Month: July 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many heart patients get newer, pricey stents inserted during artery-clearing procedures, even if it’s not clear they’d be worse off with more basic models, a new study suggests. Along with being more costly, so-called drug-eluting stents require patients to take aspirin and other blood-thinning drugs for a longer period of time after their procedure – which may mean they have to put off future elective surgeries because of bleeding risks, according to one researcher who worked on the report. …

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who regularly drink cranberry juice or take cranberry capsules are less likely to get urinary tract infections, a new review of past evidence suggests. Researchers found cranberry products seemed especially helpful for women who had trouble with recurrent UTIs. Although cranberry juice and capsules are popular antidotes to the common bacterial infections, researchers haven’t always been sure whether or how they might work. …

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Babies who live with dogs and cats during their first year of life may be less susceptible to respiratory infections, such as the common cold, according to new research.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — A coalition of leading medical groups has concluded that hormone-replacement therapy can be useful and safe for many women suffering from the symptoms of menopause.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Dying patients face their final days better if they are not in the hospital, not on a feeding tube or chemotherapy and feel that they have a trusting relationship with their doctor, a new survey of terminally ill cancer patients reveals.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Although dating violence is a recognized problem for U.S. teens, a majority of high school counselors say their school provides no training or guidelines for dealing with abusive romantic relationships, a new study finds.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk for urinary tract infections, common bacterial infections that can scar the kidneys if untreated, according to a new study.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Even among unvaccinated girls and young women, the human papillomavirus vaccine is reducing infections of certain strains of the virus known to cause genital warts and cervical cancer, new research finds.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — When making quick decisions, people tend to prefer the option presented to them first, a new study shows.

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Cranberry juice and cranberry supplements really do help prevent urinary tract infections, a new study confirms.