Medications & DrugsHealthDay - THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Children whose parents are
deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq face a higher risk of psychiatric problems
requiring hospitalization, a new study indicates.
Medications & Drugs
Kept in chains: Mental illness rampant in Somalia (AP)
AP - Hassan Qasim lies shackled to a wall in a hallway with 25 other patients at a clinic for the mentally ill in Somalia.
Health Tip: Traveling Despite Asthma and Allergies (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Traveling can expose you to new triggers for
allergies and asthma, but planning ahead can help you breathe a bit easier
while you're away.
Post-Partum Depression More Common in Abused Women (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic women who suffer
domestic abuse during or shortly before becoming pregnant have a fivefold
increased risk of postpartum depression, U.S. researchers say.
Lead plaintiff in Indian trust case battles cancer (AP)
AP - A Blackfeet woman who led a 15-year legal battle to reclaim Native American land royalties that were mismanaged by the federal government is recuperating after having surgery for cancer.
Heavy Smoking Tied to Advanced Kidney Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking increases the risk of
advanced kidney cancer, researchers report.
Prostate Cancer Survival May Be Especially Tough on Gay Men (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Gay men have a lower health-related
quality of life than other men after prostate cancer treatment, a new
study finds.
PSA Test Could Be Improved to Spot Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Amid the controversy swirling
around the value of PSA testing as a screen for prostate cancer, new
evidence emerges that there may be ways to fine-tune the screening so it
benefits more men, while avoiding unnecessary biopsies and treatment.
New Drug Extends Life a Bit in Advanced Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- For men with advanced
hormone-resistant prostate cancer who have also failed chemotherapy, the
new drug Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) along with the steroid prednisone
appears to increase survival modestly, a new study reports.
Don't Delay Emergency Care When Asthma Flare-Ups Strike (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma patients who delay seeking
emergency medical care when the condition flares can suffer worse
outcomes, including hospitalization.
"Gangsta of Love" charged with exposing partners to HIV (Reuters)
Reuters - An Ohio man who wrestled semi-professionally under the name "Gansgta of Love" was indicted on Monday for allegedly having unprotected sex with several partners without informing them he was infected with HIV.
Scientists find genetic link to depression (Reuters)
Reuters - Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression -- one of the world's most common and costly mental illnesses.
For Some Women, Knowing About Heart Failure Spurs Worry (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Being well-informed about
their disease may lead to depression in women with heart failure who
repress their anger and other emotions about their condition, according to
new research.
The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance (AP)
AP - There may be a whiff of truth to claims by allergy sufferers who sniffle that this season is, well, a bigger headache than years past.
African ministers hail HIV therapy progress (AFP)
AFP - African ministers on Friday hailed a lowering of mother-to-child HIV transmission rates as a result of treatment at a meeting in Rome on Friday, a day after a study found key benefits from early therapy.
Early drug therapy curbs HIV transmission: study (AFP)
AFP - People with HIV who take antiretroviral drugs before their health declines have a 96 percent lower risk of transmitting the virus to a partner, according to a breakthrough global study.
Treat Snakebites With Adrenaline, Study Says (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Giving adrenalin to people with
snakebites helps prevent severe allergic reactions to antivenom treatment,
new research finds.
Early HIV Drug Therapy Protects Sex Partners From Virus (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- People with HIV can reduce
the risk of infecting their sex partners by more than 90 percent if they
start treatment with antiretroviral drugs when their immune system is
still relatively healthy, researchers announced Thursday.
U.S. seeking $1 billion from J&J in Risperdal probe: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Prosecutors are seeking about $1 billion to resolve a long-standing probe into Johnson & Johnson's marketing of its Risperdal anti-psychotic medicine, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Reactions to anesthesia more common than thought? (Reuters)
Reuters - While it is rare for people to have allergic reactions under anesthesia, they may be more common than some past studies have suggested, according to French researchers.
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