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TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds
Armando Rodriguez was warned several times to continue taking his tuberculosis medicine.
More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad
Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad. The latest count shows more than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic.
'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed: study
Researchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of "good" cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.
FDA warning hurts Hikma generics margins
(Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc said it expects profitability in its generics business to be hurt by continuing price competition and steps it has taken to comply with a warning letter from U.S. regulators. In February, the company received ...
Urban Hospitals May Act as Breeding Ground for MRSA
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A dangerous antibiotic-resistant "superbug" appears to originate in hospitals in large cities and then spreads to smaller hospitals, according to a new study.
Study Shows MS Patients at Most Risk for Drug-Linked Brain Illness
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Drug company researchers say they've determined which multiple sclerosis patients are most vulnerable to developing a rare brain infection while taking a powerful drug called Tysabri (natalizumab).
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.
Health Highlights: May 16, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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 ...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
'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.
Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis, new research says.
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.
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...
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.
Healthy eating can cost less, study finds
Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?
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.
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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&...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.