Health Tip: Donating Blood

(HealthDay News) - Donating blood is a safe and easy procedure that can help save lives.

 Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alcohol, consumed even in small amounts, increases the risk of breast cancer and particularly estrogen-receptor and progesterone-receptor positive breast cancer, a new study shows.

 Health Tip: Tornado Safety

(HealthDay News) -- If you live in an area that's prone to tornadoes, you should know how to prepare for these destructive storms.

 Health Tip: Taking Kids on the Road

(HealthDay News) - Packing up the family for a trip can disrupt sleep schedules and diet.

 Molecule Disrupts DNA Sequence in Ewing's Sarcoma

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- A molecule that disrupts the oncogene that causes Ewing's sarcoma has been identified by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers.

 Celebrex Plus Lipitor Could Fight Prostate Cancer

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two widely used drugs -- one lowers cholesterol and one is an anti-inflammatory -- may be useful in controlling prostate cancer.

 Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy

SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- A biomarker that may help doctors monitor the effectiveness of common treatments for kidney cancer and non-small cell lung cancer has been identified by researchers in the Netherlands.

 Stem Cell Marker Controls Pair of Key Cancer Pathways

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- New findings by researchers suggest breast cancer may arise from stem cells and that targeting a certain gene linked to these cells may be a key to treatment.

 Elevated Urate Levels May Slow Parkinson's in Men

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Men with naturally high levels of the antioxidant urate in their blood appear to develop the symptoms of Parkinson's disease slower than those with lower levels do, a new report says.

 Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss in the United States, is also a warning sign of heart failure, a new study says.

 Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- A record number of American girls are participating in sports, but their physical activity levels outside of organized sports are decreasing, especially as they go from childhood to adolescence, a new study concludes.

 Testosterone Spray Improves Sexual Satisfaction in Women

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Testosterone spray slightly improved sexual satisfaction in premenopausal women, but a placebo had the same effect, a new study reports.

 Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease

SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- A breast cancer vaccine significantly reduced the risk of recurrence for patients who have a high expression of the protein HER2-neu.

 Heart's Stem Cells Not Created Equally

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Not all heart cells are created by the same universal signal, a discovery that could lead to future treatments for congenital heart disease and heart attacks, U.S researchers say.

 Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women who take hormones have a lower risk of developing advanced age-related macular degeneration, especially if they took oral contraceptives in the past, a U.S. study finds.

 New Benefits From Old Heart Measures

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies describe additional benefits of widely used measures aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease: Cholesterol-lowering statins also reduce blood pressure, and the DASH diet for blood pressure control lowers the incidence of heart disease and stroke in middle-aged women.

 Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- New studies into breast cancer imaging techniques reinforce the importance of these procedures in detecting and treating tumors in the young and the elderly.

 High Blood Pressure May Be Buffer Against Headaches

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- People with high blood pressure are less likely to have headaches than those with normal blood pressure, a new study suggests.

 Clinical Trials Update: April 14, 2008

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

 Health Highlights: April 14, 2008

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

 Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Drop From 1990 to 2004: CDC

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Teen pregnancy rates in the United States declined from 1990 to 2004, as did the number of abortions, while the number of pregnancies among unmarried women increased slightly during that period.

 Testosterone Levels Among Financial Traders Affect Performance

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research out of Britain finds that financial traders who wake up with high levels of the male hormone testosterone tend to make more money that day, probably because they feel more daring.

 New Treatments Help Fight Liver, Colon Cancer

MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug duo might help prevent colorectal cancer, and the powerful new cancer drug Sutent may slow the progression of liver cancer.