Health Tip: Pack a Healthier Lunch
(HealthDay News) - Packing a lunch made at home may seem like a
good way to save money and calories, but even homemade sandwiches
can contribute to a bulging waistline.
Vaccine Could Cut Bouts With Stomach Flu
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to
develop a vaccine to control noroviruses -- a common cause of
stomach flu -- but it's likely a such a vaccine would have to be
changed every year because the viruses evolve quickly to avoid
attacks by the immune system, new research suggests.
Triglycerides Linked to Coronary Disease Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study showing that
high levels of triglycerides were strong predictors of cardiac
trouble strengthens the case for including measurement of the blood
fats in prevention programs.
Learning Disabilities May Presage Later Language
Problems
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People with a personal or
family history of learning disabilities may be more at risk for a
rare type of dementia that causes them to lose language abilities
as they age, according to a new report.
HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancers Fare Better
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Head and neck cancer
patients whose tumors test positive for human papillomavirus (HPV)
tend to survive longer and respond better to treatment than those
who test negative, a new study says.
Ovary Removal Protects Some High-Risk Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Women who carry the BRCA1
or BRCA2 mutations that raise the risk for both breast and ovarian
cancer should weigh a new finding that suggests having your ovaries
removed provides greater protection against breast cancer if you
have the BRCA2 mutation.
Corneal Transplants Can Carry Infection Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People who donate corneas
are giving the gift of sight, but they may also be passing along a
serious infection to the recipients, a new study finds.
Back Pain Spending Up, Relief Down
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are spending more
money trying to ease back and neck pain, but new research suggests
those extra dollars aren't buying more relief.
Muscle Fatigue Drug May Fight Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug may
help fatigued athletes and patients weakened by heart failure
regain their energy, say physiologists at Columbia University
Medical Center.
Lack of Brain Protein May Explain 'Rain Man'
Abilities
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The lack of a particular
brain protein may explain the phenomenon of "Rain Man" -- autistic
savants who learn some tasks better but also forget faster, say
researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Respiratory Distress Treatment Studies
Conflict
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies try to
answer one of the most pressing questions in critical care
medicine: How much pressure should be applied to keep open the
partially collapsed lungs of people being treated for the deadly
condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome?
Precancerous Breast Lesions Cause Unnecessary
Worry
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Many women diagnosed with a
precancerous breast lesion known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
are highly anxious about their prognosis, even though they face a
low risk of a recurrence or of developing invasive breast cancer, a
new study finds.
Airplane Noise Boosts Blood Pressure Even During
Sleep
TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People who live near major
airports may be disturbed by the din of aircraft flying overhead
all day, but a new study finds it can also boost their blood
pressure even while they're sleeping.
