Part two of three-part series
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Health reform will put insurance cards in the hands of tens of millions of previously uninsured Americans. Many will need physicals, immunizations, preventive screening tests and care for chronic health conditions.
So, how tough will it be to get a doctor's...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly men are more likely to suffer memory problems than women, new research shows.
The study included 2,050 people, aged 70 to 89, in Olmsted County, Minn., who were interviewed about their memory and medical history, and who underwent testing of their memory and thinking skills.
Overall, nearly 14 percent of...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many parents experience depression during the first 12 years of their children's lives and the risk is highest during the first year after birth, a new study has found.
Researchers in the United Kingdom examined data from 86,957 families seen in primary-care clinics between 1993 and 2007 in order to identify parents with...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Repeat impaired-driving offenders have subtle deficits in their decision-making abilities that may not be detected through conventional tests, says a new study.
Researchers assessed 34 male, second-time DUI (driving under the influence) offenders enrolled in a rehabilitation program and a control group of 31 healthy, non-offenders matched for age,...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- HIV-infected children who undergo highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may need to be revaccinated to maintain their immunity against preventable childhood diseases, researchers from Johns Hopkins have found.
HAART is a combination of three or more potent drugs that target HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
A research team at the...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Three factors linked to cognitive deficits in older adults with type 2 diabetes have been identified in a new study.
Canadian researchers looked at 41 adults, ageds 55 to 81, with type 2 diabetes and found that those who had high blood pressure, walked slowly or had balance problems, or believed they were in bad health were much more likely to...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in elderly people can reduce pain and improve function, a new study finds.
Many doctors are reluctant to perform this type of surgery in older patients because of fears of complications. But the researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said their findings show...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many heart patients harbor the misguided notion that angioplasty, a common procedure to open clogged arteries, will also cut their risk of heart attacks and death, a new study shows.
In fact, the evidence suggests that angioplasty only reduces angina (cardiac-linked chest pain) in stable heart patients -- people whose condition has not changed...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are visiting hospital emergency departments because of abdominal pain, but the percentage of emergency visits that involve chest pain are decreasing, a new government report shows.
Between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008, the number of emergency department visits for abdominal pain increased 31.8 percent, from 5.3 million to 7 million. The...(click link above to read more)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Statins, lauded for their ability to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes, may also reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, Israeli researchers report.
"We found that statin users who purchased their medication persistently were less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis over a long follow-up period," said lead...(click link above to read more)
