Nocturnal Dialysis: A Better Way to Kidney
Health
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- While dialysis is a
lifesaving treatment for many people with kidney disease, it can be
very inconvenient. And the process just doesn't clean the blood as
effectively as well-functioning kidneys do.
'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Hazardous drinking --
drinking more than guidelines recommend -- is common and needs to
be recognized as a genuine public health problem, Finnish
researchers say.
Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for
Alcoholism
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sticking to a regimen of
prescribed medications is the most effective way to reduce
withdrawal symptoms and urges to drink alcohol in those being
treated for alcohol dependence, according to a U.S. study.
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- While CT screening may help
reduce lung cancer deaths among current and former smokers, it
won't reduce the risk of death from other smoking-related causes, a
new study reports.
Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- A drug that has shown some
effectiveness in treating sickle cell anemia is not being used
often enough by doctors who are uncertain about its proper use and
possible long-term effects, according to a new report.
Measle's Spread Doesn't Depend on Airways
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Measles may be one of the
most common contagious diseases in the world, but new research
shows that it does not spread through one's body via airways and
the lungs, as long believed.
Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated
THURSDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Wars around the world have
killed three times more people over the past half-century than
previously estimated, a new study suggests.
Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Only 36.2 percent of
Americans with asthma received a flu shot during the 2005-06 flu
season, even though people with asthma are at higher risk for
complications from the flu, a federal government study finds.
A Healthy Mind Can Help Fight HIV
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Stress and depression may
make a great difference in the health of people infected with HIV,
according to three new reviews of the data on the subject.
Tainted Tomato Toll Now 552
FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- The victim count in the
tainted tomato outbreak leaped to 552 Friday even as U.S health
officials announced that the salmonella contaminant did indeed come
from farms in Florida and Mexico.
