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January 25, 2010
US picks GE to develop medical isotopes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The US Department of Energy has selected a unit of General Electric Co <GE.N> to begin research on a domestic supply of medical isotopes, which are used in millions of diagnostic scans to test for cancer, thyroid or heart disease.
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January 25, 2010
Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline's over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ingredient, U.S. officials warned on Saturday.
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January 25, 2010
Huge variation in salt content of processed food
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many processed foods contain too much salt, and sauces, spreads, and processed meats are the top offenders, new research shows.
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January 22, 2010
Malaria drugs may help patients with lupus
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used to treat malaria may be useful for patients with lupus, a chronic debilitating "autoimmune" disease, according to according to a new report.
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January 21, 2010
EU agency urges ban on diet drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European authorities urged a halt to sales of an Abbott Laboratories Inc diet pill on Thursday after concluding risks were too high, while U.S. regulators said they had asked for a stronger warning.
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January 21, 2010
One-fifth of US teens have unhealthy cholesterol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in five American teens has unhealthy cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease in adults, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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January 21, 2010
Strength training aids stroke-weakened hands, arms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Strength training improves hand grip and arm function in people who have suffered a stroke without causing increased muscle spasticity or pain, according to combined data from multiple studies.
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January 21, 2010
Salt reduction could save 92,000 U.S. lives a year
BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake of Americans could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 billion in health costs per year, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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January 20, 2010
"Silent pandemic" will force drug price rethink
LONDON (Reuters) - A "silent pandemic" of chronic disease is creeping up on poor countries and will force pharmaceutical firms to take a more tiered approach to pricing some of their most lucrative medicines.
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January 20, 2010
Country star Charlie Daniels recovering after stroke
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American country music performer Charlie Daniel, whose hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" won him a Grammy in 1979, is recovering at home after suffering a mild stroke, his agent said on Tuesday.
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January 19, 2010
Fish oil protects against cellular aging
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids helps keep the DNA of heart patients from unraveling, which may help explain why fish oil is so beneficial after a heart attack, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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January 18, 2010
Severe form of psoriasis ups heart disease risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with severe forms of the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis are more likely to die of heart-related causes and stroke than those without the condition, new research shows.
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January 18, 2010
Child fitness: Sneaky strategies aim to get kids moving
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters Life!) Is your rug rat becoming a sofa spud?
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January 15, 2010
Exercise protects and improves the aging brain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two new studies provide more evidence that regular aerobic exercise not only staves off the problems with thinking and memory that often come with age, but it can actually help turn back the clock on brain aging.
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January 15, 2010
U.S. regulators pressed to speed up BPA decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should immediately ban the use of the chemical bisphenol A in food and beverage containers, a U.S. environmental health advocacy group urged on Thursday.
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January 15, 2010
Higher stroke, heart disease risks for A-bomb survivors
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A study of atomic bomb survivors in Japan conducted over 53 years has found that they appear to suffer a far higher risk of heart disease and stroke because of their exposure to radiation.
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January 15, 2010
St. John's wort may cool hot flashes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The popular herbal remedy St. John's wort may help ease menopausal hot flashes, a small study suggests.
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January 14, 2010
No heart risk seen with Pfizer COPD drug: FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday said they found no increased risk of heart trouble with use of the inhaled lung drug Spiriva, made by Pfizer Inc.
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January 14, 2010
British govt accused of inadequate dementia action
LONDON (Reuters) - An independent body accused the British government on Thursday of doing too little to implement a plan to tackle the urgent demand for better care of people with the brain-wasting disease dementia.
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January 14, 2010
Could Vioxx cousin prevent religious fast headache?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Every year, millions of observant Jews fast on their holiest day, Yom Kippur, and millions of Muslims fast for the month of Ramadan. And every year, as many as 40 percent of those who fast develop serious headaches.
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January 14, 2010
Adults' breathing troubles may begin in childhood
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research hints that how well your lungs function in adulthood and your risk of developing chronic breathing problems is partly determined in childhood.
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January 13, 2010
U.S. obesity rate appears to be slowing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans are still too fat, but the obesity epidemic in the United States appears to be waning a bit, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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January 13, 2010
Study says Europe's 12 mln cocaine users risk lives
LONDON (Reuters) - More than three percent of sudden deaths in Europe are related to cocaine use and many of them are brought on by a "lethal cocktail" of the drug, alcohol and cigarettes, scientists said on Wednesday.
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January 13, 2010
Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia
LONDON (Reuters) - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.
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January 13, 2010
Scientists link plastics chemical to health risks
LONDON (Reuters) - Exposure to a chemical found in plastic containers is linked to heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, confirming earlier findings and adding to pressure to ban its use in bottles and food packaging.
