Health Tip: Potassium-Rich Foods
(HealthDay News) - Potassium is a mineral that plays an
important role in regulating blood pressure. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture recommends that most people get 4,044 milligrams of
potassium each day.
Health Tip: Choosing a Babysitter
(HealthDay News) - When choosing a babysitter, it's important to
make sure the sitter is experienced and prepared to handle any
situation that arises.
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After
Bypass
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers found that
giving patients MC-1, a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin
B6, before and after bypass surgery didn't reduce the risk of heart
attack or cardiovascular death.
Report Claims Clinical Trials Miss Many
Populations
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis of the
American clinical trial process suggests that the system for
testing new drugs has routinely excluded or under-represented
women, older people, minorities, disabled individuals and rural
populations for decades.
Scientists Uncover How HIV Hides Inside Cells
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say
they've discovered how HIV -- the virus that causes AIDS -- hides
in human cells to avoid being destroyed by the body's immune
cells.
Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment
Tool
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Determining the genetic
profile of a breast tumor, along with an assessment of a patient's
clinical characteristics, can help predict prognosis and guide
treatment choices, a Duke University study concludes.
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy
Weight
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite appearances to the
contrary, more than half of normal-weight Americans have a high
percentage of body fat. And, like their overweight contemporaries,
this makes them susceptible to heart disease, diabetes and other
metabolic disorders, a new study says.
Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Fasting for two days before
chemotherapy might protect cancer patients against the toxic side
effects of these powerful drugs by shielding healthy cells while
dooming malignant cells to destruction, new research suggests.
U.N. Seeks to Curb World's Traffic Deaths
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Over 1.2 million people die
each year on the world's roadways -- more than are killed by major
scourges such as malaria or diabetes.
Rap Music Glorifying Drug Use
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Rap music is glamorizing
drug use, according to a study by researchers at the University of
California, Berkeley, who found a sixfold increase in drug
references in songs over the past two decades.
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass
Surgery
TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- The controversial diabetes
drug Avandia appears to slow the progression of atherosclerosis in
diabetic patients who have undergone cardiac bypass surgery, thus
protecting them from new cardiac problems, according to the results
of a small study.
