Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker

(HealthDay News) -- A pacemaker is a device that's implanted in a person's chest to help maintain a regular heartbeat.

  Health Tip: Diet for People With Alzheimer's

(HealthDay News) -- Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease often includes helping with all daily activities, including eating.

  Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- The use of biologics is the focus of new guidelines for the management of mild to severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis released by the American Academy of Dermatology (ADA).

  Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Tests on mice suggest that the drug BH4 may hold promise as a treatment for people with enlarged hearts, says a Johns Hopkins University study.

  Injury Patterns Similar for 'Circus' Artists, Elite Athletes

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Cirque du Soleil performers have injury patterns that are similar to those of elite athletes in competitive sports, say researchers who analyzed 18,000 such injuries between 2002 and 2006.

  Football Can Shrink Players

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Repetitive blocking and the weight of helmets and pads may compress the spine enough to result in a temporary loss of height for some football players, a new study finds.

  Panel Calls for Better Diabetes Screening

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Better screening and diagnosis for diabetes is being called for to help the 6.2 million Americans who don't realize they have the disease, a new report says.

  Green Tea Antioxidant May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- An antioxidant found in green tea appears to prevent the development of amyloid fibrils, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, a new study finds.

  Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Adhering to the so-called Mediterranean diet, which is rich in fruits and vegetables and low in animal products, may protect you against developing type 2 diabetes, a Spanish study suggests.

  Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk

THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Could common bacterial infections cause some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS?

  Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Skin patches that contain the drug rotigotine help relieve restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to a German study.

  More Young People Going Without Health Insurance

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- The number of young adults without health insurance rose again in 2006, so 38 percent of high school graduates and 34 percent of college graduates will spend some time uninsured in the year after graduation, a new report shows.

  Some Fats Deserve Change of Heart

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer than half of Americans realize there are two types of dietary fat that actually help their hearts, a new survey shows.

  Health Highlights: May 30, 2008

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

  Clinical Trials Update: May 30, 2008

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

  Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out

FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma inhalers that contain the drug albuterol to relax the airways also contain chemicals that harm the ozone layer. And these inhalers won't be available after this year, so U.S. health officials are urging patients to switch to alternative inhalers now.