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TO YOUR HEALTH

 

Burning Mouth Syndrome baffles doctors

 

Patients of BMS say it feels like the inside of their mouths

have been scalded by boiling water.  Doctors believe there

may be several contributory causes but have yet to either

pinpoint a cause or come up with effective treatment.

(Photo courtesy Mayo Clinic)

 

ADHD risk tied to prenatal pesticide exposure

 

FDA:  Pain med could be used as ‘date rape’ drug

 

Low vitamin D levels tied to pregnancy complication

 

Cancer is world's costliest disease, report shows

 

Development of late-stage Alzheimer's med halted

Scientists suggest fresh look at psychedelic drugs

  FTC sues over costly "free" trials of acai pills

 

FDA questions wider approval of Cymbalta

 

Drinking beer can lead to psoriasis in women

 

 Birth order really does affect intelligence and personality

 

Mental health issues in college students rising

 

FDA OKs new, 5-day emergency contraceptive

 

 Tylenol tied to childhood asthma 

 

 Man dies after donating part of liver to brother 

 

MEDICAL ALARM:  Scientists worry over spread of new superbug

 

These antibiotic drugs have no effect on a new form of 'superbug' that British

researchers have discovered in patients in India.  It's a gut bacteria that can

cause potentially life-threatening pneumonia and urinary tract infections and

has drug-resistance properties similar to so-called 'flesh-eating disease' or

MSRA.  In a paper published in the journal, 'Lancet' scientists said this new

bacteria, iven the acronym NDM-1, "pose the greatest risk to public health."

(File photo)

 

Deadly hospital staph infections decline in U.S.

 

As programs get cut, ER nurses say assaults on them are rising

 

Contact lenses blamed for rise in eye ulcers

 

Precocious puberty strikes more 7-year-old girls

 

Study: Obesity contributes to early puberty

 

New test can help diagnose Alzheimer's

 

Mom survives 5-year battle with flesh-eating germ

 

Cold beer and hot dogs can trigger headaches

    

Don't trash it. Some food keeps longer than you think

 

Disfigured Afghan teen to have surgery in US

 

Picture on the cover of Time Magazine's 08/09/10 issue is an 18-year

old Afghan woman identified as "Aisha."  Her nose and ears were cut

off after being found guilty by a Taliban judge.  Her crime was

leaving her husband.

(Cover photo provided by Time)

 

Quintuplets born to woman with the help of 23 doctors

 

Florida seen at risk from Caribbean dengue epidemic

 

 Bubonic plague kills 14-year-old boy in Peru 

 

Health overhaul extends Medicare hospital fund by 12 years

 

Consumer Reports: Many dietary supplements are contaminated

 

(File photo)

 

Should health plans offer free birth control?

 

Study: Teen Internet addicts more likely to develop depression

 

Chemicals in meat may be linked to bladder cancer

 

Obese employees take more sick days, study shows

 

Drug-resistant strain of E. coli emerges in U.S.

 

Prostate cancer 'cell of origin' identified

 

Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease

 

Can a vasectomy kill a guy's sex drive?

 

Should health plans offer free birth control?

 

A real nightmare: Bed bugs biting all over U.S.

 

California whooping cough outbreak largest in decades

 

FDA panel wants more painkiller restrictions

 

Insecure people at higher risk of heart attacks

 

Rare tropical fungus tied to 15 U.S. deaths

 

If you're depressed, the world really looks gray

 

Depression may increase Alzheimer's risk

 

New Drugs Buoy Hopes in Fighting Hepatitis C

 

New guidelines aim to encourage vaginal births after C-sections

 

Italy reports human case of mad cow disease

 

Eating fish weekly may lower risk of age-related eye disease

 

Anti-HIV gel is declared breakthrough for women

 

Test-tube kids may face increased cancer risk

 

HIV costs may hit $35 billion a year

  

Obama's national strategy on AIDS focuses on new infections, testing

 

More than 1 million Americans have HIV/AIDS (about 800,000 men; 200,000 women;

10,000 children under 13).  About 1 out of 5 are unaware they are even infected.

(AIDS Awareness Ribbon image courtesy USA Today)

 

AIDS conference chief lashes out at world leaders 

 

NYT: insurers Push Plans That Limit Health Choices

  

Slim-30 Herbal diet supplement recalled for safety risks

 

Prescription drug abuse skyrocketing

 

Stroke risk may rise first hour after drinking

 

Men taking Viagra risk sex diseases

 

More seniors, minorities, obese mean more glaucoma in U.S.

