Daily News Central- Health News provides news geared toward health consumers, along with links to informative sites. Coverage includes conditions/diseases, food/fitness, alternative health, mental health, sexual health, insurance, and other health categories. http://health.dailynewscentral.com 2008-05-09T14:13:00+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.comhttp://health.dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/images/daily-news-central_logo.png text/html 2008-05-05T03:30:32+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2625/ Thousands of children have been infected by a virus sweeping through China, sparking fears that the upcoming Olympic Games might be jeopardized. However, the World Health Organization has said that it's unlikely the outbreak would have any impact on the games. Enterovirus 71, a type of hand, foot and mouth disease, has already claimed 25 lives. WHO also dismissed speculation that Chinese officials had attempted to suppress reports of the outbreak.. text/html 2008-05-02T03:15:07+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com rjenkins@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2624/ The latest revelation in the heparin horror story is that the adulteration of the drug that resulted in at least 81 deaths in the U.S. may have been deliberate. What is known is that a substantial amount of a cheap chemical -- oversulfated chondroitin sulfate -- was substituted for heparin in some batches manufactured for Baxter International (http://www.baxter.com/).. text/html 2008-04-20T21:07:15+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com rjenkins@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2623/ The latest insult piled onto all the injury inflicted by the Vioxx debacle is disclosed in an article published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (http://www.jama.com) last week: Much of the research backing up manufacturer Merck's claims about the drug was ghostwritten by writers in Merck's employ and then rubber-stamped by medical professionals who had little or not involvement in the studies but were willing to attach their names as authors nonetheless.. text/html 2008-04-20T15:32:02+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2622/ People who consume more than two alcoholic beverages and smoke a pack or more of cigarettes a day are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease years earlier than their counterparts who drink and smoke less -- or not at all, a new study suggests. Researchers also identified a gene associated with earlier onset of the disease. Heavy drinkers and smokers who carry the gene are at even greater risk than those who do not.. text/html 2008-04-19T20:20:00+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2621/ The Canadian government has decided to ban the use of plastics containing the chemical bisphenol A for baby bottles. In explaining the move, Health Minister Tony Clement said that newborns and infants need a higher safety margin to protect against any possible negative effects of the substance. In addition, the company Nalgene, which makes water bottles out of clear, hard plastic, said it would phase out production of products containing bisphenol A.. text/html 2008-04-06T03:48:53+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2620/ In three separate studies, researchers have identified two hereditary genes that predispose former and current smokers to higher risk of lung cancer, a finding that might help in making earlier diagnoses, when treatments are most effective. The genes also make it more likely for people to become addicted to nicotine -- a "double-whammy," according to the author of one of the studies.. text/html 2008-03-31T03:20:31+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2619/ Stress and anxiety are significant contributors to heart disease, reported researchers at a conference in Chicago. Finding ways to reduce stress and worry can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke by as much as 60 percent, according to their findings. Although this is not the first study to establish a link between stress and heart ailments it is the first one that looks at the effects of treating anxiety or depression on cardiovascular risk factors.. text/html 2008-03-19T01:55:22+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2618/ Athletes may be risking more than their reputations and their health by using banned synthetic human growth hormone to bulk up. Ironically, they may also be running the risk of worsening their athletic performance -- decidedly not the outcome they hope for or expect. Though there's no doubt the substance helps to add muscle mass, researchers found that it might reduce stamina in those who took it.. text/html 2008-03-11T20:05:00+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com rjenkins@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2617/ For patients with insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes, losing weight and making lifestyle changes is likely to work better than intensive insulin therapy, which may actually be harmful, suggests an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.. text/html 2008-03-09T18:24:42+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2616/ The family of a girl who developed autism after receiving nine doses of vaccines in a single day has been awarded compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Though there has been controversy over whether vaccines may contribute to the development of autism for several years, the U.S. government continues to maintain its stance that there is no evidence to support such a link and says all children should receive the recommended immunizations.. text/html 2008-03-09T18:03:06+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2614/ . text/html 2008-03-09T17:12:51+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2615/ . text/html 2008-03-02T00:20:44+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2613/ Vitamin E supplements may heighten the risk of lung cancer, suggests new research published in the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/). While connections between lung cancer and such factors as smoking and family history were expected, the researchers were surprised to note a statistically significant association with vitamin E supplementation and occurrence of the disease.. text/html 2008-02-25T00:09:02+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2612/ For both men and women, working just a moderate amount of exercise into their daily routines -- say 30 minutes of energetic walking -- may lower the possibility of suffering a stroke by as much as 40 percent, suggests new research involving approximately 60,000 participants.. text/html 2008-02-16T23:21:08+00:00 http://health.dailynewscentral.com syn@dailynewscentral.com http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/2611/ Young children have been dying in pursuit of a state of euphoria through strangulation, a practice known variously as "the choking game," the "pass-out game," the "blackout game," the "scarf game," "space monkey," or "airplaning." Between 1995 and 2007, the U.S. government has documented 82 deaths, most of them boys with an average age of 13. Sixty-six of those cases occurred in the last three years..