Health Tip: Traveling During Pregnancy
(HealthDay News) -- If you're planning to take a trip while
pregnant, you should check with your doctor to be sure it's safe
for you to travel. Unless you have complications with your
pregnancy, most women can travel safely.
Weight-Loss Aids Bought on Internet Might Harm Your
Heart
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss supplements
widely available for purchase online often include ingredients that
are potentially hazardous to your heart, and a new study shows the
labels often don't include this warning.
Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found that
normal cells and cancer cells that acquire the ability to use long
dormant pathways to migrate through the body may gain properties of
adult stem cells, including the ability to self-renew.
Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic differences may
explain why white men have a higher prostate cancer risk than
Hispanic men, information which may help doctors identify men who
are more likely to develop the disease, U.S. researchers say.
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From
Emphysema
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they may be
able to prevent the tissue damage that lung diseases, such as
emphysema, cause by treating the patient with doxycycline, an
antibiotic commonly used to treat acne.
Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- An injection of a local
anesthetic into the nerves of the neck that regulate temperature
could give breast cancer patients long-term relief from hot flashes
and sleep deprivation, a new study suggests.
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe
Psoriasis
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- The drug ustekinumab has
been shown to be a very effective initial and long-term treatment
for moderate-to-severe psoriasis in two studies published in this
week's issue of
The Lancet.
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival
Benefits
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to
other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung
cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to
improve either survival or quality of life.
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- An outbreak of Salmonella
infections in people has been traced to contaminated dry dog food,
the first time such a link has been uncovered, U.S. officials said
Thursday.
New Laser Approved to Treat Psoriasis
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- PhotoMedex's XTRAC Velocity
Laser has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to
treat psoriasis and other skin disorders, including vitiligo,
atopic dermatitis and leukoderma, the company said Thursday.
CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over
60
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- All adults aged 60 and
older should be vaccinated against shingles, a condition that can
cause debilitating chronic pain, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention recommended on Thursday.
