FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones has almost doubled since 1994, researchers report, and the obesity epidemic is the most likely reason why. More »As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- People in lower Manhattan whose homes were damaged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks are more likely to have symptoms of respiratory diseases than those whose homes were not damaged, a new study indicates. More »People Who Lived Near World Trade Center Report More Lung Disease
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women with advanced breast cancer who have higher levels of fitness during treatment tend to live longer than women with lower levels of fitness during treatment, new research finds. More »Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Phthalates in PVC flooring materials can be absorbed by children's bodies, a new study shows. More »Chemicals in PVC Flooring Can Be Absorbed Into Children's Bodies: Study
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn's disease and colitis, may be at increased risk for flare-ups when they fly or travel to high altitudes for skiing or mountain climbing, a new study suggests. More »Travel to High Altitudes Tied to Crohn's, Colitis Flare-Ups
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've learned why a ripe, homegrown tomato tastes so much better than the bland supermarket variety. More »The Science of Tasty Tomatoes Lies in the Chemicals
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long known that some kids suffering severe emotional turmoil find relief in physical pain -- cutting or burning or sticking themselves with pins to achieve a form of release. More »More Mental Health Care Urged for Kids Who Self-Harm
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients' primary goal in talking with their doctors about information they've found on the Internet is to get more insight and advice on the online information, new research indicates. More »Cancer Patients Share Web Info With Docs for Insight, Advice
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: More »Health Highlights: May 25, 2012
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Investigating indigenous Amazonian or African peoples who still follow a hunter-gatherer or forager-horticulturist lifestyle is giving new insights into how diet and lifestyle affect the heart as humans age. More »Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to loud music at a rock concert often results in temporary hearing loss for teenagers, researchers say. More »Can You Hear Me Now?
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Only one in 14 Hispanic adults in the United States has ever been screened for skin cancer, far fewer than the one in four whites screened, a new study finds. More »Few U.S. Hispanics Screened for Skin Cancer
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who received a flu shot to protect them against the H1N1 swine flu virus had a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and of having a baby small for gestational age, according to a new study. More »Fewer Stillbirths Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Flu
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- One in five people suffers from tinnitus, the annoying and sometimes severely debilitating condition often referred to as "ringing in the ears," and new research may offer some hope for relief for these patients. More »Combo Therapy May Help Ease 'Ringing in the Ears'
(HealthDay News) -- Small magnets that dislodge from toys or products for adults pose choking and ingestion hazards. If swallowed by young children, they can lead to choking or serious injury to the stomach and digestive tract. More »Health Tip: Keep Magnets Away From Children
(HealthDay News) -- There are plenty of ways to squeeze in exercise and some social time at work without sacrificing productivity. More »Health Tip: Walk at Work
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to loud music at a rock concert often results in temporary hearing loss for teenagers, researchers say. More »Can Your Hear Me Now?
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- While fewer people in the United States are dying from strokes, the number of strokes has remained about the same, health officials report. And their findings bear out the South's reputation as the nation's so-called "stroke belt." More »Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Japanese-American men who don't eat a diet rich in vitamin D have an increased risk of stroke later in life, according to a new, long-term study. More »Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- The discovery of a key gene involved in sperm development could eventually lead to the creation of a new type of non-hormonal birth control for men, a study involving mice suggests. More »Discovery of Gene May Lead to New Male Contraceptive
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Preeclampsia, a dangerous spike in a woman's blood pressure during pregnancy, may predispose offspring to high blood pressure in childhood and young adulthood, a new study finds. More »High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
(HealthDay News) -- Osteoarthritis, often referred to as "wear-and-tear arthritis," is characterized by the wearing away of the cartilage that covers the ends of bones that form the joints. More »Health Tip: Treating Osteoarthritis
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: More »Health Highlights: May 24, 2012
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Detailed information about a person's genetic makeup and their environmental risk factors does not significantly change their disease risk prediction, according to the results of a new simulation study. More »Efficient Disease Risk Prediction a Long Way Off, Experts Say
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Morbidly obese patients who undergo spinal fusion surgery have nearly double the risk of developing complications and also face higher hospital costs, a new study says. More »Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
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