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U.S. Bests Canada, Europe in Drug Approvals

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- New drugs are approved faster in the United States than in Europe and Canada, new research shows.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/u-s-bests-canada-europe-in-drug-approvals

Health Highlights: May 16, 2012

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

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Aveo kidney cancer drug more tolerated than Nexavar

(Reuters) - Patients taking a kidney cancer drug being developed by Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc were half as likely to need a break from the medication due to side effects than those on the widely used medicine Nexavar, according to data released on ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/aveo-kidney-cancer-drug-more-tolerated-than-nexavar

J&J drug shows promise in high-risk prostate cancer

(Reuters) - Adding Johnson & Johnson's advanced prostate cancer drug, Zytiga, to hormone therapy before surgery has been shown for the first time to eradicate tumors in some men with high-risk forms of the disease. The mid-stage trial found th...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/j-j-drug-shows-promise-in-high-risk-prostate-cancer

Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- The widely prescribed antibiotic azithromycin may slightly raise the risk of death in patients with heart disease, a new study suggests.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/study-links-antibiotic-to-slight-rise-in-heart-patients-de...

Education Is Key to Health: Report

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- The better educated you are and the more money you make, the healthier you're likely to be, a U.S. government report released Wednesday shows.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/education-is-key-to-health-report

HIV may afflict almost half Asia-Pacific transgenders: UN

Nearly half of transgender people in the Asia-Pacific region could have HIV as poor healthcare and high-risk lifestyles push infection rates to "critical levels", a UN report said Thursday.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/hiv-may-afflict-almost-half-asia-pacific-transgenders-un

Head Blows May Hamper Learning in College Athletes

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Using tests of mental function and special helmets to measure impact from hits to the head, a new study found that some college athletes in contact sports showed signs of temporary decline in learning ability ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/head-blows-may-hamper-learning-in-college-athletes

'Blast Wind' Linked to Chronic Brain Injuries in Military

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- The same type of brain damage seen in athletes who suffer repeated concussions also occurs in soldiers exposed to large blasts, new research indicates.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/blast-wind-linked-to-chronic-brain-injuries-in-military

Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis, new research says.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/dinosaurs-may-have-suffered-from-arthritis

Paralysed woman drinks coffee with thought-guided robot arm

Scientists in the United States have enabled a paralysed woman to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm, boosting hopes that tetraplegics may regain their independence.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/paralysed-woman-drinks-coffee-with-thought-guided-robot-arm

Minor, repeat head blows may impair athletes' learning

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some students who play hockey and football may perform worse than expected on learning tests after a season of head impacts even if they never suffer an actual concussion, a new study suggests. Researchers found that be...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/minor-repeat-head-blows-may-impair-athletes-learning

Maternal deaths cut by half: UN

Better care has cut the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth by nearly half in the past two decades, but there is still a death every two minutes, according to UN figures released Wednesday.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/maternal-deaths-cut-by-half-un

Healthy eating can cost less, study finds

Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/healthy-eating-can-cost-less-study-finds

CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Wednesday lowered the threshold for what's considered lead poisoning in young children.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/cdc-lowers-lead-poisoning-threshold-for-kids

Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Two stroke patients who had lost the use of their arms and legs were able to use their brains to move a robotic arm, researchers report.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/paralyzed-patients-use-mind-to-move-robotic-arm

Revealing brain damage from battlefield to playing field

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traumatic brain injury, the signature wound of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is doubly cruel: it leaves many victims emotionally shattered and cognitively crippled. But because mild and moderate brain injuries do not show up ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/revealing-brain-damage-from-battlefield-to-playing-field

Factbox: Tax provisions in Obama's healthcare law

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul law contains a slew of new tax provisions, and their fate is unclear as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the law's constitutionality. Some have been put into effect in the two years sin...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/factbox-tax-provisions-in-obama-s-healthcare-law

Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known is that the court's ruling next month will also decide the fate of billions of do...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/taxes-lurk-behind-court-test-of-obama-health-law

Could Nasal Spray of 'Love Hormone' Treat Autism?

