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February 9, 2010
Vaccine May Prevent TB in People With HIV

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new vaccine prevents tuberculosis in people with HIV, a new study shows.

 
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Kids May Have Genetic Cause

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children with obstructive sleep apnea may someday be able to avoid a tonsillectomy and get an injection or use a throat spray to stop their potentially dangerous snoring, new research suggests.

 
Mom's Lifestyle in Early Pregnancy Affects Baby's Size

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The lifestyle habits you bring into pregnancy can have lasting effects on your baby's health, new research shows.

 
Genes Play Role in Prognosis With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists have discovered there are genetic profiles that play a part in prognosis with non-small cell lung cancers, and those profiles differ depending on the age and gender of the patient.

 
Gastric Banding Most Effective for Obese Teens

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese teens who received gastric banding surgery lost significantly more weight than those who made lifestyle changes such as dieting and exercise, Australian researchers report.

 
Too Many With End-Stage Dementia Get Feeding Tubes

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Larger hospitals and those that are set up to make a profit are more likely to use feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia, despite evidence that the practice does not prolong life or help with bed sores and other problems.

 
Drinking Milk While Pregnant May Lower Kids' MS Risk

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who drink lots of milk and have a high dietary intake of vitamin D during pregnancy have a much lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, researchers say.

 
Women More Likely to Fail Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- New research reveals that women are more likely than men to fail catheter ablation treatments for atrial fibrillation.

 
FDA Seeks Reduction in Radiation From Medical Scans

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to reduce radiation exposure from three types of increasingly widespread imaging procedures: computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine studies and fluoroscopy.

 
Crestor Approval Expanded For People Without High Cholesterol

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for Crestor (rosuvastatin) has been widened to include people who have no obvious symptoms of heart disease, Dow Jones reported.

 
Drug May Ease Cognitive Effects of Huntington's

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug may improve thinking, learning and memory skills in people with Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder, new research says.

 
Tanning Bed Regulation Heats Up

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Tanning beds -- America's latest health scourge -- could come under tighter regulation soon, as a result of studies linking them to cancer.

 
ICU Patients at Risk for Rare Heart Rhythm Problem

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors and other health-care professionals need to be aware that certain medications can cause a rare, potentially deadly heart rhythm problem called Torsade de Pointes (TdP), says a joint scientific statement by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

 
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 9, 2010

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

 
Health Highlights: Feb. 9, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

 
Health Tip: Getting Help for Neck Pain

(HealthDay News) -- Neck pain can be caused by a simple injury or strain, or a more serious health problem.

 
Health Tip: Protect Your Child at Day Care

(HealthDay News) -- Children who attend day care are at increased risk of getting sick or acquiring an infection.

 
Inflammatory Bowel Ups Risk for Blood Clots

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with active inflammatory bowel disease are much more likely to develop blood clots than people without the condition, a new study suggests.

 
Medicare Cost-Saving Moves Can Backfire

TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After Medicare sweetened payments for simple office-based endoscopic procedures, doctors in one New York City practice performed many more in-office bladder biopsies, but the volume of hospital procedures stayed roughly the same, a new study finds.

 

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Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen, Lowers Survival Odds Against Breast Cancer

MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who take both tamoxifen and the antidepressant Paxil may increase their risk of dying because Paxil reduces tamoxifen's effectiveness, Canadian researchers report.