| Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk |
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests. |
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| Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring |
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution while in the womb might harm the lung-function development of children with asthma, a new study finds. |
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| Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk |
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Now, new research suggests that in people who already have cancer, the sleep disorder may raise their risk of dying from cancer. |
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| Old drug for arthritis is effective against killer parasites |
 A cheap off-patent drug that is commonly used for arthritis could be a wonder treatment for amoebic parasites that infect 50 million people each year, 70,000 of them fatally, a study on Sunday said.
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| Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers |
 New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.
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| Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition |
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery to remove her hands and right foot, amputations that Copeland's father had said were pending on Friday. Surgeons had amputated the 24-year-old's left leg at the hip. "All I can say is Aimee is still in critical condition," hospital spokeswoman Barclay Bishop said. ... |
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| Chronic Heartburn May Boost Risk for Esophageal Cancer |
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Inflammation caused by chronic heartburn may increase the risk of esophageal cancer, a new study finds. |
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| Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions |
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on your diabetes control. |
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| Research With Dogs Points to Early Test for Arthritis |
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new test that can detect and predict osteoarthritis before patients experience symptoms was developed by analyzing the joints of dogs with arthritis. |
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| Georgia Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease to Lose Hands, Right Foot |
 Aimee Copeland Shed No Tears, Family said
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| Fatty Liver Disease Rises Among Heaviest Teens |
Two-Decade Rise Driven by Increase in Obesity |
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| Parents Often Lose Sleep Over Child's Epilepsy, Study Finds |
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of young children with epilepsy often sleep in the same room or the same bed as their child to monitor their condition, but the bed-sharing may be interfering with restful sleep for both the parents and kids, new research finds. |
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