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Exotic Pets Risky for Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC urge parents considering "nontraditional" pets to weigh the health risks those pets may pose to kids.
Bipolar Kids Suffer as Adults, Too
Children who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder can continue to suffer from the disease as they develop into young adults.
Heart Scan May Help Predict Death
A CT heart scan may help predict the odds of dying over the next 15 years in people with suspected coronary artery disease, new research shows.
Safe Blood Test for Down Syndrome
A risk-free, early-pregnancy blood test can tell women whether their fetus has Down syndrome. The new DNA test may be available within 3 years.
Health Care Heats Up Presidential Race
With a month to go before the election, health care took center stage in the presidential campaign as Barack Obama launched a major attack on John McCain's health care plan.
Kids' Fatal Flu Often Includes MRSA
Children rarely die from flu, but pediatric flu deaths are increasingly also linked to other bacterial infections (such as MRSA), CDC researchers report.
Sleeping With Fan May Lower SIDS Risk
Young infants who sleep in bedrooms with fans have a lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome than babies who sleep in less well-ventilated rooms, new research shows.
Flu Shots: Not So Helpful for Kids?
Vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons, a new study shows.
Salmonella From Frozen Stuffed Chicken?
Heed the cooking directions on frozen, stuffed, raw chicken entrees; 32 people who wrongly microwaved those products got salmonella, says the U.S. Dep't. of Agriculture.
Spiriva Eases Lung Disease Symptoms
Adding the inhaled drug Spiriva to other respiratory drugs helps people with COPD breathe better, although their lung decline continues.
Body Language in the Vice Presidential Debate
When nominees Sarah Palin and Joe Biden faced off in the only vice presidential debate, whose message came across clearer? The answer may depend as much on body language and speech patterns as on what the candidates said.
Newer Contact Lenses Don't Cut Infections
Neither the newer contact lenses that allow more oxygen into the eye nor daily disposable lenses have reduced the risk of a dangerous eye infection as hoped, according to two new studies.
Conduct Disorder: Cortisol Connection
Male teens with conduct disorder may have a dampened physical response to stress, a British study shows.
FDA Mulls Limits on Kids' Cough Medicine
Consumer groups and medical experts called on the FDA to pull children's cough and cold medications off the market or make them available only by prescription.
Candidates' Health Plans: Healthy Impact?
Twice as many uninsured people in the U.S. will have health insurance in 10 years under Sen. Barack Obama's health care plan than under Sen. John McCain's plan, according to a report by the health care research group The Commonwealth Fund.
Are Cosmetics Risky for Teens?
An Environmental Working Group report on certain chemicals in cosmetics and body care products is raising eyebrows, with the nonprofit group sounding the alarm and the cosmetics industry standing by cosmetics' safety.
More Americans Living with HIV
CDC: 1.1 million Americans had HIV in 2006 -- up 11% from 2003. 46% are African-American.
Foreclosures Worsen Spread of West Nile
When delinquent mortgages tripled in Kern County, Calif., mosquitoes swarmed in neglected swimming pools -- and West Nile virus cases surged 276% in 2007.
Breaking the Obesity-Inflammation Cycle
Curbing inflammation in a brain region called the hypothalamus may help prevent obesity, lab tests on mice show.
Kids’ Cereals: Some Are 50% Sugar
Some kids' cereals have as much sugar as a doughnut and have about the same nutritional value, an investigation by Consumer Reports shows.
Half a Billion Have Genital Herpes Virus
Worldwide, 536 million people aged 15-49 are infected with the herpes simplex virus type 2, according to a study published by the World Health Organization.
Virus Hunters Track Early HIV
HIV from a 1960 tissue sample from an infected woman compared to HIV from a 1959 infection shows that HIV most likely came from one ancestor in Africa and started evolving long before becoming a pandemic.
Vitamin C, Chemotherapy: Bad Combo?
Vitamin C supplements and chemotherapy aren't a good combination, says a team of New York researchers. Vitamin C reduced the effectiveness of many cancer drugs, they found in laboratory and animal studies.
Vegan Diet Good for Type 2 Diabetes
A vegan diet may be better at reducing cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients than a diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association, a new study says.
