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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://a1977.g.akamai.net/f/1977/1448/1d/webmd.download.akamai.com/1448/rss/rss-webmd-logo.gif http://www.webmd.com/ Experts say patients should not worry about shaky data suggesting a possible slight cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes who take Lantus, a long-acting insulin. http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20090702/lantus-insulin-cancer-link-shaky?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:48 EST Sunscreens are improving but are still inadequate, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG). http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/news/20090702/how-safe-and-effective-are-sunscreens?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:09 EST Healthy people who take acid-blocking proton pump inhibitors for just a few months experienced reflux-related symptoms when they stopped taking them. http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/news/20090702/stopping-ppis-causes-acid-reflux-symptoms?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:18:41 EST It's official, again. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi is still the nation's heaviest state -- ground zero for obesity in the U.S. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090701/fattest-state-weighs-its-options?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:15:15 EST Celiac disease -- the digestive disorder treated by banning wheat and other grains containing gluten from the diet -- is four times more common in the U.S. today than it was 50 years ago, a study shows. http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/news/20090701/celiac-disease-cases-are-on-the-rise?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:32:14 EST French doctors report that a woman who banked her ovarian tissue before sickle cell anemia treatment had a baby girl after getting her ovarian tissue transplanted back into her. http://www.webmd.com/ovarian-cancer/news/20090701/baby-follows-ovarian-transplant?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:02:02 EST A vast number of common gene variants come together in a perfect storm to increase risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, new studies reveal. http://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/news/20090701/genetic-pattern-found-in-schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:35:27 EST Millions of people without established heart disease could benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy even if they don't have high cholesterol, a new analysis suggests. http://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20090701/cholesterol-ok-statins-still-help-heart?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:42 EST The FDA should put new restrictions on the common painkiller acetaminophen, an advisory committee recommended Tuesday, saying the move would protect people from potential toxicity that can cause liver failure and even death. http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20090701/fda-may-restrict-acetaminophen?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:19:29 EST Only 17% of American women haven’t married by age 35, compared to 25% of men, new research indicates. http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/news/20090630/who-marries-and-when?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:54:43 EST CRP, a marker of inflammation in the body, does not cause heart disease, and CRP measures don't help much in predicting heart disease, new studies show. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20090630/crp-doesnt-cause-predict-heart-disease?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:05:25 EST Men with a history of fertility problems may curb DNA-damaged sperm by ejaculating for seven days in a row, a new study shows. http://men.webmd.com/news/20090630/daily-sex-may-help-mens-fertility?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:50:05 EST Scientists have found a potential new target for rheumatoid arthritis treatment: an immune system compound called tenascin-C. http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20090630/rheumatoid-arthritis-new-target?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:22:35 EST New research challenges the widely held belief that teens underestimate the dangers associated with risky behaviors because they think they are invincible. http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20090629/teen-fatalism-linked-to-risky-behavior?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:13:51 EST White coat hypertension and masked hypertension are both clinically meaningful predictors of sustained high blood pressure, new research finds. http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20090629/white-coat-hypertension-not-benign?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:07:32 EST An experimental drug called masitinib may ease rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in people who aren't helped by other drugs, a new study shows. http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20090629/new-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-in-the-works?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:58:16 EST The U.S. is racing to make huge supplies of swine flu vaccine -- and trying to figure out how who needs it most -- even as the pandemic sweeps the globe. http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090626/swine-flu-vaccine-the-race-is-on?src=RSS_PUBLIC Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:43:03 EST University of Geneva researchers say they found in a series of experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that brain activity is different under hypnosis. http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20090626/new-clues-on-how-hypnosis-works?src=RSS_PUBLIC Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:45:13 EST New research shows that people who eat a high-fat diet may be more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, especially if their dietary fat comes from animal foods such as meat and dairy products. http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20090626/fatty-diet-linked-to-pancreatic-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLIC Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:05:53 EST About 50,000 adolescents and young adults between 13 and 24-years-of-age were living with the virus that causes AIDS in 2006, but nearly half of them didn’t know they were HIV infected, the CDC says. http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20090626/young-hiv-positive-and-unaware?src=RSS_PUBLIC Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:57:53 EST Over 1 million Americans have had swine flu, the CDC estimates. Half those cases have been in New York City. http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090625/1-million-swine-flu-cases-in-us?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:41:29 EST Approximately 4% of global deaths may be linked to alcohol, according to a new study. http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/alcohol-abuse/news/20090625/study-alcohol-tied-to-nearly-1-in-25-deaths?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:36:55 EST Pop star Michael Jackson, 50, has reportedly been taken to UCLA Medical Center after suffering a cardiac arrest. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20090625/michael-jacksons-reported-cardiac-arrest?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:13:24 EST Thirty-six out of 1 million U.S. residents will develop cancer due to breathing toxic air pollution, according to estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20090625/epa-pollution-cancer-risk-is-falling?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:41:48 EST Former "Charlie's Angel" Farrah Fawcett has died after a long struggle with anal cancer. http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20090623/farrah-fawcett-obit?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:38:17 EST There is more evidence that people who are overweight tend to survive longer than people who are underweight, normal weight or obese. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090625/study-overweight-people-live-longer?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:44:34 EST Patients who have a heart attack and receive clot-busting drugs do better if they are transferred as soon as possible to a hospital that can perform angioplasty, a procedure to open blocked arteries, according to a new study. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20090624/help-for-high-risk-heart-attacks?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:32:39 EST For the second time this month, researchers report success using a novel type of anti-cancer pill to curb the growth of inherited tumors that often defy standard treatment. http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20090624/experimental-pill-fights-inherited-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:00:30 EST Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis has confirmed that Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive officer, got a liver transplant there recently. http://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/news/20090624/steve-jobs-liver-transplant-confirmed?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:47:52 EST Weight loss surgery can improve or even resolve type 2 diabetes in the long term, according to two new studies. http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/news/20090624/weight-loss-surgery-may-defeat-diabetes?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:27:45 EST Bone mineral density testing is not helpful and may even be misleading during osteoporosis treatment with bisphosphonates, new research finds. http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/news/20090624/bone-test-not-helpful-during-treatment?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:58:35 EST Certain aspects of the Mediterranean diet -- such as high consumption of vegetables and olive oil, low consumption of meat, and moderate consumption of alcohol -- are linked to longevity, a study shows. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090623/mediterranean-diet-may-boost-longevity?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:24:49 EST Bariatric surgery cuts cancer risk by a "very strong" 42% in obese women -- but not in obese men, a 10-year Swedish study finds. http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/news/20090623/bariatric-surgery-cuts-womens-cancer-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:35:14 EST Women who experience migraine headaches with aura may be more likely to develop brain lesions when they are older, according to a new study. http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20090623/migraines-brain-lesions-new-links-seen?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:15:31 EST Teens and young adults who are overweight or obese may be more likely to develop pancreatic cancer later in life, a new study shows. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090623/pancreatic-cancer-youthful-obesity-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:32 EST Smoking pot causes cell damage that could make a person more likely to develop cancer, researchers report. http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20090623/marijuana-smoke-linked-to-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:50:17 EST The mortality rate among schizophrenics is four times higher than in the general population, with suicide being the number one cause of death followed by cancer. http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/news/20090623/schizophrenia-linked-to-early-death?src=RSS_PUBLIC Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:16:10 EST The Wall Street Journal reports that Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive officer, got a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. http://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/news/20090622/steve-jobs-reported-liver-transplant?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:52:42 EST Social activity keeps motor skills sharp among the elderly, Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20090622/solitude-speeds-effects-of-aging?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:14:55 EST Paperwork, harried staffs and unwieldy bureaucracy too often prevent patients from hearing about results of laboratory tests, posing potential dangers to consumer health and possible legal troubles for physicians, new research indicates. http://women.webmd.com/news/20090622/patients-not-always-told-of-lab-test-results?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:14:55 EST Ordinary household vinegar -- used to make oil-and-vinegar salad dressings or pickles -- appears to turn on genes that help fight fat, researchers in Japan report. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090622/vinegar-may-aid-in-fat-loss?src=RSS_PUBLIC Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:40:03 EST Mayo Clinic researchers say an experimental treatment may have cured two patients whose prostate cancers were so advanced they had been considered inoperable. http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20090619/new-therapy-may-fight-prostate-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLIC Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:26:58 EST Despite tough economic times, people are still shelling out money for bottled water. Why? The primary motivator is convenience, not perceived health benefits, according to a study conducted in the United Kingdom. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20090619/bottled-water-its-all-about-convenience?src=RSS_PUBLIC Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:24:50 EST About 7% of the population in areas highly affected by H1N1 swine flu is reporting influenza-like symptoms, a spokesperson for the CDC said during a news briefing. http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090618/summer-gives-no-relief-from-swine-flu?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:30:08 EST A consumers group complained to regulators and threatened a lawsuit Thursday over what it calls a drug company’s misleading claims that two of its multivitamins reduce the risk of prostate cancer. http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20090618/watchdog-takes-aim-at-prostate-cancer-claims?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:46:28 EST U.S. News and World Report has released its rankings for the top U.S. children's hospitals. http://children.webmd.com/news/20090618/best-of-the-best-childrens-hospitals?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:33:09 EST Researchers have created a blood test to check people's "molecular age." http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20090618/how-old-are-you-inside-blood-test-may-tell?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:08:44 EST Taking calcium supplements may not prevent weight gain in overweight or obese people, a new study shows. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090618/calcium-pills-may-not-slow-weight-gain?src=RSS_PUBLIC Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:10:28 EST Red yeast rice supplements may help lower LDL cholesterol levels, a study shows. http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20090617/red-yeast-rice-may-lower-cholesterol?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:52:31 EST The fourth annual "In the Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey" ranks the Big Apple as the city with the rudest drivers. http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/news/20090617/road-rage-where-your-city-ranks?src=RSS_PUBLIC Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:19:31 EST