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High insulin level linked to breast cancer

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:10:37 -0400

NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, researchers in New York said.

Walking on sand safer than playing in sand

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:58:52 -0400

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. beach goers who play in the sand are at greater risk of diarrhea and gastrointestinal diseases than those who just walk on sand, scientists said.

Study says heat gels, sprays, unproven

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:15:53 -0400

OXFORD, England, July 10 (UPI) -- Over-the-counter sport creams and heat gels are unproven and may do no more than rubbing your skin with saliva, a British biochemist said.

CDC: Influenza A H1N1 declining in U.S.

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:41:52 -0400

ATLANTA, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. influenza A H1N1 activity decreased during the week of June 28-July 4, but there were local or regional outbreaks, health officials said Friday.

Cardiac CTs good for low risk chest pain

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:38:03 -0400

SEATTLE, July 10 (UPI) -- Using cardiac CT scans on low risk chest pain patients can reduce costs and shorten the length of hospital stays, researchers in Seattle said.

Pediatric stroke treatment costly

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:34:40 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 (UPI) -- Treating strokes in U.S. children annually costs at least $42 million, the first-ever cost analysis of pediatric stroke said.

Study finds breast cancer over-diagnosed

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:17:22 -0400

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 10 (UPI) -- One in three women shown to have breast cancer undergo unnecessary surgery and chemotherapy, scientists in Europe said.

The two-edged sword of online games

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:56:18 -0400

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Online games may promote unhealthy foods but they could also effectively promote healthy foods, U.S. researchers suggest.

ATVs aren't toys, parents should supervise

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:40:47 -0400

HOUSTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Children riding all-terrain vehicles need to be carefully supervised, a U.S. emergency medicine doctor cautioned.

Rescuers should know how to swim

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:35:40 -0400

HOUSTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Adults who supervise children or inexperienced swimmers need to know how to swim, a U.S. doctor says.

Sexist jokes linked to battering women

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:22:49 -0400

GRANADA, Spain, July 10 (UPI) -- Sexist jokes favor mental mechanisms linked to violence and battering against women in people with macho attitudes, researchers in Spain said.

Younger kids more likely to get wrong dose

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:58:29 -0400

BALTIMORE, July 9 (UPI) -- Infants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or are victims of errors more often than older children, U.S. researchers found.

Most physicians dislike working conditions

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:30:52 -0400

CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in number of primary care physicians nationwide, U.S. researchers said.

Tests can tell Alzheimer's from dementia

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:28:53 -0400

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 9 (UPI) -- Alzheimer's disease and dementia affect memory and behavior but have different causes and require different treatment, Australian researchers say.

Study reveals diet may delay aging

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:11:56 -0400

MADISON, Wis., July 9 (UPI) -- A team at the University of Wisconsin said Thursday people can, in theory, avoid diseases of aging and extend their life expectancy with a special diet.

Human testing on artificial pancreas

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:02:04 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 9 (UPI) -- A number of medical research institutions are testing an artificial pancreas on human subjects, a doctor at Connecticut's Yale-New Haven Hospital said Thursday.

Low birth weight effects linger in adults

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:31:49 -0400

SEATTLE, July 9 (UPI) -- Infants who weigh less than 5-and-a-half pounds at birth may have respiratory problems that persist well into adulthood, U.S. researchers said.

Ship smokestack emissions kill thousands

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:12:23 -0400

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 9 (UPI) -- Smokestack emissions from oceangoing ships will cause an estimated 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012, U.S. researchers said.

FDA still searching for E. coli source

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:30:43 -0400

DANVILLE, Va., July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cannot find the source of E. coli found in Nestle's cookie dough, FDA officials confirmed Thursday.

S.F. mayor orders healthy food in city

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:48:44 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (UPI) -- All San Francisco city departments must audit unused land in the city to see if it can be turned into community gardens or farms, the mayor said.

Change reduces abortion-pill infections

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:02:51 -0400

BOSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Changing the way women take abortion pill RU-486 cut the number of serious infections tied to the drug by more than half, a U.S. study published Thursday said.

People want to know more about their food

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:52:41 -0400

ST. LOUIS, July 9 (UPI) -- People want food to be local and they want to know where it comes from and how it is made, a Washington state research firm said.

Assemble mobile pharmacy for vacation

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:36:58 -0400

HOUSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Those going on a summer vacation would be wise to assemble a medical travel kit to take along, a U.S. physician advises.

Fruit, vegetable intake may reduce colds

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:01:41 -0400

BOSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Pregnant women who consumed seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced risk of upper respiratory infection, U.S. researchers say.

Study: U.S. hospitals let too many die

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:46:26 -0400

WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Too many people die needlessly of heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia at U.S. hospitals, especially at the worst hospitals, a government analysis said.