Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Insomnia among U.S. combat
veterans returning from Iraq is as severe as that seen in patients
with chronic insomnia, according to University of Pittsburgh
researchers.
Health Tip: Delayed Speech in Children
(HealthDay News) -- Children who are slow to talk as much as
others the same age may be affected by a problem called speech
delay. Some children simply grow out of this problem, while others
may require treatment.
Health Tip: Muscle Sprains and Strains
(HealthDay News) -- Sprains and strains are common injuries that
result from sports and exercise. Sprains involve a stretch or tear
of a ligament, while a strain is an injury to a muscle or
tendon.
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.
Baseball Teams Strike Out When Jet-Lagged
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that
jet lag hampers the performances of continent-crossing pro baseball
players but may boost the home field advantage of West Coast
teams.
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization
Risk
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitalized heart failure
patients who have a longer than normal QRS duration (a measurement
of the electrical conducting time of the heart on an
electrocardiogram) appear to have a high risk of death or
rehospitalization, U.S. researchers report.
25 Million Americans Are 'Underinsured'
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- The number of American
adults who had inadequate health insurance to cover their medical
expenses rose 60 percent from 2003 to 2007, from 16 million to more
than 25 million people.
Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetics getting weekly
injections of an experimental long-lasting version of the drug
exenatide lowered their glucose levels and lost weight over the
year they were on the medication, a new study reports.
Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Regardless of the cause,
American men have a greater chance of dying then women, and smoking
increases any adult's risk of death just as if five years were
suddenly added to their age, according to new risk of death
charts.
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative
Products
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Cigarette sales in the
United States have declined in recent years, but sales of
non-cigarette tobacco products have risen and offset the decline in
cigarette sales by 30 percent, a Harvard School of Public Health
study finds.
FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials
expanded their warning about salmonella-contaminated tomatoes
nationwide Tuesday, as experts cautioned consumers to employ a
little detective work and forgo certain types of tomatoes for the
near future.
St. John's Wort Doesn't Work for ADHD
TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- St. John's wort isn't
effective for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) in children, a new study finds.