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January 13, 2010
Gene variant protects against Alzheimer's
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with a gene linked to long life and good health are also less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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January 12, 2010
In women, exercise may keep high pulse in check
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A speedy ticker could increase your chances of suffering a fatal heart attack, according to a new study. But in women, regular workouts might help keep the risk low.
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January 12, 2010
U.S. makes progress in tobacco control, group says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government took major steps toward curbing tobacco use in 2009 but still needs to do more to fight tobacco-related illnesses that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, the American Lung Association said on Tuesday.
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January 12, 2010
Price rises are key to tackling alcohol abuse: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Binge drinking and other growing forms of harmful use of alcohol should be tackled through higher taxes on alcoholic drinks and tighter marketing regulations, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended.
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January 12, 2010
Why those fat thighs may help you live longer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with fat in their thighs and backsides may live longer because the fat traps harmful fatty particles and actively secretes helpful compounds, according to a report published on Tuesday.
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January 12, 2010
Heart treatment guidelines often not followed
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a third of Americans with heart disease may not be getting "guideline-based" treatment for their disease.
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January 12, 2010
Drugs can help symptoms of borderline personality
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While there are no drugs that specifically treat borderline personality disorder, some medications can improve certain symptoms of the psychiatric condition, a new research review finds.
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January 12, 2010
High stroke rate seen in Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in Iran appear to suffer strokes more often and at younger ages than those in many Western countries, according to a new report.
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January 12, 2010
"Extraordinary" increases in drug prices: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prices for hundreds of brand-name drugs have soared since the beginning of the decade, especially those that treat depression, infections and heart disease, according to a U.S. government report on Monday.
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January 12, 2010
Proper drug-taking would greatly cut heart risks
LONDON (Reuters) - Encouraging more patients to continue taking their prescribed cholesterol drugs would stave off twice as many stroke and heart attack deaths as giving the drugs to a wider range of people, scientists said on Tuesday.
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January 11, 2010
Too much sitting in front of TV may cut life short
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sitting in front of a television set for hour after hour day after day may raise the risk of death from heart disease and other causes - even in people who do not weigh too much, Australian researchers say.
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January 11, 2010
Weekend stroke care more aggressive but not better
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is never a good time to have a stroke, but a new study suggests that a person who suffers a stroke on a weekend is more apt to get clot-busting therapy on arrival at the hospital than a person who suffers a stroke on a weekday.
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January 11, 2010
New York City leads drive to cut salt intake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City, which has banned smoking and artificial trans fats in restaurants under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is taking on another enemy of healthy living: salt.
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January 8, 2010
Forget "fad" diets and eat less, say UK experts
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Now that you're discovering all the extra flab from the Christmas and New Year food and booze binge, you're casting around for the latest diet to lose it all in time for summer.
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January 7, 2010
US should stop mountaintop coal mining: scientists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of scientists on Thursday called on the U.S. government to stop issuing new permits for mountaintop coal mining, citing research that finds the practice is damaging to the environment and human health.
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January 7, 2010
U.S. EPA proposes stronger smog standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday proposed stronger standards on lung and heart disease-causing smog that could cost industry up to $90 billion to implement.
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January 7, 2010
U.S. FDA to take new look at anemia drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators plan to ask outside experts to re-evaluate the use of Amgen Inc and Johnson & Johnson anemia drugs when given to patients with chronic kidney disease.
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January 6, 2010
Use of psychiatric drug combos growing in the US
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - US adults being treated for mental illness are more likely to be prescribed two or more drugs today than a decade ago.
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January 5, 2010
Drinking shows little effect on stroke outcome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some research has suggested that moderate drinking may lower a person's odds of suffering a stroke, a new study finds that it may have little long-term impact on stroke risk or stroke severity.
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January 5, 2010
Hormone replacement won't prevent physical decline
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some hopeful hints from earlier research, a new study finds that older women on hormone replacement therapy may not gain any protection from disability as they age.
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January 4, 2010
Many antipsychotic users not getting needed tests
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take newer drugs for schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions are supposed to have their blood sugar and cholesterol levels checked regularly but many don't, according to a study released today.
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January 4, 2010
Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight middle-aged men may have a higher risk of heart problems and strokes and die earlier than their thinner peers -- even in the absence of some traditional risk factors, a new study suggests.
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January 4, 2010
Economy will drive workout habits in 2010: poll
NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters Life!) - Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
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January 1, 2010
Sleep loss may affect health by curbing exercise
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A number of studies have linked chronic sleep deprivation to a heightened risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Now, a small study suggests that low levels of physical activity during the day may partly account for the connection.
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December 31, 2009
Radio host Limbaugh hospitalized with chest pains
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was resting comfortably at a hospital in Hawaii on Wednesday after suffering chest pains, his website said.