Reuters: Health News

Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:56:54 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest.

Child safety seats should be centered in back seat

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:33:51 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Positioning child safety seats in the center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks by nearly half, a new study suggests.

Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:33:51 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study.

Mom's infection may boost epilepsy risk in offspring

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:28:43 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to certain maternal infections in the womb increases the odds of epilepsy in childhood, according to an analysis of data from a Danish study. Among the infections cited were cystitis (inflammation of the bladder), pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract), and vaginal yeast infection.

Bladder trouble tied to depression, anxiety

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:44:35 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from "dysfunctional voiding" -- like having to urinate often and having difficulty voiding -- experience a greater degree of depression and anxiety compared to women without these symptoms, research suggests.

Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:32:47 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - City blocks boasting plenty of trees aren't only more pleasing to the eye; they may be healthier for children's lungs, according to research conducted in New York City.

Antidepressant may calm teens' irritable bowels

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:33:51 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with the antidepressant amitriptyline can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (known as IBS), the results of a small study suggest.

Prior assault boosts PTSD risk after combat

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:27:34 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men and women who were assaulted before entering military service are more than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after combat deployment, Navy researchers report.

U.S. clears new version of Novo Nordisk clot therapy

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:13:27 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk won U.S. approval to sell a new formulation of a genetically engineered protein therapy that helps the blood clot, regulators said on Friday.

No infectious outbreak on Canadian train

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:13:25 +0100

TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian health officials said on Friday that a death and reported outbreak of flu-like symptoms aboard a cross-Canada train were not due to an infectious disease and in fact were likely not related at all.