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study found.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/could-nasal-spray-of-love-hormone-treat-autism

US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids

For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us-lowers-cutoff-for-lead-poisoning-in-young-kids

Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Many parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder don't feel they can turn to their pediatricians for advice on treatments, a new study finds.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/many-parents-of-kids-with-autism-don-t-put-faith-in-pediat...

Genetic Test May Spot Raised Autism Risk

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that a new DNA test may be able to spot an increased risk of autism in children as young as 6 months old.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/genetic-test-may-spot-raised-autism-risk

Developmental Woes Common in Siblings of Children With Autism

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- One in three children with an older sibling who has an autism spectrum disorder, or problems with social interaction and communication, shows signs of developmental delay or autism-related behaviors by the age...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/developmental-woes-common-in-siblings-of-children-with-autism

Back pain tends to improve quickly, not completely

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower back pain often fades fairly quickly, but it may stubbornly linger to some extent for months or more, a new study finds. "The clear good news is that if you seek care for your back pain, you do improve pretty...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/back-pain-tends-to-improve-quickly-not-completely

Steroids cut sinus infection symptoms slightly

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nasal spray steroids, taken for three weeks, help to shorten the length of time people feel pain and congestion from a sinus infection, according to a new review of several studies. "But the effect is not huge. It&...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/steroids-cut-sinus-infection-symptoms-slightly

Feds: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

Claims that Skechers' fitness shoes can help shed pounds and tone muscles are sketchy at best, says the government — and they're going to cost the company millions of dollars.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/feds-skechers-deceived-consumers-with-shoe-ads

FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/ftc-skechers-deceived-consumers-with-shoe-ads

Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Heart palpitations and high blood pressure are strong risk factors for a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study reports.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/palpitations-may-signal-future-heart-rhythm-problem

Corrected: Senator seeks expanded visas for foreign high-tech workers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Republican in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday unveiled legislation to raise the number of permanent visas for skilled technical workers from foreign countries, but prospects of passage this year could be clouded by elec...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/corrected-senator-seeks-expanded-visas-for-foreign-high-tec...

FDA Panel Backs At-Home HIV Test

TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Tuesday approval of the first HIV test that would give people the results in the privacy of their own home.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/fda-panel-backs-at-home-hiv-test

Health Tip: When Physical Therapy Ends

(HealthDay News) -- Don't become a couch potato just because your doctor's prescription for physical therapy has run out.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/health-tip-when-physical-therapy-ends

Health Tip: When Should I Wash My Hands?

(HealthDay News) -- Washing your hands is among the best and easiest ways to prevent infection and the spread of germs.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/health-tip-when-should-i-wash-my-hands

Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier

Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/scientists-hunt-ways-to-stall-alzheimer-s-earlier

High blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHO

One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key cause of strokes and heart disease, according to World Health Organisation figures released on Wednesday.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/high-blood-pressure-affects-1-in-3-who

Fake pig ears latest China food scandal: report

Police in China are investigating after the discovery of a batch of "fake" pigs' ears reportedly made from gelatin, according to state media.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/fake-pig-ears-latest-china-food-scandal-report

WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity

LONDON (Reuters) - Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there ch...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/who-warns-of-high-blood-pressure-diabetes-obesity

Britain to fund prostate cancer pill in U-turn

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's drug watchdog has reversed a controversial decision not to fund a new prostate cancer pill that was developed in the country after maker Johnson & Johnson agreed a new discount on supplies to the UK state healthcar...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/britain-to-fund-prostate-cancer-pill-in-u-turn

Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate

DENVER (Reuters) - A small Catholic college in Ohio said Tuesday it was dropping health insurance coverage for students rather than comply with a federal mandate that the plan provide free birth control. The Franciscan University of Steubenville &...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/catholic-college-drops-health-plan-over-contraception-mandate

FDA panel backs OraSure's In-Home HIV Test

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts concluded on Tuesday that the benefits offered by OraSure Technologies Inc's over-the-counter in-home HIV test outweigh potential risks from false-positive and...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/fda-panel-backs-orasure-s-in-home-hiv-test