Reuters: Health News

UK firm gets final green light for stem cell trial

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:10:51 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - British biotech company ReNeuron and a team of doctors in Scotland have won final approval to start a pioneering clinical trial to assess whether stem cell therapy can help patients disabled by stroke.

Even when treated, depression costs employers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:10 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.

Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:41:43 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.

Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:38:10 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients.

Low intelligence among top heart health risks: study

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:11:07 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Intelligence comes second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work.

Blood pressure, "rich" blood affect baby's growth

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:18 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women with high blood pressure and blood over-rich in red blood cells are more likely to give birth to babies who are too small or born too early, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Tuesday.

Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:00:30 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Junk food gets spotlight in many movies: study

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:40:16 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A majority of the top-grossing films in recent years have featured food and beverage product placements -- with junk food and fast-food restaurants grabbing most of the starring roles, a new study finds.

Bowel disease flare-ups raise risk of blood clots

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:22:58 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with active forms of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, seem to be at far greater risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood clots than previously recognized, a British study released Monday indicates.

Acupuncture found lacking for fibromyalgia

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:23:20 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture may provide some temporary pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, but does not help with fatigue, sleep problems, or physical function, according to a new research review. However, the results are too inconsistent to recommend acupuncture as a treatment fibromyalgia, the reviewers conclude.