Health Tip: Facts About Fleas
(HealthDay News) -- Fleas can cause more than discomfort for
both people and pets. They also can cause health problems.
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The prescription drug
naftidrofuryl eases leg cramps caused by narrowing blood vessels
and enables patients to walk farther, according to Belgian
researchers.
HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer
Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers
linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are most responsive to current
chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while those that express
high levels of a growth factor called EGFR are the least responsive
and most deadly, a new study concludes.
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease
Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- While research suggests
that moderate alcohol consumption may have health benefits, heavy
drinking increases blood pressure, stiffens blood vessels and
causes more rigid heart muscles in men and enlarged hearts in women
-- all risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study
warns.
Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel
Function
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Just a few hours of
exposure to particulate matter air pollution can increase blood
pressure and harm blood vessel function within 24 hours, a new
study finds.
Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- A bundle of four offbeat
biomarkers accurately predicted the risk of death from
cardiovascular disease in a study of older Swedish men, researchers
report.
Music Hath Charms to Calm Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Italian researchers have
some advice for those with high blood pressure: Breathe slowly.
Turn on some quiet, rhythmic music. And watch your high blood
pressure take a little tumble.
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke
Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they
have dramatically increased the survival rate for people with
strokes caused by bleeding within the brain by fine-tuning the
dosage and timing for administering the clot-busting drug tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA).
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The path to heart disease
begins in childhood, and that means preventive measures must be
embraced by those at risk long before adulthood, researchers
report.
Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its
kind supports the use of a popular three-drug regimen for HIV
patients and suggests a cocktail of two classes of drugs is a good
alternative.
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study
confirms that people given Trasylol, a drug used to reduce bleeding
during heart surgery, face a 53 percent increased risk of
death.
