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.
Swine flu ‘should be included in new seasonal vaccine’ (AFP)
AFP - The World Health Organisation said Thursday that the swine flu pandemic virus would spread again next winter in the northern hemisphere and recommended its inclusion in the regular influenza vaccine.
Anxiety Disorder Patients Process Emotions Differently (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- For those with the common
mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder, a new study has
found that the brain processes emotions in abnormal ways.
Tired Teens Prone to Car Crashes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Young drivers who are
overtired from lack of sleep or poor quality sleep are twice as likely to
have a car crash, Italian researchers report.
Chronic Migraines Take a Greater Toll (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that
there's a difference between people who have migraines a lot and those who
have them less often: The most frequent sufferers are in worse health
overall, poorer and more depressed.
Swine flu to be included in north’s seasonal vaccine (AFP)
AFP - The World Health Organisation said Thursday that the swine flu pandemic virus would threaten again next winter in the northern hemisphere and recommended its inclusion in the regular influenza vaccine.