Gout info, according to Jim
Actor and stage performer Jim Belushi can’t remember exactly when his gout symptoms started to appear, but he remembers how the symptoms almost torpedoed a performance in Reno, Nev., in 1999.
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Hear this about secondhand smoke
Smoking might hurt your child’s hearing.
Vaccine for grandma and grandpa
If you have an infant at home, a few family members who might need to see a doctor for a vaccination are the child’s grandparents.
Antidepressants might lead to falls
Senior citizens who have dementia and take antidepressants that are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors might be more likely to fall.
Zoning in on cystic fibrosis
People who have cystic fibrosis might have a new way to fight the disease.
Shaking up sugar
At least a few doctors want the same kind of regulations for sugar that the federal government puts on cigarettes.
Pneumonia vaccine OK’d for adults
A vaccine that can prevent ear infections in children who are ages 6 weeks to 5 years also now can be used to prevent pneumonia in adults who are ages 50 and older.
Label changes loom
The labels for oral contraceptives soon likely will carry more-explicit warnings about the risks that are associated with taking the medications.
Pilates touted for low-back pain
If you or someone whom you know has low-back pain, you should know that researchers suggest that Pilates is just as effective as regular exercise is for treatment.
A hand-and-face database?
Hand transplants and face transplants soon might fall under the scope of federal regulation that covers kidneys and other internal organs.
No need for open-heart surgery?
The first artificial heart valve that can replace a diseased aortic valve without using open-heart surgery was approved by Food and Drug Administration last November.
TV star wants improvement in care for PSP patients
Patricia Richardson says friends and family laughed when her father backed into a police vehicle in a parking lot in 1999.
High-blood-sugar warning for women
Researchers are investigating a possible link between high blood-sugar levels in women and colorectal cancer.
Solvent exposure, Parkinson’s linked?
According to The Parkinson’s Institute of California, exposure to trichloroethylene might greatly increase a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
CDC changes TB treatment
New guidelines from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set to cut the treatment time of latent tuberculosis by 6 months.
Avoid pox parties, packages
The “chicken pox party,” where a parent of a child who hasn’t had chicken pox arranges a play date with a child who has the disease, is nothing new.
An eye on lazy eye
According to Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation, about 120,000 children develop amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” each year.
Bypassing bypass surgery
Consumers who are at risk for a stroke and are considering bypass surgery to reduce that risk might want to reconsider.
BPA dangers in pregnancy
The potential dangers of bisphenol A, which is in numerous household products and food packaging, have been known for years, but now researchers suggest that BPA can harm children before they’re born.
Medical tips in parenting DVD
Parents of children who have chronic medical conditions might be interested in a new DVD that has tips about how to raise children who have health challenges.
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