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Flu tests: H1N1 may have peaked in Oct.Friday 20th of November 2009 04:42:11 PMMADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Data from a laboratory testing company suggests the H1N1 flu may have peaked in October in the United States, company officials said. A report by Quest Diagnostics Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic testing services, released Friday said the rates of infection by the H1N1 influenza virus may have peaked in late October, but... Read more |
Study: A little anxiety, not so badFriday 20th of November 2009 03:46:52 PMLONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- British and Norwegian researchers said depression is as big of a mortality risk factor as smoking. However, the study found, unlike depression alone, a combination of depression and anxiety lowers mortality. One of the main messages from this research is that 'a little anxiety may be good for you,' Dr. Robert Stewart of K... Read more |
'Heartburn' damage or GERD not acid burnFriday 20th of November 2009 03:40:55 PMDALLAS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Reflux damage to the esophagus may be an immune response, not acid burn, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Stuart Spechler and Dr. Rhonda Souza of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas said their animal study, published in Gastroenterology, found gastroesophageal reflux disease may develop in response to chemicals -- ca... Read more |
Thanksgiving: Time to discuss end-of-lifeFriday 20th of November 2009 03:06:01 PMCHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Thanksgiving is a perfect time to talk to family members about end-of-life wishes, a U.S. group of doctors who specialize in end-of-life issues says. The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine offers assistance for such conversations to ensure death wishes are understood. To help a family have end-of-life conserva... Read more |
Giant snails could help fight hungerFriday 20th of November 2009 02:56:11 PMUYO, Nigeria, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A readily available giant land snail could help reduce malnutrition and iron deficiency in African countries, a Nigerian researcher says. The West African land snail, Archachatina marginata, is cheaper and more nutritious than beef, and is tasty when prepared in small pies, said Ukpong Udofia of the Department of Home Economics a... Read more |
Budget cuts hurting STD controlFriday 20th of November 2009 01:46:45 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- State and local government budget cuts are impacting health departments in controlling the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. researchers said. The study by the National Coalition of STD Directors is based on a recent survey of health department budget cuts in states, large U.S. cities and U.S. territories and the impact... Read more |
New guidelines issued for Pap smearsFriday 20th of November 2009 01:17:05 PMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A test for cervical cancer is needed less frequently than previously recommended, regardless of a woman's age, a doctors' group says. New guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advise young women to forgo having Pap smears until they reach the age of 21, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Read more |
Making shopping less 'germy' during H1N1Friday 20th of November 2009 12:51:39 PMNEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- As shoppers prepare for Black Friday retail sales, a U.S. infectious disease expert warns stores can be an H1N1 virus petri dish. Simply walking into a store can be a hazard as the door handle contains germs from everyone who has touched it in the past eight hours, Dr. Katherine Baumgarten, medical director of infection con... Read more |
Child asthma, mother's depression linkedFriday 20th of November 2009 12:16:03 PMBALTIMORE, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Maternal depression may aggravate a child's asthma but how often a child had symptoms did not seem to affect the mother's symptoms, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore analyzed data from interviews with 262 mothers of African-American children with asthma -- a population disproportionat... Read more |
Most know salt is bad, few shake habitFriday 20th of November 2009 11:30:29 AMEDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Most Canadians say they know too much salt isn't healthy, but many don't do anything to reduce their salt intake, researchers say. Anna Farmer and Diana Mager of the University of Alberta say their survey of 890 people indicates 85 percent understood too much sodium can lead to health problems but fewer than half were aware... Read more |
Smoked salmon recalled for ListeriaFriday 20th of November 2009 10:55:26 AMNEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Some lots of Brooklyn's Best Brand smoked salmon are being recalled because of a potentially deadly bacteria found in some packages, U.S. authorities said. Packages sampled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration contained Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the eld... Read more |
Do doctor's neckties spread swine flu?Friday 20th of November 2009 02:13:21 AMCHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Doctors' neckties may be vectors of communicable diseases, including swine flu, U.S. infectious disease experts say. The American Medical Association is considering a resolution that would recommend bans on doctors wearing neckties while they are in contact with patients. The ban could also apply to long sleeves and other excess clothi... Read more |
Prescription drugs, abortions linkedFriday 20th of November 2009 02:12:46 AMMONTREAL, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Half of expectant mothers taking prescription drugs that may harm the fetus terminate their pregnancies, Canadian researchers found. The researchers examined data from the Quebec Pregnancy Registry on 109,344 women ages15-45 and found 6,871 pregnant women consumed one of 11 prescription drugs known to be harmful to fetuses through the... Read more |
Study: Few pregnancy complications with MSFriday 20th of November 2009 02:06:24 AMSTANFORD, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are slightly more likely to have Cesarean deliveries and babies with poor prenatal growth rate, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine found a woman with MS was no more likely to have pre-eclampsia and other high blood pressure problems or premature r... Read more |
Bird flu human-to-human spread unlikelyFriday 20th of November 2009 02:00:49 AMLONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Bird flu would need two simultaneous mutations to spread from human to human, British and U.S. researchers say. The study, published in PLoS One, finds the unlikelihood of two mutations occurring at the same time makes sustained human-to-human transmission less probable. Our new research suggests that it is less likely than we... Read more |
2008 typhus outbreak in Texas atypicalThursday 19th of November 2009 04:16:25 PMATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- An outbreak of murine typhus was confirmed in Travis County, Texas, last year, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday although murine typhus, a flea-borne disease often transmitted to humans through contact with rats, is endemic in southern Te... Read more |
Niacin may not help arteriesThursday 19th of November 2009 03:51:17 PMBALTIMORE, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Prescribing niacin -- a B vitamin -- may not help open arteries, U.S. researchers said. Senior study investigator Dr. Joao Lima of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore said vascular imaging of 145 men and women age 65 and older with existing artherosclerosis showed no measurable difference in arterial wall th... Read more |
Most middle-age adult don't get screeningsThursday 19th of November 2009 03:01:06 PMATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Seventy-five percent of U.S.adults ages 50-64 do not get recommended preventive screenings and immunizations, federal health officials said. The report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with AARP and the American Medical Association identifies recommended preventive services such as influenza vaccine, chol... Read more |
Obesity, diabetes rates highest in SouthThursday 19th of November 2009 02:20:32 PMATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Areas of the Southeast, Appalachia and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the highest U.S. rates of obesity and diabetes, officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday that 81 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, ... Read more |
CDC: West Nile can be in bloodThursday 19th of November 2009 02:11:41 PMATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Despite blood donor screening, healthcare providers should be aware transfusion transmission of West Nile virus can occur, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday the West Nile virus can lead to adverse outcomes particularly in organ transplant ... Read more |
