Health Tip: Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction
(HealthDay News) - Allergic reactions can range from very mild
to life-threatening. Severe allergic reactions require immediate
medical attention, but even reactions that are milder should be
checked out by a doctor.
Health Tip: Stressed Teens
(HealthDay News) -- The teen years can be difficult to manage
with their many physical, emotional and lifestyle changes.
Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than
Men
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping in good shape is
more difficult for older women than men because it's harder for
women to replace muscle that's lost naturally as they age, say U.S.
and British researchers.
Social Problems in Youth Contribute to Anxiety,
Depression
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests
that a child's problems forming relationships and being accepted by
friends are more likely to contribute to anxiety and depression
than vice versa, particularly during the transition from
adolescence into young adulthood.
Toxic Sewer Gas Induces Suspended Metabolism in
Mice
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Using small amounts of
potentially deadly hydrogen sulfide, or sewer gas, U.S. researchers
were able to decrease metabolism and heart rate in mice, while
maintaining blood pressure and oxygen levels -- putting them in a
suspended animation-like state.
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer
Procedure
TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- The use of a less invasive
form of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) during breast cancer
surgery increased substantially in the United States from 1998 to
2005, researchers say. However, there are still disparities in
terms of which women receive the therapy.
Height of Pitcher's Mound Can Strain Shoulders
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- The height of a
pitcher's mound can influence the risk of stress-related elbow and
shoulder injuries, suggests a study led by the head team physician
for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Scanning the heart
arteries for calcium deposits can help predict future cardiac
problems, a new study shows, but experts aren't sure that adding
such scans to routine checkups would be worth the cost.
Drugs Approved Under Deadline More Likely to Run Into
Trouble Later
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that
drugs that are approved quickly to meet mandated deadlines are more
likely to run into trouble down the line,
after they are in millions of Americans' medicine cabinets,
than drugs that receive more deliberation before approval.
Now-Banned Hair Dyes Linked to Bladder Cancer
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Hairdressers and barbers
who used now-banned hair dyes that had high concentrations of
coloring ingredients appear to be at a slightly elevated risk of
bladder cancer, a new report contends.
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A potbelly in middle age
more than triples the risk of senility decades later, according to
a large study that pinpoints a new link between obesity and
dementia.
