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| | Cardiac condition raises the risks of falls and may contribute to bone-density loss | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 Heart failure is linked to thinning of the bones and an increased risk of fractures, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that aggressive screening for osteoporosis may be important for heart failure patients, the researchers said. T... » Read the full article |
| | But other drugs can still get the job done, experts say | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 New antibiotics are needed to help treat bladder infections, but the drug cefpodoxime, once thought promising, doesn't appear to be up to the task, a new study indicates. Bladder infections, more common in women than men, are usually treated with a sh... » Read the full article |
| | Research focused on estrogen-sensitive tumors; undertreatment might play a role, expert says | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 The risk of dying from a hormone receptor-positive breast cancer increases with age, according to new research. And one reason might be that older women with breast cancer are undertreated compared to their younger peers. For women between the ages o... » Read the full article |
| | Risk of intestinal side effect didn't rise; children should be vaccinated, experts say | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 Despite earlier research that suggested the rotavirus vaccine increased the risk of intussusception -- when a portion of the intestine slides forward into itself -- a large new study finds this is not the case. "The findings of our study are reassurin... » Read the full article |
| | If licensed, it would protect babies from a strain of bacterium that can cause serious disease | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 Routinely giving infants a new vaccine that guards against meningitis appears to be effective, a new study indicates. The multi-center clinical trial of almost 1,900 infants found that administration of routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for ... » Read the full article |
| | Asthma, COPD more likely for those who regularly consume soda, flavored mineral water, researchers say | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 Drinking a lot of soft drinks may increase the risk for asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study suggests. Nearly 17,000 people aged 16 and older in South Australia were asked about their consumption of soft drinks suc... » Read the full article |
| | Inundating friends with negative life details makes 'poster' less likeable, study finds | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 Using Facebook can be bad for people with low self-esteem, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers found people with low self-esteem deluge their Facebook friends with negative details about their lives, which makes them less likeable. ... » Read the full article |
| | Ten food types, including bread, account for higher risk of heart disease, stroke, report says | TUESDAY, Feb. 7 Americans still eat way too much salt, and much of it comes from dietary staples such as bread, poultry, cheese and pasta, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said 90 percent of Americans co... » Read the full article |
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