Health Tip: Let Shin Splints Heal

(HealthDay News) - Shin splints occur when too much or too strenuous exercise causes pain in the lower legs. They usually aren't serious.

 Health Tip: If Your Child Goes to the Hospital

(HealthDay News) - It can be a frightening experience for anyone to go to the hospital, particularly for a young child.

 Drops of Fatty Acid Curb Symptoms of Dry Eye Syndrome

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Eye drops containing alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) significantly reduced symptoms of dry eye syndrome in mice, a new study says.

 Tango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.

 Fixing Poor Vision Boosts Preschoolers' Test Scores

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Preschoolers with poor vision significantly improved their test scores within six weeks of consistently wearing prescription glasses, a new study shows.

 PTSD a Risk Factor for Long-Term Disease

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are as likely to have long-term health problems as people with other common, chronic disease risk factors, a new study suggests.

 Marijuana Use Among MS Patients Raises Risk for Cognitive, Mood Problems

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Multiple sclerosis patients who smoke marijuana in search of symptom relief are more likely to suffer cognitive shortfalls and mood disorders, new Canadian research suggests.

 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.

 Kidney Cancer Drug Linked to Higher Rate of Heart Problems

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A greater percentage of patients than previously thought may develop heart failure when taking the breakthrough cancer drug Sutent, researchers report.

 Many Prostate Cancers Will Not Need Treatment

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- One of the largest studies of its kind concludes that most older men with early prostate cancer do not shorten their survival odds if they adopt a "wait-and-see" approach to the disease.

 Drug-Coated Balloons Keep Leg Arteries Open: Study

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-coated stents haven't worked well for blocked leg arteries, but German doctors are reporting good initial results with drug-coated balloons, which are inserted at the end of catheters and are inflated to reopen the arteries.

 Cancer Drug Works Against MS in Early Trial

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A drug originally designed to combat cancer that is now being used to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus might also work against a common form of multiple sclerosis.

 Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2008

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

 Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 13, 2008

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: