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Health News for 07/06/10

July 06, 2010

Health Tip: Use Hand Tools Safely

A good set of tools can make most any job easier, but they can also cause injury if used improperly.

Health Tip: What Causes Ingrown Toenails?

When a toenail grows down and pushes into the skin, it's known as ingrown. Usually, the big toe is affected, but it can happen on any toe.

Lung Transplant Outcome Might Hinge on Hospital Location

Five-year survival rates for U.S. lung transplant patients vary widely depending on where they had their operation, a new study finds.

Changes in Fat Cells May Pave Way for Type 2 Diabetes

Cellular changes in fat tissue play a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.

Drugs Like Viagra Linked to Higher Rates of STDs

Middle-aged and older men who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, a new study of more than 1.4 million men finds.

Too Much Screen Time Can Threaten Attention Span

Too much time spent watching television and playing video games can double the risk of attention problems in children and young adults, new research finds.

Kids See Fewer Ads for Sweets, More for Fast Food: Study

American children are seeing fewer TV ads for candy and beverages, but more fast food commercials, finds a new study.

New Alzheimer's Clues Identified

High concentrations of a blood plasma protein called clusterin may influence the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, English researchers report.

Anxiety Disorders, Heart Disease a Bad Combination: Study

Anxiety disorders may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and death in people with heart disease, a new Dutch study suggests.

Later School Start Times May Foster Better Students

High school students at a private school in Rhode Island who started school a half-hour later in the morning were in better moods, more alert, less depressed and more likely to actually attend class than before the time change, a new study shows.

Breast Cancer Gene May Raise Men's Risk, Too

A faulty gene that greatly increases a woman's risk of breast cancer also boosts a man's risk for the disease, a new study finds.

Vaccines Don't Appear to Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

Routine adult vaccinations for flu and other conditions don't appear to increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study has found.

Breast, Colon Cancer Screening Rates High, But Not High Enough

While more Americans are being screened for colon and breast cancer than ever before, millions aren't getting the tests and thousands are dying needlessly as a result, according to U.S. health officials.

Mental Health Woes Plague 'Cyberbullies' and Their Victims

Teens who "cyberbully" others via the Internet or cell phones are more likely to suffer from both physical and psychiatric troubles, and their victims are at heightened risk, too, a Finnish study finds.

ICU Deaths More Likely on Weekends, Review Reveals

Patients admitted to an intensive care unit over the weekend may be more likely to die than those admitted at other times, perhaps because of reduced staffing, a review of research finds.

Clinical Trials Update: July 6, 2010

Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Health Highlights: July 6, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Tight Blood Pressure Control Doesn't Help All Diabetics: Study

Lower may not be better when it concerns blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetics who also have heart disease.

Glucosamine Ineffective for Lower Back Pain Linked to Arthritis

The popular supplement glucosamine offers little or no relief for sufferers of chronic lower back pain caused by osteoarthritis, a new study finds.

Shorter Telomere Length Again Linked to Cancer

People who have white blood cells with shorter telomeres may be at a higher risk of developing cancer, especially aggressive cancers that are more likely to kill, new research suggests.

'Miniature Telescope' for Eye Approved for Macular Degeneration

A tiny telescope that's implanted in an eye affected by advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.