Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people
(AP)
AP - With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is so far more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
Advocates are back with real health care stories
(AP)
AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.
Federal probe finds problems with chelation study
(AP)
AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death.
World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
(AP)
AP - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.
Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead'
(AP)
AP - When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours.
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1
diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease,
increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers
say.
Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70
percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22
percent felt very or extremely concerned about it.
Health Tip: Controlling Asthma
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be
used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American
Academy of Family Physicians says.
C-Section Stress Could Alter Baby's Immune Cells
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Babies delivered by cesarean
section experience changes to the DNA of white blood cells, which might
explain why they're at increased risk for immunological diseases such as
diabetes and asthma later in life, Swedish researchers say.
Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a major threat to
certain species of wildlife, which need to be protected through health
monitoring, researchers say.
Birth weight appears associated with leukemia
(Reuters)
Reuters - There may be an association between high birth weight and an increased risk of overall leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appears to be associated with the high and low extremes of birth weight.
FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to
Cancer
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite recent studies
suggesting that the injected diabetes drug Lantus (insulin glargine) might
boost cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday
urged patients who are on the medication to continue using it.
No benefit seen with special infant formula
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new study finds that healthy infants seem to have a similar tolerance for standard and hypoallergenic formulas -- suggesting that most parents need not make the expensive anti-allergy formulas their first choice.
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity
in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did
not decrease in any state.
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