College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- College students who are
morning people tend to get better grades than those who are night
owls, according to University of North Texas researchers.
Health Tip: Painting During Pregnancy
(HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women may have questions about
whether it's safe to paint the baby's nursery -- or the entire
house -- during pregnancy.
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen
Rates
MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks with a family history
of colorectal cancer are less likely to be screened than either
their white counterparts or other blacks at average risk for the
disease, a new study reports.
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat multiple
myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, may also be a treatment
for the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers
report.
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The medication rosiglitazone
may slow the progression of eye disease in diabetes patients,
according to new research from the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the
University of California, Los Angeles.
New Imaging Tool Can Spot Glaucoma Risk
MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- A sophisticated new imaging
device could one day help doctors detect the devastating eye
disease known as narrow-angle glaucoma earlier and more accurately,
researchers report.
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The procedures used to open
narrowed heart arteries work just as well in women as in men, and
the results for both genders have improved steadily in recent
years, new research finds.
