Blood Test Might Sort Out Milk Allergies (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test may help
identify children with milk allergy who can tolerate baked-milk products
and those who may have a serious allergic reaction to any form of cow's
milk, a new study shows.
Kids’ Peanut Allergies Might Be Tamed: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Help may be on the way for
children with serious peanut allergies, with two new studies suggesting
that slowly increasing consumption might build kids' tolerance over
time.
Marijuana Use Can Up Psychosis Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of marijuana
can lead to increased risk of developing hallucinations, delusions and
psychosis, a new study shows.
Penicillin Allergy Might Not Include Related Antibiotic (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Most patients who have a
history of penicillin allergy can safely take antibiotics called
cephalosporins, U.S. researchers say.
Virus Unlikely to Cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study adds to
evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome doesn't have anything to do with
xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), but the researchers
point out that there's a caveat regarding American patients.
Chronic Back Pain Soothed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from chronic
lower back pain may find relief through cognitive behavioral therapy, a
short-term treatment aimed at challenging and reframing negative
beliefs.
Scientists Unravel Mysteries of Intelligence (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- It's not a particular brain region
that makes someone smart or not smart.
Genes Behind Tooth Development Discovered (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Genes that influence tooth
development in the first year of life have been identified by British and
Finnish researchers.
Cutting Off Blood Flow Limits Damage During Heart Attack (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) --
Cutting off the flow of blood to the arm by repeatedly inflating a blood
pressure cuff appears to reduce the amount of tissue damaged during a
heart attack, a new Danish study shows.
Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- If you're trying to reduce
your sensitivity to pain, Zen meditation may help by actually thickening
your brain, new research suggests.
As Health Reform Summit Looms, Battle Lines Are Drawn (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- In an attempt to jump-start
health-care reform, President Barack Obama on Thursday will hold a
bipartisan summit on health care.
Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the results of
preliminary research in rats, researchers say that doses of vitamin B3 --
also known as niacin -- could help people recover brain function after a
stroke.
Health Insurance Competition Vanishing: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Competition in the health
insurance industry is vanishing, according to an American Medical
Association report that looked at data from 43 states and 313 metropolitan
markets.
Obesity, Lack of Exercise Heighten Arthritis Risk for Women (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of obesity
and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more
common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.
Texas Girl Recovers From Rabies Without Intensive Care (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The seemingly miraculous
recovery from rabies of a 17-year-old Texas girl -- diagnosed months after
a suspected bat bite -- is leaving doctors scratching their heads and
wondering if such cases might be less rare than is believed.
Virtually Everyone Should Get a Flu Shot: CDC (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- All Americans 6 months of
age and older should get a flu shot each year, a panel of U.S. advisers is
recommending.
Heart Stem Cells Move Closer to Human Treatments (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are moving ahead --
although sometimes ploddingly -- toward the goal of using stem cell
therapies to rescue people with cardiovascular disease, the leading killer
of men and women in the United States.
Parents’ Divorce Doesn’t Harm College-Age Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- University students whose
parents have recently divorced are unscathed by the experience, an English
study finds.
Existing Health Programs Could Help More Kids With Asthma (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could lower
the number of uninsured children with asthma by 75 percent by enrolling
all those who are eligible for federally funded insurance programs and
expanding eligibility, a new report suggests.
Extended-Release Mirapex Approved for Parkinson’s Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Mirapex ER (pramipexole
dihydrochloride extended-release) has been approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration as a once-daily option to treat early Parkinson's
disease, drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim said in a news release.