FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of having a baby with a cleft lip and cleft palate, the U.S. Surgeon General confirms in a new report. Each year in the United States, more than 7,000 babies are born with cleft lip or cleft palate and smoking increases the … Read more
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Bats and other animals use ultrasound to their advantage. Now a new study of humans suggests ultrasound can alter brain activity to boost people’s sensory perception. First, researchers placed an electrode on the wrist of volunteers to stimulate the nerve that runs down the arm and into the … Read more
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Speech involves the use of both sides of the brain, according to a study that may overturn the widely held belief that only one side of the brain is used for this task. The findings improve understanding of how speech is generated in the brain and could help … Read more
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A pair of common tests might help colorectal cancer patients who have undergone surgery remain cancer-free, British researchers say. Both a standard CT scan and a blood test known as CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) improved doctors’ chances of detecting and removing a recurrence of colon … Read more
Jan 14, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Green Tea May Interfere With a Blood Pressure Medicine January 13, 2014 | By Health Editor Twitter By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Drinking green tea may lessen the effects of the medication nadolol (Corgard), used to treat high blood … Read more
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Certain regions in adult brains still have a “childlike” ability to create new connections that can help people learn new skills and form new memories as they age, according to a new study. Researchers compared gene activity levels in different parts of the brain and from people of … Read more
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The drugs Mekinist and Tafinlar were approved for combination treatment of advanced melanoma skin cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The two medicines “are the first drugs approved for combination treatment of melanoma,” Dr. Richard Pazdur, director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products … Read more
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Certain types of fractures may indicate lower bone strength in children, a new study suggests. For the study, published online Jan. 7 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers compared bone strength in 115 boys and girls, aged 8 to 15, who suffered forearm fractures and … Read more
Jan 10, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health 6 Ways Runners Stay Motivated in Colder Weather January 9, 2014 | By Ryan Wood, Active.com Twitter Every year when the weather cools off, grizzly bears and black bears head into dens and other natural dwellings. They don’t come out until spring—sometimes 5 to 6 … Read more