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Controversial restless legs syndrome tied to men’s earlier deaths

Controversial restless legs syndrome tied to men’s earlier deaths

June 14, 2013 4:12 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with restless legs syndrome (RLS) were more likely to die during an eight-year study than those without the condition, even after their age and ... Read more

Medicare spent $1.4B more on brand name drugs than VA, but was there a benefit?

Medicare spent $1.4B more on brand name drugs than VA, but was there a benefit?

June 10, 2013 8:05 pm by | 2 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medicare Part D beneficiaries are two to three times more likely than those covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be prescribed brand ... Read more


Study: Birth control pill users less likely to develop ovarian cancer

Study: Birth control pill users less likely to develop ovarian cancer

June 7, 2013 3:10 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use birth control pills are less likely to develop ovarian cancer later in life, a new analysis of past studies suggests.Researchers pooled data ... Read more

Study: Statin users have higher incidents of muscle-related side effects

Study: Statin users have higher incidents of muscle-related side effects

June 6, 2013 2:28 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cholesterol-lowering drugs could be tied to more muscle problems than researchers previously believed, a new study hints. Researchers compared two groups of similar people enrolled ... Read more

Kids who don’t skip any required vaccines can be at risk from those who do

Kids who don’t skip any required vaccines can be at risk from those who do

June 3, 2013 12:10 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of New York parents who had their child skip at least one required vaccine due to religious reasons increased over the past decade, ... Read more

Kids who take ADHD drugs aren’t more (or less) likely to abuse drugs or alcohol later

Kids who take ADHD drugs aren’t more (or less) likely to abuse drugs or alcohol later

May 29, 2013 4:23 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking Ritalin and other drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) doesn't affect a child's chances of trying or abusing alcohol and drugs later in life, a ... Read more

Kids up all night? It could be genetic

Kids up all night? It could be genetic

May 27, 2013 10:00 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study based on pairs of Canadian twins suggests that genetics play a strong role in how long kids sleep at night, but their ... Read more


Rate of C-sections rise in U.S., but study highlights link to child obesity

Rate of C-sections rise in U.S., but study highlights link to child obesity

May 24, 2013 12:09 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More babies born via cesarean section grow up to be heavy kids and teens than those delivered vaginally, according to a new study of more ... Read more

“Munchies” aside, pot smokers’ waists smaller than non-users

“Munchies” aside, pot smokers’ waists smaller than non-users

May 23, 2013 3:43 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those ... Read more

Study: Patients report more complications than doctors after skin surgery

Study: Patients report more complications than doctors after skin surgery

May 22, 2013 3:34 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one quarter of people being treated for non-melanoma skin cancer in their doctor's office reported some type of complication after surgery, in a ... Read more

Could vaginal delivery be safer for preemies?

Could vaginal delivery be safer for preemies?

May 8, 2013 5:02 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very premature babies have fewer breathing problems when they're born through vaginal delivery compared to cesarean section, a new study of more than 20,000 newborns ... Read more

Religious support tied to intensive end-of-life care

Religious support tied to intensive end-of-life care

May 7, 2013 9:53 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with advanced cancer tend to get more aggressive care at the end of life and spend more time in the intensive care unit if ... Read more

Study: Most women want OTC birth control pills

Study: Most women want OTC birth control pills

May 2, 2013 11:26 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Close to two-thirds of women favor making contraceptive pills available over the counter, according to a new nationally-representative survey.In addition, about 30 percent of women ... Read more

NICU treatments linked to intellectual disabilities

NICU treatments linked to intellectual disabilities

April 30, 2013 1:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) interventions for babies born very small and early have drastically reduced infant deaths in the United States, but in doing so they've contributed to more ... Read more

Recommendation of fewer mammograms for younger women did not change screening rates

Recommendation of fewer mammograms for younger women did not change screening rates

April 25, 2013 11:53 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of women undergoing screening for breast cancer every year did not change after a government-backed panel said women in their 40s shouldn't have ... Read more