March 9, 2010, 1:04 am
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)
AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart
Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary
soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases
of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in
the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Processed Meat May Harm the Heart (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Conventional wisdom has dictated
that fat from red meat is a risk factor for heart disease, but a new
analysis from Harvard researchers finds it's eating processed meat -- not
unprocessed red meat -- that increases the risk for heart disease and even
diabetes.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Breast-Feeding Helps Mom Stay Slimmer Later in Life (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of
breast-feeding for infants are numerous and well-known, but researchers
are finding more and more that breast-feeding can be a boon to mom's
health as well.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of
the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and often
roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving
scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the
killing powers of medicine.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Health Tip: Dress Your Salad for Success (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A salad can be a delicious and healthy meal
or side item. But even a salad can become laden with calories with just a
few toppings and dressings.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Health Tip: Shovel Snow Safely (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Shoveling snow may be a necessity if you live
in a cold climate -- and it's good exercise. But you can also hurt
yourself if you don't do it properly.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Men with jobs that expose them to
high levels of sunlight are less likely to develop kidney cancer than
those with little or no sunlight exposure at work, says a new study.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of
explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S.
researchers.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Sleepless Nights Plague America (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News)-- Americans of all races toss and
turn in bed each night, and sleeplessness is affecting their jobs, social
lives and even their sexual habits, the latest poll on U.S. sleep habits
finds.
