday when budget analysts said repeal would add billions of dollars to the federal budget deficit.
Study Links Obesity to Greater Pain, Weakness in Fibromyalgia Patients
THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Obese fibromyalgia patients suffer
more severe symptoms such as pain, reduced flexibility and sleep
disturbances than those of normal weight, a new study indicates.
Health Tip: Figure Out Why You Yawn Excessively
To help your doctor pinpoint why you yawn so much, the University of
Maryland Medical Center says you should track the following factors in a
log:
When you first noticed that you were yawning, and how often you
yawn.
The time of day that you ...
Health Tip: Healing Heel Pain
(HealthDay News) -- Heel pain is usually caused by activities
that continually pound the heel. Such injuries include Achilles tendinitis
and plantar fasciitis.
Infant Organ Donors Could Help Meet Transplant Needs: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The organs of about 8 percent of
infants who suffer cardiac death in newborn intensive care units (NICUs)
would be eligible for donation and could help save the lives of other
infants and young children, acc...
Early Steps Toward an Alzheimer's Blood Test
THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test that screens
for antibodies, a protein produced by the immune system, may one day be
used to detect Alzheimer's and other diseases, new research suggests.
Guidelines Issued for Drug-Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- An infectious disease association
has released the first national guidelines for the treatment of
potentially deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA)infections.
Circumcision helps stop wart virus, study finds
Researchers have documented yet another health benefit for circumcision, which can protect men against the AIDS virus, saying it can protect their wives and girlfriends from a virus that causes cervical cancer.
Will autism fraud report be a vaccine booster?
This week more shame was heaped upon the discredited British researcher whose work gave rise to the childhood-vaccines-cause-autism movement, as a prominent medical journal published a report that the man had faked his data. But will it make a dif...
Meeting "donor dad" won't hurt kids: study
If you saw the 2010 drama "The Kids Are All Right," in which two teens raised by a lesbian couple decide to make contact with their biological father, you might be wondering: Might such an experience leave psychological scars?
Asians at greater risk for tear during delivery
Asians are nine times as likely as other women to experience severe tearing of the skin around the vagina during childbirth, Israeli researchers report.
Chilean scientists seek alcoholism vaccine
Chilean researchers said Thursday they are developing a vaccine against alcoholism that could be tested on humans starting next year and works by neutralizing an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol.
Lyme disease a rare cause of death: study
While controversy still brews over the long-term effects of Lyme disease, a new government study concludes that the tick-borne illness is rarely a cause of death in the U.S.
Drugs may level fertility playing field for obese
Heavy women often have a harder time getting pregnant than their slimmer peers, but new findings suggest weight may cease to matter when women take fertility drugs.
Can diet protect against asthma?
What you eat might affect your risk of developing allergies or asthma, and possibly that of your kids, hints a new review of the medical evidence.