Might in Medical News

If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help

Ultrasound can detect infants turned in the womb, allowing time for decisions,, FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Babies poised to enter the world feet first can pose serious complications for themselves and their moms. Among single-baby pregnancies, just 3 percent to 5 percent are...

Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk

Babies under 5.5 pounds at increased odds for chronic illness, review finds MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low birth weight babies have a much greater risk of developing kidney disease later in life, according to researchers who reviewed 32 observational studies. The meta-analys...

Plastic Surgery Technique Might Ease Migraines

It targets facial muscles, nerves linked to headache, researchers explain FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Thanks to a procedure borrowed from cosmetic surgery, Michelle Cramer has now lost most of her frequent and debilitating migraine headaches, as well as her frown lines. Cram...

Attention Training Might Help Stroke Victims

Program to improve focus got mixed results, researchers say THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The inability to focus is a common problem for stroke survivors, and a new study finds they might benefit from attention-training. New Zealand psychologists evaluated 78 stroke patients...

Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ

Study found those kids performed worse on intelligence tests at age 5 MONDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- Fetal exposure to high levels of a common airborne pollutant compound seems to threaten the intellectual development of children, a new study suggests. The finding is based on t...

Small Molecule Might Play Big Part in Lung Cancer

High levels of miR-21 were found in nonsmoking patients; could be target for treatment SATURDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have isolated a small molecule that might play a big part in a form of lung cancer that typically strikes people who have never smoked, opening up th...

Key Protein Might Shield Brain Cells

Discovery could spur new drugs for neurodegenerative diseases, researchers say WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that can protect brain cells from dying has been identified by U.S. researchers, who said their finding may lead to new drugs to protect against Alzheimer's d...

Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact

People who exercise prior to attack do better, study finds TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- People who have exercised regularly in the years before a stroke may be harmed less by the attack than "couch potato" types, a new study indicates. "It's not necessarily high-intensity ph...

Moderate Drinking Might Guard Against Alzheimer's

But only among those who are not cognitively impaired, study finds MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with no history of dementia could cut their odds of Alzheimer's and other cognitive decline by regular moderate drinking, new research suggests. Defining "moderate" as...

A Curse or Two Might Quell the Pain

Study finds that swearing may increase tolerance to sudden hurts,,,, MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Ever blurt out a swear word after stubbing a toe or experiencing some other painful incident? Your outburst might actually help lessen the pain, new research shows. In a stud...

Drug Might Restore Sense of Smell

Study found more than half of patients reported improvement FRIDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- A drug once used to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions shows promise in restoring a sense of smell to those who have lost that precious ability. "More work needs to be done but...

Supplement Might Help Compulsive Hair Pullers

Amino acid may quell the urge, researchers say TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A common health-food supplement might help ease the urges of people with a compulsive hair-pulling disorder called trichotillomania, U.S. researchers report. They tested the effectiveness of the amino...

For OCD, Not Helping Might Be Best

Well-meaning assistance may do more harm than good, experts say,, MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Instinctively easing a child's anxiety could be counterproductive if girl or boy suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, say University of Florida researchers. Helping children...

Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's

In animal study, drug blocks cell death characteristic of the disease TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with a cholesterol-lowering drug might protect against Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Scientists have long known that nerve cells in people with Alzheim...

Work Stress for Mom Might Harm Baby

Researchers link job strain, long hours to low birth weight THURSDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Job stress during early pregnancy increases the risk of low infant birth weight, a new study finds. Dutch researchers analyzed responses from 8,266 pregnant women who filled out a quest...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients

Study found low levels in bloodstream correlated with increased risk THURSDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests a relationship between low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and an increased risk of depression in heart patients. The study, reported online in the Journa...

Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer

Longevity joins physical, psychological health as potential benefits,, TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- If you have a purpose in life -- lofty or not -- you'll live longer, a new study shows. It doesn't seem to matter much what the purpose is, or whether the purpose involves a ...

Lack of Good Sleep Might Be Deadly

Studies find it raises death risk and many older people don't get enough rest THURSDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies suggest that chronic poor sleep can actually boost your odds for dying prematurely, while another study finds that more than half of older Americans aren'...

Oxygen + MRI might help determine cancer therapy success, researchers find

DALLAS June 3, 2009 A simple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test involving breathing oxygen might help oncologists determine the best treatment for some cancer patients, report researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Prior research has shown that the amount of oxygen present in a tu...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu

It helps regulate the immune system's response, study with mice shows FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are exploring the possibility that drugs that affect the immune system might one day serve as potent weapons to fight the flu, even the swine flu that's currently circula...

Arthritis drug might prove effective in fighting the flu, study suggests

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus. Their findings suggest that tempering the response of the body's immune system to influenza inf...

