Holiday Drinking Raises Death Toll on U.S. Roads, Experts Warn
FRIDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Two to three times more
people die in alcohol-related crashes on U.S. roads during Christmas and
New Year's than over comparable periods of time during the rest of the
year, says the U.S. National Institu...
Family history of alcoholism raises obesity risk
People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, U.S. researchers say, a change that could be fueling the obesity epidemic.
In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots
FRIDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- American kids are becoming
obese, or nearly so, at an increasingly young age, with about one-third of
them falling into that category by the time they're 9 months old,
researchers have found.
Health Highlights: Dec. 31, 2010
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Eating lots of red meat ups women's stroke risk
Women who eat a lot of red meat may be putting themselves at increased risk of stroke, a new study in more than 30,000 Swedish women hints.
Tea off: India’s farmers say climate changing brew
In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea.
Haiti suffers year of crisis with nobody in charge
The silhouetted bodies moved in waves through the night, climbing out of crumbled homes and across mounds of rubble. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the center of the shattered city by the thin light of a waning crescent moon. Th...
Study finds no blood clot risk with hormone patch
Women who treat menopause symptoms with hormone patches rather than pills may not have an increased risk of blood clots in the legs or lungs -- even when they have a history of such clots, a new study suggests.
Pregnant women often deny smoking
Overall, about one in four women who smoke while pregnant deny it, a new study hints. The numbers could be even higher in certain groups of women, like those in their early 20s.
Spike in problem drinkers under proposed new rules
Proposed revisions to formal criteria for alcohol abuse and dependence would label significantly more people as problem drinkers, a new study from Australia shows.
Few Americans travel overseas for medical care
Traveling to foreign countries for medical procedures, treatments or surgeries -- so-called 'medical tourism' -- may not be as cost saving or as popular among U.S. residents as previously thought, suggests a new survey of companies promoti...
British drivers asked to become organ donors
Anyone applying for a driving licence in Britain will be asked if they want to join an organ donation scheme under new proposals to boost the number of donors, it was announced on Friday.
Your Medicare taxes won’t cover what you’ll cost
What you paid in Medicare taxes shows up on your W-2 income tax form every year. So when you retire, you want your money's worth.
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 30, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
'Hair Of The Dog' No Hangover Cure, Say Experts
THURSDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- During this season of good cheer
and abundant holiday parties, hangovers are not uncommon. And while folk
remedies abound, the only things that are truly helpful in curing the
misery of a hangover the morni...
ER Visits by Underage Drinkers Spike on New Year's
THURSDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The number of emergency
department visits that involved underage drinking jumped by more than 250
percent on New Year's Day two years ago, compared with other days of the
year, a new U.S. study reveals.
Health Tip: Help Ease Morning Sickness
(HealthDay News) -- Nausea and vomiting are common among pregnant
women. Although these symptoms often are dubbed morning sickness, they can
last all day.
Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators
Every time his kids cough, Dave Hisey's mind starts to race. Is it cancer? Is it coming back? His oldest daughter, diagnosed with leukemia nearly five years ago when she was 13, is in remission. His 12-year-old son has another year of chemotherapy...
US teen birth rate still far higher than W. Europe
The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries. The most convincing explanation is that contraceptive use is much higher...
How One Company Fought the Flu
THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- As fears of a flu epidemic
that could cause severe illness or death gripped much of the United States
the past two winters, George Boue grappled with more fear than just his
own.