Health headlines
October 2012
Monday October 1, 2012
- Child Abuse Injuries Have Risen, Study Finds – Child protective agencies reported decline, but hospital data tell a different story.
- Children Underrepresented in Clinical Drug Trials: Study – When drugs are tested only in adults, kids and their doctors are at a disadvantage, researchers say.
- Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2012
- Health Tip: Gear Up for Safe Soccer – Stay in shape to help prevent injury.
- Health Tip: Warm Up Before You Work Out – Get your muscles ready for exercise.
- HPV Vaccine Found Safe in Large Study – Fainting, skin infections most common side effects seen in girls, young women.
- Might Smallpox Virus Help Fight a Lethal Breast Cancer? – Promising results for triple-negative form of disease seen in tests with mice.
- Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study – Older adults with heart disease, advanced diabetes were more apt to develop atrial fibrillation than peers who drank less.
- New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain – Evidence-based approach should improve care, experts say.
- New Melanoma Treatment Might Delay Cancer Progression – Experimental drug combo postponed resistance to therapy by 4 months, study showed.
- Novel Drug Approach Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer – 3-pronged payload targets cancerous cells, reducing side effects and prolonging life, study says.
- Psychiatric Disorders Often Persist in Juvenile Offenders – Alcohol, drug use common even 5 years after kids left detention center, researchers found.
- Researchers Discover Gene Defect Linked to Deafness – Genetic mutation associated with hearing loss in Usher syndrome type 1 and other cases, study says.
- Researchers Tackle Age-Related Decline in Immune Response – Blocking single harmful protein might work, early lab study suggests.
- Retina's Thickness May Be Tied to Severity of MS, Study Suggests – If true, it might be a useful tool to measure the effectiveness of treatments.
- Scientists Probe How Some HIV Patients Resist AIDS – Understanding immune response in these 'elite controllers' might help pave way to vaccine.
- Sharing Notes With Patients Empowers Them: Study – Reading doctor's remarks online also boosts treatment compliance, researchers find.
- Study Links Insomnia to $31 Billion in U.S. Workplace Errors – Research was based on interviews with more than 10,000 people.
- Teens Don't Really Like Taking Risks, Study Finds – But they're more comfortable with uncertain outcomes than adults are, researchers say.
- U.S. Kids Exposed to 4 Hours of Background TV Daily: Study – Excessive exposure hinders ability to learn, doctors warn.
Content last updated October 1, 2012.
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