Childhood Sexual Abuse Might Spur Early Periods

Study found women who started menstruating early were more likely to have been victims THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) --The younger they were when they started menstruating, the more likely black women were to have suffered childhood sexual abuse, U.S. researchers report. The fin...

'Happy hour' gene discovery suggests cancer drugs might treat alcoholism

A class of drugs already approved as cancer treatments might also help to beat alcohol addiction. That's the conclusion of a discovery in flies of a gene, dubbed happyhour, that has an important and previously unknown role in controlling the insects' response to alcohol. Animals with a mutant v...

Multivitamins Might Prolong Life

By preserving protective ends of DNA, aging might be slowed, study suggests,, MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Multivitamins may help women live longer by preventing parts of their DNA from shortening, a new study has found. Telomeres, or the end portion of chromosomes, protect ch...

Viral Infection Might Trigger High Blood Pressure

Mouse study shows CMV raises risk of hypertension, hardening of arteries FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- A hidden viral infection that most adults harbor could be a cause of high blood pressure, animal studies indicate. Mice infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV) were more likely to...

Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk

But other medical factors could also be at play, researchers note THURSDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary research suggests people who suffered fatal cardiac arrest were more likely to have taken antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs than those who survived heart attack...

Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine

Manipulation may be used someday against Parkinson's, too, expert suggests,, FRIDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that appears to lend a hand in the death of brain cells tied to Parkinson's disease might also help fight drug addiction, according to a newly published study. ...

Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall

Two would be aimed at the swine flu circulating the globe TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- President Barack Obama's administration is weighing whether to craft a fall vaccination campaign that could mean three flu shots for Americans, two of those aimed straight at the swine flu viru...

Scope of Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico Might Be Smaller Than Thought

And current H1N1 strain lacks "virulent characteristics" of deadly 1918 virus, CDC notes SATURDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- The scope of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico might not be as great as once thought, test results released Friday in Mexico show. The New York Times reporte...

Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief

But use of supplements should await further study, expert says THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Folic acid, also known an vitamin B9, might help treat allergies and asthma, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reviewed the medical records ...

Fat-Derived Stem Cells Might Treat MS

Small study suggests they inhibit runaway immune system response SUNDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Stem cells taken from the fat tissue of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help treat the disease, suggests a preliminary study that included three patients. The successful use...

Osteoporosis Drugs Might Not Raise Cancer Risk

Two studies suggest bisphosphonates don't increase chances of esophageal tumors WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies find that the class of osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may not, in fact, raise the risk of esophageal cancer. This is in contrast to ne...

E-Communication Might Be Outpacing Emotion

Experiences that evoke compassion take longer to develop, study finds,, MONDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- The busy, dot-com and atwitter world might be short-circuiting your ability to empathize with others. It also might be pulling people away from other ways of engaging with hu...

Mount Sinai researchers discover novel mechanisms that might causally link type-2 diabetes to Alzheimer's disease

A recent study by Mount Sinai faculty suggests that a gene associated with onset of type-2 diabetes also decreases in Alzheimer's disease dementia cases. The research, led by Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, Ph.D., The Aidekman Family Professor in Neurology, and Professor of Psychiatry and Geriatri...

Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure

Improvement was modest, but activity is safe and should be urged, expert says,, TUESDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- A regular program of moderate exercise will not harm people with heart failure and probably will benefit some of them, a new study has found. That admittedly tepid c...

Protein Might Be a Troublesome Nutrient

Study in rats links it to diabetes risk, but human application is unclear TUESDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- You may want to put down that protein shake -- at least if you're a rat. New research suggests that diets high in protein spell trouble for rats that already eat a lot of ...

Workers Comp Troubles Making You Sick? New York Personal Injury Lawyers Might Just Have the Cure

Prominent New York personal injury lawyer reacts to hard-hitting New York Times investigative series that cites major problems injured workers face when seeking workers compensation benefits In New York state. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 7, 2009 -- Many injured workers i...

Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD

Study of US veterans shows key differences in neural activity FRIDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Someday, doctors might use brain scans to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to researchers who conducted tests on 42 American soldiers who'd recently served in Ira...

Patient's Own Stem Cells Might Treat Heart Attack

Infusing cells into damaged area helped restore blood flow, researchers say TUESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- Treating a heart attack with the patients' own bone marrow stem cells boosts blood flow within the heart and may help reduce long-term complications, a new U.S. study finds...

One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease

Study finds five drugs in one dose reduced heart attack, stroke risk MONDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Create a single pill that contains a statin, three blood pressure drugs and aspirin, and you have an inexpensive medication that can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and oth...