Current Health News

Variable Blood Pressure a New Stroke Risk Factor?
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Challenging established medical wisdom about blood pressure and stroke, new British research suggests that extremely variable blood pressure, and not just high blood pressure, can greatly increase a person's risk of stroke.

"Some people have very sta...


Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.

In one study, scientists at the University of Oxford examined the medical records of 1.2 million middle-aged British women. They fo...


Heat Therapy Helps Treat U.S. Soldiers' Infections
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Heat therapy is effective for treating lesions caused by a parasitic skin infection that afflicts U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new study shows.

Since U.S. operations began in those countries, more than 1,300 American military and civilian...


Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Two separate scientific teams announced this week that they had successfully sequenced individual genomes to pinpoint precise genetic causes of illness -- breakthroughs that open the door to a future of individualized, genomics-based medicine.

"This ...


U.S. Chalks Up Victories in War on Cancer
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The decrease in cancer deaths in the United States since 1990 is the result of reduced tobacco use, increased cancer screening and improvements in treatment, according to an American Cancer Society study.

Researchers analyzed national data from 1970 ...


Driving With Early Alzheimer's May Be Ill-Advised
FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with failing memories often keep driving, but a study of Alzheimer's patients suggests the risk of getting lost -- even on familiar streets -- may be greater than once thought.

Even with early dementia, there may be no safe period behind...


Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of morphing into all three types of skin cells.

"They are saying they have found the earliest stem cell, in the hair follicles, which actually leads to making epi...


Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report.

"Our study showed there is a novel genetic mutation through which some ty...




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IBD May Contribute to Other Health Problems
3/11/2010

Risk Factors for Melanoma
3/11/2010

Help Prevent Athlete's Foot
3/10/2010

What's Behind Childhood Obesity
3/10/2010

Are You at Greater Risk of Pneumonia?
3/9/2010

Don't Drive Distracted
3/9/2010

Shovel Snow Safely
3/8/2010

Dress Your Salad for Success
3/8/2010