 

Dengue fever epidemic threatens Caribbean, kills dozens

 

Dengue re-emerges in Florida

 

Low Vitamin D levels linked to Increased Parkinson's disease risk

 

Higher vitamin E intake tied to lower dementia risk

 

Exercise may be best thing to fight Alzheimer's

 

Researchers:  Glucosamine no better than placebo for back pain

 

New meningitis vaccine could stop outbreaks

 

Cancer survivors urged to exercise

 

Are ‘engineered’ foods making us fatter?

 

Half of breast cancer patients stop taking hormone drugs early

 

Many Americans overtreated to death

 

9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtesting

 

Popular diabetes drug puts heart at risk

 

Whooping cough epidemic hits California

 

Survey Finds Jump in Health Insurance Cost for Individuals

  

Most Americans consume too much salt

 

Study: Botox paralyzes your emotions, too

 

Federal health care site coming July 1

 

Coffee cuts risk of head, neck cancers

 

No link seen between cell phone towers, cancer

 

Pot smoking can worsen schizophrenia

 

More adults diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

 

Early menopause doubles risk of heart problems: study

 

Why Skin Cancer Is on the Rise

 

Big bummer! More of us exercise, but still fat

 

Recall tied to moldy-smelling Tylenol expands

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A Zantac 150 mg pill on the left is very similar in size and shape to
a Zyrtec 120 mg pill on the right.  Although both medications also
come in different strengths, shapes and color, they are still confused
with one another.  Zantac, manufactured by Glaxo, is used for many
gastrointestinal disorders.  Zyrtec, manufactured by Pfizer, is
an antihistamine used for the treatment of hives or urticaria. 
(Composite image by WydeWorld.com.  Photos courtesy of Drugs.com)
 
 
 
 
On the left, a South African doctor displays a container of medicinal leeches.  On
the right, a young Russian woman undergoes leech treatment for facial infections.
In the U.S., the FDA gave its approval for the use of medicinal leeches in 2004
for some applications and their use in American hospitals is spreading.
(Composite image by WydeWorld.com. 
Photo on left, courtesy Science in Africa Magazine.  Photo on right courtesy Reuters.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Spanish face transplant patient goes public

 

Identified only as 'Rafael," the patient is seen with one member of the surgical team

that spent 30 hours in January replacing the lower half of his face.  'Rafael'

suffered from a congenital disease that left him severly disfigured with facial tumors.

(Photo courtesy EPA)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Microscopic image of gonorrhea bacteria.

(Photo courtesy CDC, Centers for Disease Control)

 

Pollen explosion triggers allergy alert

 

 
 
 

Study: Vitamins don't prevent pre-eclampsia in pregnant women

 

The dark side of loneliness: It can hurt the body and mind

 

Smoking may increase risk of MS, study finds

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Researchers have linked too much folic acid with certain types
of cancers.  Folic acid is used as an additive in cereals,
breads and multivitamins.
(File photo)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A typical sling for babies used by many parents
to carry infants.  They can pose a risk of suffocation.
(Photo courtesy AP) 
 
 
 
 
 

 Hospital infections killed 48,000, report shows

 

FDA warns of heart risk with HIV drug combo

  

Diabetes patients should not stop taking Avandia, FDA says

 

FDA issues warning on 4 common asthma drugs  

 

Medical Residency Programs Said to Take Drug Industry Cash

 

Aspirin cuts death risk after breast cancer

 

Think cigars are safe? Not quite, study shows

 

Hormone-infused nasal spray found to help people with autism

   

Almost 1 in 5 Americans had swine flu; death rate over 11,000

  

Study links sugary soda to pancreas cancer

 

Sweet! Chocolate may lower stroke risk

 

Gene mutations tied to children's stuttering

 

Premature death is more likely in obese children

 

Low IQ a predictor of heart disease, study finds

 

'Thirdhand Smoke' May Pose Health Risk

 

Fatty foods may not be that bad for your heart

 

Older Mothers More Likely to Bear Autistic Children

 

Study: Babies' low serotonin levels cause SIDS  

 

Many appendectomies may not be needed, study finds

 

FDA alters stance, has 'some concern' about chemical BPA

 

Morphine found to help stave off PTSD in wounded troops

 

Too Much Sitting Creates a Health Hazard

 

Too much TV may mean earlier death

 

Half of Americans with depression not treated

 

Study: Antidepressant lift may be all in your head

  

Study: Ginkgo biloba has no effect on Alzheimer's, dementia

 

Radiation from CT scans linked to cancers, deaths

 

Study: Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity

 

Soy foods could help breast cancer survivors

 

Kudzu compound could help alcoholics quit drinking 

     

High levels of chemical used in plastics, BPA, linked to male sexual problems

   

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