March 8, 2010

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- People treated with the clot-dissolving drug tPA for a stroke caused by a blocked brain artery are significantly more likely to have excess bleeding if they have been taking the anti-clotting drug Coumadin, even though a test shows no great danger of bleeding, new research indicates.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- A good diet and regular exercise may help the mind function better, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- If your mother or father had a stroke by the time they were 65, your chances of also having a stroke by that age are increased fourfold, U.S. researchers report.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Eye doctors can often treat glaucoma successfully if they catch it early, but a new study suggests that ophthalmologists can sometimes wait before treating those at risk of developing the disease.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors report that they've discovered a syndrome that could afflict thousands of hospital patients who take high-protein dietary supplements.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks and Hispanics with advanced heart failure are much less likely to turn to hospice care than whites, even though blacks in particular are more likely to develop the condition, a new report finds.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Electrocardiogram screening to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing stimulant medications may help identify those at risk, but is only borderline cost-effective compared to the current practice of taking a patient history and doing a physical examination, a new study shows.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Fluorescent lighting in grocery stores might increase the nutritional value of fresh spinach, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with high cholesterol, joint physician-pharmacist care to help them manage their lipid levels doesn't have a significant impact, a new study finds.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Count staying slim as one of the apparent benefits of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, at least for women.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Two proteins that might serve as biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer have been identified by Chinese scientists.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

(HealthDay News) -- Shoveling snow may be a necessity if you live in a cold climate -- and it's good exercise. But you can also hurt yourself if you don't do it properly.

(HealthDay News) -- A salad can be a delicious and healthy meal or side item. But even a salad can become laden with calories with just a few toppings and dressings.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S. researchers.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Men with jobs that expose them to high levels of sunlight are less likely to develop kidney cancer than those with little or no sunlight exposure at work, says a new study.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- About one in five babies born to mothers with hepatitis B aren't getting treatments that have been shown to prevent the infection in newborns, a new study finds.

MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News)-- Americans of all races toss and turn in bed each night, and sleeplessness is affecting their jobs, social lives and even their sexual habits, the latest poll on U.S. sleep habits finds.