Reuters - Infants born with a birth
defect that restricts tongue movement may have persistent
difficulties with breastfeeding, researchers from Australia
report. In such cases, minor surgery usually resolves the
problem, leading to better milk intake and less nipple pain for
the mother.
Reuters - A former Wall Street banker who said
he lost million from compulsive gambling caused by a popular
drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease is suing companies
involved with the drug for his losses.
AP - More than 1,000 people now have become ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a sobering milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too.
Reuters - Declines in death rates from the
four leading types of cancer in the United States since the
early 1990s have been driven largely by progress among
college-educated men and women, researchers said on Tuesday.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Rashes can occur for various reasons,
including medical conditions and reactions to products, foods or
medications.
A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout, and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra. But don’t necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks all night long.
Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax [...]
The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday.
The number of diabetics, who often use insulin pumps, has risen about 3 million over two years, says the CDC.
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on [...]
For decades, people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome have struggled to convince doctors, employers, friends and even family members that they were not imagining their debilitating symptoms. Skeptics called the illness “yuppie flu” and “shirker syndrome.”
But the syndrome is now finally gaining some official respect. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which in 1999 [...]
Doctors now make more informed decisions on how to treat an electrical disorder of the heart – be it with drugs, an implanted device or nothing – thanks to a series of decades-long, Rochester-based studies. The two latest studies in the series, published recently in the journal Circulation, further defined the ideal treatments for the [...]
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, California.
The cream, promoted to nursing mothers to help soothe dry or cracked nipples, contains ingredients that may cause respiratory distress, vomiting and diarrhea in infants, the agency said.
The potentially [...]
