Health Tip: Swelling During Pregnancy
(HealthDay News) - Production of additional fluids and blood
during pregnancy sometimes leads to swelling in the woman's face,
hands, legs, ankles and feet.
Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions
TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- From 2004 through 2006,
patient safety errors resulted in 238,337 potentially preventable
deaths of U.S. Medicare patients and cost the Medicare program $8.8
billion, according to the fifth annual Patient Safety in American
Hospitals Study.
Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in
Kids
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- The same 10 gene
mutations responsible for cardiac hypertrophy (thickening of the
heart muscle) in adults are also associated with many cases of this
rare but life-threatening condition in children, says a U.S.
study.
Stenting as Good as Surgery for Stroke
Prevention
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Carotid stenting --
inserting a tube into the main artery to the brain to prevent a
stroke -- is as effective over the long term for high-risk patients
as a surgery called endarterectomy, a study shows.
Faces May Provide Clues to Sexual Attitudes
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults can discern
another person's attitude toward sexual relationships just by
looking at his or her face, according to a British study of 700
heterosexual volunteers.
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney
Function
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- The osteoporosis drug
raloxifene is safe and effective for women with mild to moderate
chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition that increases
osteoporosis risk, according to a new study.
Mumps Outbreak in Midwest Could Have Been
Worse
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, the largest U.S.
outbreak of mumps in 20 years swept across eight Midwestern states,
but a new study claims things could have been much worse.
Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers at Stanford
University have succeeded in transforming skin cells into what
appear to be cancer stem cells, in a feat that could propel cancer
research forward.
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- A person who maintains
aerobic fitness may delay biological aging by up to 12 years, a new
analysis shows.
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey
Finds
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- One in five respondents
to a scientific journal survey acknowledges using so-called
"cognition-enhancing drugs" -- such as ADHD and heart medications
-- to sharpen their focus, concentration or memory.
Whisk Those Blues Away
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Scrubbing the tub and
other forms of housework may clean your house
and boost your mood.