Dieters Gain Too Much Weight While Pregnant
Women who diet before pregnancy are at higher risk of gaining too much weight during pregnancy, and may need nutritional counseling.
Wheezing With Colds Raises Risk of Asthma
Infants and toddlers who wheeze when they are sick with colds have a big risk for developing asthma later in childhood, a new study shows.
Could Saliva One Day Detect Oral Cancer?
What if a saliva test could detect mouth cancer? Researchers are taking the next step in making that a possibility.
2 New Gout Genes Discovered
Scientists have identified two more genes with variants linked to gout; a variation in a third gene has also been linked to gout.
Knee Arthritis: Supplements May Not Help
The supplements glucosamine and chondroitin were no better than placebo for slowing the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee in a government-funded study.
Long-Term Psychotherapy Beats Short-Term
Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) is more effective than short-term therapy for patients with complex mental disorders such as personality disorders, according to a new report.
Fat Gene Linked to Colon Cancer
A gene that codes for a hormone made by fat cells affects colon cancer risk. A common variant of the gene cuts colon cancer risk by 27%.
Study: Driving Deaths Increase on U.S. Presidential Election Days
Be extra careful driving on Nov. 4, because driving deaths tend to increase on U.S presidential election days, a new study shows.
Foods Get Country of Origin Labels
Starting Sept. 30, stores must display the country of origin for beef, chicken, pork, fruits, vegetables, and other items, heeding a new government rule.
Birth Size May Up Breast Cancer Risk
Big babies have an increased risk of breast cancer later, according to a new study finding bigger birth size, especially length, boosts breast cancer risk.
Heart Surgeon Trainees Get High Marks
A study shows surgeons-in-training did just as well as their mentors on two common heart operations.
Check All Heart Patients for Depression?
Heart disease and depression are so common that all heart patients should be screened routinely for depression, and referred if necessary for professional help, according to new recommendations issued by the American Heart Association.
Can Pain Cause Arthritis?
A reverse pain signal -- from the spine to an arthritic joint -- may be the key to arthritis. In mice, breaking this feedback loop lets the joint heal.
Cadbury's Chocolate Safe in U.S.
Chocolate-maker Cadbury is temporarily taking certain chocolate products off the market -- only in Asia and Australia -- because of possible melamine contamination.
Grading the First Presidential Debate
How did Sens. McCain and Obama do in the first presidential debate? WebMD talks with three speech and body language experts.
DCIS Recurrence Rate Low in Young Women
Young women with DCIS breast cancer have about the same recurrence rate as older women, says a new study.
Ingredient in Chinese Herb Acts as a Natural Viagra
Erectile dysfunction is nothing to laugh about. But what if ED could be helped by an extract from a plant called horny goat weed?
Fatty Liver Disease: Genes Affect Risk
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can kill. Newly found gene variants explain why Hispanics are most likely - and blacks least likely - to have fatty livers.
U.S. or Europe: Whose Kids Are More Medicated?
American children are about three times as likely to be prescribed psychotropic medication as children in the Netherlands and Germany. The most significant difference is in prescriptions for antidepressants and stimulants.
Dark Chocolate Prevents Heart Disease
A new study shows that eating a small amount of dark chocolate can significantly reduce the inflammation that leads to cardiovascular disease.
Flu Shots: What's Your Excuse?
CDC: Only 1 in 5 babies aged 6-23 months get recommended, possibly lifesaving flu shots. Adult vaccinations are up, but still too low.
How to Grade the Presidential Debates
As the presidential debates get under way, history suggests what the candidates say may not be as important as how they say it.
Medicare Warns of Part D Changes
Medicare officials urged beneficiaries to scrutinize their prescription drug coverage, warning that coverage in the plans may change significantly in 2009.
Auctions Make Some Bid Adieu to Good Sense
People at auctions may overbid because they don’t want to lose a social competition, according to new study.
Alzheimer’s: Two Drugs Better Than One
Combined treatment with the two types of drugs now approved for Alzheimer’s is better than no treatment or one-drug treatment, new research shows.
Women, Sports, and Stress Incontinence
Urinary incontinence, or leaking urine, is a common, embarrassing female problem that keeps women from working out or playing their favorite sport.
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