ThirdAgeStudy finds overuse of implanted defibrillatorsLos Angeles TimesHeart patients who receive one when guidelines don't recommend it face a higher risk of death and have more complications, researchers say. By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles T...
CTV.caSix Out of 7 Drivers Use Seat Belts: CDCBusinessWeekTUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Up to 85 percent of American adults now wear seat belts, an increase that translates into many fewer injuries and deaths on the road, federal health officials...
WANEAllcare Dental abruptly closes all officesBizjournals.comWilliamsville-based Allcare Dental & Dentures has shut down its nationwide network of offices, leaving hundreds out of work and thousands of patients without care. The company had corpora...
Fox NewsRecipe for Healthy Eating Not Easy to Stick ToMedPage TodayAmericans appear to be taking in public health messages about eating healthier, but the question remains as to whether they're really digesting them, a new survey shows. Nearly 90% ...
Ghana Broadcasting CorporationOestrogen 'may fuel oral cancer' in young womenBBC NewsThe hormone oestrogen could be fuelling head and neck cancers in young women, explaining why the disease is on the increase in that group, a US team says. Writ...
Healthy habits linked to cholesterol levelsTimes of IndiaA new study has suggested that adopting healthy habits in youth is associated with more favourable cholesterol levels in adulthood. Costan G. Magnussen, of University of Tasmania, Hobart, Austral...
WKRG-TVFlu cases called benefit to hospitals' financesDallas Morning NewsThe widespread fever, body aches and nausea typical of this season may be unpleasant to endure, but local hospitals could benefit. In a report to investors Monday, one Wall St...
MedPage TodaySoldiers' PTSD Tied to Lasting Psychosocial EffectsBusinessWeekMONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder may have long-term effects on troops -- including physical, emotional and cognitive problems -- while thos...
eMaxHealthIn Women, Diabetes Plus Depression a Deadly ComboBusinessWeekMONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Women suffering from both diabetes and depression have a greater risk of dying, especially from heart disease, a new study suggests. In fact, wome...
France24Cigarette Avatars Hit Big Screen; E-Cigs Improve Health And EnvironmentMedical News TodayFrank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart, meets Elise, an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. In the new movie T...
Armed with ScienceDeadly bacterial infection rising among hospitalized kidsmsnbc.comAn increasing number of hospitalized children are becoming infected with a type of bacteria known as Clostridium difficile, which can cause severe diarrhea and even dea...
The GuardianDemocrats Hunting for Vulnerable Republicans to Shoot Down in 2012Fox NewsAP In this Dec. 15 file photo, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures during a news conference. Democrats are sharpening their swords ahead of the next congress...
MedIndiaNew Guidelines on When Kids Need TonsillectomiesWebMDJan. 3, 2011 -- Most children who get repeated throat infections probably don't need surgery to remove their tonsils and would improve in time with careful monitoring, according to new cl...
MyHealthNewsDailyTwo Supplements Recalled for Banned Drug InclusionMedPage TodayThe marketer of two dietary weight-loss supplements sold as "100% all natural" issued a voluntary recall of the products after FDA testing confirmed they containe...
Washington TimesYouths With STDs May Not Admit They Had SexWebMDJan. 3, 2011 -- Young people who say they've abstained from sexual intercourse may not be telling the whole truth, an important finding in the ongoing battle against the spread of sexu...
Geo Television NetworkUS approves new trial of embryonic stem cells on blindnessAFPWASHINGTON — US biotech company Advanced Cell Technology said Monday it was cleared by the government to start its second trial using human embryonic stem cells to tre...
MyFox HoustonMedicare Makes Way for Baby BoomersU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- It's been a long, strange trip from Woodstock to the nursing home, but baby boomers are getting there -- and soon. The first boomers turn 65 ...
AtomStack7 ways the new health law will hit home this yearmsnbc.comOpponents of the new health care overhaul law are threatening to repeal, defund and kill it in court, but that isn't stopping Washington from implementing a number of important prov...
The fun side of fitnessLos Angeles TimesIt's not just hitting the gym anymore. Dancing, ice skating, skiing, even exercising with a partner may help you keep your resolution. By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times Put away the eggnog and break out th...
SF medical center offers cancer outreach in jailSan Francisco ChronicleElsie Bryant is among the group at SF County Jail being offered breast cancer services. Carolyn Dyson's message to the women was clear: Breast cancer won't wait. It won'...
Babble (blog)Kan. school defends decision to kick out studentsWashington PostAP OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A junior college in suburban Kansas City is defending its decision to kick out four students who posed for photos with a human placenta. One of the s...
BigPond NewsFrench model in anti-anorexia campaign diesTMCnetBy AP , PARIS (AP) — Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model whose emaciated image in a shock Italian ad campaign helped rivet global attention on the problem of anorexia in the fashion w...
New York TimesHospice care good for nursing home residents with advanced dementiaFood ConsumerLife is not easy for elderly people with advanced dementia like Alzheimer's who reside in a nursing home. If there are not many days left for them, they m...
MSN Health & FitnessAnger at God Common During Times of Crisis, Study FindsBusinessWeekSATURDAY, Jan. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Although people rarely talk about it, almost everyone experiences anger toward God at some point in their lives, commonly after ...
Longmont Daily Times-CallHundreds jump into freezing reservoir for fundraiserLongmont Daily Times-CallNot for about 750 brave souls who stripped off perfectly good clothes and hurled themselves into Boulder Reservoir on Saturday as part of the The Youn...
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