The top health news articles – Yahoo! News
The top health news articles – Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Better beat the crowd and find a doctor. Full Story;
Losing breast not always best for cancer patients
BARCELONA, Spain – New research suggests that women with gene mutations that predispose them to breast cancer might not pay a huge price in survival if they choose to preserve their breast instead of having it removed. Full Story;
Experts debate merits of breast cancer screening
BARCELONA, Spain – Are doctors overtreating breast cancer? Full Story;
Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors
BARCELONA, Spain – Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don’t appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says. Full Story;
Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday. Full Story;
Infertile women may have more sexual problems
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women undergoing treatment for infertility may be less satisfied with their sex lives and have a greater risk of sexual dysfunction than women with normal fertility, a small study suggests. Full Story;
Junkies and junk-food addicts share craving mechanism
PARIS (AFP) – The same molecular pathways that steer people into drug addiction also lie behind the craving to overeat, driving individuals into obesity, a new study suggests. Full Story;
Parenting: Do Nannies Turn Boys into Future Adulterers?
A British psychiatrist has kicked up a bit of a ruckus by arguing that mothers who hire nannies to raise their sons may inadvertently be creating future adulterers Full Story;
Bigger hospitals may treat some conditions better
LOS ANGELES – People hospitalized with a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia fare better if they are admitted someplace that treats a lot of those problems, a large study of Medicare patients finds. Full Story;
Zyclara Approved to Treat Pre-Cancerous Skin Condition
FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — Zyclara topical cream
(imiquimod 3.75 percent) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), a precancerous condition
that's commonly found on skin frequently exposed to the sun. Full Story;
Long-Term Breast-Feeding Tied to More Aggressive Cancers
FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — Women who breast-feed for
six months or more face a higher risk of developing the most aggressive
types of breast cancer, but it's not clear whether there's a
cause-and-effect relationship, a new study finds. Full Story;
28% of U.S. Kids Drank Alcohol in Past Month
THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter (27.6
percent) of American youth aged 12 to 20 said that they drank alcohol in
the past month, according to a study released Thursday by the federal
government. Full Story;
Workers to give out 2.5 billion condoms in SAfrica
JOHANNESBURG – Thousands of health workers will help hand out 2.5 billion condoms and test 15 million people for HIV as part of the world’s largest campaign in the country hardest hit by the virus, the health minister said Thursday. Full Story;
Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics
THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes do
much better, in terms of survival, if they can turn to others for support
in times of need, new research suggests. Full Story;
Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. Full Story;
After-school exercise helps overweight girls
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines in cholesterol levels in girls and boys, report researchers from Spain. Full Story;
Something for everyone at 2010 Final Four
There’s a favorite in Duke, a little guy in Butler, a team returning to the big-time in West Virginia and a regular hardly anyone figured would get so far this season in Michigan State. Full Story;
Coalition: US House panel backs Fort Lee hotel
A congressional subcommittee has approved a 1,000-room Army hotel at Fort Lee in Petersburg, Va., according to a coalition of businesses opposed to the military lodging center. Full Story;
Jessica Alba to join judges on `Project Runway’
Jessica Alba is bringing her celebrity fashion sense to “Project Runway.” Full Story;
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