Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks
Quickly
TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that women
who quit smoking have a 47 percent lower risk of dying from
coronary heart disease within five years of extinguishing their
last cigarette.
Health Tip: Reducing Rosacea
(HealthDay News)- Rosacea is a skin condition that causes
redness in the skin, primarily on the face. Rosacea cannot be
cured, but some redness can be controlled with various
treatments.
Doctors Can Help Lower Hospital Costs
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Giving doctors cash rewards
to reduce hospital spending helps control costs without
compromising quality or patients' access to care, according to a
five-year study that included more than 220,000 patients.
No Link Between Coarse Air Pollution,
Hospitalizations
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to coarse
airborne-pollution particles, such as those found in windblown dust
or stirred up by agricultural work and mechanical grinding, does
not appear to be linked to hospital admissions, a new study
finds.
Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After
Surgery
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who received the
blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta blockers after having
non-cardiac surgery were at higher risk of dying or having a
stroke, a new Canadian study found.
Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological
Condition
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene therapy that
involves injecting a harmless virus into the brain shows promise as
a safe and effective way to slow Batten disease, a rare
neurological disorder that usually becomes fatal between the ages
of 8 and 12.
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say DNA tests
may be able to tell doctors which embryos tabbed for in vitro
fertilization (IVF) are most likely to result in the births of
healthy babies.
Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- The quality of care at
hospitals that treat poor and underserved patients, often called
safety-net hospitals, is lagging well behind hospitals that do not
serve these patients, a new study finds.
Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast
Cancers
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- While undoubtedly lifesaving
for many women, mammography is far from perfect. But, undergoing
breast ultrasound in addition to standard mammography can find more
cancers in high-risk women, particularly those with dense breast
tissue, a new study found.
Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A major trial has dashed the
hope that the clot-preventing drug Plavix could help in the
delicate balancing act needed to establish a blood vessel suitable
for dialysis for kidney patients.
