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More Evidence Links BPA to Childhood Obesity
More Evidence Links BPA to Childhood Obesity WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- There's fresh evidence that the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, may play a part in childhood obesity. BPA is a chemical that is widely used in food packaging. Government...
Medicine Might Help Shield Injection Drug Abusers From HIV
Medicine Might Help Shield Injection Drug Abusers From HIV WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- An antiviral drug may help protect injection drug users from HIV infection, a new study finds. The study of more than 2,400 injection drug users recruite...
Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study
Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study FRIDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- About half of rheumatoid arthritis patients stopped taking their medications within two years after they started them, a new study finds. Rheumatoid arthrit...
Many Young Americans Unaware They're Infected With HIV
Many Young Americans Unaware They're Infected With HIV MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The younger you are, the less likely you are to realize you are infected with HIV or receive treatment for it, a new study finds. Early diagnosis, prompt and co...
Minority Kids With Autism Less Likely to Use Specialty Services: Study
Minority Kids With Autism Less Likely to Use Specialty Services: Study MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic children with autism are markedly less likely than children from white families to receive specialty care for complications t...
MRIs Spot 'Hidden' Fungal Infections From Tainted Steroid Shots
MRIs Spot 'Hidden' Fungal Infections From Tainted Steroid Shots TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Armed with MRI imaging tests, Michigan doctors have detected spinal infections in patients who received tainted steroid injections for back pain but w...
Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds
Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Whooping cough cases are escalating in the United States, and many American adults are unknowingly exposing vulnerable babies to the potentia...
More Evidence Shows Breast-Feeding Helps Babies' Brains
More Evidence Shows Breast-Feeding Helps Babies' Brains TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding is good for a baby's brain, a new study says. Researchers used MRI scans to examine brain growth in 133 children ranging in age from 10 months ...
Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study
Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- While the number of women dying from breast cancer is decreasing, mammography screening can't take the credit, according to a new study from England ...
More Doctors Starting to Favor 'Wrist Route' to Heart: Study
More Doctors Starting to Favor 'Wrist Route' to Heart: Study MONDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- As they attempt to open clogged heart arteries, more U.S. doctors are taking a new route and threading a catheter through the wrist, rather than the groin...