Health Tip: Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men
(HealthDay News) -- When trying to conceive, good health is
important for both moms- and dads-to-be. Future fathers can help a
couple's chances of having a healthy baby.
High Self-Esteem May Mask Defensiveness
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- There's a big difference
between "secure" high self-esteem and "fragile" self-esteem,
according to University of Georgia researchers, who found that
those with the secure form are less likely to be verbally
defensive.
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild
Alzheimer's
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with mild
Alzheimer's disease who took 800 milligrams of the drug
tarenflurbil twice a day had less decline in functional ability
than those who took a placebo, according to a British phase II
trial.
Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding,
Episiotomies
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive educational
program for physicians and midwives that stresses giving women the
drug oxytocin just after a vaginal delivery resulted in
significantly fewer cases of excessive bleeding, according to a
study done in two South American countries.
Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem
Cells
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Functioning cardiac
cells have been created from mouse skin cells reprogrammed to have
the same unlimited differentiation characteristics of embryonic
stem cells, say researchers at the University of California, Los
Angeles.
Too Few Cancer Survivors Pursue Healthy
Lifestyles
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors who eat
more fruits and vegetables, stay physically active and avoid
tobacco have a higher quality of life than those who don't do these
things.
Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With
Constipation
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Amitiza (lubiprostone)
has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat
irritable bowel syndrome accompanied by constipation (IBS-C) in
women 18 and older. It's the first IBS-C treatment that's been
approved by the FDA.
Report Slams U.S. Food Safety System
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- The current system that
guarantees the safety of food in the United States is in a state of
crisis, a new report finds.
Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Results of a small study
show that the electromagnetic field produced by incubators affect
the heart rates of newborn babies, Italian researchers report.
