Todays Health News
| Family gives update on mom fighting flesh-eating bacteria - msnbc.com |
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Fellow paramedics sponsored a prayer vigil on Sunday for an Upstate mom who has been diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall gave birth to twins on May 7 at an Atlanta hospital, but felt severe pain in her leg after she and her husband, Darren, brought their newborns home ...
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| CDC urges Baby Boomers to get tested for Hep C - Abc Local Web |
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ATLANTA -- For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in draft recommendations ...
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| Rising diabetes rates among overweight teens could lead to heart problems, researchers say - CBS News |
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(CBS/AP) Half the nation's overweight teens risk heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems because they have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels, a new government study finds. And an even larger proportion of obese adolescents have such a risk, according to the alarming ...
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| Who should get lung cancer CT scans? Older heavy smokers should get test, per new guidelines - New York Daily News |
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New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to the ...
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| Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts - msnbc.com |
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By BY KEVIN BEGOS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. "Our concern is getting reliable data so we know what to do for ...
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| Woman dead, sister hurt after Virginia stabbing attack - Washington Post |
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RICHMOND, Va. — One woman is dead and another remains hospitalized after Richmond police say the two sisters were stabbed on Sunday. Authorities say police were called to the 3000 block of Hull Street for the report of a woman stabbed around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. Police say the woman was ...
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| 'Click It or Ticket' campaign starts Monday - msnbc.com |
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The North Carolina Highway Patrol will kick-off its annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign on Monday. The two-week long initiative, which runs from May 21 through June 3, is aimed at getting drivers to buckle up. As part of campaign kick-off, state law enforcement officials will be joined by a ...
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| Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapy - Boston Globe |
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NEW YORK—A prominent retired psychiatrist is apologizing to the gay community for a decade-old study that concluded some gay people can go straight through what's called reparative therapy. Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, formerly of Columbia University, now says he no longer believes his work showed that ...
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| Can drinking coffee really help you live longer? New study is hardly conclusive - Boston Globe |
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Have you been to Starbucks yet today? Even if you’re not a coffee drinker, you may have been tempted to grab a cup of java this morning after hearing the news that drinking coffee may help you live longer. The study -- conducted by government researchers (with no funding from the coffee industry ...
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| Half of Fla. high school students fail FCAT test - msnbc.com |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State education officials say about half of Florida's ninth and 10th grade students failed the reading portion of the new, more rigorous Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.High school students must pass the 10th grade FCAT 2.0 reading exam to graduate. Those who failed can ...
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