Health Tip: Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes

(HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes starts in women during pregnancy, then often disappears after the baby is born.

  Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

(HealthDay News) -- No one knows precisely why people get cancer, and there's no surefire cure.

  Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Have asthma or think you might? Then May is the month for you to get a handle on this common breathing disease.

  Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- A study of women with a wide range of body-mass indexes (BMIs) found that obesity may worsen the impact of asthma and also mask its severity in standard tests.

  Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Injections of the drug ranibizumab can improve vision and reduce macular swelling caused by blockages in the retinal vein in people with macular edema, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute.

  Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Remote monitoring can improve the condition of mobile heart failure patients and may reduce hospital readmissions, according to a pilot study that included 150 patients admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

  Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with sleep problems, pain, diabetes and respiratory problems are more likely to take naps during the day, a U.S. study finds.

  Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise and counseling are the prescription for improving the quality of life of heart failure patients who suffer depression, a new report says.

  Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Depression in women and stroke in men are critical factors in the development of Alzheimer's disease, French researchers report.

  Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- About one-third of children in pediatric intensive care units experience delusions, and those delusional memories put youngsters at a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress syndrome after their hospital stay.

  Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates

WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Results of a small study show that the electromagnetic field produced by incubators affect the heart rates of newborn babies, Italian researchers report.

  Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- The idea that prostate cancer can be treated successfully just by blocking the activity of a protein called insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) has been undermined by two new studies.

  Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Roughly 80 percent of high blood pressure-related deaths in the world occur in developing nations, a new study by New Zealand researchers shows.

  Clinical Trials Update: May 1, 2008

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

  Health Highlights: May 1, 2008

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

  Less Money Means More Hurting

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Not having money hurts. Physically.

  3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Three women who received derriere-enhancing injections at an unlicensed clinic in North Carolina developed kidney failure after the procedure.

  Measles Outbreak Rises to 64 Cases, Most Since 2001

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- There were 64 confirmed cases of measles in the United States from January through April 25, the highest number of cases in that time period since 2001, U.S. health officials said Thursday.

  Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take an aspirin each day may reduce their risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer by 16 percent, according to the results of a large study.