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Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
(AP)
AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk
(AP)
AP - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.
Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given
(AP)
AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section
(AP)
AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section."
CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
(AP)
AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
(AP)
AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily
drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers
report in two new studies.
As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into
better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and
good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research
finds.
Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective
(Reuters)
Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective.
Amnesty International: In the U.S., Too Many Women Dying While Having Babies
(Time.com)
Time.com - In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights
New Knee May Improve Balance
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help
improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study.
U.S. Chalks Up Victories in War on Cancer
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The decrease in cancer
deaths in the United States since 1990 is the result of reduced tobacco
use, increased cancer screening and improvements in treatment, according
to an American Cancer Society study.
Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer
(Reuters)
Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday.
Health Tip: Having an Epidural
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- An epidural is an injected anesthetic often
used during labor and delivery to ease the pain of childbirth.
S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing
(AFP)
AFP - The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world's worst affected country by next June.
Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people
develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored
fat is burned for energy.
Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the
air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and
inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.
Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United
States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more
hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and
less time being active.