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09/05/2008 05:56 PM |
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Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest.
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09/05/2008 07:31 PM |
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Child safety seats should be centered in back seat |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Positioning child safety seats in the center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks by nearly half, a new study suggests.
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09/05/2008 07:32 PM |
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Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study.
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09/05/2008 04:28 PM |
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Mom's infection may boost epilepsy risk in offspring |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to certain maternal infections in the womb increases the odds of epilepsy in childhood, according to an analysis of data from a Danish study. Among the infections cited were cystitis (inflammation of the bladder), pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract), and vaginal yeast infection.
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09/05/2008 08:44 PM |
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Bladder trouble tied to depression, anxiety |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from "dysfunctional voiding" -- like having to urinate often and having difficulty voiding -- experience a greater degree of depression and anxiety compared to women without these symptoms, research suggests.
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09/05/2008 07:32 PM |
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Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - City blocks boasting plenty of trees aren't only more pleasing to the eye; they may be healthier for children's lungs, according to research conducted in New York City.
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09/05/2008 07:33 PM |
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Antidepressant may calm teens' irritable bowels |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with the antidepressant amitriptyline can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (known as IBS), the results of a small study suggest.
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09/05/2008 04:27 PM |
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Prior assault boosts PTSD risk after combat |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men and women who were assaulted before entering military service are more than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after combat deployment, Navy researchers report.
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09/05/2008 07:12 PM |
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U.S. clears new version of Novo Nordisk clot therapy |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk won U.S. approval to sell a new formulation of a genetically engineered protein therapy that helps the blood clot, regulators said on Friday.
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09/05/2008 09:46 PM |
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One dead and 280 quarantined on Canadian train |
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TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - One person died and about 280 were placed in quarantine aboard a cross-Canada train on Friday after a mystery illness caused violent flu-like symptoms.
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